He says the draw of ISKL has always been about the people. He explains, “I honestly think it’s the fact that I established such close friendships. My closest friends now are my classmates from 2001.”

Their two sons, Matt and Andrew, graduated from ISKL, and Andrew, who now teaches in Vancouver, even married his Grade 9 sweetheart, Ashly Kissman. Now that’s a lovely story!

It’s her passion for dogs that is grabbing attention with Sally gaining a reputation as a leading dog trainer, especially for working dogs in urban environments. Sally was featured in this month’s edition of the Gold Coast Get It magazine.

I did it because I know out there some parents don’t have time to read to their kids. So far (there are) about 11 books available but more are coming soon. The video with the most views is ‘Tough Guys Have Feelings Too’ and the Author read out and commented on my video.

She was excited to see the new campus, purchase some ISKL Alumni merchandise, and thrilled to see some old friends, including Jit Kaur, a former teaching assistant and now Admission Technology Manager.

Dennis spent his Elementary years at the Melawati campus before moving to Vancouver, Canada. He says his time in the Accelerate Reader program at Melawati, competing with his best friends Kevin and Ariq, allowed him to gain excellent English skills quickly, noting his class was the first to “run the school” in Grade 5.