HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN WITH SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONING INTO A NEW SCHOOL

Feb 11, 2023

Helpful 7 tips on how parents can support their children with successfully transitioning into a new school.

1. Talk to your child about their expectations for the new school and what they are looking forward to. This will help you understand their mindset and what they are hoping to gain from the experience.

2. Help them research the new school and familiarize themselves with the campus and facilities. This will help them feel more prepared and comfortable when they start school.

Upcoming Open House Session

Feb 11, 2023

We share why its important for parents to attend school open house events.

There are numerous benefits of joining a school open house event for parents. Firstly, parents can receive valuable information on the school’s curriculum, extracurricular activities, and educational offerings. They can also gain insight into the school culture and atmosphere by speaking with the faculty and staff. Additionally, parents can build relationships with teachers and administrators that will be important for their children’s educational journey.

5 Steps For Finding A Best-Fit International School

Feb 9, 2023

The international school experience is an exciting and excellent opportunity for students to form new and diverse friendships, explore new challenges, and participate in various sports and co-curricular activities.

But for your child to have these experiences, you must first find the right school.

When applying to most international schools, the skills of prospective students are evaluated, and their experiences are considered. This process often includes student placement assessments and interviews with admissions and academic leadership.

However, applying doesn't need to be stressful. We suggest you take your time to find the best fit and consider your child's specific needs as part of the process.

At the Western International School of Shanghai, we understand that one of the biggest challenges parents face is choosing the best-fit school for their child. To assist parents with this important process, we share five expert steps and tips to help you get the most out of your search for that best-fit school.

Students Love Our New Sensory Playground | WISS Early Years

Sep 2, 2022

School days are now much more exciting for Little Tigers at the Western International School of Shanghai (WISS), thanks to the new playground area.

If there is something that identifies the WISS way of teaching is its particularity. WISS offers valuable and innovative education, encouraging students to thrive, think, deal with challenges, and resolve problems. Following this holistic approach to teaching, our efforts have been focused on creating innovative learning spaces where our students acquire knowledge through an inquiry-based approach and engaging play-based learning.

Learning at WISS occurs indoors and outdoors, enabling our students to learn through what they do, what they encounter, and discover. At WISS, students develop a natural curiosity to learn and to engage with learning through play. The new play area provides a new place to explore imagination and creativity and a space where students become effective thinkers, leaders, and collaborators. Students are invited to use their initiative, explore possibilities, and challenge themselves while they connect with learning.

CNN and WISS celebrating Call To Earth Day

Nov 24, 2021

At WISS, 2.5-year-old children are in contact with the natural environment and build a strong relationship with it by becoming explorers, developing curiosity, and creativity.

Recently, the world celebrated #CalltoEarth Day – A global movement that emphasizes the importance of protecting our planet. At WISS, we are committed to protecting the planet and teach our students about the importance of sustainability and respecting the environment. CNN, impressed by our way of educating in sustainability and our firm commitment to outdoor learning, decided that there was no better place in Shanghai to celebrate #CalltoEarth Day than our campus with our Early Years students.

CNN joined WISS for one of our unique Forest School days. Cooking in our mud kitchen, building tents, or playing with loose parts outdoors is something that students at WISS are very familiar with.

Learning Through Loose Parts Play

May 17, 2021

When talking about Loose Parts Play, it’s important to understand that there are no rules and no right way to play with loose parts. One of the purposes of this pedagogical approach is to give your kids freedom to use their imagination.

Loose parts enhance creativity and invite children to create in endless ways. Loose parts play is different in each child’s eyes, and its function can change from one minute to another. What is a plane today can be a boat tomorrow, a tree, or even a house!

Loose Parts Play reflects each individual’s imagination, creativity, knowledge, and skills. Kids figure everything out by themselves, and the results are often surprising. Students lead the learning and the play, and they decide what and how to use the loose parts.

How Can Learning Spaces Improve Learning?

Nov 9, 2020

Spaces to enhance learning in the Early Years

Education is changing. As educators, at WISS, we know that teaching methods have to adapt and match to current trends. We aim to inspire our students to be leaders of their learning in order to become mindful global citizens. Therefore our way of teaching is adapted to the demands of today’s world.

WISS is future-oriented and flexible when it comes to introducing new approaches to teaching as, for us, students’ development always comes first. This academic year 2019/2020 is full of new and exciting projects regarding new approaches to teaching in Early Years. One example is the launch of new learning spaces for our Little Tigers!