Welcome Home GIS Class of 1994 - Reunion 25 years later on 20th July 2019 at GIS! A great evening of reminiscing, catching up and reconnecting with fellow Alumni and teachers! Special shout out to the organising committee members - Lavania Parker, Phillipa Yoong and Alena Hashim! ‘Like branches of a tree, our lives may GROW in different directions, yet our ROOTS remains as one’ Please go to this link to view more photos of the...
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Earlier this month, GIS Alumni from the class of 1989 gathered for a 30 year reunion! Around 60 people, including students and teachers, had a wonderful time catching up, meeting with old friends and sharing memories. As well enjoying a delicious lunch together at the GIS campus, the group had the chance to stroll down memory lane. Teachers shared their memories from school life 30 years ago and our Alumni enjoyed looking at old school photos, report cards, uniforms and even badges!...
Last month, a few Alumni gathered in Santa Fe - 41 years after graduating from GIS! It was an action-packed few days: as well as strolling down memory lane, our alumni enjoyed plenty of hiking, mountain biking, picnics and sightseeing. Of course, they also had plenty of opportunities to enjoy the delicious local cuisine together! A huge thank you to the reunion’s organising committee, led by Alumna Sue Mally for putting together such a rich and enjoyable programme for our Alumni. It...
The GIS Alumni Office would like to thank Mr Ganesan Nethi, Alumni (class of 1999) for being the Guest Speaker at the Year 13 2019 Graduation. Ganesan is a partner in the law firm Messrs Tommy Thomas, and has 12 years’ experience practising as a lawyer in the Courts of Malaysia and arbitration. Ganesan is a litigator, specializing in commercial disputes primarily involving companies, shares and land. He also undertakes constitutional and public interest litigation, in line with the...
Currently based in Australia, Alumna Emina Ashman (GIS Class of 2011) has been working as a professional actor, poet and theatre-maker for several years, and was most recently seen performing in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of ‘Hungry Ghosts’. Now, she’s about to premiere a new play in Melbourne called ‘Make Me A Houri’. This production is Emina's debut as both the writer and performer of her own work. ‘Make Me A Houri’ is Emina's...
We are delighted to share that Alumna Sabrina Brouwers has been selected to showcase her graduate artwork at the Falmouth Fine Art show in London later this month. Sabrina, from the GIS Class of 2016, completed a BA in Fine Art at Falmouth University, UK. In September she will embark on a Postgraduate Diploma in Graphic Design at the University of Arts (London). Sabrina, please tell us more about the showcase that you are participating in! A handful of artists...
Clyde & Co Singapore was recently awarded the ‘Law Firm of the Year Award’ - and we are truly proud that the recipient of this awesome award was our Alumnus Mr Thomas Choo, from the GIS Class of 1998! Thomas, can you tell us about your life after GIS? Sure! I spent a few years at German Swiss International School in Hong Kong, before I relocated to Surrey, United Kingdom to attend boarding school at Epsom College. I then received a scholarship to study law at the...
Here at the GIS Alumni Relations Office, we are truly proud of our Alumni Jayne Louise Kennedy (Class of 2006)! Jayne is the co-founder of EPIC DNA, a multiple award winning social enterprise that aims to make collaborative social impact accessible by empowering individuals to transform communities and environments around them. Recently, she received a CMO Asia Award for being one of ‘Malaysia’s Women Leaders of 2019’. Let’s find out more! More about Jayne’s...
We would like the lovely bunch of Alumni who joined us for a great Alumni Gathering in Brisbane recently! Joined by Ms Anneleen Erlingen, The Head of Marketing and Communication at GIS, our Australian-based Alumni had the opportunity to catch up and reminisce about their experiences at GIS - as well as share the exciting personal and professional paths they have followed since graduating! Luo Sen LIM, Class of 2004 Alia Shahira JAFRI, Class of 2016 Frederick GORDON,...
Our students had an awesome time with Anjali this morning! The workshop was fun, with some group discussion and our students learnt plenty of tips about how to prepare a good resume, ace an interview, make a great first impression and ensure their application is bumped to the top of an employer's list. After graduating from GIS, Anjali completed a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Queensland, and later completed her MBA at Lancaster University. At the moment, Anjali is...