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Next Entries »Student Empowerment at WISS
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009This past Monday presented another great opportunity for parents to learn about the Primary Years Program (PYP), which is being vigorously implemented at WISS.
Entitled “Empowering Students in the PYP”, this parent workshop aimed to explore ways in which the PYP empowers students and to share strategies to promote student action at WISS and at home. As […]
Read more »The Road to Becoming a ‘PYP’ School
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009by Rachel McLeod, WISS PYP Coordinator
The Western International School of Shanghai (WISS) was the twenty-first school and one of the last International schools to be opened in Shanghai. However, it is one of only a few schools in Shanghai to offer the International Baccalaureate’s (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP).
The recent PYP […]
Read more »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 Brimming Over with the 2009 Chinese New Year Celebration
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Western International School of Shanghai- Our New Wings
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008I have been too busy to write this and upload photos, but on September 22, grades 1-9 occupied the first beautiful wing of their new home. The first floor has offices, the store, the library, and the nurse and EAL rooms. Above there are four floors of beautiful classrooms. And on the other side we […]
Read more »The true purpose of school
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Every student in the world should have a truly stimulating education. Every young person should be encouraged to wonder, construct meaning and live a thoughtful, ethical life.
Too many young people around the world are learning in a ‘sausage factory’ environment, where teachers are paid to repeat old scripts and even older data, preventing young people from enjoying […]
Construction Rolls Forward
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Well it was great to come back from two weeks in Dalian and see that great progress has been made in the building of phase 2 at Western International School of Shanghai! The first wing of the Middle/ High School is now completed up to the fifth floor and the wiring and ac units and […]
Building is Well Under Way
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008Well, the Xu Jing Government resolved their issues with our neighboring home owners in April and on April 21st, the lone pile driver was brought in to begin inserting over 400 cement posts of 20 meters each into the ground to form the legs that will be covered with the table top of the foundations. […]
Read more »WISS Wine Tasting - Friday 3rd Nov
Monday, October 29th, 20077-10pm at Mesa in ju lu lu in partnership with Elders. Taste a variety of fine Australian wines accompanied by a gourmet selection of hot and cold canapes.
RSVP to office by Wednesday October 31st.
Cost: 185 RMB per person.