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IRC Maldives Round was held for the very first time at Ghiyasuddin Intl. School on 10th April 2017 . Different rounds of  are organised and held every year by Avishkaar group, a Delhi Company before they host their League Competition. This year, along with GIS, Ahmadhiyya Intl. School (AIS) took part in the IRC Maldives Round and competed very well at the tournament.

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Mr. Bill Mcintyre and his colleague paid a short visit to GIS on Monday, 10th April. They were welcomed by school management and the Student Lighthouse Team. A tour around the school was given to them by the Student Lighthouse Team members and Mr.Bill was very impressed by the hospitality and information provided by the students. There was a meeting arranged for the school light house teams with Mr.Bill to discuss the progress in the ‘Leader-in-Me’ activities. A presentation on the sequence of the events of Leader in me programme was carried out by one of the Student Lighthouse Team members and the quality of our activities were appreciated by Mr.Bill.

Mr.Bill and his colleague were fascinated by the progress we made in the Leader-in-Me programme within a short period of time. He said that GIS fall into level two in the framework which is a great achievement within such a short period. Mr. Bill acknowledged that we were moving on the right track and he also put forward some suggestions to fasten up the process. Mr. Bill had a very friendly conversation with the Student Lighthouse Team and he clarified their queries. He assured to provide full support and guidance throughout the process. On behalf of GIS family a beautiful token was presented to Mr.Bill.

Mr. Bill returned after promising to arrange a deeper training in the revised programme directly from US.

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14th April 2017 was Dhivehi Language Day. To mark this day at GIS, the school Dhivehi department and parent representatives took initiative to create a traditional display in the school foyer. With the help of very energetic parents the foyer was created in way that one half represented a local island  which included a small kitchen hut, a play area and a beachside along with a traditional Dhoni.

The other half displayed two segments: traditional clothing and accessories and parts of a coconut palm. Since the four houses of GIS are named after some parts of the coconut palm, this segment was displayed according to these four names: Ethuma, Ihaa, Bonthi and Nirolhu. Each area of this segment displayed some of the products prepared using the different parts of the palm. The clothing and accessories segment showed a variety of dresses worn by men and women during the different eras.
The main purpose of this display was to enhance Dhivehi language and so all the items diaplayed were labelled so that the students can learn the vocabulary that are new to them as the the items were from the very past. The display in the foyer will be there until the end of the week as teachers teaching Dhivehi will be using the area to teach the vocabulary.

To begin the day, a special assembly was organised and conducted by the Dhivehi department.The Chief Guest for the function was Mr. Abdul Rasheed Hussain who has been awarded the honour of 'Nishaan Izzuddin Izzath ge Veriya' by the Maldivian Government. He is a famous poet who has written a lot of Dhivehi poems and also an honourable person who has contributed immensely to develop the Dhivehi Language. During the function, the president of Dhivehi Literary Association (Fila), Ifasha Shareef spoke regarding the importance of Dhivehi Language. Both the Chief Guest and Fila President spoke about the Dhivehi Poet Hussain Salaahuddin who was the chief person who had worked to create interest in the children and people of Maldives to use Dhivehi Language in different literary forms. On 14th April every year, the day is marked in remembrance of this great poet.

GIS wishes to thank the Dhivehi department and the parents who supported this event.