Weekly letters published to the XLIS Community from our principals.
Dear Parents, This has been a very busy two weeks since I last sent you my letter. Since then we have had a lot of events, and we continue to make progress towards developing open-minded global citizens. I was very proud of the students’ work for the UN International Peace Day. Their speeches were…
Dear Parents, It is unbelievable that we are already heading into our first holiday of the year! I was so happy to see so many of you at our International Day of World Peace event last Thursday and I hope that it sparked some good conversations between you and your children. Upcoming events…
Dear Parents, I am excited to invite you to join us in celebrating the International Day of Peace at XLIS! In a world that is constantly changing, the value of love and peace remains steadfast. Peace has the power to heal and create a better place for all. This global event is a wonderful opportunity for our…
Dear Parents, I hope this email finds you all well! We were so happy to welcome several parents to school last week for our first two parent workshops! Thank you for your participation if you were able to join us, and if not, please consider attending one of the next ones! They are a great…
Dear Parents, In this week’s newsletter, I would like to share the XLIS language policy and inform you about our early release PD days. XLIS Language Policy Please find the complete XLIS language policy below. As you will read in the language policy we believe that language is an important part of…
Dear Parents, Hello! We are nearing the end of August ~ September and Autumn are just around the corner! By now, your children have settled well into the routines of the classroom and have started diving into their first Units of Inquiry (UOI). We place high value on parent communication and to be…
Dear Parents, I want to extend a big thank you to all the parents who turned up for the workshops last week. It was a success, and the parents who were present could have first-hand information about how the school operates and how the MYP works. Communication is crucial to the success of any…
Dear Parent, Welcome to the 2023-2024 academic year at XLIS! To all our returning families, we are so happy to have you back! And to all of our new community members, thank you for choosing XLIS for your child and your family. We are all very excited for what lies ahead this year. …
Dear Parents, Good afternoon! It is difficult to believe that we are down to our final 2 weeks of this academic year! Please let me take this time to sincerely thank you all for your support of your children this year, as it has been challenging with the final months of the Covid-19 epidemic.…
Dear Parents, I hope that this email finds you well! I hope that most of you were able to join us for the Summer Fair on Saturday and that you and your family had a lovely time! It’s absolutely wonderful to have events like this that allow the whole XLIS community to come together…