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Jerudong International School (JIS) concluded its International Week yesterday on a musical note with its annual concert which saw more than 250 students participating.

Some 18 schools from around the Sultanate joined in the big concert affair which was held at the recently opened Arts Centre in JIS. It was a flurry of vibrant-coloured costumes and performances by the students from the age of five to 18 as they danced and sang along to the beautiful music played by the school’s orchestra.

Present at the event was YAM Pg Anak Hariisah Widadul Bolqiah Binti YAM Pg Maharaja Setia Laila Diraja Sahibul Irshad Pg Anak Hj Abdul Rahim who was there with her school mates from Yayasan Primary School.

Also present to enjoy the day’s performances were students from Pusat Ehsan.The concert consisted of music and dance from around the world to complement the International Week theme. The school’s orchestra played a variety of pieces to accompany the wide range of performances from classical dances to solo operatic pieces to more modern songs which were enjoyed by all.

“When the Arts Centre was recently opened, I said that I very much hoped this facility would be used not just by the students of Jerudong International School but also by other students in Brunei. I am delighted to say that a few of the performers are from other schools. I am truly delighted at the opportunity to also extend a warm invitation to other schools to enjoy this concert,” Andrew Fowler-Watt, JIS Principal said.

During the night concert, however, the event saw a special presentation as the school donated a sum of $18,000 to a Cambodian orphanage. The money was raised during the school’s celebration of ‘World Peace Day’. Present at the event to receive the donation on behalf of the orphanage was Cambodian Ambassador to Brunei Chhay Sokhan.

Anne Dickinson, Senior Registrar from JIS, told The Brunei Times that the total amount raised was “about $20,000” and $2,000 from total was donated to the Somalian Humanitarian Fund and the rest were donated to a Cambodian orphanage which senior JIS students have previously worked with. Text by Zatty Joanda of The Brunei Times and images are courtesy of CatchChee.