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Dear Colleague,

With both the COBIS Primary and Secondary Games now having been played and won, here is a brief round up of all the action. Full details are on our website here. The 2015 COBIS Primary and Secondary Games will be hosted by St Catherine's British School, Athens. We look forward to welcoming teams in Greece next year.

2014 COBIS Games for Primary Schools

The 2014 COBIS Primary Games were hosted by proud winners of the 2013 trophy, The British School Al Khubairat (BSAK) in Abu Dhabi. Over 3 days of competition, 16 teams competed against each other in 3 sports - basketball, swimming and football.

The competition started with the opening ceremony on Thursday 29 May. This was attended by His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan as well as British Ambassadors to the UAE.

In the Closing Ceremony on the final day, all staff and students eagerly awaited the announcement of the overall winners. There were shrieks of joy all around the auditorium when it became clear that the 2014 trophy was heading to St Saviour's School, Ikoyi in Nigeria. This outstanding achievement was enthusiastically celebrated by both the school pupils and staff and all those who had attended the ceremony. Our worthy winners were delighted to receive the huge trophy which will take pride of place in the school.

Thanks to all the staff at The British School Al Khubairat for their organisation of the Games both in advance of the competition and during the event. Special thanks to Jo Czerpak, deputy head teacher of co-curricular education at BSAK, who worked tirelessly from the start of the school term to ensure the Games were a success. The event was outstanding due to the hardwork of Jo and his team.

Full details of the final scores are on our website here and on the BSAK COBIS Games website here. The event was also covered by the Abu Dhabi sports newspaper, Sport 360. Click here to read their coverage.

The 2014 COBIS Primary Games mascots representing the 3 sports - swimming, football and basketball. Click on the mascot to see the individual sports scores.

2014 COBIS Games for Secondary Schools

The inaugural COBIS Games for Secondary Schools were held at the British International School Istanbul, Turkey from Thursday 15 May - Saturday 18 May 2014. Teams from 12 COBIS schools across Europe, the Middle East and Africa came together for 3 days of competitive sport in a contest which has now become a regular fixture in the COBIS student competitions calendar.

The overall winners of the inaugural COBIS Games for secondary schools was St Catherine's British School, Greece. In second place was the British School in The Netherlands followed by 3 teams in joint third place - King's College Madrid, St George's International School, Luxembourg and the International School of Moscow, Russia.

Congratulations to our winners and to all the students and staff who participated and helped to make this event such a success. Particular thanks to Carolynne Bell from the British International School Istanbul who helped to organise the competition with such skill and meticulous organisation.

The full results of the inaugural COBIS Games for secondary schools are on our website here. To view the Games Brochure, please click here.

Congratulations to all the students who took part in the COBIS Primary and Secondary Games. A huge thank you also to the staff who organised these two events and who helped out during the competition. We look forward to welcoming colleagues in Athens in May 2015.

Regards,
Colin

Colin Bell
CEO
Council of British International Schools
St Mary's University
Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, TW1 4SX
UK
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www.cobis.org.uk

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