From the Editor's Desk, find out what is in the 'Welcome Home' issue of DragonTales.

Explore how the Primary School was 'serving together, united by grace' this year!

Explore how the Secondary School was 'serving together, united by grace' this year!

Step inside the Home of the Dragons in this new video about the HKIS Athletics Program.

The HKIS Dual Language Immersion Pathway was years in the making. Now, countless hours of research and planning have come to fruition in an innovative approach to living in languages.

Middle School Health Teacher Rita McDermott recently contributed a full chapter on advocacy to an upcoming textbook on skills-based health education.

At HKIS, the goal is that by the time students get to high school, struggling with a problem becomes familiar and challenging in a satisfying way.

This year, over 30 James A. Handrich Service Leadership Endowed Fund Recipients received a grant for work on service projects–more than three times the number of projects in previous years!

We are thrilled to announce that Amar Bhardwaj '16 has been named the HKIS Alum of the Year! He is recognized for his exceptional achievements both professionally and in the community.

This year, the Advancement Office had the pleasure of reconnecting with our incredible alumni, former faculty, and staff around the globe on the Overseas Alumni World Tour 2025-2026.

For the 2026 Spring Celebration, guests traveled back in time to where it all began—in 1960s Hong Kong—when the first chapters of HKIS’s story were written.

At Homecoming Week, alumni across decades, along with former faculty and staff, came together across both campuses to reconnect, reminisce, and celebrate what makes HKIS so special.

For those who couldn’t join us, here’s a glimpse into a very special morning at Repulse Bay—our original campus, where so many HKIS stories began.

Let us take you back to a vibrant morning on the Tai Tam campus during Homecoming Week.

The Service Leadership Recognition Ceremony celebrated the lasting impact of service learning at HKIS—and the legacy of the James A. Handrich Service Leadership Endowed Fund.

As Hong Kong International School marks its 60th anniversary, the community gathers around a single, resonant theme: Timeless. More than a reflection on longevity, “Timeless” speaks to the enduring principles that have guided HKIS since its founding—and continue to shape its future.

We honor the faculty and staff who are departing HKIS this year after decades of service. See the list to know who to say goodbye to for now, until we see you later!

After more than 40 incredible years at Hong Kong International School, we thank Amy Lai and Sam Lam for their service to the school as long-serving staff.

The journeys of Cecile Legaspi and Gayle Renken reveal what it means to belong to HKIS, to be shaped by it, and to continue carrying its spirit forward.

Let's talk about ROCKS. Yes, rocks!

Browse through photos from the first commencement ceremony to be held in the Dragon Center for Activities and Athletics (DCAA); send off the Class of 2026.

“What distinguishes the greatest leaders of our time is that success is very rarely a goal for them, it’s a byproduct of other goals they have.” See the recipients of the Dragon Spotlight Awards.

To honor the 31 seniors that have attended HKIS since Reception 1, we visited current R1 students to ask them what advice they have for our seniors as they go off to a "big, new school".

A high school student and counselor share practical advice on the college application process.

As is tradition at HKIS, we honored our newsworthy graduating class with this advertisement in the South China Morning Post newspaper on their graduation day.

A few final words and excerpts from graduate speeches–notable words from the departing seniors and a faculty farewell from Sarah Wheatley.

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