EXPLORING THE OUTDOORS FROM INDOORS
As we work together to limit the spread of this horrid virus that has put us all on home-arrest, we have no choice but to enjoy the outdoors from indoors. Therefore, I would like...
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School Mascot Competition
Last Friday the winners of the Wild Bunch Bags drawing competition were announced during morning assembly at Kinabalu International School (KIS) and to say the students were excited would be an understatement. I was...
World Wildlife Day 2020
The United Nations World Wildlife Day is a global celebration of the beautiful and richly diverse forms of wild animals and plants on our planet. It is also an occasion to raise awareness of...
World Pangolin Day
Today is World Pangolin Day and I want to take this perfect opportunity to talk about Pangolins. These peculiar and extraordinary wild creatures which are found in Asia and Africa are sadly under immense...
Beach Clean at Teluk Likas
Last weekend we participated in a Beach Clean, organised by our kids’ school at Teluk Likas beach in Kota Kinabalu. Our boys are always up for a day on the beach – who isn’t?...
Lime Swallowtail Release
The kids have been observing butterfly life cycles these past three weeks at home. It started with a visit to a friend’s beautiful garden, which was alive with butterflies. Our boys collected three Lime...
Mondikot Deer Camp
A spur of the moment plan for some quality family time during the last few days of our kids’ school holiday led us to Mondikot Deer Camp last weekend. Located a good hour from...
The Carnivorous Plants Guide for Young Explorers
Text by Elena Fin Illustrations by Rossella Trionfetti We are reading this book at the moment and it is brilliant! “This is the beginning of a wonderful, bloodthirsty adventure through the world of killer...
Birds Around Me
Recently I had the pleasure of joining my three kids take part in a Junior Wetland Discovery workshop; “Birds Around Me”, at Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre. I had such a fun morning with my...
Let’s talk about Sharks!
Last Friday Wildlife Action Hero Simon Enderby, CEO and wildlife cameraman at Scubazoo.com concluded the last two weeks’ wildlife talks at Kinabalu International School. His brilliantly visual and fact-packed talk to the primary students...
