GRADE 1/2 TRAVEL THROUGH TIME TO EXPERIENCE THE ‘COMING OF HUMANS’ l 一二年级穿越时空，体验“人类的发展”
Grades 1-2 students activated their imagination and ‘experienced’ Montessori’s third great lesson, The Coming of Humans in a whole new way. As students walked from one part of the school’s campus to another, they were greeted by teachers and faculty members “standing in” for humans throughout human history. From Cavemen to Nomad, to Farmer, to Townsfolk, to Dark Age […]
Lower School Full STEAM Ahead
by Lee Shawver, Design Technology Teacher & Full School Tech Assistant The QAIS Design Department has expanded into the Lower School and is now serving students from Grade 1 to 12 (DP 2)! At QAIS, we are inquirers, investigators, and innovators; and now students have more opportunities to develop those skills with science, technology, engineering, […]
“NOT-SO-ALIVE-LONG” LOVE OF LEARNING
By Comine Howe MMUN-electives (Montessori Model United Nations) have kicked off for MYP (grades 6 -10), and Humanities teachers, Bill Murray, Penelope James and Giovanni Romeo, are getting students excited about MMUN as students are faced with the task of preventing a Zombie Pandemic! Through the process of role-playing, each student becomes a delegate of […]
A GLOBALLY ENGAGED ENVIRONMENT
What is International Mindedness? At QAIS it is a founding principle, a way of life and an ideal we strive for every single day. This paradigm shift requires of every single staff member, student and parent to remove their own cultural lens and look at the world with an international mind. A way of thinking, […]
Parent-Teacher Association Sets the Bar High with Champagne & Canapé Evening
“This is what we want to achieve as the PTA moving forward; collaboration, connection, innovation, closer bonds and much more” – Parent-Teacher Association Heads This school year was a year of firsts. Last Saturday evening, QAIS saw its first parent-led Parent Teacher Association, headed by four dedicated moms, Aslene Kho, Kun Zhai, Alexandra Schroeter and […]
FAB FAM FUN at Family Fun Day 2019!精彩绝伦的QAIS家庭欢乐日
Summer is here and we kicked it up a gear with the fantastic Family Fun Day. Students, teachers, parents, aunts and even some grannies joined us in a fun-filled day in the sun. 伴随着夏日来临，我们迎来了梦幻般的家庭欢乐日。 学生，老师，父母，阿姨甚至一些老人都在阳光下度过了充满乐趣的一天。 The day started with some fortune telling, from there we tried to keep our balance on the slack line. 美好的一天始于放松！ […]
Make-X Robot Competition 2k18 – “A great example of sportsmanship”
This year’s trip to Make X robot competition was full of challenges, joy, excitement, determination and of course a test of patience for all of us. We all faced different challenges in different areas throughout this competition that tested our problem solving and critical thinking skills. We were constantly facing problems with the functioning of […]
Family Fun Day: The true colors of QAIS | 碧空如洗，阳光明媚，夏日的微风刚刚拂过脸庞，QAIS齐聚校园，共同庆祝家庭欢乐日
A clear blue sky, bright sunshine and very agreeable temperatures marked the very first summer day of the year and that was exactly the day all at QAIS came together to celebrate our Family Fun Day. The joyful mood was set in an instant when the 4 “Houses” of QAIS arrived all dressed in their […]
Spreading our wings with the QAIS butterfly community art project
QAIS has been growing steadily while expanding opportunities for students of different ages to collaborate and bond as a community. We cherish every opportunity for older students to serve as role models for younger ones, while younger students can remind older students about the joy of learning and discovery experienced through a child’s eye. This mutually […]
QAIS Hosts the Youth Leadership Summit | QAIS举办了青年领导力峰会
In 2014 the vision for youngleaders.world was born and five months later 1500 students came together in Edmonton, Canada to discover a secret, a hidden power within. That our lives could hold more. What started as a dream of three founders is now becoming a movement of 100.000 youth and will reach 13 countries by […]
