Headmaster's message 14/6/24

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Dear Parents and Guardians,


I returned to school on Wednesday after conducting a school inspection for the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) for the UK government's British Schools Overseas (BSO) accreditation. It is always good to visit other schools and gain fresh perspectives. It also helps to frame our methodology for ensuring high standards here and we align our quality assurance with our CIS accreditation but also the BSO framework.

This week we have enjoyed the Bangkok Games for Year 5 and 6 students. This event is all about participation and it was great to see almost all of our students in these year groups taking part, making friends in other schools enjoying the wellbeing aspects of playing sport.

This week we also held our move-up days and we hope the presentations helped inform parents about what to expect in their new year-groups next year.

On Wednesday we held an all day Model United Nations event for Year 9. These events really showcase the quality of a DBS education. Yes, our students have excellent performance in external examinations, but these events show their ability to apply their knowledge in unfamiliar contexts. This year has once again see DBS students achieve amazing success in super-curricular events like Vex Robotics and The World Scholars' Cup where we qualified for global rounds.

With two weeks to go, the pace at school is accelerating. Next week our advisory board arrive from the UK and on Thursday, we hold the second Denla Piano Competition.

Have a nice weekend!

Jonny Liddell

Headmaster