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…
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 interests, personalities, and needs. The most skilled educator can identify these differences and plan learning experiences that capture the wonder within these amazing young minds. Tania Lattanzio An Experienced…
Jayleen Chen PTA Chairman Dear XLIS Community, In the new semester, the children embark on a new learning journey. On the first day of school, Mr. Lalor welcomed the children at the school gate and watched them come back to school. As a parent, I was deeply moved and inspired. New semester,…
“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 the simplest way to perceive the world through the eyes of others. Through books, not only do we have the privilege of engaging with the characters in the book, but…
Singing Classic Songs 2021 is the Xin Chou Year of the Lunar Calendar. In the Chinese folklore, the year when the earth branch meets the “ugly” in the lunar calendar is called the ‘Year of the Ox’. Although there were many accidents in 2020, time is our most loyal partner, and the traditional festival…
“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, and this is all I need for an act of theatre to be engaged.”—— Peter Brook After the end of the speech contest, the second ‘Youxi’ Chinese Theatre Festival…
