Dear Parents, I hope you are enjoying the change in weather and first semester at XLIS. It was lovely to meet you all last month during our international day celebration. I cannot tell you how much I enjoy meeting the students each Monday morning and hearing about their weekend. XLIS Strategic Plan Our vision…
Dear Parents, It is hard to believe that we are coming to the end of another year at XLIS. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the support you have given me and our school this past year. I am so happy that the word community is found…
Dear Parents, I hope you are keeping well and that all is well with your family. In this newsletter, I would like to update you about some events and take the time to remind our community about our Restorative Practices Policy. This past weekend I visited Hangzhou International School to present on accreditation at…
Dear Parents, A warm welcome to Xi’an Liangjiatan International School where our mission is to enable confident, open-minded global citizens through life-long learning and a sense of community. This mission sets the stage for everything we do at the school. In this email, I would like to introduce myself, mention some exciting events this…
Dear Parents, I have always been a firm believer that we are achieving our mission at XLIS, but I have also felt that our vision was too aspirational. This year, however, thanks to our community I am starting to believe that we can, “lead education through innovation and a student-centered, community-driven approach together.” Strategic…
Dear Parents, I would like to take some time to update you on several upcoming initiatives at the school. Our vision is to lead education through innovation and a student-centered community-driven approach. To this end, let me highlight some ways we are working towards this. MAP Assessment Our school being not-for-profit has…
Dear Parents, I wish you all a very happy new year and would like to extend a very warm welcome to all the new members of our community. My name is Brian Lalor, the deputy head of school and I look forward to meeting with you all during Semester 2. I love to hear…
Dear Parents, It is hard to believe that my family and I will be celebrating our eleventh holiday season at XLIS this year. We love this time of Christmas then leading into Spring Festival. These two holidays are celebrated throughout the world and focus on the family. In my newsletter this month I would…
Dear parents, I am delighted to be sharing a newsletter with you on what is perhaps one of the best aspects of our school, a culture of inclusion. One of the things the leadership at XLIS strives for is transparency. This is why we have provided our academic policies on our website here as well as…