Today I write with mixed emotions of sadness and joy. On Saturday we would have been holding the Graduation of the Class of 2020. Of course under current conditions we are unable to conduct the ceremony in the normal manner. I know the students have been looking forward to this moment for years. It marks the end of one stage of life for them and transition into their new and bright futures. We are so excited for them as they head off to university, gap year or whatever their future holds. |
This month we have been holding a series of “Wellness Wednesdays” – an initiative of our Counseling Team. These have previously been happening each Wednesday for our staff. This has been a series of wellness talks which have been offered by prominent experts in the fields of motivation, resilience, mindfulness and well-being. These have occur throughout May and have been open to Parents as well as Staff. Our final speaker will be Omar Samra, on Wednesday, 27th May at 1:45pm. We hope to see you there. Omar Samra is an entrepreneur, adventurer, future astronaut, and motivational speaker. He’s the first Egyptian to summit Everest, the 7 Summits and ski to both the North and South Pole. In 2009, following a career in Banking and Investing, Omar founded Wild Guanabana, one of the region’s leading adventure travel companies where he still serves as CEO. Subsequently Omar founded a handful of initiatives in the education, environment, and adventure space, as well as a children’s charity in his late wife’s honour. Omar is an Astronaut Candidate with PoSSUM, having undergone various space trainings and served as Vice-Commander of Lunares 3, a 15-day moon-analogue mission conducting research on lunar habitability. In 2017, Omar made three first ascents of Antarctica mountains and named them. He rowed 1000km across the Atlantic Ocean before capsizing in a storm. His survival story, which also sheds light on the plight of refugees crossing dangerous seas, was made into a documentary that screened at the Cannes, El Gouna Film, Cairo and Berlin Festivals to wide acclaim. Omar is a former Goodwill Ambassador to the UNDP and an honorary ambassador to Nepal. Please click the link below on Wednesday afternoon to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84403239100?pwd=ZlVWUzdMUjNNOW4vaDZ2MGd4ZzJhQT09 Password: 2Wjre1 If you have missed any of our other speakers, please find the recordings below.
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