Kinabalu International School Sabah, Malaysia

On Wednesday 20th February, 15 excited students from Year 7 and Year 8 arrived at the airport, sizing up each other’s’ suitcases; and waved farewell to their parents. Departing for five days of fun and sporting competition at the U13 FOBISIA Games, being...

With the recent success of Book Week here at KIS, our minds once again turn to the importance of reading. One of the most often-repeated pieces of advice given to students at school and at Parents’ Afternoon is how vitally important it is to read. As...

Recently our Year 7 students boarded HMS Argyll, a Royal Navy Type 23 frigate visiting Kota Kinabalu for a few days as she nears the end of a nine-month tour of duty.
HMS Argyll is  quite an old ship, recently refurbished, so there was quite a blend of “old” hi-tech rubbing shoulders with new, cutting edge technology....

This week we talk to Ms Westaway, who teaches Year 6 at KIS.
How many years have you been in teaching and where have you taught?
This is my ninth year of teaching and I previously taught in a small school in the UK. Fun fact about that town, it was the first capital of the UK in 925; long before London....