Aiming to empower bright young thinkers by providing a platform to express their ideas, and to foster non-academic intellectual curiosity, there ISB students founded BUDDY! magazine during the summer break of 2019.
This week’s Throwback Thursday comes from the 2011 archives and discusses the ‘unqualified English teacher conundrum’, in which in an effort to keep up with the demand for teachers, Chinese schools would hire teachers on appearance alone with scant regard for any qualifications or training.
Little Park grew from a small playgroup in founder Xu’s apartment back in 2015 to a professional early education center with a loyal following of mainly expat parents who love the schools caring environment and play-based program.
We took an informal pool in expat groups of parents with school-aged children. Of the 240 parents who participated 66% said that they intend to re-enroll their children in their current school despite COVID-19 uncertainties and concerns of whether their school may be able to return to normal next semester.
This year, COVID-19 has turned the world upside down, and for high school seniors, these students experienced a senior year unlike any we’ve ever seen before. But life goes on, and despite the chaos COVID-19 has caused, students at international schools all over Beijing are graduating in good spirits and high hopes for the future. Congratulations to the Class of 2020!
Long summer days mean lots of fun for kids. But they also represent a perfect opportunity for your kids to explore new interests, engage in physical activity, develop new friendships, and grow as individuals.
Fifteen years, five countries. It’s been difficult, but I don’t often think about it, because to me it feels so natural to constantly move around. I’ve gone to international schools my entire life and the majority of my peers have had the same experiences.
In a WeChat post addressed to parents and published on their official account this morning, Jun 22, Disney English announced the permanent suspension of their English language courses and subsequent plans to refund students’ tuition fees.
This pandemic has done nothing but drive us apart, right? We’ve been confined to our houses and isolated from society. But it’s during these times of separation that a universal force truly brings us together: music. ‘Home’ From Home is a project initiated by the Jerusalem Youth Chorus in mid-March.
These students experienced a senior year unlike any we’ve ever seen before. But life goes on, and despite the chaos COVID-19 has caused, students at international schools all over Beijing are graduating in good spirits and high hopes for the future. Congratulations to the Class of 2020!