KISC Alumni Newsletter

"Hello everyone and welcome to the second edition of the Alumni Newsletter. We are continuing to see more people sign up to be part of the Alumni Programme and we now have 95 members! The alumni committee had their first meeting in May and some of the ideas that came up are included in this newsletter. You will also see a ‘where are they now’ interview. We would like to do more of these interviews to find out where our alumni are and what they’re doing. If you would like to share your story, please get in touch. The email address is alumni@kisc.edu.np."

Alan Barker

International Donor Relations Coordinator

Visit the KISC Alumni page on our website. Former students and staff are invited (and encouraged!) to be a part of this group. The KISC Alumni Group is to foster this sense of belonging and connection for people well beyond their time at KISC!

One way we’re aiming to do this is through regular updates in a KISC Alumni Newsletter. You can sign up to stay up-to-date with the latest KISC news and hear inspiring stories about our alumni.

KISC secondary students spent the week away from home exploring new things. Throughout the week, they spent time reflecting on what it means to be a community and participating in team building activities.

The amazing Graduation Class of 2022 will be spreading out in different directions to find out what’s next in life for them. In true KISC style our graduates will be heading into a rich variety of countries: Canada, Germany, Netherlands, S. Korea, Spain, UK and USA. We wish them all the very best for their futures – keep in touch!

Choosing universities, courses and careers can be confusing and scary. For many KISC students it can also mean going to a country that their passport says is ‘home’ but it doesn’t feel like home. Remember the feeling? Later this year we would like to hold some online ‘drop-in’ chats for Grade 12 students with alumni who could share their experiences of getting into university or choosing a career. If you are willing to help, please write on alumni@kisc.edu.np and we can plan ahead.

Nathaniel (Nate) Loper, a graduate of the class of 2020, is now in his third year at Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, where he is studying Sociology. I grabbed him for a chat while he was in KISC recently. He was on vacation in Nepal visiting his family.

Although only young, Nate clearly remembers being at the official opening of the then new KISC site in Dhobighat in 2007. Nate spent his entire school life in KISC, firstly at the Dhobighat site and then at the current site in Thecho. Read the full interview.