Amir Hussien and Basma Alo, our 2021 Secondary College Captains discuss how they’ve integrated ICOM’s core values into their 2021 covid-19 lockdown, how they’ve been impacted by this situation and what positives they’ve taken from their experiences.
On Thursday, 24th of June to mark the conclusion of Literacy Week and the final day of student attendance for Term 2, our Primary students gathered to participate in one of the most anticipated events of the year, Character Day.
On Wednesday, 23rd of June as part of ICOM’s Primary Literacy Week activities many of our Foundation students took part in a bookmark colouring-in competition which they all whole heartedly enjoyed.
On Monday, 21st of June we kicked off Primary Literacy week at ICOM with a number of extra activities for our Primary students with Lunch-time story telling taking place in the Foundation area while competitions, quizzes and games were being held in our brand new library club rooms.
On Wednesday, 16th of June members of the Eagle’s Nest Theatre performed an abridged version of William Shakespeare’s play ‘Macbeth’ to our Year 9 English students followed by a workshop run by the performers, discussing key ideas, themes, and characterisation present in the play.
On Friday, 21st of May our Junior Secondary Girls Interschool Football team were engaged in fierce competition. They faced a strong team of girls from The Grange Secondary College and finished the match with even scores, after both teams went into a 10 minute overtime the ICOM girls ended up losing by only 1 point.
On Tuesday, 25th May our Senior Secondary students Huzaifa Qidwai and Maryam Al-Gburi attended the Plain English Speaking Award State Heats at Suzanne Cory High School.
On Wednesday, 26th of May our Foundation students participated in an incursion with the team from Foost where they learnt all about healthy eating. This incursion allowed Foundation students to try new foods and encouraged all involved to eat adventurously.
On Friday the 21st of May we were absolutely thrilled to be able to host one of the College’s most anticipated annual events, the ICOM Eid Festival, for both Primary and Secondary students.
Our Secondary Debating teams have had a busy Term 2 with Rounds 2 and 3 of Interschool Debating taking place recently, and as always, our debaters did exceptionally well in representing the College.
