The 2023 XLIS Spring Concert Welcoming the Year with a Message of Hope! XLIS has undeniably set a…
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XLIS 2023 Secondary Chinese New Year Celebration ‘My Youth’ 2023 XLIS 5th Secondary Chinese Speech Contest “Do something…
Farewell to the Year of the Tiger and Greetings to the Year of Rabbit XLIS Primary School Mandarin Department Activities…
MOVEMBER MOVEMBER started in 2003 in Australia. It is the only charity that focuses on men’s health worldwide. The initial…
Dear Jingjing Yang, Happy New Year! I wish you all a wonderful year ahead for 2023. In addition, the Year…
Whole School Events 1. Semester 1 Reports – Friday, 13th January End of semester reports will be released to parents…
Whole School Events 1. End of ECAs Our ECA program ended on December 15th, 2022. The new program will begin…
Dear XLIS Community Members, According to the XLIS school calendar, our Christmas holiday will start from December 24th, 2022 and…
Xi ‘an Liangjiatan International School has always emphasized on offering its students atruly balanced education. Besides offering our students a…
Dear HYUNSIL CHOI, First of all I would like to wish you and your family a very happy Christmas. May…
XLIS’ Extra Curricular Activities（ECAs）Semester 1, 2022-2023 XLIS has completed the first semester of Extra Curricular Activities of the 2022-2023…
Dear Parents, I hope that this email finds you well as we look ahead to the holiday season! It…
Enjoying competitive sports and enhancing health fitness, we are learning and growing happily at XLIS. The first season of…
Greetings! Before I share the weekly message with you, I would like to clarify the incident of a staff…
Keep on Learning and Seeking The Best Answer to Achieving High Quality Education Bilingual and Multilingual Teaching and Learning…
Class Group: DP2 Period: November – January Homeroom Teachers: Mona Meng Shameek Ghosh In our homeroom, we discuss all the…
Class Group: DP1 Period: November – January Homeroom Teacher: Kelvin Tian Kate Yu Unit Title: Get Ready with Diploma Program…
Class Group: M5 Period: November – January English Language and Literature Teacher: Mr. Ridolfo Unit Title: Through…
Class Group: M4 Period: November – January Homeroom MYP4A & MYP4B Teachers: Sky Du, Keon Yang ATL skills: Self-Management—Affective Skills…
Class Group: M3 A/B Period: November – January Homeroom MYP3A & MYP3B Teachers: M3A: Mr. Kyle, Ms. Tracy M3B: Mr.…
Class Group: M2 A/B Period: November – January Homeroom MYP2A & MYP2B Teachers: M2A: Ms. Momo and Mr. Welch M2B:…
Class Group: M1 A/B Period: November – January Homeroom MYP1A Teachers: Michael Koran & Maggie Miao MYP1B Teachers: Zachary Dwyer…
Whole School Events 1. End of ECAs -Thursday, 15th December Please be kindly reminded that Thursday the 15th of December…
Whole School Events 1. PTA Core Members Meeting In the third monthly PTA Core Members Meeting of this semester, the…
Dear Parents, Greetings to our XLIS community! I was very happy to be getting lots of smiles and high…
Child Protection at XLIS Let every child grow healthily under the sunshine One of my roles at XLIS is…
Conference of International Exchanges on Ethics Education in Primary and Secondary Schools in Xi’an was Held Successfully at XLIS …
Literacy Week in Primary The Literacy and Culture Week is one of the significant events held in the Primary…
On 27 October 2022, Xi’an Liangjiatan International School held the 3rd Primary School Swimming Championship, at the school’s Blue Dragon…
Whole School Events 01. PTA Core Member Meeting – Tuesday, 8th November The third monthly PTA core meeting of the…
Whole School Events 01. PTA Core Members Online Meeting In the second monthly PTA Core Members Meeting of this semester,…
XLIS PYP Chinese Department National Final Award Honor List The 13th Beijing “OUTLOOK OF CHINA” Bilingual Culture and Art…
Class Group: DP2 Period: August-October Homeroom Teacher: Mona meng Shameek Ghosh In our homeroom, we discuss all the challenges that…
Class Group: DP1 Period: August-October Homeroom Teacher: Kelvin Tian, Kate Yu Unit Title: Get Ready with Diploma Program Concept: Understanding…
Class Group: M5 Period: August-October Homeroom MYP5A Teachers: Sophia Suo, Tanapat (Ice) Treyanurak MYP5B Teacher: Nathan Kim, Emma Yang MYP5…
Class Group: M4 Period: Aug-Oct Homeroom MYP4A & MYP4B Teachers: Sky Du, Keon Yang, Jane Feng, Scott ATL skills: Self-Management—Affective…
Class Group: M3 A/B Period: August – October Homeroom Teachers: MYP3A Kyle Jooste & Tracy Shi Teachers: MYP3B Jonathon Lee…
Class Group: M2 A/B Period: August – October Homeroom MYP2A & MYP2B Teachers: M2A: Ms. Momo and Mr. Welch M2B:…
Class Group: M1 A/B Period: August – October Homeroom MYP1A Teachers: Michael Koran & Maggie Miao MYP1B Teachers: Randy Welch…
Whole School Events 1. National Holiday Saturday,1st October – Sunday, 9th October Our school’s National Holiday is observed from the 1st…
Whole School Events 1. Start of ECAs ECAs began on Thursday September 1st, 2022. Each ECA that we offer is…
XLIS’ United Nations International Day of Peace “End racism. Build peace” The hope of mankind is like an eternal…
Dear XLIS Families and Friends, First, I want to extend my warm welcome to all our returning and new…
Michelle Taylor – Whole School Counselor Mrs. Taylor is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with over 20 years of experience…
Unit of Inquiry Throughout this unit, we will inquire into How We Express Ourselves. Student will explore the pronunciation…
Unit of Inquiry We will learn about the elements of art and use it to create artwork. During this…
Unit of Inquiry Art is one of the earliest forms of communication for children. The creative arts are activities…
Unit of Inquiry For this 1st unit, students will go to the swimming pool to learn basic skills, swimming…
Unit of Inquiry Welcome to lower primary PSPE. This first unit will deal with the interconnectedness of skills, strategies…
Unit of Inquiry In this unit, students will look at how music is notated and will work on their…
Unit of Inquiry Throughout this unit, students will be experiencing what beat and rhythm are, and we will talk…
Unit of Inquiry In this unit, students will be inquiring into the reasons why people migrate by looking at…
Unit of Inquiry Our first unit of inquiry is under the transdisciplinary theme Who We Are. This unit is…
Unit of Inquiry The transdisciplinary theme of our current unit of inquiry is ‘How We Express Ourselves’. In this…
Unit of Inquiry Students will learn about the origins of money and examine and compare different types of money…
Unit of Inquiry The transdisciplinary theme of our new unit of inquiry is ‘Who We Are’. Students will be…
Unit of Inquiry An inquiry into the nature of the self; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and…
Unit of Inquiry Our first theme this year is Who We Are. We will begin by discussing our personal…
Unit of Inquiry We have had a great start to the school year in ECE A. The students have…
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” ——Anne Lamott This year,…
Whole School Events 1. Start of ECAs – Thursday,1st September XLIS proudly announces the start of its exciting ECAs on…
Whole School Events 1. Staff Orientation Week During the week before school started our teachers returned and began to build…
Before returning to start a new semester at Xi’an Liangjiatan International School, twenty-four XLIS students spent nearly a month preparing…
On August 15th, 2022, students and staff returned to Xi’an Liangjiatan International School for a brand new 2022-2023 school year!…
Xi’an Liangjiatan International School 2022 Summer Camp Program has come to a successful conclusion with the Art Camp on the…
May you always be on the path to your dreams. With our graduates receiving the results of their Diploma…
Series II David & Clara In the previous graduate interview, we chatted with Tina and Jarry about their learning…
Series Ⅰ Tina & Jarry Midsummer is the hottest season of the year, but it carries the most memorable part…
“No story lives unless someone wants to listen. The stories we love best do live in us forever. So whether…
On July 16th, 2022, Xi’an Liangjiatan International School was successfully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)…
Acceptances Scholarships to Top Universities. It’s the time of the year again when our graduates receive the results of…
Whole School Events 1. Summer Holiday Duration Friday June 17th, 2022 marked the last day of the 2021-2022 academic year.…
Think deeply, Go further-Strengthen cultural confidence & Create an enabling learning community Xi’an Liangjiatan International School is located in…
SDGs Group Projects Over the last six years, our secondary students participated in two major school-innovated PBL (Project Based…
As of Monday 23rd May, 49 triathletes walked the XLIS corridors. 25 students from M1 – DP, 23 members of…
The Jr. Chang’an Cup The 2nd Annual Xi’an International Elementary Basketball Invitational Saturday, May 14th was one of the…
“The ultimate end of education is not a perfection in the accomplishments of the school, but fitness for life; not…
Dear XLIS Community， As the only Shaanxi International Youth Collaboration Camp in the region, Xi’an Liangjiatan International School, is…
“Resilience is a precious skill. People who have it have three advantages: a belief they can influence life events, a…
Whole School Events 01.End of ECAs – Thursday, 2nd June Dear parents, please be kindly reminded that our ECA program…
Whole School Events 01. PTA Core Members Meeting The training on the “Restorative Practices Policy” was conducted at the monthly…
The theme of the XLIS 2022 graduation was “Crossing the Bridge,” inspired by an artwork by Corina Li. The artwork…
A Story about the PYP Student Council’s Many Successes and a Look Forward to What’s to Come. This school…
Xi’an Liangjiatan International School (XLIS) was founded in 2003. It is the first IB world school in Northwestern China, fully…
Dear XLIS Community, With great pleasure and excitement, I introduce myself to you as the newly appointed Secondary Principal…
Hello to the wonderful XLIS community! For those of you who do not know me, my name is Marly Song.…
This year’s PYP Exhibition was held successfully on campus, and we were delighted to share our celebration globally through live…
This year my family and I will complete eight years working at XLIS. I am delighted that next academic year…
Dear Community, It has been an incredible six years as the Secondary Principal at XLIS. It is a great pleasure…
Dear XLIS community, I hope you have enjoyed a restful holiday. Time flies! It is hard to believe…
Last month our MYP5 students shared their Personal Projects with the school community during our PP Exhibition. Over eight months,…
Math Kangaroo Committee Announces Xi’an Liangjiatan International School as the official test center in China After much effort and…
Whole School Events 1. Labor Day Holiday – Saturday, 30th April – Monday, 2nd May The school will be closed for…
Whole School Events 1. The 2022 Youth Science Forum On the morning of Saturday April 9th, 2022, XLIS set the…
Hello everyone! We are Roy and Tammy, representatives of the XLIS resident-student community! Please watch the following video and…
The 2022 Youth Science Forum on Global Sustainable Development in the Context of “carbon peak and neutrality” at XLIS …
At XLIS, the sports have always been an essential part of the IB curriculum framework, and never have these engaging…
Forum Background On September 21, 2021, President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the 76th United Nations General Assembly, “Insist…
The DP Graduation Exhibition is a celebration of a two-year journey of our graduating artists. It is a form of…
Whole School Events 1. PTA Core Members Meeting – Tuesday, 12th April Mr. Zhang Hui, the chairman of PTA, and…
“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.”——Dolly Parton Since the start of the global pandemic…
On Monday, March 7th, XLIS teachers were engaged in dynamic professional development sessions throughout the day. The day was about…
High Quality Education, the Crucial Way to A Better Life XLIS Featured Parent Talk to Mother of Alicia from P4A…
Teachers took the time to do some essential curriculum work today at XLIS. The IB Primary Years Programme recently updated…
The first Chinese Faculty Meeting in the 2nd Semester of 2021-2022 was held on Monday, February 21st, at XLIS. …
The IB Diploma Programme (DP) is known to be the best preparation for university students worldwide. Xi’an Liangjiatan International school encourages…
Whole School Events 1.The Second Annual Chang’an Cup – Friday, 11th March – Saturday, 12th March The Second Annual Chang’an…
On 23rd February 2022, our DP Coordinator and the team of diploma teachers held an evening to introduce the Diploma programme…
The first meeting of the new PTA of XLIS was successfully held last Friday, February 18th, 2022. This official meeting…
Dear XLIS Family, Happy Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger! According to the school calendar, the second semester is…
Luo Xiang, a famous professor at China University of Political Science and Law, once said, “Reading allows us to constantly…
Good luck comes with spring, the tiger babies are welcoming the new year “Children don’t you admire, the Laba…
The New Year is coming. The Chinese New Year Celebration, as one of the traditional activities of XLIS every year,…
Light of Civilization – 2021 Chinese Cultural Exchange Person of the Year Dr. Liu Dear XLIS community, we’re glad…
The city of Xi’an has been under lockdown since December 22/2021 due to an outbreak of Covid19. China is committed…
I was in a lesson observation today when a student put up his hand to ask a question. He said,…
When facing the epidemic which broke out suddenly in Xi’an at the end of 2021, more than 700 teachers and…
How our wonderful XLIS students manage their time during quarantine XLIS students have demonstrated time and time again that…
Xi’an Liangjiatan International School is an amazing place, and the reasons why our school is special can be found in…
The M1 students at XLIS have been studying organ systems during their current unit in Science class. They have explored…
Our school’s Christmas Break and New Year’s Day Holiday is observed from the 18th December, 2021 to 2nd January, 2022.…
As the year 2021 comes to an end, students and their educators at XLIS reflect on the challenges and achievements…
Student council aims to make XLIS a better place by taking action to ensure students’ voices are heard and respected.…
School-Wide Learning Outcomes Awards & The Giving Tree Learner Profile——School-Wide Learning Outcomes Awards Every semester the secondary school takes…
Whole School Events 01. Christmas Show and Winter Art Exposition – Saturday, 11th December At XLIS, our students, teachers, and…
Whole School Events 01. XLIS Book Fair On Thursday and Friday (November 25-26) XLIS hosted a book fair supplied by…
Xi’an Liangjiatan International School’s recruitment for 2022-2023 academic year is now in full swing. We look for experienced international educators…
Dear XLIS Family, Today is Thanksgiving Day, a traditional American holiday, and a great day for our international school…
XLIS Featured Teacher Nancy Jing IB Language Class My Chinese Sentiments XLIS, the first IB World School authorized by…
The first season of team sports for the 2021-22 school year has concluded at XLIS. Students across all divisions had…
XLIS held the 2nd “Blue Dragon Cup” swimming competition on November 2nd, 2021. Our dedicated swimming coaches at XLIS are…
On October 29, the Student Council organized and implemented 4 secret games across various locations that each member of each…
This year’s Literacy and Culture Week marks the 8th year since we started celebrating the event at XLIS. It was…
Whole School Events 1. The General Election of The New PTA With great support of PTA, which was initially established…
Primary School Events 1. Primary PD On October 11 & 12, 2021, the PYP team participated in a 2-day…
The first semester of the 2021-2022 academic year at Xi’an Liangjiatan International School (XLIS) began in early September and featured…
The results of the 2021 YouLan Award for Outstanding Women in China’s International Schools, have recently been officially announced. The…
Our secondary teachers and students engaged in professional development over four days (October 12-14). Interference from the regular pace and…
Dear XLIS Community, We would like to inform you of the current epidemic situation in Xi’an and to raise awareness…
On October 18th, 2021, the Foreign Talent Research Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Provincial Department of…
On October 11 & 12, 2021, the PYP team participated in a 2-day virtual workshop on Approaches to Learning (ATL). …
The Chang’an Cup is an annual basketball tournament for international senior high school students hosted by Xi’an Liangjiatan International School…
Whole School Events 1. National Holiday – Friday, October 1st – Sunday, October 10th Our school’s National Holiday is observed…
Whole School Events 1. Start of ECAs – Thursday, September 9th ECAs began on Thursday September 9th, 2021. Each ECA…
Dear Members of the XLIS Community, It is my distinguished honor to welcome you to the 2021-2022 academic year. The…
“Comprehensive Solutions for a Growing International School”. Welcome to the 2021-2022 Academic Year at XLIS! My name is Alex Rambaud,…
It is my great honour and privilege to welcome you back to Xi’an Liangjiatan International School (XLIS), a school that…
Education is one of the main focuses and plans of the country and the party. During President Xi Jinping’s visit…
On September 1st, 2021, Xi’an Liangjiatan International School opened its doors and welcomed students and staff back to campus with…
Dear Secondary Parents, Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year. We are so happy that we will be able to…
Welcome to XLIS where our mission is to enable confident, open-minded, global citizens through life-long learning and a sense of community. Please…
Dear members of the Xi’an Liangjiatan International School Community, I hope that each one of you had a wonderful and…
Dear XLIS Community: Summer holiday is coming to an end and we welcome you to the 2021-2022 Academic Year! Xi’an…
Congratulations！ The 2021 “Outlook of China” Bilingual Culture and Art Festival was held in Beijing from July 18th to July 19th. The…
Dear XLIS community, The global epidemic situation has been complex and severe, with clusters of COVID cases now being reported…
From July 5th to July 16th, Xi’an Liangjiatan International School hosted a two-week boarding camp with the theme of “Around the…
2021 IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME RESULTS 43 POINTS-TOP SCORE 65% GRADUATED WITH BILINGUAL DIPLOMAS 100% PASS RATE FOR STUDENTS WHO SAT THE EXAMS ACCEPTANCES…
The first phase of the XLIS 2021 SDGs Summer Camp for ECE-P3 was successfully completed. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…
If you would like to speak, we are glad to Listen! The idea for ” The Box of Relief…
Every child has a magic castle in their mind. Hogwarts is the magic school they dream of. Every child has…
June 2021 Updated Events 01 – Summer Holiday Duration Please be aware that Friday June 18th is the last school…
P1’s current and final Unit of Inquiry has the transdisciplinary theme of ‘Sharing the Planet’, with the central idea, ‘People…
At the foot of Nanshan Mountain, on the banks of the Feng River, the beating hearts of our children are…
XLIS, celebrated its first Maker Fair on May 18th. Our vision is to lead education through innovation and a student-centered, community…
Andy (Jeonghyeon) Park, an XLIS student, receives an offer from Yonsei University, a SKY University in Korea. Our XLIS Secondary…
The Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC), is part of Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo…
“Come Find Us”is the final and required exhibition for IB Diploma Programme Visual Arts students. This exhibition was scheduled from…
On Wednesday, P5 students had the opportunity to develop their understanding of the key concept of connection. It was a…
At XLIS our vision is to lead education through innovation and a student-centered, community-driven approach. We know that our parents,…
The XLIS 2021 Summer Fair and Concert was held on Saturday May 29th, 2021. A true XLIS tradition, this year’s…
Dear XLIS Community, Xi’an Liangjiatan International School is proud to present its 2021 Summer Camp Program to all members of…
Whole School Events 01 – End of ECAs Tuesday, June 8th Please be kindly reminded that Tuesday June 8th, 2021,…
May 2021 Updated Events 01 – “Blue Dragon Cup” Swimming Competition Wednesday, May 5th Xi’an Liangjiatan International School held…
The central idea of this unit is ‘we use media to connect and communicate with others.’ Students have been working…
Xi’an Liangjiatan International School provides a full education from 3-year-olds learning their first words of English to high school students…
The first “Blue Dragon Cup” swimming competition at Xi’an Liangjiatan International School In order to further enrich the XLIS’…
Dear XLIS Community， As the only Shaanxi International Youth Collaboration Camp in the region, Xi’an Liangjiatan International School, is…
I wish you good luck If not I hope you can learn compassion through misfortune I hope you can be…
To further strengthen the collaboration and communication between parents and the school and provide parents with an opportunity to understand…
Xi’an Liangjiatan International School (XLIS) was founded in 2003. It is the first IB World School authorized by the International…
May 2021 Upcoming Events 01 – Labor Day Holiday Saturday-Wednesday, May 1st-May 3rd The school will be closed for…
April 2021 Updated Events 01 – Regular PTA Core Members Meeting Tuesday, April 13th 02 – Dr. Liu attended the…
It is with a heart full of joy and enthusiasm that I share with you today the improvements that I…
For our last unit collaboration with P5 Homeroom, P5 students focused on the central idea: Media has the power to…
At XLIS we have ten Schoolwide Learner Outcomes (SLOs). Our teachers carefully plan these into their lessons in order to…
School Introduction XLIS was formerly the International Department of Xi’an Hi-tech International School, founded in 2003, relocated to the…
“I gradually understand that to be families just means to watch each other’s back go away constantly. You are watching…
Education is constantly evolving, and school improvement is an ongoing process. At Xi’an Liangjiatan International school, teachers engage in a…
April 2021 Upcoming Events 01 – Tomb Sweeping Day & Easter Holidays Saturday-Sunday, April 3rd-April 11th Starting on Saturday, 3rd…
March 2021 Updated Events 01 – Start of ECAs Tuesday, March 9th ECAs began on Tuesday March 9th, 2021. Each…
In this article I would like to share with our community something very special about XLIS. At our assembly recently…
On Tuesday, March 9th, Secondary Principal, Daun Yorke, and MYP Assistant Coordinator, Emma Yang, led a workshop for secondary parents…
On March 11th, 2021, Exit and Entry Administrative Division of Xi’an Public Security Bureau awarded Dr. Liu the letter of…
One of the teacher/artist’s greatest skills is to be able to differentiate for their students.In each class, we have a…
Jayleen Chen PTA Chairman Dear XLIS Community, In the new semester, the children embark on a new learning…
February 2021 Updated Events 01 – XLIS Korean Online Open Day Wednesday, February 3rd XLIS successfully organized the XLIS Korean…
“Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time.”—Edwin Percy Whipple We all see the world in different…
January 2021 Updated Events 01 – Chinese New Year Celebration Wednesday, 13th January The 2021 XLIS Chinese New Year Celebration…
Singing Classic Songs 2021 is the Xin Chou Year of the Lunar Calendar. In the Chinese folklore, the year…
“I can take any empty space and call it a bare stage. A man walks across this empty space whilst…
Xi’an Liangjiatan International School hosted the first edition of the Chang’an Cup basketball tournament on January 15 and 16, 2021.…
Our children have been born in a new era of diversity, open-mindedness, internationalization, and with a common shared destiny for…