Having successfully held three editions in Thailand, Malaysia, and Oman, Thailand has been selected once again as the host for the upcoming BISC in Bangkok from January 27-28, 2024. The convention aligns with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, fostering global awareness and responsibility.
The event format continually evolves, becoming more inclusive with each iteration. BISC 2024 anticipates greater participation, including UAE’s debut. Innovative categories like ‘BISC Innovation Spark’ inspire creativity, following Beaconhouse’s ‘SparkTank’, Pakistan’s first student business incubator. Other new categories such as BISC Quantum Quest, BISC Green Revolution Challenge, and BISC RoboQuest prepare students for future challenges.
BISC 2024 Theme
Beaconhouse International Student Convention (BISC) has long been a platform that follows the themes of the renowned School of Tomorrow (SOT) events organised by Beaconhouse. With a commitment to fostering social awareness and responsibility, SOT events have served as a knowledge-sharing platform for educators, activists, cultural leaders, and thinkers from around the world. As we enter a new era, the 2022 and 2023 series of SOT embrace the theme “Guardians of the Future,” encompassing the following five dimensions:
- A Peaceful Future.
- A Balanced Future.
- An Unknown Future.
- An Expressive Future.
- An Inclusive Future.
In alignment with this, BISC 2024 theme, Empowering Leaders for Interconnected Futures, aims to promote learner agency, entrepreneurship, sportsmanship, teamwork, and interdisciplinary problem-solving.
Our world is undergoing rapid transformations in politics, climate, and technology, giving rise to new and unprecedented challenges. The Institute for the Future (IFTF) reveals that 85% of the jobs that will exist in 2030 have yet to be invented, while the US Department of Labor predicts that 65% of today’s students will engage in professions that do not yet exist. Schools are now confronted with the critical task of preparing students for a globalised workforce, continuous retraining, and an entrepreneurial mindset. In the face of artificial intelligence and intelligent automation, it is vital to nurture diverse talents, aptitudes, and interdisciplinary skills.
Understanding interconnected futures is essential for perceiving, comprehending, and achieving sustainability, survival, and continuous growth. While the world becomes more interconnected, we must strive to cultivate an environment that recognizes and fosters students’ potential, imagination, and love for various disciplines. BISC 2024 presents an unparalleled opportunity to revolutionise our approaches to learning and relearning. It empowers students to thrive as connected members of the global society, embracing harmonious multi-ethnic collaborations and interdisciplinary problem-solving.
At BISC 2024, learner agency takes centre stage. Students will be encouraged to take ownership of their education, exploring their passions, and harnessing their unique talents. The convention will provide a platform for students to showcase their entrepreneurial skills and innovative ideas, fostering a spirit of creativity and problem-solving. By integrating entrepreneurship into the fabric of BISC 2024, we aim to equip students with the mindset and skills necessary to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of work and create a positive impact on the world.
BISC 2024, themed “Empowering Leaders for Interconnected Futures,” marks a significant milestone in Beaconhouse’s commitment to shaping the future of education. By embracing the dimensions of the SOT’s “Guardians of the Future” theme, BISC 2024 invites students to explore their potential, celebrate their diverse talents, and engage in interdisciplinary collaborations. Through the promotion of learner agency and entrepreneurship, BISC 2024 seeks to equip students with the skills, mindset, and global perspective required to thrive in an interconnected world. Let us embark on this transformative journey, fostering interconnected futures that bring forth sustainable growth and holistic development.
| BISC 2024 Event Summary | |
|---|---|
| Event Theme | Empowering Leaders for Interconnected Futures |
| Teams | Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, and UAE |
| Venue | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Event Dates* | Arrival: 26th morning |
| Networking/practice: 26th evening | |
| Main event: 27th-28th | |
| Departure: 29th | |
| Age Group & Eligibility | ● Sports: Students must be between 12-15 years of age by Dec 2023 (born between Jan 01, 2009 and Dec 31, 2011, both days inclusive) . However, each country would be allowed to include up to 3 students who are 16 years of age (born between Jan 01, 2008 and Dec 31, 2011, both days inclusive); provided that not more than one student from this age group may participate in any one of the sports events. |
| ● E-STEAM: Students must be between 12-16 years of age by Dec 2023 (born between Jan 01, 2008 and Dec 31, 2011, both days inclusive) | |
| Event Format & Number of Participants | The event will have 2 main sections: |
| 1. Sports events: 37 students/country | |
| 2. E-STEAM events**: 23-41 students (6 in-person, 4 online, 13-31 through their exhibits only)/country | |
| Cultural Performance: Each squad would put together a cultural performance from amongst its participating students. | |
| Each squad will be accompanied by 4-5 chaperones/teachers/coaches. | |
*Dates of arrival and departure of the country teams will be subject to their flight schedules. ** E-STEAM stands for Entrepreneurship, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Mathematics.
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Each country would design its own in-house competitions and selection process. Following are the sports categories and composition of the teams who would participate in the main event.
- Football: 10 students (5 boys and 5 girls)
- Basketball: 10 students (5 boys and 5 girls)
- Athletics: 8 students (4 boys and 4 girls)
- Swimming: 6 students (3 boys and 3 girls)
- Badminton: 2 students (1 boy and 1 girl)
- Chess: 1 student (1 boy or 1 girl)
Students 12-15 years of age as on December 31, 2023 (students born between Jan 01, 2009 and Dec 31, 2011, both days inclusive), would be eligible to participate in the sports competitions. However, each country would be allowed to include up to 3 students who are 16 years of age (born between Jan 01, 2008 and Dec 31, 2011, both days inclusive); provided that not more than one student from this age group may participate in any one of the sports events.
Following are the proposed rules and guidelines for the sports competitions. Please note that the proposed draws/ match schedules presented in the following section are indicative only. Final schedules will be finalised near the event dates.
| Category | Event | Sub category | Boys per country | Girls per country | Total per country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 1) Football | – | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2) Basketball | – | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| 3) Badminton | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Athletics | 4) General Athletics | 1. 100m | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2. 200m | |||||
| 3. 400m | |||||
| 4. 4 x 100m relay | |||||
| 5. Long jump | |||||
| 6. Shot put | |||||
| 5) Swimming | 1. 50m Backstroke | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2. 50m Breaststroke | |||||
| 3. 50m Butterfly | |||||
| 4. 50m Freestyle | |||||
| 5. 4 x 50m Individual Medley | |||||
| 6. 3 x 50m Freestyle Relay | |||||
| Intellect Challenge | 6) Chess | – | 1 (boy or girl) | 1 | |
| Total | 37 |
| Sr. # | Event Category | Participation | Type of Exhibit | Number of Entries per Country | Number of Students per Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BISC RoboQuest | In Person | Robot navigation | 1 team | 2 |
| 2 | BISC Innovation Spark | In Person | Pitch presentations | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | BISC Icon | In Person | Live performance | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | BISC Quiz* | In Person | Quiz format | 1 | 1 + 1 |
| 5 | BISC Art Extravaganza | In Person | 3D Art Installation | 1 | 1 |
| Exhibit Only | Visual Art Display | 2 | 2 | ||
| Exhibit Only | Photography | 3 | 3 | ||
| Exhibit Only | Digital Art | 2 | 2 | ||
| Exhibit Only | Mixed Media Art | 2 | 2 | ||
| 6 | BISC Green Revolution Challenge | Exhibit Only | Video presentation | 2 entries (up to 6 students per entry) | 2 – 12 |
| 7 | BISC Film Festival | Exhibit Only | Film | 2 entries (up to 5 students per entry) | 2 – 10 |
| Following E-STEAM events will be held online between 8-22 January, 2024 | |||||
| 8 | BISC Quantum Quest | Online | Quiz | 1 team | 3 |
| 9 | BISC Talks | Online | Ted Talk format | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 23 – 41 | ||||
| In Person | 6 | ||||
| Exhibits only | 13-31 | ||||
| Online | 4 | ||||
* The format of BISC Quiz consists of one lead as well as a supporting participant. Teams are encouraged to nominate the supporting participant from within the selected squad for other E-STEAM events or sports competitions.
| E-STEAM Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| BISC Talks | ||
| Kimberly Nicole R. Angara | Philippines | 1st |
| Dany Bassam AlHajali | UAE | 2nd |
| Panisara Fiona Curtis | Thailand | 3rd |
| Tan Le En | Malaysia | 4th |
| Abdul Dayyan Kaleem | Oman | 4th |
| Areeshay Tauqir | Pakistan | 6th |
| BISC Quantum Quest | ||
| MUHAMMAD ALI AFAQ | Pakistan | 1st |
| SHUJA HAIDER | ||
| MUHAMMAD HASHIR AZIZ | ||
| BEATRICE GWEE WAN NING | Malaysia | 2nd |
| RYAN GAN LAI XHEN | ||
| TRISTAN ONG JUN KIT | ||
| Ayesha Ramzan | Oman | 3rd |
| Liyansa Saundharyaa | ||
| Muhammad Abdullah Khalid | ||
| Jinnapat Pornananrat | Thailand | 4th |
| Zhixin Xu | ||
| Montarop Potirucht | ||
| Amy NG | UAE | 5th |
| Dilan Dogan | ||
| Zainab Raza | ||
| Mark Stephen J. Desagon | Philippines | 6th |
| Samuel Ermitaño D. Medina | ||
| Justin Miguel B. Tipora | ||
| BISC Film Festival | ||
| Syed Ahmed Wasay | Pakistan | 1st |
| Haziq Behzad Khan | ||
| Rehman Ahmed Memon | ||
| Syeda Zainab Rizvi | ||
| Abdul Hadi Khanzada | ||
| Zahra Asim | Oman | 2nd |
| Emilia Farach | ||
| Hamzah Abdillah | ||
| Amina Zainab | ||
| Leif Gabriel Florencio | Thailand | 3rd |
| Pannapat Wongtawan | ||
| Kasama Sukchanchai | ||
| Chayasak Cheunsuwan | ||
| Sorrasich Deeprapan | ||
| Nimit Jitrattanasattana | ||
| Fatima Hamoud | Oman | 4th |
| Aashni Goswani | ||
| Soha Khalid | ||
| Reem Edrees | ||
| Zoha Khan | ||
| Juliana Clarisse S. Noa | Philippines | 5th |
| Yzella Amor S. Tepace | ||
| Raymond C. Aba | ||
| Edvin Gerald P. Mandawe | ||
| Graciela Margareth M. Del Rosario | ||
| Ghulam Muhammad Tajwar Bakht | Pakistan | 6th |
| Eshal Babar | ||
| Malaysia | NA | |
| Malaysia | NA | |
| Philippines | NA | |
| Thailand | NA | |
| UAE | NA | |
| UAE | NA | |
| BISC Green Revolution | ||
| Maryam Ziad Ahmad (Sheikh Yamin) | UAE | 1st |
| Arwa Waleid Mohamed Mohamed Abuzeid | ||
| Maleeha Shariff | ||
| Azba Fatima | ||
| Ayyan Haseeb | ||
| DARREN LAW LEE WONN | Malaysia | 2nd |
| Hasnain Haider | Oman | 3rd |
| Rabia Athar | Pakistan | 4th |
| Muhammad Maaz Hussain | ||
| Soha Rehan | Oman | 4th |
| Max Arthur Emanuel | Thailand | 5th |
| Jeda Fasa Faminiano | ||
| Nutthida Teya Rivett | ||
| Thanya Amr Kamal Eldin Ahmed Mohamed Hussein | ||
| Charlie Lovick | ||
| Mhaxi Yvan G. Guingab | Philippines | 6th |
| Marcus Gabriel T. Sucgang | ||
| Isaac Kurt N. Enriquez | ||
| Jhoanna Nicolle L. Cano | ||
| Alizeh Naveed | Pakistan | 7th |
| Zahra Fatima | ||
| Roshni | ||
| Sundus Khalil | ||
| Philippines | NA | |
| UAE | NA | |
| Thailand | NA | |
| Malaysia | NA | |
| Mixed Media | ||
| Anabia Nouman | Pakistan | 1st |
| Washma Ahmad | Oman | 2nd |
| Mikhail Custodio Heromiano" | Philippines | 3rd |
| Nirin Anurakwong | Thailand | 4th |
| Montarop Potirucht | Thailand | 5th |
| AARINE LEE SZE VERN | Malaysia | 6th |
| Biatriz D. Demonteverde | Philippines | 7th |
| Noon Tagalsir | Oman | 8th |
| Abeeha Zainab | Pakistan | 9th |
| Simrah Sajid | UAE | 10th |
| Usman Bilal | UAE | 11th |
| Malaysia | NA | |
| Visual Arts | ||
| Onwilasinee Srishai | Thailand | 1st |
| Hamma | Pakistan | 2nd |
| Aaira Sajjad Abbasi | Pakistan | 3rd |
| Supanida Klimanee | Thailand | 4th |
| Emilia Farach Rojas | Oman | 5th |
| RYAN LEE KHUNG ZHE | Malaysia | 6th |
| ER ZHI XUAN | Malaysia | 7th |
| Hawra AlYousef | Oman | 8th |
| Iyasha Erich L. Nevalga | Philippines | 9th |
| Melanie Alhames | UAE | 10th |
| Alia Jave | UAE | 11th |
| Alexa Miles V. Tan | Philippines | 12th |
| Photography | ||
| Mysha Asim Siddiqui | Oman | 1st |
| Ehaan Naseem Khwaja | Pakistan | 2nd |
| Juliane Theriz Cantillan Hadloc" | Philippines | 3rd |
| Syed Ayan Ali Durrani | Pakistan | 4th |
| Pornpailin Steinhofer | Thailand | 5th |
| FRANCO INIGO AQUINO | Malaysia | 6th |
| CASSANDRA LIM SING YEN | Malaysia | 7th |
| Sarah Rizwan | Oman | 8th |
| Fatima Gulani | Oman | 9th |
| Montarop Potirucht | Thailand | 10th |
| Muhammad Abdullah Mubashir | Pakistan | 11th |
| Sasha Sheriff | Thailand | 12th |
| Alecxie Francine A. Cua | Philippines | 13th |
| Miguel Luis D. Evardo | Philippines | 14th |
| Malaysia | NA | |
| UAE | NA | |
| UAE | NA | |
| UAE | NA | |
| Digital Art | ||
| Jeevan Alderney Canlobo Celestino | Philippines | 1st |
| Alexa Miles Tan | Philippines | 2nd |
| Atrina Modiri | Oman | 3rd |
| Reesha Kaleem | Pakistan | 4th |
| Tidataun Ann Worthington | Thailand | 5th |
| Shanzay Ghafur | Oman | 6th |
| Fatima Arif | Pakistan | 7th |
| Thanaphum Tananansiri | Thailand | 8th |
| Malaysia | NA | |
| Malaysia | NA | |
| UAE | NA | |
| UAE | NA | |
| 3D | ||
| Syed Mustafa Hasan | Pakistan | 1st |
| Alecxie Francine A. Cua | Philippines | 2nd |
| Chonkanok Trongpromsuk | Thailand | 3rd |
| Chew Bei Qing | Malaysia | 4th |
| Fatema Mazhar | Oman | 4th |
| UAE | NA | |
| BISC Quiz | ||
| Adam Caleb Albert FOO WEI HAO | Malaysia | 1st |
| Mirza Arsalan Malaika Syed | Oman | 2nd |
| Pakistan Haseeb Raza Shah Syed Mustafa Hasan | Pakistan | 3rd |
| Geoff Ivan B. Bersabal Nina Sebrielle J. Borja | Philippines | 4th |
| Manahil Bilal Sabah Faisal elnaem | UAE | 5th |
| Maria Golubitskaya Sathitkun Blizzard | Thailand | 6th |
| BISC Innovation Spark | ||
| Aiza Zeeshan | Oman | 1st |
| Rawasia Hassan | Pakistan | 2nd |
| Mark Stephen J. Desagon | Philippines | 3rd |
| Nina Li Kornowski | Thailand | 4th |
| Cassandra Lim Sing Yen | Malaysia | 5th |
| UAE | NA | |
| BISC RoboQuest | ||
| Rapeepan Keawcha-em Phanapson Chatkaewmanee | Thailand | 1st |
| Ahmad Mujtaba Muhammad Hadi | Oman | 2nd |
| Isaac Kurt N. Enriquez Robert John M. Mondero | Philippines | 3rd |
| Pakistan Ahmed Afzal Azlan Hussain Murad | Pakistan | 4th |
| Neil Nambiar Iqra Janjua | UAE | 5th |
| Malaysia | NA | |
| BISC Icon | ||
| HARMONY V. DIATRAS | Philippines | 1st |
| Aseela Sohail | Oman | 2nd |
| Jasmine Winston Hammer | Thailand | 3rd |
| Muhammad Murtaza Yawar | Pakistan | 4th |
| Darren Low Xuan Hooi | Malaysia | 5th |
| UAE | NA |
| SUMMARY OF WINNERS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BISC SPORTS | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | ||
| FOOTBALL | FOOTBALL BOYS | Thailand | Pakistan | UAE | |
| FOOTBALL GIRLS | Pakistan | Thailand | Oman | ||
| BASKETBALL | BASKETBALL BOYS | Philippines | Pakistan | Thailand | |
| BASKETBALL GIRLS | Pakistan | Malaysia | UAE | ||
| BADMINTON | BADMINTON MIXED DOUBLES | Pakistan | Malaysia | Thailand | |
| BADMINTON SINGLES BOYS | Malaysia | Pakistan | Thailand | ||
| BADMINTON SINGLES GIRLS | Pakistan | Malaysia | Oman | ||
| SWIMMING | SWIMMING BACKSTROKE 50M BOYS | Thailand | UAE | Thailand | |
| SWIMMING BREASTSTROKE 50M BOYS | UAE | Thailand | Thailand | ||
| SWIMMING BUTTERFLY 50M BOYS | UAE | Thailand | Thailand | ||
| SWIMMING FREESTYLE 50M BOYS | Thailand | UAE | Thailand | ||
| SWIMMING INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 4x50M BOYS | UAE | Pakistan | Thailand | ||
| SWIMMING FREESTYLE RELAY 3x50M BOYS | Thailand | Malaysia | Pakistan | ||
| SWIMMING BACKSTROKE 50M GIRLS | Thailand | Thailand | Pakistan | ||
| SWIMMING BREASTSTROKE 50M GIRLS | Thailand | Thailand | Pakistan | ||
| SWIMMING BUTTERFLY 50M GIRLS | Thailand | Thailand | Pakistan | ||
| SWIMMING FREESTYLE 50M GIRLS | Thailand | Thailand | Pakistan | ||
| SWIMMING INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 4x50M GIRLS | Pakistan | Thailand | UAE | ||
| Thailand | Pakistan | Malaysia | |||
| ATHLETICS | ATHLETICS SPRINT 100M BOYS | Pakistan | Philippines | Malaysia | |
| ATHLETICS 200M BOYS | Malaysia | Pakistan | Pakistan | ||
| ATHLETICS 400M BOYS | Thailand | Pakistan | Malaysia | ||
| ATHLETICS SPRINT 100M GIRLS | Pakistan | Thailand | Pakistan | ||
| ATHLETICS 200M GIRLS | Pakistan | Malaysia | Malaysia | ||
| ATHLETICS 400 GIRLS | Pakistan | Malaysia | Thailand | ||
| ATHLETICS 4x100M RELAY (2 BOYS AND 2 GIRLS) | Pakistan | Malaysia | Thailand | ||
| ATHLETICS LONG JUMP (GIRLS) | Pakistan | Malaysia | Thailand | ||
| ATHLETICS LONG JUMP (BOYS) | Pakistan | Thailand | Pakistan | ||
| ATHLETICS SHOT PUT (BOYS | Pakistan | Philippines | Oman | ||
| ATHLETICS SHUT PUT (GIRLS) | Oman | Pakistan | Pakistan | ||
| CHESS | CHESS (BOY OR GIRL) | UAE | Pakistan | Philippines | |