Reception for Grade 11 students in recognition of their help on Senior Day

On Tuesday  the 4^th  of May a reception was held in the library in honour of a group of 12 Grade Eleven students, who helped  in the management and organization of Senior Day on Thursday the 22^nd  April.  They guided the KG1 to Grade 4 students to their respective places in the covered porch area of Academic 2 where the students got a panoramic view of the senior students arrival.  They controlled the excited students and made sure that the younger students were kept  at a safe distance from the galloping horses and the decorative carriages.  They then led the students back to their classes and ushered the Grade 12 students and the concerned staff members to the small gym where the rest of the proceedings took place.  Later, they shared in the responsibility of ensuring that all Grade 7-11 students returned to their classes.  The keen, relentless efforts and teamwork of Grade 11 students helped make the occasion a memorable day for all.

 Ms. Margo presented each student with a letter of gratitude, a copy of which was put in their file.  The reception was attended by senior members of staff and light refreshments were provided.

LAHORE UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES (LUMS)

PSI-FI OLYMPIAD 2010

The LUMS Psi-Fi Olympiad was a four day event spanning Thursday, 25^th March to Sunday 28^th March 2010.  It was the first Science Olympiad in Pakistan where schools, colleges and universities came from across Pakistan to participate on one platform.

The Psi-Fi Olympiad was a science and mathematics based event which was organised and run by students of LUMS School of Science and Engineering to promote scientific development and teamwork. It involved 14 academic and curricular events, of which each team had to choose two events of their own preference to participate in, along with one compulsory event.

From the International School of Choueifat (ISC) Lahore, a team of five, Grade 10 (Science)  students:  Ebrahim Khan, Muhammad Bin Awais, Taimoor Shafiq and Wahab Butt, under the leadership of  Dilsher Ahmed, registered for the Science Olympiad , taking the  initiative to prepare and complete all the administrative requirements for the event.   Our students’ participation was in itself a significant achievement as they were the youngest amongst 150 institutions from all over Pakistan, with most of  the students either studying for the  A-Levels or undergraduate degree courses at universities.

ISC Lahore students took part in:

Tour de mind: was the event compulsory for all teams and tested the general knowledge, logic, mathematics, physics, chemistry and  biology knowledge of the team as a whole. It assessed their teamwork abilities, their prowess of  “thinking outside-the-box”  in  creative and innovative ways.

Math Gauge: Mathematics is the forte of the SABIS® system.  Skills learned at school enabled our team to test their problem solving skills, basic modelling techniques and logical deduction in a complex mathematical test.

Each event was highly challenging and time limited. The students had no prior knowledge of what each event might entail. However, they did prepare in advance by developing their teamwork skills and revising what they had been taught in science and math in school.

The ISC–Lahore students, the youngest and least experienced participants, rose to the challenge and scaled the heights of achievement in admirable way:

• In Math Gauge, the difficulty level of the questions was that of an A-Level course and higher. The team performed marvellously, achieving the highest score in round one and two. Although their performance in the remaining two rounds was not as strong but they had accumulated many points and such a significant lead that they secured third place amongst 50 institutions across Pakistan.

• The compulsory event, Tour de Mind, was where ISC Lahore team had the greatest success. This event brought together  over 150 participating institutions:  such as King Edward Medical College, UET Lahore and Peshawar, NUST, GIKI Taxila, and schools such as LGS, Aitchison College, Beconhouse, and Roots International School System. Because of the wide age range of participants, the questions varied:  from difficult to extremely challenging.

However, ISC-Lahore tackled the first round with vigour and enthusiasm and their confidence paid off, when out of 150 schools, they were one of 45 teams to be short- listed for the next round. In round two, they made it to the top 15, and subsequently, in round three to the top 5, claiming victory over teams from LGS (Lahore Grammar School), Roots International and Aitchison College and FAST.  In the final round, ISC-Lahore’s team had to compete against King Edward Medical College, GIKI University, Karachi Generations School, and NUST (National University of Science and Technology/Islamabad). After a nail biting session, the five young men of ISC-Lahore had to concede victory to Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute (GIKI) as they came out an overall second amongst over 150 educational institutions from all over Pakistan.

The LUMS Students committee made a special commendation to ISC-Lahore team: although they were facing concepts way beyond their age and expected learning level, they managed to achieve an impressive overall success and underscored the role of ISC- Lahore as an educational institution providing students with the high quality education for a changing and challenging world.

ISC-Lahore Turned the Tables on Gurus of Mathematics!

They came, they saw and they conquered!
Indeed that is what the students of ISC-Lahore did when they participated in the competition called

“WORLD MATHS DAY 2010” held on the 3rd of March.

“WORLD MATHS DAY” is an internet based real-time contest in which 56,082 schools participated from 235 countries across the globe. It was a test of mathematical flair and genius. ISC-Lahore participated in this competition for the first time and took the contest by storm when six of our students scored more than 4000 points! They were awarded the DIGITAL CERTIFICATES GOLD AWARD for their incredible performances. Among these prodigies were: 

In addition to this, 85 students received DIGITAL CERTIFICATES award for participation. Here one student in particular merits recognition. Dilsher Ahmed of Grade 10 took part privately as a member of Pakistan National Team earning 19,789 points and ranking # 29, in 14 – 18 years age group.

Mr. Salah Ayche the Regional Director and Ms. Linda Vardy , the Regional AQC, both acknowledged and appreciated the hard work and achievement of our students. Moreover, Ms. Sally Abdel Haq, the Cairo SABIS™ Regional Center Coordinator  also recognized the talent and remarkable intellect of our winners.

Rene’ Descartes once said, “ Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare” but ISC-Lahore can proudly boast of it mental giants who have carved a niche among the maestros of the mathematical world!