Read more University admissions misconceptions debunked By Kemal Taskin, University advisor CIS’s university advisor, Kemal Taskin, debunks the 6 most popular university admission misconceptions and offers some valuable advice for a stress-free application process. Read more French kitchen in the STEAM lab By Words by Nandini Jhaveri, TK French lead teacher What better way to learn a language than through an activity that gives you context to the vocabulary you’re learning. This is exactly what Ms Nandini Jhaveri’s students were doing when they “invaded” the STEAM lab to cook up a storm and learn how to communicate with each other in French. Ms Nandini shares more. Read more When opportunity knocks By Dominique D, grade 9 Opportunities can appear on our doorstep at any time, and if you have an open mind and seize the day, you just might discover something you love. This was certainly the case for Dominique D in grade 9. Read more Celebrating Day of the Dead at CIS By Maria Isabel Lluen, primary Spanish subject lead (Lakeside) If you were at Lakeside on 1 November, you might have run into some teachers and students wearing “Calaveras” - one of many hauntingly beautiful ways to celebrate Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Maria Isabel Lluen, primary Spanish subject lead, tells us all about the celebrations that took place that day.