ISB String Quartet Plays Music for Charity
Crossroads is a string quartet made up of four ISB junior students: Krystal Koh, Shang Loh, Madi Hockaday and Emily Chang. The quartetvolunteers their skills at company, private, and school events in return for voluntary donations. The group performed at last October’s Green Cow Organic Harvest Festival, raising over RMB 2,000. All of the proceeds from this performance will go towards a larger effort to provide the Love and Hope Center with funds to build a heating system at their new location. The quartet hopes to continue their fundraising efforts by playing at events, in addition to providing free performances for the residences of orphanages and old-age homes.
If you’d like Crossroads to perform at your next event or gathering, contact Krystal Koh at krystal_germaine_@hotmail.com. For moreinformation on the Love and Hope Center, visit www.aisee.org.
HoK Launches After-school Activities in New Facility
After completing construction on their new Chaoyang campus, House of Knowledge International Kindergarten is launching a diverse line-up of extracurricular activities for parents and kids. Open to the general public, newcomers can sign up for ballet, hip hop, yoga, kung fu, tai chi, art tutorials, body strengthening, stretching classes for sore backs and more. For details and registration, visit www.house-of-knowledge.net.
Dulwich Appoints New Headmaster
Neal McGowan will join Dulwich Beijing on January 10 as the new Headmaster. Born, raised and educated in the town of Musselburgh, just outside Edinburgh, he’s had a number of headships in both Scotland and England. McGowan says his "strong interest in internationalism, global education and multiculturalism were big attractions in applying for the post."
YCIS Beijing’s Wish Tree Project Gives to Orphans in Need
Thanks to the Yew Chung International School of Beijing’s Wish Tree project, the school was able to amass a truckload of donated gifts, including warm hats and gloves. The donations will go to nearly 300 children, who were orphaned by the devastating earthquake in Qinghai Province last April that killed 2,698 people. Organized by the YCIS Parents Organization, the Wish Tree project is donating the presents with the assistance of Roundabout charity distribution center.
