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 inquired into the form and function of different types of media throughout this unit, and in Visual Arts, students focused on graphic design. In particular, students explored how art elements…
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 goal of international mindedness. In order to further align its curriculum the school chose the IB Learner Profile Attributes as its SLOs. Currently skills such as rote memorization of…
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 Community, 103 acre-feet of land with modern educational facilities. XLIS is an important part of Shaanxi’s provincial international education, foreign exchange cooperation into the “Belt and Road” policy. It also…
“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 while you are standing at the end of the path.”——Yingtai Long To realize the XLIS parents “lifelong learning” concept from theory to practice, and to provide a broader exchange…
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, and evaluation. As a three-program International Baccalaureate (IB)school, we have had authorization visits and five-year evaluation visits in our MYP and PYP. Next year, we will have our 5-year evaluation…
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, the school will be closed for Tomb Sweeping Day and the Easter Holidays. We wish you all a safe and wonderful holiday. 02 – Regular PTA Core Members Meeting Tuesday,…
March 2021 Updated Events 01 – Start of ECAs Tuesday, March 9th ECAs began on Tuesday March 9th, 2021. Each ECA that we offer is structured to provide experiences designed to enrich the intellectual, social, physical and emotional growth of the students. Opportunities for learning and enrichment are prepared in accordance with students’ grade level…
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 may be one of the most important things they would ever learn! XLIS is an inclusive school. We recently invited some experts from ECEB1 to teach us about inclusion. Dominick,…
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 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 of the Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of Xi ‘an Municipal Public Security Bureau”. Xi’an High-tech Administrative Examination and Approval Bureau bring the issued work permits of the foreign teachers of XLIS…