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Street Address: Rua do Rio Raraga, 266, Bairro da Costa do Sol, Maputo Postal Address: Caixa Postal 2026, Maputo Email: [email protected] Telephone: +258 2149 1994 /+258 2149 3306 / +258 2149 3359, Fax: 2149 0596 Website: http://www.aism-moz.com
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR
Our seniors completed their last official act as students by participating in Saturday‟s graduation
ceremony held at the VIP Hotel in front of several hundred proud parents, relatives and faculty. Looking
resplendent in their caps and gowns, our graduates proceeded down the aisle towards the stage to the
traditional sound of Pomp and Circumstance performed eloquently by the school band.
We were fortunate to have Mercedes Sayagues, a Uruguayan journalist, as our keynote speaker this year.
In her inspiring speech, Ms. Sayagues shared some of her experiences over the past 20 years as an activist
specializing in humanitarian and human rights issues here in Mozambique and throughout southern Africa.
Afterward, graduating students, Aarian Charania and Alex Fletcher, partnered to deliver a sentimental yet
humorous speech about camaraderie and memories from shared experiences at AISM. In closing, Pedro
Couto, AISM Board Chair, proudly conferred degrees to 38 graduating students – our largest class to date.
Enjoy the photo gallery of our proud graduates. Congratulations and best wishes Class of 2013!
Mary Jo Heatherington, PhD
School Director
VOLUME 5 Issue 11
THE LINK
AISM school offices operate Monday–Friday from 08h30–13h30 during the school break.
Access to facilities – playgrounds, swimming pool, hard court and playing fields - is not
available from 01 July through 31 July.
Classes resume Wednesday, 07 August 2013
Best Wishes to the Class of 2013 - You Did It!
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Primary School
Message from the Principal
What another fabulous year we have had here at AISM! We have all been so busy that it has flown by.
So many units of inquiry, so many field trips, so much learning and so much fun. This time of year is always
bitter sweet because we say goodbye to many people.
Goodbye and good luck go to:
We hope your new schools value you as much as we do!
Have a safe, happy holiday everyone else – we‟ll see you in August.
If You Give a Student Some Homework
If you give a student some homework, they will ask you for a pencil. When they
see the pencil, it reminds them of a magic wand. The student will want to do a
magic trick. They will find their black magic hat. When they find their hat, they
say the magic word abracadabra. The bunny does not come out, so they go to
find a carrot. The carrot reminds the student of a pencil. When they find their
pencil, they remember that they have to do their homework!
Written by KGC
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Primary School
To help us understand where our water
comes from and the process it goes
through to get to our taps, Grade 3 visited
the Pequenos Libombos Dam and the
Umbeluzi Water Treatment Plant. We
learned how the region of Maputo ensures
access to finite water resources for its
population. We were amazed at how
much water we use and the extensive
process necessary to treat it.
As part of our “Sharing the
Planet” unit, Grade 3 visited
Catembe. We learned about ferries,
harbors and ports, as well as
beaches. The students created
beautiful poetry using descriptive
language inspired by the sights
and sounds of the beach.
Maputo ferry dock Catembe beach
HEALTHWISE Following their research investigation into Health Care in
Mozambique, five Grade 5 girls put their resulting
proposal into action. They collected donations for Health
Bags, each made from capulana fabric and containing
soap, a toothbrush, toothpaste and a toilet roll, for
distribution to 30 children in a paediatric ward at the
Central Hospital.
Also included in the bag was a pamphlet on healthy
habits, e.g. how to wash hands, and the importance of
cleaning your teeth correctly.
Sue Lindsay-Rea
Luna, Cosima, Gaby,Larissa and Sarah Luna, Cosima, Gaby,Larissa and Sarah
with their finished bags.with their finished bags.
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Primary School
Memorable Moments
(an alliterative poem)
Beautiful bugs bouncing around the forest,
Wonderful whale sharks and weird wonderings,
Flamingos flying across the grey sky,
Sticky, icky gumboots all muddy and mucky,
Exciting experiments,
Funny field trips,
Amazing animals,
Nerve-wracking noises,
Devastating debates,
Talented Toby,
Taunting tardies,
Super solar panels,
Butterfly breaking free,
Christmas crackers cracking away,
Fantastic Ms Fiona,
Loopy Mr Len,
Powerful pool party,
Mega math problems,
Jolly journal-sharing,
Strong streamers across the room,
Finite forests,
Final farewells,
ALL ROLLED UP IN 4F!
By Hannah Peffer
Sam’s Memorable Moments
Flooding, floating flip flops fermenting in the school.
Sticky, slimy, standing in the slurpy mud. Pulling prickly, pranking, prehistoric vines!!!!
Small, small, standing, stomping hamster. Christmas crackers, cracking, crawling over the
class.
Sam Hubert
TANIA RIBEIRO
PRIMARY COUNSELOR To all our families, I wish you an enjoyable and relaxed holiday.
To all families who are leaving, just remember, you can handle almost anything for a short time, even if
you couldn‟t do it for a lifetime.
Remind yourself of similar situations that you have mastered in the past.
KISS (Keep It Simple and Straightforward)
Accept with serenity what cannot be changed.
Have the courage to change what can be changed.
Have the wisdom to know the difference.
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SECONDARY SCHOOL ARTS PERFORMANCE EVENING On Thursday, May
23rd we enjoyed
and evening of mu-
sic, singing, dance
and theatre on The
Deck here at AISM.
Our middle school
and high school
bands performed,
as well as the high
school choir and
high school dance
troupe. Grade 11
Drama students
also entertained us
with a devised
piece of theatre. It
was a very
enjoyable evening!
Thank you Ms Carol
and Ms Colleen.
Thank you all for a very successful Primary Art Exhibition. Our auditorium glowed with all the creative work the stu-
dents have done over the past year. It was so exciting to see all of them so proudly showing their work to parents
and friends. Congratulations, primary students, on a job well done!
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Secondary School Colleen Fletcher Secondary Principal
The end of the year is such a turbulence of emotions. We are all exhausted and yet excited about travels
and the break, but mostly we are saddened by the inevitable farewells that we face when living abroad.
We say goodbye to several teachers on the secondary side and I wish them all the very best in their new
adventures. Tom and Donna, all the best in your new projects in Singapore and I know that all your many
years of experience will serve you well in curriculum development in Asia. Bob, we will miss your big voice
at every school event and we will miss your guitar-playing and singing on campus and boundless energy
in the science room and on stage. Christina, thanks for your absolute professionalism in the humanities
department and we wish you well in your posting back home in the Netherlands. I know that all your Afri-
can adventures will flavour your classes.
Henry, voted top and best and favourite teacher every year!!! There is never any room for any other
teacher to come close! Henry, your strength lies in the sincere relationships you build with all your stu-
dents, leading to trust and achievement. We cannot thank you enough as faculty and as parents for
what you have done for our children to learn to believe in themselves. We wish you well in your new ad-
ventures.
Angie, our own paparazzo and Facebook fiend! You have put us on the map with your insatiable com-
mitment to capturing every special moment on and off campus. We cannot even begin to envisage a
future at AISM without a marketing and publishing department thanks to your creative enthusiasm.
Thanks for 6 years of humour in the most stressful moments, your creativity in costume design and make-
up artistry that embellished more than 15 AISM shows and events. You are not leaving the continent but
we wish you well and hope you take a very special part of Africa with you.
Jacquie, where do we even begin? Ten years ago you started at AISM as a primary school teacher and
taught 3rd and 4th grade for 6 years. But if ever there was an opportunity to take to the stage or direct
others on it, you were there (who will ever forget your rendition of Marilyn Munroe?). Then four years
ago you moved across to the secondary school teaching drama and dance and you simply started to
soar. It is so evident that you teach to your passion and it is infectious. Your own further study in dance
enriched our programme, and who will ever forget the dances in Peter Pan, A Midsummer Night‟s
Dream, Oliver, Grease, and Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, not to mention all the other performances
like CATS, The Highwayman, the Shakespeare Evening and this year‟s choreography workshops and per-
formances. We wish you all the very best in Australia, and I don‟t even have to tell you to keep a piece
of Africa in your heart, because you are all African.
To all of you ... Hamba Kahle (Go Well)
Time to Say Goodbye … :’ (
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Secondary School
The Gr 9/10 Public Speaking Elective class presented their „Ted‟ style „talks‟ on the night of Monday 20th
May on the top floor of the Mabukwini Library to an audience of interested parents and faculty members.
The students spoke on a range of global issues and provided some solutions that every one of us can im-
plement.
Our budding orators researched topics that spoke to their hearts. We had Eduardo speaking on Obesity,
Yaara on The Beauty Business, Mathew on Poverty, Daniel on Child Abandonment, Yavnika on Maternal
Mortality of Women in Mozambique, Michaela on Water, Ammaarah on Over-
Fishing, Marcus on Human Trafficking, Stefan on
Rape, Sean on Poaching, Ethan on Gun Control, and
Eddie on Cultures and Traditions.
The students‟ preparation involved many hours of re-
search, planning, interviewing, drafting & and re-
drafting of content, ordering and re-ordering of slides,
citations and so much more. The journey was long
and arduous but the learning experience and end
result were most rewarding.
The talks had the audience riveted and often quite
disturbed. Daniel‟s take on Child Abandonment left
many with tears in their eyes. The evening ended with
Dr. Mary Jo Heatherington giving out the certificates
of completion of the Elective course.
~ Sri Kannan
Grade 9 &10 Students Speak Out
GRADE 9 : THE MOCK TRIALS OF TOM ROBINSON
Gr 9 enthusiastically recreated the trial of Tom Robinson from the novel `To Kill a Mockingbird‟ as part of
their English inquiry into Truth and Justice. The trial came with a twist: while the characters and their stories
were consistent with the 1950‟s novel, the case was to be tried under Mozambican law in the present
time.
Each class held its own mock trial, with the special assistance of lawyer/parent, Pedro Couto, who sat as
the senior judge. Students threw themselves into the roles of the witnesses and lawyers, and the tension
ran high.
The balance between truth and justice was thoroughly investigated as each class returned a different
verdict: D block acquitted Tom Robinson and G block found him guilty. In the end, it came down to
which version of the `truth‟ was most convincing.
Many thanks to Mr Couto and his associate, Mr Pinto Basto, who helped to coach the `legal teams‟ and
thanks also to those parents who came in to watch, creating a convincing courtroom atmosphere.
~ Mandy Whyman
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May 29, 2013
Dear Challenge 20/20 Participants:
We are pleased to inform you that the collaborative research titled
„Participatory Mapping Studies in Understanding Communities‟ car-
ried out by your school along with two other schools, one in China and the other in the US is select-
ed as one of the top 15 research efforts around the world. We congratulate you on behalf of NAIS
and Challenge 20/20 team.
The Student Leadership Conference through Global Issues Network (GIN) is being organized in Unit-
ed World College, Santa Ana Costa Rica from July 26-30, 2013. All the participating schools are
welcome to attend. The top 15 research projects will be exhibited during the conference.
Linda C. Sills,
Global Issues Network
Program Development Director
Secondary School
TWO THUMBS UP! We
got
MAIL!
The following students worked on this
project with Mr Srini:
Daniela Toledo
Timothy Whitehorn
Zara Martins
Hollys Anaele
Coralie Boon
Jorge Avillez
Sebastian Suarez
Joel Heurtaux & Bruno Couto
It is with pleasure that we announce that a
piece of work by 12th grade IB Art student Laris-
sa Price, has been selected as one of the 12
best from over 100 submissions made to the
AISA Secretariat (Association of International
Schools in Africa) in this year‟s AISA Art Chal-
lenge. Member schools from across Africa
submitted work that was intended to reflect
and illustrate the AISA‟s philosophy, mission
and goals.
The 12 pieces that have been selected will
feature in the 2014 AISA Calendar.
Well done Larissa.
We
got
MAIL!
TWO THUMBS UP!
CALENDAR GIRL!
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Class 2014
What about
TOK?
Class 2014 GO over
your notes
From the office of the
Diploma Coordinator:
“Education is the most
powerful weapon
which you can use to
change the world.”
- Nelson Mandela
Look for revision books; study
guides; online guides
Secondary School
Class of 2015
GET READY to
WORK
Classes of
2014 &
2015
Get
READING
REST & RELAX
Class 2014
Make a Grade 12
schedule for your-
self. THINK REVISION
Class 2013 RESULTS OUT
on July 6th
Check managebac for
the PIN code and
password
Class 2014 & 2015 How informed are you about college/university?
Class 2015 HAVE YOU MADE THE RIGHT SUB-JECT CHOICES?
Class 2013 Congratulations
on Graduating
CLASS 2014 EXTENDED ESSAY WORK!
Class 2014
Don’t forget your CAS
Class 2014
IA Work!!
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Chelsea Dullea counselor corner
Secondary School
JOB SHADOWING & INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWS
Looking for something to do during the June/July break?
Why not ask a family friend or someone you know if you can do a “job shadow” at their place of em-
ployment or maybe an informational interview?
What is Job-Shadowing:
"Job shadowing is a work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the
work day as a shadow to a competent worker. The job shadowing work experience is a temporary,
unpaid exposure to the workplace in an occupational area of interest to the student. Students witness
firsthand the work environment, employability and occupational skills in practice, the value of profes-
sional training and potential career options. Job shadowing is designed to increase career awareness,
help model student behavior through examples and reinforce in the student the link between class-
room learning and work requirements. Almost any workplace is a potential job shadowing site." Paris,
K., & Mason, S. (1995). Planning and Implementing Youth Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning.
Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin, Center on Education and Work.
What is an Informational Interview?
The informational interview is an opportunity to learn about a career which interests you, by meeting
and talking with someone who is working professionally in that field. In a question-and-answer session,
you will learn first-hand about a job directly from someone who performs the tasks on a daily basis. Be
sure to make an appointment, dress appropriately, stick to a 20- or 30-minute time limit and keep your
questions clear and pertinent. Remember to send a brief note of thanks to your interviewee after-
wards.
You may be surprised at how different your dream job is in “real life”!
Have a great and productive holiday.
Ms. Chelsea
Congratulations to
Lisa Kurbiel who was
re-elected to the
Board of Directors at
last month‟s AGM.
Please check the Lost Property
boxes on both the Primary and
Secondary sides before Friday.
Anything not claimed will be do-
nated to charity next week.
Feeling nostalgic? Missing school already?
Did you forget to buy a Yearbook? Take a
look back at the 2012-2103 AISM school
year on our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/
AISMMAPUTO?ref=hl
OR search Aism Mozambique
AISM Graduates old and new, join the new
AISM Alumni Facebook page, to keep up
with your former classmates.
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Lee Clagnaz
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES SECONDARY SPORTS AWARDS EVENING
We celebrated an amazing year of sports at AISM on 22 May. Our teams and athletes took in several tro-
phies and countless medals throughout the year. We celebrated the accomplishments of our varsity bas-
ketball, soccer, volleyball, swimming, hockey, and track and field teams. See below for some of the major
award winners.
Volleyball MVPs:
Alejandra Marma, Johan Fredsted
Basketball MVPs: Olivia Dupont, Miguel Couto
Soccer MVPs:
Olivia Dupont, Vasco Piva Imparato
Swimming MVSs: Carlijn Huesken, Craig Cullen
Hockey MVP: Aaron Empey
Track and Field MVAs:
Micaela da Silva, Aiuba Cuereneia
Coach of the Year: Coach Franklin
Volunteers of the Year:
Couto Family, Wayne Skaggs
Team of the Year: AISM Swim Team
Top Female Athlete: Olivia Dupont
Top Male Athlete: Vasco Piva Imparato
AISM Track and Field Invitational
AISM held its final track and field event of the school year on 25 May, competing against Trichardt, EPM,
Einstein School, and Emmanuel School. After six hours of competition only 39 points separated the top two
schools. Trichardt came out on top with 1734 points to AISM‟s 1695. AISM managed 48 gold medals on the
day - an outstanding effort.
U8, U10, U12 Soccer Tournament
Our final sports event of the school year was an U8, U10, and U12 soccer tournament. AISM hosted EPM,
MIS, Mafalala, and Inter Maputo. In the U8 and U12 categories, AISM tied for second place overall. Both
teams should be very proud of their excellent seasons. However, the highlight had to be the U10 team fin-
ishing an undefeated year in tournament play by winning all four games, including a nail-biting 4-2 victory
over Mafalala. Special congratulations to the U10 team on winning their fifth tournament this year.
Thanks To All Sports Volunteers
The AISM Sports and Activities Department wishes to thank all of the amazing parents, teachers, and stu-
dents who have helped out at our many activities this school year. We played sport almost every week-
end and every time you came through with assistance and support. The sports program continues to grow,
thanks largely to your help, which has made this year a very special one at AISM.
Farewell To The Seniors
The Sports Department sends its best wishes to all of our senior athletes. Congratulations on your gradua-
tion. We hope you continue to excel in sports throughout your university years and beyond.
TEAM OF THE YEAR: SWIM TEAM (Coach Guideon)
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Next PTA meeting: Wednesday, August 14th 2013 - Staff Lounge. ALL WELCOME!
Mary Faith Everman Qatar Airways - 1 Economy upgradable ticket to Business Class.
Shinga Kimm British Airways Comair 2 Business Class Tickets and Accommodation.
Chris Pupp Electrimac complete tool box!
Emma Brigham Indigo Bay Island Resort & Spa, Bazaruto - 2 night ALL inclusive stay.
Tim Ratigan Weekend away in Nelspruit at Stayeasy.
Thandi H. Supp Phambuka Lodge, Ponta da Ouro - Accommodation, Scuba Diving Instructions and Voucher.
Chantal Auger British Airways Comair 2 Economy Class Tickets to Johannesburg
… and Mary just playing with the tickets …
Some of our lucky Mayfair raffle winners Some of our lucky Mayfair raffle winners
Marcelle’s Modern Jazz ExperienceMarcelle’s Modern Jazz Experience
The Dance Crew The Dance Crew
(from the American International School of Mozambique)(from the American International School of Mozambique)
PHOTOS:
Steven Le Vourc'h
Saint-Louis Studio
Last Saturday the Dance Crew of the American International School of Mozambique, together with
Marcelle's Modern Jazz Experience of the French School, performed their show 'Maputo School of the
Arts' at the Centro Cultural Franco Moçambicano. The dancers, who were joined by 4 singers, told the
love story of two teenagers from different social backgrounds, studying dance and singing at a fictitious
School of Arts in Maputo. During the 90-minute sold-out performance, the kids showcased their talents,
dancing to different styles ranging from hip hop to jazz and from salsa to Marrabenta.
PHOTO: Margie do Karmo