Rising to the COBIS Mangahigh Maths Challenge
Last November, Year 7 to 9 students from The British School of Gran Canaria took part in the COBIS Mangahigh Maths Challenge which consists of a series of testing online maths games. Despite being pitted against considerably bigger international schools across the world, we managed to finish 18th out of 89 with 10,688 points. At the end of the first assembly of 2019, certificates and medals were handed out to the 13 Year 7-9s who amassed more than 150 points.
Years 4 and 5 recently visited the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium to see the Philharmonic Orchestra of Gran Canaria perform The Magic Flute, an opera by Mozart. We enjoyed a spectacular performance, especially adapted for children, sung in Spanish and German and accompanied by magnificent music played by a full orchestra. Here's an 
On 19th December, the Lionesses and the Young Lions competed in volleyball against the Deutsche Schule. It was the first outing BSGC has ever had at the official German school, in any fixture. The teams were welcomed warmly by a mixture of staff and students.
Mr Johnson's Christmas Extravaganza has become one of the highlights of the year, something all students and staff look forward to. The 2018 version was no exception. The pick of the proceedings was undoubtedly BSGC's take on The Twelve Days of Christmas with a partridge in a pear tree replaced by a lost locker key. 
Where will you find the Sea of Tranquility? In which mode do computers calculate numbers? Just two of the questions posed to our Year 11-13 and Year 7-10 students in the Interhouse Secondary General Knowledge Competitions.