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together into a sense of community, thus
furthering the cause of international
understanding.
Student receiving the award:
● Chrysanthi Haralabus
The Harvard Book Prize
Harvard was founded as a rather small local college in 1636 and has since become a
world-wide known institution committed
to the highest standards of teaching and
research. Today, its’ curricula attract students from all around the world and it has
thereby become a real international center for academic training and research. As
you will know, quite a few students from
this school have continued their studies at
Harvard. In the tradition of the Harvard
Book Award, the school’s faculty each year
votes to honour the student who stands
out in the best of ways: in academics and
intellectual curiosity; in unselfish contribution to school activities; and, perhaps
most admirable of all, in character.
Students receiving the award:
● Anna Isabelle Bures
● Omar Abdalla
The Jonathan Ellwood Theory
of Knowledge Award
Jonathan Ellwood was a VIS student and
an outstanding teacher and international educator, but his life was cut tragically
short when he was killed in Bali in October 2002. The award is donated by the Ellwood family in his memory. The Jonathan
Ellwood Award is awarded to the Grade
12 student who has shown outstanding interest in the Theory of Knowledge course,
and has made a notable contribution to
discussion with creative and innovative
ideas.
Students receiving the award:
● Laughlin Asgar Holmer
The Pieter Schram Award
This award is given in memory of Pieter
Schram. Pieter was a Dutch national, who
taught History at VIS from August 1994
to November 1999. He was a keen soccer
player and coach. During his time at our
school, he coached both the girls and boys
soccer teams. In his free time, he drew
cartoons of school life and caricatures of
friends and colleagues. His sense of humour was reflected in these pieces. He lost
