HOPE CONNECT

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November 8, 2019

Important Dates

NOVEMBER

1st ~ IB November Exams Begin

11-12th ~ School Closed - Water Festival

14th ~ IGCSE Exams End

14th ~ TUESDAY Timetable

22nd ~ Cross Country

22nd ~ IB November Exams End

30th ~ ISSAPP Cross Country @ISPP (AM)

DECEMBER

6th ~ First Performance of 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' at 6:30pm

7th ~ Second Performance of 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' at 1:30pm and 6:30pm

10th ~ No School - International Human Rights Day

11th ~ Volunteer Celebration

14th ~ High School Formal

16th ~ Christmas Celebration

19th ~ Last day of Semester 1 - finishes at 12pm

JANUARY 2020

8th ~ 2nd Semester start

17th ~ Mocks start

30th ~ Mocks end

A message from our Deputy Principal

Over the past few months, many of us in management or leadership have been working hard in preparation for our ACSI accreditation visit. ACSI, the Association of Christian Schools International began and is still based in the US, but is now associated with more schools outside of the US than in it, which reflects the growth of Christian schooling around the world.

The accreditation process is not an easy one. It can feel a lot like a comprehensive examination, where nearly every aspect of a school is documented, questioned, and assessed. At the same time, we know that the process helps us understand ourselves better, and also gives us targets for growth or improvement.

ASCI exists because they are committed to Christian schooling. They think it matters, and want to help schools begin, improve, and stay faithful to their mission and vision. The fact that they exist means that this does not happen automatically. The United States, and much of the world, has thousands of schools that were started by Christians and for Christians, but no longer have much, if any connection to the Christian faith. As it turns out, most of the time this shift did not happen in a moment, but through subtle, yet significant changes in the mission, staffing, students, instruction, and function of the school. Small changes that had big consequences--which really shouldn’t surprise us--as we can see this pattern played out repeatedly in history, in other institutions, and also in the lives of individuals.

Please pray for us in our accreditation process, both that we will see clearly what needs our attention now, and that, going forward, we may discern between what is essential... and what might not matter so much, in the end.

Blessings,

Eric Wolthuis

Notices

Parent Counsel

We are happy to announce that we have had 3 volunteers for parent counsel. The following people are being considered to serve on parent council.

Emily Prichard

Crystal McMaster

Youmi Kim

Please address any concerns to Anders Myrens @ anders.myrene@gmail.com by Nov 22, 2019.

Looking forward to next school year (2020-2021), we will be losing 4 members and we would really like to see parent representation from Cambodia, the Pacific region and Europe. Please prayerfully consider the possibility of serving the Hope community in this way for the next school year.

Thursday 14th November we are running TUESDAY timetable

Please remind your child to bring their PE gear on that day if they usually have a PE class on a Tuesday.

Cross Country Postponed

The Cross Country has been postponed due to the condition of the running course. The event will be the morning of the 22nd of November. Wear your house colours and running shoes (and be prepared to get a little muddy).

This means that the HOPE Cross Country won't be used as a selection event for the inter-school cross country. If you would like to nominate yourself for the inter-school cross country race (morning of the 30th of November) please email Mrs Kime: rebecca.kime@hope.edu.kh

The age groups and distances for the ISSAPP Cross Country are: Y4-5: 1.5km, Y6-8: 3km and Y9-12: 4.5km

"Please RSVP to dawne.warkentin@hope.edu.kh - tickets at the door"

Updated Policy

3241- ICT Acceptable Use and BYOD for Students Policy

The internet turned 50 last month: read on for some interesting predictions as to what technology might bring our way in the next 50 years! AXIS update.

The next 50 years of our digital lives have been predicted by new data from Pew. A host of tech experts and ethicists weighed in on what the internet—which turned 50 this month!—has meant for society’s development and what they think the next half century will hold. These experts expressed concerns over widening economic inequality, tech hoarding by the rich, and the lack of trustworthy gatekeepers—concerns that happen to mirror the ones Gen Z is up in arms over. Our kids probably already understand the tech future way better than we ever could.