School News

SAS Puxi’s Matthew Cline ’23 Plays in Global 2019 Student Composers Competition

How did it feel being on stage giving directions to professional musicians on how to play something you composed? “So cool,” Matthew Cline ’23 said promptly. His piece – ‘Fugue and Fantasy,’ written for a brass quintet – took first place in the K-8 category of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) 2019

Tile Artistry with Joshua Winer at SAS Pudong

You would think that if you hire an amazingly talented, well-known artist to create a wall mural for your school, they would take care of things themselves. But noooooooo. Because as it turns out, while artist Joshua Winer specializes in designing beautiful tile murals, he actually solicits a lot of community help to make them come to life. So to create the new tile mural that adorns the wall along Main Street on the Pudong campus of Shanghai American School, Josh recruited students, faculty, administrators, staff, ayis, security guards… heck, we’re pretty sure a few of the tiles were installed by the Sherpa’s delivery guys. But once you see the reaction, you understand why he takes that approach – the day it was installed, an elementary class wandered by the mural. “I put these pieces in,” proudly claimed one student as she pointed to the mural. “This section was mine,” pointed out another.

Student Composers Competition. The competition spotlights original music written by student composers, and winning it afforded Matthew the opportunity to attend the Young Composers Concert, where his composition was performed by the Orlando Philharmonic Brass Quintet.

Chinese Culture into Campus Competition Awards

Congratulations to all the Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong students who won the Chinese Culture into Campus essay competition, a writing competition for all international schools in Shanghai to participate in. Fifty-seven students from Senior School won first, second and third prizes, while the Senior School Mandarin team won the outstanding organization prize. The certificates were awarded by Shanghai government officials, embassy representatives and international school heads at the official Award Ceremony, held at Shanghai High School International Division. Congratulations to all involved!

Robin Hood and the Sherwood Hoodies at WISS

WISS Primary students wowed everyone with their performance of Robin Hood and the Sherwood Hoodies. Students kept the audience captivated until the final bow with this entertaining story full of singing, dancing, and jokes. It was a fantastic show that highlighted the inspiring passion for Performing Arts!

Wellington College Global University Fair 2020

Join Wellington for their Global University Fair from 2-4.30pm on Friday, March 13, which will expand on the success of last year’s inaugural fair. This is an excellent opportunity for pupils and parents, as well as guests from the wider Shanghai community, to speak directly to university admissions officers and attend admissions focused break-out sessions. Scan the QR code to register.

Fun With Robots at BISS

On January 10, British International School of Shanghai, Puxi hosted the first Tech Challenge Scrimmage of 2020 – a competition that encourages students to use technical skills to build and program robots. This year, 19 teams from six different schools took part in the SKYSTONE mission. Each team had to program their robot to build a tower using giant bricks. All those involved had great fun even when things did not go to plan.

SSIS Students Learn Across the Globe

With e-learning lessons being rolled out in full swing, SSIS witness Lifelong Learning happening at home and across the globe. While nothing can fully replace face-to-face teaching and interaction between a student and a teacher, creative planning and effective use of technology on e-learning lessons allow students to develop time-management skills, independent learning and practice self-discipline. SSIS teachers are also continuously challenged to make online lessons interesting, so as to increase students’ participation and engagement. During this tough time, it is the perfect time for teachers, parents and students to come together as a community, grow and learn and become stronger together.

Shanghai HD bilingual school will open high school in this autumn

As is known to all, HD Shanghai Bilingual School is a private experimental school with a global mission for the future, where East meets West. Its nursery center (Tong De Academy), kindergarten, primary school and secondary school are devoted to providing comprehensive and innovative education for Chinese families who seek an authentic international education. Nowadays, HD Shanghai has decided to take one step further and welcome outstanding junior and high school students to enroll. Students who spend their high school years here will enjoy a prosperous growth both in terms of academic performance and character development.