March Upcoming Events
Whole School Events 1. Staff PD and Early Release – Wednesday, 1st March Wednesday will be an early release day for students with buses leaving campus at 2:30. XLIS staff will be leading nine different sessions for other staff members. Some of the sessions include lesson planning, inquiry cycle, behavior management and developing assessment rubrics.…
February Updated Events
Whole School Events 1. Start of Semester 2 2. PTA Core Member Meeting This is the first PTA meeting in Semester 2, the main contents discussed are: · Parent-Principal Coffees · XLIS Action Plan · M5 Work Experience · Science Fair · Semester 2 ECA Registration and Q&A · PTA Members Daily Observing Student’s…
Secondary Parent Talk – Mrs. Kate Yu (MYP1 Parent)
Theme: How do I deal with my anxiety as an international school parent
Secondary Parent Talk – Mr. Kyoung Tack Kim (MYP1 Parent)
Theme: How to be good friends with our kids
Secondary Parent Talk – Dr. Ali Shirvani (MYP1 Parent)
Theme: Unlocking the Power of Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) in Our Children
A Letter to XLIS Community from Head of School – Dr. Liu.
Dear XLIS Community, Greetings! I am so touched and very grateful to each XLIS community member for supporting each other like family. everything is going well in the second semester. Parent-Principal Coffees As mentioned in the PTA meeting on February 14th, in order to continue approaching WASC Goal 4: enhancing family-school communication, a…
Secondary PD
“Those who dare to teach must never cease to learn” ——John Cotton Dana This quote reflects the goal of XLIS this year. We are committed to providing time and resources for teachers to engage in collaborative work, which gives them time to reflect on their practice and set personal improvement goals. On Friday, 17th…
Primary Teachers PD on Inquiry
On Friday, February 17th, the whole Primary School team met together to dive into Inquiry teaching and learning in the PYP. The workshop was facilitated by the PYP coordinator – Ms. Maria Zialcita, and the Primary Principal – Ms. Marly Song. Three objectives were given at the beginning of the session: · Develop a…