Dear XLIS Families and Friends, First, I want to extend my warm welcome to all our returning and new families and staff joining our…
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Michelle Taylor – Whole School Counselor Mrs. Taylor is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with over 20 years of experience in mental health care. The…
Unit of Inquiry Throughout this unit, we will inquire into How We Express Ourselves. Student will explore the pronunciation and writing rules of Pinyin…
Unit of Inquiry We will learn about the elements of art and use it to create artwork. During this unit, we will learn about…
Unit of Inquiry Art is one of the earliest forms of communication for children. The creative arts are activities that engage a child’s imagination.…
Unit of Inquiry For this 1st unit, students will go to the swimming pool to learn basic skills, swimming styles and games under water.…
Unit of Inquiry Welcome to lower primary PSPE. This first unit will deal with the interconnectedness of skills, strategies and safety measures found within…
Unit of Inquiry In this unit, students will look at how music is notated and will work on their ability to respond to written…
Unit of Inquiry Throughout this unit, students will be experiencing what beat and rhythm are, and we will talk about how beat and rhythm…
Unit of Inquiry In this unit, students will be inquiring into the reasons why people migrate by looking at human migration throughout history and…
Unit of Inquiry Our first unit of inquiry is under the transdisciplinary theme Who We Are. This unit is focused on Personal, Social, and…
Unit of Inquiry The transdisciplinary theme of our current unit of inquiry is ‘How We Express Ourselves’. In this unit, students will inquire into…
Unit of Inquiry Students will learn about the origins of money and examine and compare different types of money from around the world. Students…
Unit of Inquiry The transdisciplinary theme of our new unit of inquiry is ‘Who We Are’. Students will be investigating the function of communities…
Unit of Inquiry An inquiry into the nature of the self; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships including…
Unit of Inquiry Our first theme this year is Who We Are. We will begin by discussing our personal preferences, things we find important,…
Unit of Inquiry We have had a great start to the school year in ECE A. The students have settled well and are finding…
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” ——Anne Lamott This year, I have the opportunity to…
Whole School Events 1. Staff Orientation Week During the week before school started our teachers returned and began to build community. Staff took a look…
Before returning to start a new semester at Xi’an Liangjiatan International School, twenty-four XLIS students spent nearly a month preparing for and participating in the…
On August 15th, 2022, students and staff returned to Xi’an Liangjiatan International School for a brand new 2022-2023 school year! With this new beginning, not…
Xi’an Liangjiatan International School 2022 Summer Camp Program has come to a successful conclusion with the Art Camp on the theme of “Explore the Earth”…
May you always be on the path to your dreams. With our graduates receiving the results of their Diploma Programme, XLIS DP2 students’ high…
Series II David & Clara In the previous graduate interview, we chatted with Tina and Jarry about their learning stories. Tina’s “social phobia” and…
Series Ⅰ Tina & Jarry Midsummer is the hottest season of the year, but it carries the most memorable part of Xi’an Liangjiatan International School(XLIS)…
“No story lives unless someone wants to listen. The stories we love best do live in us forever. So whether you come back by page…
On July 16th, 2022, Xi’an Liangjiatan International School was successfully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and has become one of…
Acceptances Scholarships to Top Universities. It’s the time of the year again when our graduates receive the results of their Diploma Programme. The academic…
Whole School Events 1. Summer Holiday Duration Friday June 17th, 2022 marked the last day of the 2021-2022 academic year. The academic year of 2022-2023…
Think deeply, Go further-Strengthen cultural confidence & Create an enabling learning community Xi’an Liangjiatan International School is located in Xi’an Hi-Tech Development Zone, and…
SDGs Group Projects Over the last six years, our secondary students participated in two major school-innovated PBL (Project Based Learning) activities each year. At…
As of Monday 23rd May, 49 triathletes walked the XLIS corridors. 25 students from M1 – DP, 23 members of staff and 1 P6 student…
The Jr. Chang’an Cup The 2nd Annual Xi’an International Elementary Basketball Invitational Saturday, May 14th was one of the most unforgettable days in my…
“The ultimate end of education is not a perfection in the accomplishments of the school, but fitness for life; not the acquirement of habits of…
Dear XLIS Community， As the only Shaanxi International Youth Collaboration Camp in the region, Xi’an Liangjiatan International School, is proud to present the 2022…
“Resilience is a precious skill. People who have it have three advantages: a belief they can influence life events, a tendency to find meaning and…
Whole School Events 01.End of ECAs – Thursday, 2nd June Dear parents, please be kindly reminded that our ECA program will end on June 2nd,…
Whole School Events 01. PTA Core Members Meeting The training on the “Restorative Practices Policy” was conducted at the monthly PTA core member meeting .…
The theme of the XLIS 2022 graduation was “Crossing the Bridge,” inspired by an artwork by Corina Li. The artwork graces the invitation to the…
A Story about the PYP Student Council’s Many Successes and a Look Forward to What’s to Come. This school year began with a lot…
Xi’an Liangjiatan International School (XLIS) was founded in 2003. It is the first IB world school in Northwestern China, fully authorized to offer all three…
Dear XLIS Community, With great pleasure and excitement, I introduce myself to you as the newly appointed Secondary Principal at XLIS. I have…
Hello to the wonderful XLIS community! For those of you who do not know me, my name is Marly Song. Starting in the 2022-2023 academic…
This year’s PYP Exhibition was held successfully on campus, and we were delighted to share our celebration globally through live streaming. The Exhibition is one…
This year my family and I will complete eight years working at XLIS. I am delighted that next academic year I will have the opportunity…
Dear Community, It has been an incredible six years as the Secondary Principal at XLIS. It is a great pleasure to be part of this…
Dear XLIS community, I hope you have enjoyed a restful holiday. Time flies! It is hard to believe that we are gradually heading…
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…
Math Kangaroo Committee Announces Xi’an Liangjiatan International School as the official test center in China After much effort and preparation, Xi’an Liangjiatan International School…
Whole School Events 1. Labor Day Holiday – Saturday, 30th April – Monday, 2nd May The school will be closed for the Labor Day Holiday, on…
Whole School Events 1. The 2022 Youth Science Forum On the morning of Saturday April 9th, 2022, XLIS set the stage for a unique intellectual…
Hello everyone! We are Roy and Tammy, representatives of the XLIS resident-student community! Please watch the following video and join us as we take…
The 2022 Youth Science Forum on Global Sustainable Development in the Context of “carbon peak and neutrality” at XLIS On the morning of Saturday…
At XLIS, the sports have always been an essential part of the IB curriculum framework, and never have these engaging disciplines been more conducive to…
Forum Background On September 21, 2021, President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the 76th United Nations General Assembly, “Insist on harmonious coexistence between man…
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…
Whole School Events 1. PTA Core Members Meeting – Tuesday, 12th April Mr. Zhang Hui, the chairman of PTA, and Mr. Brian Lalor, the primary…
“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.”——Dolly Parton Since the start of the global pandemic in 2019, the students and…
On Monday, March 7th, XLIS teachers were engaged in dynamic professional development sessions throughout the day. The day was about teacher innovation and teachers leading…
High Quality Education, the Crucial Way to A Better Life XLIS Featured Parent Talk to Mother of Alicia from P4A There is no denying…
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…
The first Chinese Faculty Meeting in the 2nd Semester of 2021-2022 was held on Monday, February 21st, at XLIS. As we reflected on the…
The IB Diploma Programme (DP) is known to be the best preparation for university students worldwide. Xi’an Liangjiatan International school encourages students to challenge themselves, so…
Whole School Events 1.The Second Annual Chang’an Cup – Friday, 11th March – Saturday, 12th March The Second Annual Chang’an Cup will be played on…
On 23rd February 2022, our DP Coordinator and the team of diploma teachers held an evening to introduce the Diploma programme to the parents of our…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Light of Civilization – 2021 Chinese Cultural Exchange Person of the Year Dr. Liu Dear XLIS community, we’re glad to share with you that…
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…
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…
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…
How our wonderful XLIS students manage their time during quarantine XLIS students have demonstrated time and time again that they are resilient learners that…
Xi’an Liangjiatan International School is an amazing place, and the reasons why our school is special can be found in the diversity of our students…
The M1 students at XLIS have been studying organ systems during their current unit in Science class. They have explored the parts and functions of…
Our school’s Christmas Break and New Year’s Day Holiday is observed from the 18th December, 2021 to 2nd January, 2022. In this new moment, teachers…
As the year 2021 comes to an end, students and their educators at XLIS reflect on the challenges and achievements they encountered while learning through…
Student council aims to make XLIS a better place by taking action to ensure students’ voices are heard and respected. If you have a…
School-Wide Learning Outcomes Awards & The Giving Tree Learner Profile——School-Wide Learning Outcomes Awards Every semester the secondary school takes time out to honor students…
Whole School Events 01. Christmas Show and Winter Art Exposition – Saturday, 11th December At XLIS, our students, teachers, and staff are equally excited to…
Whole School Events 01. XLIS Book Fair On Thursday and Friday (November 25-26) XLIS hosted a book fair supplied by Share Kids Books of Beijing.…
Xi’an Liangjiatan International School’s recruitment for 2022-2023 academic year is now in full swing. We look for experienced international educators who share the mission and…
Dear XLIS Family, Today is Thanksgiving Day, a traditional American holiday, and a great day for our international school to express its most sincere…
XLIS Featured Teacher Nancy Jing IB Language Class My Chinese Sentiments XLIS, the first IB World School authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization in…
The first season of team sports for the 2021-22 school year has concluded at XLIS. Students across all divisions had the opportunity to become a…
XLIS held the 2nd “Blue Dragon Cup” swimming competition on November 2nd, 2021. Our dedicated swimming coaches at XLIS are constantly working towards the enrichment…
On October 29, the Student Council organized and implemented 4 secret games across various locations that each member of each Dynasty would complete in collectively…
This year’s Literacy and Culture Week marks the 8th year since we started celebrating the event at XLIS. It was wonderful to see how much…
Whole School Events 1. The General Election of The New PTA With great support of PTA, which was initially established in November, 2019, XLIS has…
Primary School Events 1. Primary PD On October 11 & 12, 2021, the PYP team participated in a 2-day virtual workshop on Approaches to…
The first semester of the 2021-2022 academic year at Xi’an Liangjiatan International School (XLIS) began in early September and featured a new and improved ECA…
The results of the 2021 YouLan Award for Outstanding Women in China’s International Schools, have recently been officially announced. The Head of Xi’an Liangjiatan International…
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…
Dear XLIS Community, We would like to inform you of the current epidemic situation in Xi’an and to raise awareness of how you can support…
On October 18th, 2021, the Foreign Talent Research Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Provincial Department of Science and Technology, and the…
On October 11 & 12, 2021, the PYP team participated in a 2-day virtual workshop on Approaches to Learning (ATL). The Approaches to Learning, which…
The Chang’an Cup is an annual basketball tournament for international senior high school students hosted by Xi’an Liangjiatan International School (XLIS). Located in the Chang’an…
Whole School Events 1. National Holiday – Friday, October 1st – Sunday, October 10th Our school’s National Holiday is observed from the 1st to the…
Whole School Events 1. Start of ECAs – Thursday, September 9th ECAs began on Thursday September 9th, 2021. Each ECA that we offer is structured…
Dear Members of the XLIS Community, It is my distinguished honor to welcome you to the 2021-2022 academic year. The Brand Development Team has been…
“Comprehensive Solutions for a Growing International School”. Welcome to the 2021-2022 Academic Year at XLIS! My name is Alex Rambaud, and as XLIS’ Vice Principal…
It is my great honour and privilege to welcome you back to Xi’an Liangjiatan International School (XLIS), a school that is part of the international…
Education is one of the main focuses and plans of the country and the party. During President Xi Jinping’s visit to Tsinghua University, President Xi…
On September 1st, 2021, Xi’an Liangjiatan International School opened its doors and welcomed students and staff back to campus with great joy and excitement. Teachers…
Dear Secondary Parents, Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year. We are so happy that we will be able to welcome your sons and daughters…
Welcome to XLIS where our mission is to enable confident, open-minded, global citizens through life-long learning and a sense of community. Please take the time to look…
Dear members of the Xi’an Liangjiatan International School Community, I hope that each one of you had a wonderful and fulfilling summer vacation. I would…
Dear XLIS Community: Summer holiday is coming to an end and we welcome you to the 2021-2022 Academic Year! Xi’an Liangjiatan International School is delighted…
Congratulations！ The 2021 “Outlook of China” Bilingual Culture and Art Festival was held in Beijing from July 18th to July 19th. The representative team of Xi’an Liangjiatan…
Dear XLIS community, The global epidemic situation has been complex and severe, with clusters of COVID cases now being reported in many parts of China…
From July 5th to July 16th, Xi’an Liangjiatan International School hosted a two-week boarding camp with the theme of “Around the World in 10 Days” with…
2021 IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME RESULTS 43 POINTS-TOP SCORE 65% GRADUATED WITH BILINGUAL DIPLOMAS 100% PASS RATE FOR STUDENTS WHO SAT THE EXAMS ACCEPTANCES SCHOLARSHIPS TO TOP UNIVERSITIES …
The first phase of the XLIS 2021 SDGs Summer Camp for ECE-P3 was successfully completed. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The term SDGs stands for…
If you would like to speak, we are glad to Listen! The idea for ” The Box of Relief ” came from the unit…
Every child has a magic castle in their mind. Hogwarts is the magic school they dream of. Every child has dreamed of possessing magic, like…
June 2021 Updated Events 01 – Summer Holiday Duration Please be aware that Friday June 18th is the last school day for the 2020-2021 academic…
P1’s current and final Unit of Inquiry has the transdisciplinary theme of ‘Sharing the Planet’, with the central idea, ‘People can make choices that support…
At the foot of Nanshan Mountain, on the banks of the Feng River, the beating hearts of our children are connecting with the world. …
XLIS, celebrated its first Maker Fair on May 18th. Our vision is to lead education through innovation and a student-centered, community driven approach. It was a fair…
Andy (Jeonghyeon) Park, an XLIS student, receives an offer from Yonsei University, a SKY University in Korea. Our XLIS Secondary Team are overjoyed to hear…
The Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC), is part of Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo in Ontario Canada. They have…
“Come Find Us”is the final and required exhibition for IB Diploma Programme Visual Arts students. This exhibition was scheduled from March 29 to April 1,…
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…
At XLIS our vision is to lead education through innovation and a student-centered, community-driven approach. We know that our parents, students, and staff are aware…
The XLIS 2021 Summer Fair and Concert was held on Saturday May 29th, 2021. A true XLIS tradition, this year’s Summer Fair was full of…
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Dear XLIS Community, Xi’an Liangjiatan International School is proud to present its 2021 Summer Camp Program to all members of the community. This international education…
Whole School Events 01 – End of ECAs Tuesday, June 8th Please be kindly reminded that Tuesday June 8th, 2021, marks the last day of…
May 2021 Updated Events 01 – “Blue Dragon Cup” Swimming Competition Wednesday, May 5th Xi’an Liangjiatan International School held the first “Blue Dragon Cup”…
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…
Xi’an Liangjiatan International School provides a full education from 3-year-olds learning their first words of English to high school students applying to prestigious foreign universities.…
The first “Blue Dragon Cup” swimming competition at Xi’an Liangjiatan International School In order to further enrich the XLIS’ sports culture and create a…
Dear XLIS Community， As the only Shaanxi International Youth Collaboration Camp in the region, Xi’an Liangjiatan International School, is proud to present the 2021…
I wish you good luck If not I hope you can learn compassion through misfortune I hope you can be loved by many If not…
To further strengthen the collaboration and communication between parents and the school and provide parents with an opportunity to understand the residential program for the…
Xi’an Liangjiatan International School (XLIS) was founded in 2003. It is the first IB World School authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization in the northwestern…
May 2021 Upcoming Events 01 – Labor Day Holiday Saturday-Wednesday, May 1st-May 3rd The school will be closed for the Labor Day Holiday, on…
April 2021 Updated Events 01 – Regular PTA Core Members Meeting Tuesday, April 13th 02 – Dr. Liu attended the ACAMIS Spring Conference & International…
It is with a heart full of joy and enthusiasm that I share with you today the improvements that I have witnessed during the 2021…
For our last unit collaboration with P5 Homeroom, P5 students focused on the central idea: Media has the power to influence thinking and behavior. Students…
At XLIS we have ten Schoolwide Learner Outcomes (SLOs). Our teachers carefully plan these into their lessons in order to help students to achieve our…
School Introduction XLIS was formerly the International Department of Xi’an Hi-tech International School, founded in 2003, relocated to the new campus of Liangjiatan International…
“I gradually understand that to be families just means to watch each other’s back go away constantly. You are watching him disappear at the turning…
Education is constantly evolving, and school improvement is an ongoing process. At Xi’an Liangjiatan International school, teachers engage in a constant cycle of growth, improvement,…
April 2021 Upcoming Events 01 – Tomb Sweeping Day & Easter Holidays Saturday-Sunday, April 3rd-April 11th Starting on Saturday, 3rd April until Sunday, 11th April,…
March 2021 Updated Events 01 – Start of ECAs Tuesday, March 9th ECAs began on Tuesday March 9th, 2021. Each ECA that we offer is…
In this article I would like to share with our community something very special about XLIS. At our assembly recently I told students that this…
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,…
On March 11th, 2021, Exit and Entry Administrative Division of Xi’an Public Security Bureau awarded Dr. Liu the letter of appointment as “Administrative Service Supervisor…
One of the teacher/artist’s greatest skills is to be able to differentiate for their students.In each class, we have a group of individuals with different…
Jayleen Chen PTA Chairman Dear XLIS Community, In the new semester, the children embark on a new learning journey. On the first day…
February 2021 Updated Events 01 – XLIS Korean Online Open Day Wednesday, February 3rd XLIS successfully organized the XLIS Korean Admissions Open Day on February…
“Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time.”—Edwin Percy Whipple We all see the world in different ways, and reading is undoubtedly…
January 2021 Updated Events 01 – Chinese New Year Celebration Wednesday, 13th January The 2021 XLIS Chinese New Year Celebration was jointly organized by the…
Singing Classic Songs 2021 is the Xin Chou Year of the Lunar Calendar. In the Chinese folklore, the year when the earth branch meets…
“I can take any empty space and call it a bare stage. A man walks across this empty space whilst someone else is watching him,…
Xi’an Liangjiatan International School hosted the first edition of the Chang’an Cup basketball tournament on January 15 and 16, 2021. The tournament saw eleven teams…
Our children have been born in a new era of diversity, open-mindedness, internationalization, and with a common shared destiny for all mankind. The real purpose…