Hundred Museum – Student-Centered Math
Students in Grade 1 at Qingdao Amerasia International School have been exploring what 100 is – what it looks like, and how it is made. They recently read a book, From One to One Hundred, that showed groups of objects corresponding to numbers between one and one hundred. To deepen their understanding, students created a […]
Middle Years Programme Math and Science Fair
Last week, students participated in the Middle Years Programme Math and Science Fair! MYP students created and managed stations, where they introduced students from the Primary Years Programme to concepts and skills in Geometry and Perception. In Geometry, MYP students taught how to create different shapes using a ruler and compass. The Perception stations looked […]
Elementary Community and Mother Tongue Activity!
Last Wednesday, Elementary students celebrated culture and community. Mother Jessica Ramsey and her daughter, Julia, shared a presentation of holidays and foods from her native Sweden, introducing Easter (Påsk), Midsommar, St. Lucia Day (Luciadagen), and more! Right before the presentation, Jessica had baked kanelbulle (cinnamon buns) in the library, and the students got to experience […]
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 […]
Grades 3 and 4: Art as Communication
Grades 3 and 4 celebrated their inquiry into how, “Throughout history, people have interacted with each other and communicated through the arts.” Each student researched an artifact from a period of history, and wrote about its role in communication. There were paintings; a replica terra cotta warrior; a scale model pyramid with sarcophagus; a working […]
International Day of Peace Celebration!
We want every day to be Peace Day. The Celebration at QAIS on Friday, September 20th, showcased the talents of our community, and reminded us that we can put our own abilities to work to bring peace to our world. To open the event, students sang and spoke about the nature of conflict and war […]
