September Upcoming Events

Whole School Events

 

1. Wednesday, 3rd September

    Early Release PD

We will have our first early release professional development session of the year on this day. Dr. Sisi Chen from Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) will be coming to the school to provide three workshops. The first will be for all middle leaders to optimize data analysis to inform instruction. The second will be for our parents to learn how to use MAP assessment to support their children. The final session will be for all staff to lean how to use the data to differentiate instruction.

 

2. Thursday, 4th September

    Start of ECAs

XLIS is happy to announce the start of the Extracurricular Activity (ECA) program for the first semester of the 2025-2026 academic year. Starting September 4th, buses will depart school at 4:40 PM every Tuesday and Thursday. An official announcement with a list of the activity offerings and details of how to register will be sent to the community by email.

 

3. Saturday, 20th September

    International Day of Peace

The International Day of Peace is the first celebration of the academic year for the entire XLIS community to gather. Students, teachers, and caregivers are invited for a morning of musical performances, engaging activities, and collaborative art projects that center around this year’s theme of “Act Now for a Peaceful World”.

 

4. Tuesday, 23rd September

    PTA Core Member Meeting

The September PTA meeting schedules on September 23rd, all PTA members are invited to participate, main agendas will be shared out soon.

 

5. Tuesday, 23rd September

    University Fair

University Fair, where representatives from various U.S. universities will meet with students! This is an opportunity to explore study options, ask questions about admissions, and learn about diverse programs. Discover important application deadlines, scholarship opportunities, and receive personalized advice directly from universities. Students interested in applying to the U.S. are encouraged to prepare questions in advance! For specific details, University Guidance Counselor Erika will notify you via ManageBac.

 

6. Sports Seasons Begin

The XLIS Blue Dragons, our school’s sports teams, start their interscholastic seasons in the month of September by playing in league fixtures against other schools in Xi’an. The teams representing XLIS this semester involve students from P3 all the way until DP2. The whole community is invited to each fixture to cheer on our Blue Dragons!

September 10: 16:30-17:30 – U19 Volleyball @ XIS (away)

September 13: 9:00-10:00 – U14 Basketball @ XIS (away)

September 13: 9:00-10:00 – U9 & U11 Soccer @ XIS (away)

September 16: 16:30-18:30 – U19 Volleyball @ MLIS (away)

September 25: 16:30-17:30 – U14 Basketball @ KCIS (away)

September 29: 16:30-17:30 – U19 Volleyball vs. KCIS (home)

 

Primary School Events

 

1. Fridays

    Assemblies

The Primary class assembly schedule will start mid-September as the first two weeks will be important assemblies for our students led by our School Counselling team and Mr. Kriss Parker about Child Protection. Parents of the presenting class (starting September 19) may register to attend through the XLIS WeChat app.

19th September,  14:40 – 15:25, P5A, Blue Dragon Theater

26th September,  14:40 – 15:25, P5C, Blue Dragon Theater

 

2. Thursday, 4th September

    Primary Parent Workshop

Online Platforms Used at XLIS–led by Ms. Nicola Crossfield, our PYP Coordinator

Join us for an informative session focused on the online tools and platforms used in the PYP at XLIS to support student learning and enhance communication. We will explore ManageBac, IXL, Raz Kids and SeeSaw, highlighting their features and benefits. This workshop is intended for “new to XLIS”parents and is a great chance to familiarize yourself with these essential tools and to ask questions.

 

3. Parent Open Day

Parents from P1 to P6 will be invited to join the Open Day in September according to following schedule to experience the daily school life our students have on campus. Each grade parents will all have the access to the Open Day at different time, and each class will only accept five parents for this event since we will not be able to facilitate more than the registered number of participants so as not to disrupt learning. We will fill the places on a first-come, first-served basis. We’ll send out invitation to different year-level parents one week in advance.

P1-P2: Wednesday, 10th September

P3-P4: Thursday, 18th September

P5-P6: Thursday, 25th September

 

Secondary School Events

 

1. Thursday, 11th September

    Secondary Parent Workshop

Parent workshop on Language and Literature and language acquisition- This workshop will focus on the salient features of the language and literature and language acquisition curricula and will consider seeing the differences between the two and how proficiency is built in the two languages. The workshop would consider procedures for transitions between phases in language acquisition and transfer to language and literature. This would be led by in-house experts in the field.

 

2. Sunday, 14th September – Friday, 26th September

    XLIS Dragon Cave Dormitory Challenge

Sunday, 14th September–Friday September 26th, 2025. The XLIS Dormitory will welcome the second cohort of middle school students (M3C and M3D) to spend a total of 10 days immersed in the development of important life skills, time management, and finding a path to becoming independent and accomplished global citizens! To find out more about the XLIS Dormitory Challenge, please email Mr. Rambaud at alex.rambaud@xalis.com or Mrs. Liu at lu.liu@xalis.com.

 

Click here for more details.

 

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