We are delighted to see the Bahrain National Team emerge Champions of the Arabian Gulf Cup! And very proud to see the unity and support all the football fans of Bahrain have shown the team throughout the tournament! To celebrate their success, HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has granted the people of the country a National Holiday! The School will be closed today, Monday 9 December, and we will re-open tomorrow. The Winter concert will also be postponed, and the new date will be announced soon.

On Sunday 17th November, 19 Design Technology and History students attended a Science, Technology, Engineering and Technology visit to see the iconic, World War 2, Silver Spitfire. ‘Girty’ as she is known, has travelled over 22,000 miles around the World, she has only 5,000 miles left until she finally reaches UK on the final stages of the, ‘Longest Flight’. The program is managed by Mr Lachlan Monroe, who was joined by Ex-RAF Pilot, Squadron Leader, Ian ‘Smithy’ Smith, Chief Engineer, Gerry Jones at Boultbee Academy and Film Maker, Ben Uttley, who is filming the journey of the Spitfire’s adventure around the globe. The film will be eventually be broadcast on the BBC and Netfix in 2020. A special thank you to the Bahrain Airport Company, Mr Andy Price, Junior School, Mrs Samantha Staines, British Embassy, Miss Marwa Alawai, British Council and Mr O’Dowd for organising the event.

Nursery and our friends from RIA Nursery and the Friends of the Blind Kindergarten enjoyed their annual Teddy Bear Picnic. All of the children brought along their teddy bears to join in the fun. The teddy bear themed extravaganza featured arts and crafts, bear maths, a teddy clinic, a bear music area, bear hunt story time and much more. We had a bear-y good time! Ziad from NF said he wants a Teddy Bear Picnic everyday!