Harry Wins 1st Place at the 2023 International Photography Award!

Congratulations to Harry Ho, who graduated in the summer, on winning this prestigious competition with his photo series 'One last dance.. (1952 - 2022)'. If you attended the AD@PT show last summer you may remember seeing this work on display as part of Harry's final Photography A Level submission.

Harry told us more about his success;

"This journey has been particularly..

KL Coding Cup

The KL Coding Cup is back again! It was held at The Alice Smith School on 23rd September. The 4-hour event was led by Eugene and Jeremy. The aim of the event was to give young talented coders from KL the chance to compete and showcase their talents. The competition saw an impressive turnout of 150 participants ranging from Years 7 to 13 coming from 5 different International..

Inspire Young Learners to Find Their Own Life Purpose

Young learners today experience lots of competing expectations and excelling in their studies ranks very high on the list. Not only can they feel pressure from themselves but most perceive pressures from parents, teachers and peers. How do we help them flourish and achieve individual resilience through purpose?

We had the pleasure of having Natalie Chan for our May edition of..

Primary Campus Eco Club Wins Eco Schools Bronze Award!

We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our Primary Campus Eco Club, we have been awarded the prestigious Eco Schools Bronze Award ! It is a fantastic achievement that highlights our commitment to making our school more environmentally friendly and sustainable.

Students have undertaken numerous tasks that have..

Benefits of Multilingualism for Young Learners

Global educators are emphasising the importance and benefits of multilingualism and translanguaging for young learners throughout their education journey. How does this benefit your child in their further education and their future careers? How can it contribute towards resilience in our children and prepare them to be efficient communicators in the future?

We had the..

Camp Beaumont - Learning Skills for the Challenges of Tomorrow

Are you looking for an exciting fall camp experience for your children? Look no further than Camp Beaumont! As the United Kingdom's most established multi-activity camp provider, Camp Beaumont will be running their fall programmes at the Primary Campus this October mid-term break.

Camp Beaumont's programmes are developed with industry experts to encourage young people to get..

Useful Malay Phrases Every Expat Family Should Know

Moving to a new country and mastering a new language isn’t easy for everyone. As an expat in Malaysia, it’s handy to know some useful Malay phrases to help you not only feel and become part of the community but also to interact with the local residents.

Learning Malay and understanding the culture takes time but to get you started, settle in and politely converse with the..

Social and Emotional Development in the First Five Years

In the first five years, a child’s brain develops rapidly from a quarter size of an adult brain at birth to around 80% of an adult brain by the age of 3, and then almost 90% of an adult brain by the age of 5. Brain connections start to develop from birth through their experience and interactions and by using their senses to learn about the world around them.

Despite the fact..

Support Environmental Sustainability with Upcycling of Plastic

Our school has embarked on an environmental sustainability journey since last year with various exciting developments happening at both campuses as shared in this article here. 

In order to further support the great work done by our students, The Alice Smith School Foundation purchased a plastic upcycling machine last March, working in partnership with The Sea Monkey Project ..

Secondary Weekly Highlight: Celebrating Our Students

As we begin our new school year together, we would like to celebrate the success of our KLASS 2022-23 (I)GCSE and A Level students who recently received their final results. 

Please join us in congratulating our current Year 12 students, who received their (I)GCSE results last week. We are incredibly proud of their achievements and how they navigated their two-year programme..

Cool Things to Do With Kids in Kuala Lumpur

The stunning capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, is well known for its iconic landmarks, rich history and friendly people. It is also an amazing place to raise your family. But if you’re new to the city or just haven’t had the time to go exploring, we have a selection of excellent places to go and activities to do with children.

Some are adventurous, some are educational and..

Top Fun Facts About Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia’s capital city that combines the heady mix of famous landmarks, iconic skyscrapers, tourist attractions, locals’ favourites and historical sights. The largest city of this fascinating country – home to around 2 million people – is known for its fascinating and colourful culture as well as being rich in its natural reserves. 

Image source:..

Everything You Need to Know About International Schools

The number of international schools offering education to students of all ages around the world, like the Alice Smith School in Malaysia, is constantly growing. They are an important part of an expat community and families in many countries.

But if you’ve not heard of international schools and you don’t know how they work, here is our beginner’s guide to international..

Starting school confidently

Starting school is an exciting time for young children and their parents. It can be a daunting time, too. Chat with your child about starting school. What do they think it will be like? What are they most looking forward to? Is there anything they’re unsure or worried about? Be sure to listen to their concerns and help them to overcome them.

Here are a few ways parents can..

Year 6 Challenge Award - Building a Business Empire!

The Year 6 Challenge Award ended with a bang last week as our Year 6 students invited all members of our community to engage in the business expo.

The challenge award brings another dimension to children’s learning in Year 6 and allows students to engage in a number of growth opportunities which include work experience, fundraising, raising awareness and learning new skills. 

Our Students Strut their Hour Upon the Stage in Style - The Year 9 Macbeth Monologue competition

It gives me pleasure to hand this week’s Secondary Blog to our Assistant Head of Department for English, Ms Anna Phillips, who has overseen yet another fantastic Year 9 Macbeth Monologue Competition. By the pricking of my thumbs, something fabulous this way comes…. 

Once again Year 9 students have surpassed our expectations - and we were already expecting a lot! Every year we..

Playing at The King’s Birthday Party 🎂

Our musicians were delighted to be invited to play at 'The King’s Birthday Party' - the British High Commission's biggest event for decades! For our String ensemble, Brass group and Flute ensemble it was their final external engagement of the year. One of our performing students, Scott (Y13), who is this year's recipient of the BMCC Prize for Music and will be attending the..

Learning in the Garden: Cultivating Young Minds in an Early Years Setting

In today's fast-paced world, where technology often dominates our lives, it is essential to create spaces where young children can reconnect with nature and learn through hands-on experiences. At the Alice Smith School, our commitment to holistic education encourages learning both indoors and outdoors in our Reception Early Years setting. In this blog post, we will explore the..

Primary Weekly Highlight: Connecting Our Learning to the Natural World

The outdoor provision at Alice Smith provides children with a range of opportunities to explore the natural world, follow their interests and challenge them to take risks within their play. However, despite the children in early years thoroughly enjoying their outdoor area, the educators within the setting noticed that many of the children were using the outdoor space as a..

Secondary Weekly Highlight: Foundation Fundraising Dinner

We recently celebrated our first Foundation Fundraising dinner in three years. It was an uplifting, inspiring student-hosted event, focusing on our community impact on inspiring a better world through the Alice Smith Foundation. In this week’s Secondary Blog, our students and Senior English Prefects, Freida Foong and Aaliya Ibrahim paint a picture of a delightful evening and..

We are back with all things Eco at JB and EP!

We are thrilled to share the exciting developments happening at our JB campus, where waste reduction has become the key focus following our environmental review. Led by our passionate Eco-warriors, we launched a ‘reduce waste with polished plates’ campaign, aiming to significantly decrease the amount of food waste left behind at lunch and break time in the deli. 

Head Students 2023 - 2024

Please join us in congratulating our new Head Student team for 2023-2024: Jordan, Kieve, Cally and Tahlia. Our Head Students play a pivotal role as ambassadors for the school throughout the entire year of their tenure. Here our new Head Student Team reflect on the process and give us some insight into how they were being appointed.

"The process began with a google form that..

Secondary Weekly Highlight: A Maths-tastic Weekend!

On 13th May 2023, 12 of our Years 7 and 8 students participated in the KLJMC Maths Contest held at Garden International School, ably supported by their maths teachers, Mr Welch and Ms Whittington. They competed with a large number of other schools from KL and their performance was exceptional; they made our school proud by securing remarkable positions in their respective..

Primary Weekly Highlight: How to Save a School Principal!

Our Year 4 writers have just completed the most brilliant adventure stories. Their writing unit was packed with learning about so many aspects of writing including story structure, use of pronouns, past progressive verbs and dialogue, as well as subordinating conjunctions, prepositions and adverbials.

The unit began with students investigating story structure by looking at the..

🎭FOBISIA Monologue Challenge - Modernising Shakespeare

This week the winners of the 2023 FOBISIA Monologue Challenge were announced and once again KLASS take home a prize! 

Now in its third year, since first organised by EP’s Drama Department during lockdown, the FOBISIA Monologue Challenge invites schools and students from across Asia to submit solo performances for judging. This year’s challenge brought a new twist to..

Primary Weekly Highlight: Learning About Romans in Year 3

The ‘big idea’ that children in Year 3 have been exploring recently within History is “The Roman Empire and its impact”. Children were encouraged to think as historians and build their learning around the concepts of civilisation, invasion and power.

Secondary Weekly Highlight: Celebrating a Season of SEASAC Sport

As we draw towards the end of the year, our Director of Sport, Danny Hodnett, takes a moment in this week’s Secondary Blog to celebrate the learning and successes of recent SEASAC events. SEASAC Season 3 competitions saw Alice Smith students compete, once again, against some of the best schools across South East Asia. They performed incredibly well, showcasing their skills and..

Sophie and Gabrielle win Best Animation at AAYFF 2023 🎉

We are very happy to share with you the news that following last year's success with Emergensea, sisters Sophie and Gabrielle have won the Best Animation award, for the 2nd year running, at the Across Asia Youth Film Festival 2023.Their film 'Lanterns' was also nominated as one of the top 3 finalists for the Best Film 2023 award which was a huge recognition of their..

Writing the Next Chapter of Alice Smith for Student Agency: Reaffirming Our Purpose Part II

In this week's blog our Head of School Ms. Sian May shares some more about why she feels the new Purpose statementis important to our school's future.

Why purpose? 

"The world is changing"

"What is not debatable is that we are experiencing the rapid growth and influence of new technologies on all our communities offering new and creative solutions to existing challenges and..

Early Years at Alice Smith

A recently updated publication from UNESCO; Why is Early Childhood Care and Education Important?, highlights a range of areas critical to the life success of a child. The period from birth to eight years old is one of remarkable brain development for children and represents a crucial window of opportunity for education. When children are healthy, safe and learning well in..

Courageous Explorers: A Year in the Life of the International (Duke of Edinburgh) Award

This year students and staff have celebrated the return of the Adventurous Journeys in the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award following restrictions in previous years due to the covid pandemic. Our International Award Leader, Iain Lyford, is excited to share with you the adventures of our International Award students in this week’s blog.

Writing the Next Chapter of Alice Smith for Student Agency: Reaffirming Our Purpose Part I

Over the last few weeks our Head of School, Sian May, has been introducing the KLASS Community to our new school Purpose statement. In this week's blog Ms. May answers some of the questions we have about why we should have a purpose statement and what it means for the school going forwards. 

What do you think of Alice Smith’s history and standing in the region? 

"Alice Smith..

Bringing Literature to Life - UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day 2023

On Thursday 20th April, we celebrated UNESCO’s World Book and Copyright Day at KLASS 📚🌏. Led by our English and Media Faculty and Library team, we embraced the opportunity to immerse ourselves in the world of literature and reading. Our English Department has written this week’s Secondary Blog for you to read more about our day. 

Primary Weekly Highlight: Education Perfect Global Languages Championships 2023

From March 7th till March 14th, our students from Years 3 to 9 eagerly competed in the Education Perfect Global Languages Championships that took place online. 879,449 students from more than 2,500 schools around the world took part and battled tirelessly for one week. A lot of resilience was needed as they answered more than 79,400,000 Languages questions in total over seven..

Secondary Weekly Highlight: House and Community - A Review of Term 2

Whether you are Muir, Scott, Fleming or Fairfield, the community enterprise and cohesion derived from belonging to a House is a central part of the Alice Smith experience. Our House Team at EP, led by our House Leader Ms Ciccarello, consists of our Heads of House and our House prefects. They work hard to map out a yearly calendar of House events and interactions. In Term 2,..

Community Action Week at JB

Rejection Can Often Lead to Redirection & New Opportunities

We are delighted to see the university and college offers #KLASSof2023 are receiving. In this blog post, Asif tells us more about his college application journey.

I am thrilled to share my college application journey with all of you, and it has been such a wild ride! As a high school senior, I had my heart set on Upenn and applied ED, only to receive a rejection letter. It..

Celebrating our Diversity - The Netherlands

King’s Day is when the Dutch celebrate the birthday of their King 👑. Originally Princess’ Day, it was celebrated on Princess Wilhelmina’s birthday on 31st August. The feast involved many children's games and decorated streets. After the death of Wilhelmina’s father, it was changed to Queen’s Day.

What are A Levels in the UK?

A Levels or Advanced Levels are the passport to university entry in the UK and are also widely accepted by universities and colleges around the world. They follow GCSE qualifications and offer a higher standard in their examinations, with fewer subjects chosen for these qualifications. Students select their subjects in year 12 and go on to take the exams in year 13; these two..

What Are GCSEs in the UK?

The General Certificate of Secondary Education, more commonly known as GCSEs, are taken by students in the UK aged 14-16 years. GCSEs are taken at the end of year 11, although studies for these exams begin in year 10 (or sometimes earlier in year 9). The work is mainly a theory-based study of a subject mixed together with practical work, depending on the nature of the subject.

Why An International School Is Good For Your Child’s Education

If you want your child to graduate from their school as a confident, curious, and well-rounded human being, then an international school may be the answer.

A broader education

Even though your child will still attain certain academic standards and pass their all-important graduation exams in preparation for university, they’ll also have learned many other life lessons that..

What is an International School?

An international school offers a diverse education to children and usually educates its students outside of the national curriculum of its location. For example, the Alice Smith offers a UK curriculum even though the school is based in Kuala Lumpur.

Image source: Unsplash

International schools are often multinational and, as well as the more formal courses on offer, the..

Inspiring Must-Read Books for Expatriates

As you know, moving abroad is both an exciting and daunting experience. 

It's exhilarating exploring a new place with your family, but it can also create quite a few questions in the mind of an expatriate. 

How can I help make the transition easier for our family? What is it like being a parent as well as an expatriate? How will living as an expatriate affect me and my..

AIMS Primary Science Competition 2023

This year the AIMS Primary Science competition is for students to create their own magnificent flying machine! They will need to combine their design and construction skills alongside their character strengths of curiosity, creativity and perseverance.They have until 21st April to email their entries to Mr. Goodwin.

📢Fun Fact! 120 years ago was the first flight of the..

Creative and Expressive Arts After Party 🎉

As a busy term 2 draws to a close our Creative and Expressive Arts (CE Arts) Faculty were delighted to be able to host their annual celebration for the first time since 2019! The event was organised by our brilliant CEArts Prefect Team. Led by Senior Prefects Anya and Zhi Lin in Year 13 the cross-year-group team organised the guest list, catering, entertainment and..

Young Musician of the Year 2023

Term 2 has seen the third year of our ‘Young Musician of the Year’ competition with an exciting new category, composing music, to inspire our students and an extension of our performing competition to Years 5 and 6.

The soloist competition now include Years 5 and 6 extending the competition to our Primary Campus with a ‘Primary Young Musician’ for the first time this year...

Secondary Weekly Highlight: Science in Action - STEM Week 2023

STEM Week 2023 took place earlier this month and was led by the Science and Design Technology prefect team in collaboration with the Maths, Computer Science and House prefects, as well as the KLASSMeds team. In a truly collaborative endeavour, our student leaders created a range of STEM-tastic opportunities for our EP community. Our Science and DT Senior Prefects, Gha Yuan Ng..

Primary Weekly Highlight: Writing in Year 6

Our Year 6 students have been really impressing everyone with their enthusiasm for writing and this has been very evident in their most recent unit; First Person Stories with a Moral.

Gruesome Shakespeare with Gruesome Year 9

Why on earth would a Drama lesson need a tin of lychees?! 

This term Year 9 have been exploring how to stage Shakespeare’s most violent and gruesome scenes in their Drama lessons. Kicking off the term with some stage combat, students staged the opening scenes of Romeo and Juliet culminating in the fight between the Montague and Capulet families - “do you bite your thumb at us,..

Alice Smith School Foundation Fundraising Dinner 🎉 🍾

Let’s get together to experience a night of spectacular performances and be entertained with good cause at our Fundraising Dinner to be held on Friday, 26th May 2023 at the Pullman Kuala Lumpur City Centre Hotel. 

Our Alice Smith secondary students will entertain and delight guests by delivering a prestigious silver service and providing outstanding performances together with..