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As my first school year at International Community School (Singapore) comes to a close, it is impossible to look back and not see the countless examples of how God has been blessing the ICS community. For me, however, the blessings that I have received began well before the beginning of my inaugural year at ICS. Let me take you back to the early days of the 2019-2020 school year, before masks and safe distancing were the norm.  

Since 1993, International Community School (Singapore) has seen hundreds of graduates pass through our gates, all with an educational foundation and growth mindset that allow them to succeed in universities and beyond. As part of an ongoing effort to highlight the many voices of ICS through The Knightly News, we are pleased to share Mr. Gregory Butron's (Class of 2011) #ICSStory. He shares about his ICS beginnings, his career path in artificial intelligence (AI) programming, and his return to campus to give back to the next generation.

Now that I am finishing up my first school year at ICS, I have been reflecting on how the past 10 months have impacted me. While there are many ways to articulate my reflections, I’ll admit that the English nerd in me has to be alliterative. There are three words that I keep coming back to as I reflect on what I have experienced in my first year at ICS: Christ; community; and commitment. I have seen evidence of these each day in my interactions with staff, teachers, students, and parents.  

Founded by Class of 2021 student Robby M., Knature Knights is a student-led organization that advocates for environmental sustainability at ICS and in the greater global community. It is open to students from grades 9 to 12 who are passionate about these issues and want to promote a more eco-friendly campus.

On the last night of Week Without Walls (WWW), our community came together to reflect on what we had learned and to share what was most impactful from our week of service together. As student after student raised their hands and passed the microphone, the heartbeat of why International Community School (Singapore) is a school that values service, spilled out.