Congratulations to Tonmai, Andrea, Deejai, Iskander, Sofia, Amelie and Pun Pun! Keep reading!

Congratulations to our Stars of the Week: Julien, Pablo, Aiven, Mali, Fan Fan, Winter and Khem!

Despite the fact that the calendar still says November, Christmas has already arrived at ISS! A huge thank you to our wonderful parents, our very own Santa’s Helpers, who brought the festive spirit to life. They beautifully decorated Santa’s Grotto and the ISS Christmas trees, filling our school with warmth, joy, and true holiday magic. The Grotto is ready for Santa’s visit, who will come to ISS in the last week of term.

To add further to the numerous Christmas celebrations and festivities, the Christmas Fab Café music performance will take place on Wednesday 3rd December, 15:00-16:00 in the ISS Café. Please come and support our talented musicians on their first live public show of the year, with The Funky Ducklings and The Unjust Darlings taking to the stage performing an array of songs, as well as the return of Banned on Tuesday with their first performance in nearly two years!

Our BTEC Travel & Tourism students have been getting real-world industry experience! Last week, our Year 12 class visited Samui International Airport, where they explored airport operations, customer service, and behind-the-scenes procedures. Meanwhile, our Year 11 students travelled to Surat Thani Airport to learn about ground handling, safety protocols, and the logistics of managing larger passenger flows. A fantastic hands-on opportunity to see how the travel industry work

While our Year 12s are exploring the mountains of Northern Thailand, our Year 10–11 students have headed to Krabi for their Duke of Edinburgh’s Silver Award adventure! They’ll be kayaking along Krabi’s stunning coastline, navigating mangroves, working on team challenges, and spending the night camping under the stars. We’re excited to see their teamwork, courage, and outdoor skills shine throughout this unforgettable journey.

ISS Year 12 students have just set off to Chiang Mai as part of their Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award journey! Over the next few days, they’ll be hiking through the beautiful mountain trails, learning campcraft skills, taking part in community service activities, and working together on their adventurous journey project. We’re incredibly proud of their teamwork, resilience, and positive spirit — and we can’t wait to follow their progress as they explore the nature and culture

A big well done to our U18 girls team that once again represented ISS and Samui with pride. This weekend our girls visited Phuket for the annual Soccer 7s competition. It was very wet and very muddy, however, our girls and their talent shone brightly on the pitch 🌞

ISS Sports Academy teams spent Saturday morning playing friendly matches against other Samui schools. As part of our ongoing effort to develop grassroots sports on the island and strengthen connections within the local school community, we invited teams from Wat Phang Bua School, Bophut School and Theeparat School to compete with our students across different age groups. We are creating a network of schools on Samui that share our commitment to nurturing young athletes in a p

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