The first meeting of the new PTA of XLIS was successfully held last Friday, February 18th, 2022. This official meeting welcomed all members since the new PTA structure was announced during the XLIS Christmas Concert, last December. Dr. Liu, the Head of School and Hulbert Zhang, Chairperson of the new PTA team, gave a welcome speech to…
Dear XLIS Family, Happy Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger! According to the school calendar, the second semester is scheduled to begin on February 14th, 2022 (Monday). Please check the school emails regularly for any relevant notices and remember to come back to school on time. We wish you and your family a healthy,…
Luo Xiang, a famous professor at China University of Political Science and Law, once said, “Reading allows us to constantly break down our preconceptions and step out of our inherent narrowness.” Reading is the most important way for us to have the privilege of engaging with the great souls of mankind. To enrich the cultural…
Good luck comes with spring, the tiger babies are welcoming the new year “Children don’t you admire, the Laba is years.” A well-known nursery rhyme opens the prelude to the most important traditional festival of the Chinese – ‘Nian (Spring Festival)’! Preparing New Year’s goods, sweeping the house, hanging lanterns, displaying Spring Festival couplets,…
The New Year is coming. The Chinese New Year Celebration, as one of the traditional activities of XLIS every year, is of great significance to the growth of students. This year, teachers and students from XLIS gathered in the cloud. Through a series of exciting activities, they experienced the profoundness of Chinese, exercised public expression…
Light of Civilization – 2021 Chinese Cultural Exchange Person of the Year Dr. Liu Dear XLIS community, we’re glad to share with you that Dr. Lily Liu, the Head of School was honored as the “Light of Civilization · Chinese Cultural Exchange Persons and Institutions of the Year” of 2021. This is an award…
The city of Xi’an has been under lockdown since December 22/2021 due to an outbreak of Covid19. China is committed to zero cases of the virus and implements a robust approach to protect members of the community. Cases are dropping through a concerted effort of government, health care workers and cooperative citizenry, an army of…
I was in a lesson observation today when a student put up his hand to ask a question. He said, “Excuse me, can I go out for (COVID) testing?” The teacher said, “Yes, go ahead”, and the lesson proceeded as normal. What a different time we are living in. Fortunately at XLIS this is only…
When facing the epidemic which broke out suddenly in Xi’an at the end of 2021, more than 700 teachers and students from 41 countries at XLIS displayed their understanding and passionate support to the protocols put into place on prevention and control of the pandemic implemented by the local government. During quarantine, our school staff…
How our wonderful XLIS students manage their time during quarantine XLIS students have demonstrated time and time again that they are resilient learners that can adapt to an ever-changing world and overcome any challenges that come their way. After completing nearly two weeks of online learning through carefully planned synchronous and asynchronous lessons, we…