August Upcoming Events

Whole School Events

 

 

1. Thursday, 7th August-Friday, 8th August

    Orientation Week for New Staff

After the leadership retreat, new staff orientation will begin. We will be welcoming 20 new staff members to the school. This time is dedicated to setting them up to succeed by introducing them to the different systems the school uses as well as to what planning, instruction and assessment look like at XLIS. During our pre-boarding sessions these new members were introduced to the XLIS mission as well as our Schoolwide Learner Outcomes. During this week they will start to understand how these are put into action.

 

2. Monday, 11th August-Thursday,14th August

    Orientation Week for All Staff

From Monday we will welcome our returning staff back to school. The staff at XLIS, along with our students, are the heart and soul of the school. We will come together around our mission and vision before digging into the two most important aspects of what we do.

Ensuring every student achieves their very best academically.

Providing a safe, inclusive environment for all our students.

Staff will have plenty of time to plan and start to set up their learning spaces for the community day on Thursday.

 

3. Aug. 11, 2025, Monday

    2025-2026 Academic Year New Parents’ Orientation

To better collaborate and cooperate for students’ growth at XLIS, we’ll invite all new parents to join in the New Parents’ Orientation on Aug. 11th afternoon to know more about the academic requirement and other school routines, so as to integrate into XLIS community smoothly.

 

4. Thursday,14th August

    Community Day

A successful partnership between school and family helps develop confident and well-rounded students. The Community Day is designed for meeting with all parents, it will take place on August 14th, Thursday afternoon. It will be divided into Primary session and Secondary session, which are all led by the Senior Leadership Team. Furthermore, the new academic year student packages will be given to parents on this day. Please refer to the schedule below and further email from pr@xalis.com for further specific announcements.

Time: August 14th, Thursday afternoon13:00-14:00 Meet with Primary Principal (Introduce the PYP)

14:00-15:00 Meet with Secondary Principal (Introduce the MYP & DP)

 

5. Monday, 18th August

    Start Semester 1

According to the school calendar, the first semester of 2025-2026 academic year is scheduled to begin on August 18th, 2025 (Monday). Please check the school emails regularly for any relevant notice.

 

6. Friday, 29th August

    Meet the Teacher Night

Meet the teacher night is an excellent way for the parents to learn more about their child’s school life at XLIS. Meeting and getting to know the teachers and TA in the primary class will begin the building of a very important relationship between the home and school. Please attend this important session to visit your child’s classroom, meet the teachers, find out more about our curriculum and the expectations for behavior, homework and communication. We look forward to welcoming you!

For the Secondary school, our meet the teacher night would be an opportunity for the parents to meet the homeroom teachers. On this day, homeroom teachers will introduce the protocols for communication, teachers who would teach your child to set the platform to build an important relationship that will help the child, who is always at the center.

 

Primary School Events

 

Our Primary Calendar is full of important events throughout the year. For the month of August, the Community Day and Meet the Teacher night are the two most important events for the month.  Throughout the first two weeks of school, teachers will be busy getting to know each of the students in their class and they will plan activities to build a positive classroom community.  Starting in September, there will be more opportunities to bring the XLIS community together.

 

Secondary School Events

 

August 25-September 5- The XLIS Dragon Cave Dormitory Challenge is a unique residential initiative designed to provide our MYP2 and MYP3 students with an opportunity to further develop their self-management skills as well as their basic life skills thus encouraging them to become more independent. In between August 25-September 05, our MYP 3 A/B will be taking this challenge.

 

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