As we approach the end of the academic year, it's been wonderful to see our students continue to improve their technique and skill across a whole range of sports in school. As well as their sports curriculum – which in itself covers a huge range of sports options – our competitive sports stars from Year 4 to Year 13 have participated in an roughly 18 netball matches, 25 volleyball matches, 46 basketball matches, 54 football matches, two tennis tournaments, four badminton tournaments, and seven swim meets.
Within that context, we have utilised our excellent on-campus sports facilities to host three netball tournaments, three football tournaments, a volleyball tournament, a badminton tournament and then countless football, basketball and volleyball matches. While we have the opportunity compete in friendly games against our Nord Anglia sister schools, our core competitions are within the local Shanghai leagues as well the formal ACAMIS and FOBISIA competition setups.
Just some of the highlights this year include the SISAC boys’ basketball team winning the D2 Boys SISAC plate and traveling to Xiamen to participate in the ACAMIS cup where Daniel Knudsen was selected to the all-star team. Our U15 girls’ netball team finished second in the ACAMIS tournament (losing by only one goal in the final minute). The CISSA Boys volleyball team performed incredibly, winning every match they participated in during the season.
Further, we saw some wonderful collaboration between the primary and secondary girls’ netball and basketball team, both of which featured students from Years 6, 7, 8 and 9. This allowed the primary girls to develop their skills and knowledge quickly and then dominate matches against students their own age. We should also highlight current Y3 student, Marconi Q, who won all four of his swim heats in the Shanghai developmental swim league.
By nurturing the growth of creative, confident, and considerate learners, our school's sports programs play a vital role in the holistic development of our students. The lessons learned during their sports classes and competitions will serve them well both on and off the field for years to come.
We are very much looking forward to the 2024/25 academic year and all the new sports opportunities that await our students.