Archive for April, 2009
Lit Buzz on WISS Campus
Monday, April 27th, 2009This past March proved to be a big month for literature buffs in Shanghai as an amazing roster of famed authors got together to celebrate Shanghai International Literary Festival (SILF). As one sponsor for the SILF, Western International School of Shanghai (WISS) managed to invite two of the well-known intellectuals to speak to the students […]
Read more »Contemplating Confucius
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009That’s Shanghai , Education, April 2009
http://shanghai.urbanatomy.com/index.php/community/get-creative-competition
By Seth Pippenger, WISS G6 student
All music or melody has power; to impact, to teach and to remind us of the pleasures in our lives. I use it to simplify my life and to concentrate on the present. It helps me to step back and observe things. It […]
Students explore the ways of cardboard and couches
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009Shanghai Daily, C6 Education, April 22, 2009
Last Tuesday, the Pre-K and G5 students from Western International School of Shanghai (WISS) embarked on a fascinating field trip to Cardboard Factory and Sofa Factory in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province.
After a 45-minute ride, the students, teachers and parents arrived at the AIMS International Co.Ltd, the cardboard factory where […]
Open Day on April 21,2009
Friday, April 10th, 2009WISS will hold its Open Day on Tuesday, April 21. Starting at 10am, this event will offer visitors an insight into the rigorous IB curriculum and our dynamic school life. All interested parties are welcome to attend. To RSVP, please call 69766388 or email to admission@wiss.cn , yphavichitr@wiss.cn BY Thursday, April 16.
Read more »WISS to Offer Summer Tech Camp
Thursday, April 9th, 2009 This summer, WISS will host a Tech Camp from July 6 to July 31, in partnership with ISummer Tech Camp hailing from the States. This summer tech camp has been held at 60 university campuses in America including Standford,
Columbia, MIT, UC Berkeley, UCLA and more. There […]
WISS Assembly Keeps Chinese Learning Groove On
Monday, April 6th, 2009Shanghai Daily, April 1, 2009
As an important component of the Western International School of Shanghai (WISS) curriculum, the multi-level Chinese program has enabled both native Chinese speaking and non-native Chinese speaking students to cultivate an intense interest in Chinese language and culture.
Recently the weekly school assembly has seen a […]