Intercultural day – Talent show
By Vedanshee and Sophie
As you may already know, last Saturday we hosted Intercultural Day and hosted Secondary and Primary talent shows. While the Primary Food fest was going on, there was the Secondary Talent Show. The talents were amazing, consisting of singing, dancing, and instrument playing – piano, guitar and drums. There are multiple group performances and many solos. Throughout all the performances, each one was a breath of fresh air, some even showing their culture through song and dance. The TBS talent show holds a special place in Intercultural Day because everyone gets to show off their talents and who they are as people.
Even if all of the performances were as good as the others, there could only be THREE podium places:
- With first place going to Saanvi, Sizuka, Shrishti, ensemble (Ivanjali, Sanah, Shreegya) Year 11.
- Second place going to Airis 9M
- Third place going to Minus 8, TBS’s own rock band.
Food Fest 2025
By Saanvi & Bibhushan (Journalism Club)
Last Saturday, our school hosted its annual food fest, a vibrant event where students and mentors came together to celebrate the diverse flavors of different regions, such as Southern Europe, where each stall represented a unique culture, offering delicious dishes thoughtfully prepared by the students with their dedication. The event was filled with excitement as parents, teachers, and students crowded around different stalls, tasting the wide variety of foods and appreciating the effort, creativity, and teamwork that went into making the day a success. The atmosphere was lively and full of joy, and it felt incredible to see the community come together for a good cause, as all the money raised from the event will be given to our community partner schools.
In addition to the food, there were other enjoyable activities such as henna/mehendi, which added to the lively, cheerful atmosphere and to the culture being shown off throughout the whole day. Everyone came together, not only to enjoy, but also to support a meaningful cause. Overall, the Food Fest was a wonderful success once again, celebrating diversity, unity, and compassion within our school community. It truly brought everyone together and was truly a memorable day!
(Food Fest 2025 raised over 3.8 lakh for our community partners and the four secondary houses will now start to plan projects for their partner school using the money they have raised at Food Fest. Thank you to all parents who attended and contributed to this record total. Mr Draper, Head of Secondary)
GCSE Drama Students perform their devised pieces
This Tuesday, the Year 11 Drama students performed their devised drama pieces for the IGCSE exams. Both performances were exceptionally good, especially seeing as the students wrote, directed and performed their plays.
The first group was Athalia, Saivi, Mateo and Ashvath, with their performance on the Rights of Prisoners and the inequalities that they face. This performance was incredibly heartbreaking, especially with a powerful ending scene that left an undying impression on the audience. The lighting and music was also very effective and contributed greatly to setting the tone of the play. The students made use of various creative techniques to enhance their performance – a particularly inventive scene using the popular board game Monopoly as a metaphor for economic imbalance.
The second group included Manashi, Aafia, Pranava, Fahmi and Maulik. This was another incredible performance about the journey to finding Happiness. They explored the many misguided paths people take in search of happiness, including drugs, toxic relationships, fame and wealth. Presented through the eyes of a fictional company that “sells happiness,” their performance was not only greatly impactful, but also highly entertaining. A particularly powerful scene was the ending, when the customer chose to pick option B, a path to happiness that wasn’t built on temporary fixes, but was achieved through self-improvement.
Both groups should be incredibly pleased with their performances. They were engaging, entertaining, explored complex themes and were able to convey important messages. The hard work and creativity of the drama students was evident in these plays.
Tihar
Written by Vedanshee and edited by Sofia
Tihar is a festival of light typically celebrated by Hindus for 5 days. It is also known as Deepawali, it’s one of Nepal’s most vibrant and eagerly awaited festivals. The festival consists of illuminating one’s house. All around the Kathmandu valley, you will see the beautiful lights complimenting the landscape. This year Tihar falls on Sunday Oct 19, 2025 to Thursday Oct 23, 2025. Tihar is the celebration of the Goddess Laxmi and strengthening family bonds.
In Tihar, there are not only lights on houses, but there can also be items such as fireworks that produce sparks of light as well as dangerous particles impacting air quality and loud sounds that can harm animals. This can cause dangers to the environment and vulnerable people such as the young, and can result in health issues such as respiratory complications, asthma, and eye and throat irritation. So if you’re planning to celebrate, please do refrain from using items with toxins that can lead to the above.
To all the fellow students out there, we are lucky to have every Saturday and Sunday off which leads to a total of a wonderful 9 days off for Tihar Break! Enjoy your Tihar and make sure to take care!
Year 7 Rangoli
In celebration of the Tihar तिहार festival, Year 7 students took part in the Mandala Challenge House Competition. Students learned about the Tihar तिहार festival in Nepal, applied their understanding of reflective and rotational symmetry and colour theory to create largescale mandalas, discovering transferable links between their subjects and the festival.
The confidence with which our students decorated the TBS lakeside with colourful mandalas was something to behold, as was their creative energy and ability to work together modelling the 5C’s towards one goal.
After a hard fought event, Makalu 1 featuring Aamod, Aradhya, Rayman, Araya, Sachi and Anurupa were crowned overall winners and we commend all TBS students on their superb final pieces.
1st Place: Makalu 1: Aamod, Aradhya, Rayman, Araya, Sachi and Anurupa
2nd Place: Annapurna 1: Kosuke, Nessa, Sanghamitta, Aaryav, Juhi and Yashaswi
3rd Place: Kanchenjunga 1: Mannan, Haku, Ayaan, Romeo, Bibhatsu and Alianna
Dhaulagiri 2: Sama, Isadora, Renee, Savannah, Karunesh and Shivansh
