Our secondary teachers and students engaged in professional development over four days (October 12-14). Interference from the regular pace and structure of everyday life is disruptive. Sometimes people stress about any interruptions to routines. But have you considered disruption as a powerful force? Pressing the pause button and engaging with new ideas and collaborative action…
Dear Parents, Good morning! I hope this email finds you well! Yesterday and today all of our staff in the primary division have been participating in professional development provided by the IB that is called: Action, Agency and Engagement. Today I would like to take the time to highlight these two very…
Student council aims to make XLIS a better place by taking action to ensure students’ voices are heard and respected. If you have a chance to join the student council meeting on Friday, you will be surprised by these ‘representatives’, they are open-minded and caring, they help those in need and appreciate different cultures…
Teachers took the time to do some essential curriculum work today at XLIS. The IB Primary Years Programme recently updated its skills of Approaches to Learning (ATLs) as they are known. It is a significant program change that is of huge benefit to students as the development of skills is as important as the knowledge…
Last month our MYP5 students shared their Personal Projects with the school community during our PP Exhibition. Over eight months, our seventeen MYP5 students researched and produced their independent projects. Each student worked with a teacher-supervisor who acted as a mentor and a guide on the side. The students delved into issues of personal importance,…
The DP Graduation Exhibition is a celebration of a two-year journey of our graduating artists. It is a form of a final exam for the Visual Art students. During these two years, each student has explored their personal thematic interests and developed a coherent, meaningful, and research-based body of work. Accompanying their art, students write…
On Tuesday, March 9th, Secondary Principal, Daun Yorke, and MYP Assistant Coordinator, Emma Yang, led a workshop for secondary parents about raising teenagers and pre-teens, also known as “tweens” (children who are in-between childhood and the teenage years). The secret to successfully parenting a teen is communication. The lines of communication between you and your…
On Wednesday, P5 students had the opportunity to develop their understanding of the key concept of connection. It was a special class, as our P5 teachers took a step back and let Miss Shanshan take over the classroom. Miss Shanshan is a specialist in traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, and it is from this perspective…
The central idea of this unit is ‘we use media to connect and communicate with others.’ Students have been working on different forms and techniques of media, and how media influences us throughout this unit. As one of the ALT skills is self-management, we also invited a guest speaker to talk about the Cyber Security…