Dear Parents, Since my last email in October, we have entered November, and the days are starting to get shorter and colder. I hope that today’s email finds you and your family in good health and that you are keeping warm on these chilly days. In today’s message, I would like to remind…
Dear Parents, I have just returned from a five-day trip to Bangkok for the EARCOS Leadership Conference that brings together school leaders from all over the East Asia Region. I learn so much every year that I attend this conference, and this year’s highlights include best practices for supporting multilingual learners and the application…
Dear Parents, Good morning, I hope this email finds you well and refreshed after our holiday to celebrate China’s National Holiday and Mid-Autumn Festival! Ahead of us, we have a solid 10 weeks of teaching and learning, as well as some fun school events. In today’s email, I would like to highlight what we…
Dear Parents, To start my letter this week, I would like to take a moment to extend a heartfelt “Thank you” to our parent community for your time and support for our International Day of Peace. The event was a huge success, and it was an incredible display of how, at XLIS, we strive to…
Dear Parents, Hello XLIS community! It has been a wonderful start to the new year, with many new faces and new friendships being made in the classes. This week (on Wednesday) is Teacher Appreciation Day in China! In addition to all of our teaching staff here at XLIS, I know that many of our…
Dear Parents, Welcome to the 2025 – 2026 academic year at XLIS! To all of 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…
Dear Parents, Well, here it is, my final letter to you in the 2024_2025 academic year. It is a little surreal that in just seven more school days we will all be starting our summer holidays. In today’s letter, I’d like to highlight your, (the parents’), important role in our XLIS community. Leaving Community Members…
Dear Parents, Good afternoon! Thank you to all of the parents who emailed me to let me know about your children’s friendships and experiences at XLIS. I am so happy to hear about their growth, development, and well-being! Over the next few weeks, teachers will be meeting together, and we will begin the work of…
Dear Parents, Here we are already in the middle of May! We now only have 6 weeks of the school year left! I truly feel so lucky to get to spend my days with your children! Their smiles and excitement for learning bring me such joy every day. Coming up this month, we have…
Dear Parents, I hope that today’s email finds you all well and that you are making the most of this beautiful Xi’an weather! Last weekend, XLIS hosted the ACAMIS Spring Leadership Conference. The theme of the conference was “The Power of Community – building (communities), engagement, wellbeing and inclusion”. This was the biggest conference…
