2010 GAP Slideshows are posted. Check out Celebratory Slideshows on the side bar!

The Global Action Program Slide Shows are posted on this site.
Check out the Celebratory Slideshows on the side bar!!

Sunday Departures have safely arrived

We are very pleased to announce:

Sunday Departures
All trips that departed Sunday have arrived safely in their GAP countries!

Nepal 10 with Erik Richardson and Malia Bodhaine
China 9 with Kristen Kurowski and Brian Candler
Sri Lanka 9 with Suzi Marckinkow and Nathan deSouza

You may check the trip page on the GAP web site for your child's daily itinerary
and specific flight details.

http://sites.google.com/a/iskl.edu.my/globalaction/

GAP Celebration Evening for Parents
Please mark your calendars for Thursday, October 28th
GAP Sharing and Celebration Slide Show
6:30 for Grade 9, parents and students
7:00 for Grade 10, parents and students

Saturday Departures have all arrived safely in their GAP countries

We are very pleased to announce:

Saturday Departures
All trips that departed Saturday have arrived safely in their GAP countries!

Grade 9
Laos 9 with Linda See and Rob Mullen
Thailand 9 with Peter Casey and Laura Stewart
Vietnam 9 with Courtney Cross and Simmo Cheng
Bali 9 with Cheryl Lambie and Mike Egeland
India 9 with Geoff Moorhead and Lynne Smith

Grade 10
Thailand 10 with Sarah Mills and Brian Inskeep
Cambodia 10 with Andrew Kramer and Kari Jennings
Sril Lanka 10 with Susan Renaud and Jeff Samson
Sumatra 10 with Paul McCutcheon and Tracy Woodward


You may check the trip page on the GAP web site for your child's daily itinerary
and specific flight details.

http://sites.google.com/a/iskl.edu.my/globalaction/

GAP Celebration Evening for Parents
Please mark your calendars for Thursday, October 28th
GAP Sharing and Celebration Slide Show
6:30 for Grade 9, parents and students
7:00 for Grade 10, parents and students

Safe Arrivals for all Friday Depatrures

We are very pleased to announce:

Friday Departures
All trips that departed Friday have arrived safely in their GAP countries!

Nepal 9 with Noren Sahari and Bill Mitchell
China 10 with Poh Yean Lee and Jeff Taylor
India 10 with Luciana Ferrero and Tim Howe
Tibet 10 with Cat Whiting and Richard Petersen


Saturday Departures
Please check on Sunday for a notice about the Saturday trips.

You may check the trip page on the GAP web site for your child's daily itinerary
and specific flight details.

http://sites.google.com/a/iskl.edu.my/globalaction/


GAP Celebration Evening for Parents
Please mark your calendars for Thursday, October 28th
GAP Sharing and Celebration Slide Show
6:30 for Grade 9, parents and students
7:00 for Grade 10, parents and students

GAP Departure Times

Your GAP Trip Departure time is posted on your trip's itinerary.
Look at Day 1 to find out when you meet your group at ISKL.

Look at the final day to find out what time your family
should be at ISKL to pick you up on your return.

Click here to access the:
Global Action Web Site

Have you done your part to submit all your documents?

GAP trips depart in less than one month!!

For you to be allowed to travel on GAP, you must have given your GAP Trip Leads:

the Medical/Health Update Form
the SOS Insurance/Liability Release
Parent Emergency Contact Info

a photocopy of a valid passport
a photocopy of your Student Pass or Student Chop (Malaysian students + diplomatic passport holders are exempt)


Please do your part to facilitate the logistics of your travel on GAP!

this Wednesday Sept 1 is the first STUDENT GAP meeting

This Wednesday, Sept 1st is the first meeting of the GAP

student travel groups!

Check the board on the deck to learn the classroom location.

Meetings are from 3:00 to 4:00.

Bring

a photocopy of your passport

your completed Medical Health Update

your SOS insurance liability release

your parents emergency contact information

Outdoors and Out of Reach, Studying the Brain published in the New York Times

An intriguing article you might want to read and consider in relation to the upcoming GAP trips is Outdoors and Out of Reach, Studying the Brain published in the New York Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/16/technology/16brain.html

GAP Open House Parent Meeting

Hello Grade 9 and 10 Parents:

The Global Action Program takes place from October 16th to October 23rd... less than 2 months from now!

Excitement is building as it's now just days away from revealing your child's 2010 GAP DESTINATION!!! When you arrive at our Ampang Campus this Thursday at 5:20, you will find your child's Open House schedule being distributed by the National Honor Society members. Important GAP information will be attached to that schedule. Once you discover your child's site for GAP, you are welcome to call or SMS her/him immediately. Then please join all Grade 9 and 10 parents in the Theater at 5:30 where we will discuss the payment process for GAP, the SOS International Medical insurance that ISKL will arrange for your child for the GAP week, and the important documents you must complete with your child. Those documents (a medical update, a liability release form, an emergency parent contact update, etc.) are all due at your daughter/son's first GAP student meeting on Wed, Sept. 1 from 3:00 to 3:45.

All of the GAP Trip Leaders are ready to welcome you this Thursday, August 26th. This week's GAP Parent Meeting is your one and only chance to meet personally with the parents of students in your child's GAP group, along with the 2 ISKL faculty Trip Leads. The Trip Leads will introduce themselves, explain their philosophy of experiential learning, and share their enthusiasm for the special adventures offered on their GAP trip. In addition, Trip Leads will provide you with a packing list, discuss departure and pick-up times, and provide a calendar of your child's GAP commitments (dates/deadlines to submit passports for visas, GAP trip meetings, etc.)

See you all on Thursday!

Julie James

Global Action Program Director

Dear New Students:

Welcome to ISKL!! I hope your arrival in KL has been smooth and that you are finding your way to classes/after-school activities in the high school. By now you've learned about our October GAP (Global Action Program) for grades 9 and 10 at either your New Student Orientation or last week's grade level meetings. In addition to presentations at those meetings, I've sent you all a letter with detailed instructions on how to register for GAP. While I understand that you are probably very busy with homework and settling in, please know that it is URGENT you register for GAP tonight----the airlines needs your actual name to hold a flight booking for you.

What options are still open for Grade 9 and 10 GAP?

Grade 9, we still have places available on the trips to

Bali, India, Laos, N Thailand, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

Grade 10, we still have places available on

Cambodia, Sumatra, Thailand and Nepal.

Please register TONIGHT with your parents!!!! You may email me jjames@iskl.edu.my or see me in the HS Office if you need help. I look forward to placing you into a GAP group and personally welcoming you to ISKL.

Ms Julie James

GAP Director

Trip Registration will open Sunday May 9 at 3 pm

The GAP site is open now for you and your family to view all 8 trip options. To give you time to consider and discuss the choices, the REGISTER HERE link will not be open until tomorrow--Sunday at 3pm so that families have a day to consider options before the registration begins.

How do I complete the online registration for GAP this weekend?

Read about all 8 options for your grade level by clicking on the the title of each trip on the navigation bar. Then you will be able to view the slide show and day-by-day itinerary for each of 8 trips. After considering all 8 options and discussing them all with your parents, decide which would be best for you. Choose your top four and rank them 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th.

Steps to prepare to register:

1) Next to each of your choices, write a sentence stating the reason for your choice.

2) Write out your parents' handphone numbers and email addresses.

3)Have ready your passport and any medical information you need like allergies to food or medicine.

On Sunday after 3 pm:

Return to the website and click on REGISTER HERE.

With one of your parents sitting next to you, register online. Click on REGISTER HERE on the GAP web site and that will take you to the 2 registration forms.

1. GAP Registration Required Information Part I Click SUBMIT + then continue.

2. GAP Registration Goals Part II

3. Your registration deadline is Friday, May 14^th. Register this weekend so that all options are available to you. Trips will begin to close as they become full. Those last to register will not have the same access to options as those who register promptly.

4. Check that your passport is valid till April 25^th, 2011. Apply for a new one if you

need to so that you are able to travel. All travelers need 6 months validity on your

passport and since GAP trips return October 23/24/25, your passport must be

valid till April 25^th, 2011.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

GAP Parent Information Meetings for 2010 GAP

GAP Parent Information Meetings

All current Grade 8 and Grade 9 Parents

are invited to attend an information session

for your child's GAP Registration

for GAP October 16-23, 2010

Current Grade 8 Parents

Thursday, May 6th

from 10:30 to 11:30
Robert Gaw Theater

Current Grade 9 Parents

Thursday, May 6th

from 1:30 to 2:30
Robert Gaw Theater

Grade 8/9 Korean Parents

Information Meeting for GAP

with Nayoung Son translating

Tuesday, May 11th
1:00 - 2:00
Robert Gaw Theater

• Slide Show: Highlights of this year's GAP
• Next year's Grade 9 and 10 Trip Choices
  (offered in 2 weeks to current grade 8 + 9 students for registration)
• Online Registration Process
  (to be completed by current grade 8+ 9 students by May 14th)
• Trip Costs
• Payment of RM 600 deposit
• Passport and Visa Requirements for GAP participants
• Medical Insurance provided by ISKL
• Next year's GAP Calendar