University Presentation: European Business School
On Friday, October 10th, high school students from Qingdao Amerasia International School met with European Business School representative Wenxin Zhang. Ms Zhang shared that her institution is ranked #14 among business schools internationally, and that students from EBS are recruited directly by German and other multinational firms. Practical and international experience are also a central […]
International Day of Peace 2014
Qingdao Amerasia International School is proud to dedicate every day of every year to the cause of building peace. As we guide children in rigorous programs of study, helping them to develop their skills and nurture a ravenous appetite for learning, we do so with Peace as our method and as our ultimate objective. During […]
MYP Design: Building a Brighter Future
MYP Design students recently participated in “The Marshmallow Challenge”, which is a remarkably fun and instructive design exercise that encourages teams to experience simple but profound lessons in collaboration, innovation, and creativity. The task is simple: in eighteen minutes, teams must build the tallest free-standing structure out of 20 sticks of spaghetti, one yard of […]
Grade 3 – Omani Perspectives
In the IB Primary Years Programme at QAIS, Grade 3 is investigating how culture has an impact on people’s beliefs, values and actions. The class had expert speaker (and mother) Zoe Gradwell come to the class and share stories, artifacts, and memories from the time she spent growing up in Oman. Mrs. Gradwell lived in Oman […]
Toddlers Transition!
The Toddlers spent their first week of school adjusting to their new environment, with parents joining them in introductory activities. As a group, they focused on learning each other’s names, and some of our classroom routines and procedures. Toddlers took home a book with names and pictures of all of their teachers and school office […]
Instrumentalists Perform at QAIS
As we expand our instrumental music offerings here at Qingdao Amerasia International School, we invited award-winning performers to treat our Secondary students to the sounds of Trumpet, Flute, Clarinet, Trombone, Saxophone, Violin, Guitar, and Piano. Through individual and ensemble performances at QAIS Auditorium, these artists let our kids see and hear these deeply-expressive instruments for […]
First Day of School!
The 2014-2015 year got off to a running start! Here are some photos from around the school.
Graduation Celebration
The Class of 2014 graduated in style on Friday evening, June 20th, in an intimate celebration at Hyatt Regency Qingdao! Graduates Min Jae (Neil) Park and Lydia La Roux were the focus of the evening; they shared video presentations, spoke about what their high school careers have taught them, and treated attendees to exceptional musical […]
Early Childhood ‘Moving Up’ Ceremony
There was not a dry eye in the room when nine of our Early Childhood students marked their ‘moving up’ to first grade! In a Montessori environment like our QAIS Children’s House, students remain in the same classroom for three years, gradually growing in their mastery of the learning materials, and in their social and […]
