International Day 2015
At our incredible 2015 International Day, we shared ourselves with the community through cuisine, crafts, and cultural performances!
Growth Mindsets – Why Math Matters
MYP 3 Math Students completed presentations to demonstrate how the study of math can help grow their minds, and we’re excited to share one of those with you!
Grade 3 – Who We Are
Grade 3 students took turns presenting their own artifacts showing who they are, and also kept track of ways in which they were similar to or different from their classmates.
DP Film: Continuity Editing
Last week my students in the IB Diploma Programme Film class were looking at continuity editing.
2015 QAIS Family Fun Run
What an amazing Saturday! The 2015 QAIS Family Fun Run was blessed with perfect weather, an unbeatable venue, and a joyful, generous community of supporters and participants. We raised over ¥10,000 for Nepal earthquake relief; we made kites, paintings, and medals; we ran 5km beside beaches, tidal pools, and sculptures; we danced like crazy; we […]
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 […]
PYP Grade 1 Visits Qingdao Observatory
Last week, our first graders drew real-time sunspots and observed the power of concentrated sunlight in a visit to China’s oldest modern observatory! The Qingdao Observatory was first built under the German administration in 1898, and in 1924 became the first modern observatory to be managed by Chinese nationals. The 16cm-aperture German-made telescope has been […]
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 […]
Spring 2015 Co-Curricular Activities
Students at Qingdao Amerasia International School receive a holistic curriculum that emphasizes social and emotional development as much as academic abilities. But what about other essential skills, like needlepoint? Cooking? Computer programming? Zumba? Alright – juggling? Last week, QAIS teachers launched a co-curricular activities program in which students in Grades 1-10 could pursue another skill, […]
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 […]
