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On the 10th of Jan, under the theme of Unity & Belonging,5 NAIS Pudong students took part in the TEDx youth event at our sister school at BSB Shunyi. This provided a wonderful opportunity for our students to demonstrate their own creative thinking and confidence in public speaking in front of a live audience which at some point reached nearly 20,000 viewers accessing the live feed.

The Arts Variety Show earlier this month was full of talent, creativity, and teamwork as our incredible students took the stage in our PAC Theatre. From the stunning music groups to the solo performances, every moment was a testament to the hard work and dedication of our confident, creative, and considerate learners.

Our recent journey to Guizhou was an inspiring blend of cultural exchange, sustainable learning, and community impact, deeply aligned with the United Nations‘ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

We are excited to collaborate with the Modern Academy of Science and Technology (MAST) to launch our 2024 Winter Camp!  Available to students aged 6-13, these winter camps will be packed full of exciting and engaging STEAM-related activities right here at NAIS Pudong.

Thank you to everyone for coming to help us celebrate Bonfire Night and Diwali on Sunday.  It was another wonderful evening as we gathered together around the fire and enjoyed a range of food & beverages from our vendors under the dark evening skies, thankful that the wild weather from earlier in the weekend had well and truly dissipated.

Last week, eight students from the China Region, including our student Lorna from NAIS Pudong, had the thrilling opportunity to visit the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, USA.

Recently we were pleased to welcome Year 5 student, Alice C's, grandparents to speak to some of our native Mandarin Primary students. The discussion served as the first event of the Mandarin department's new annual program, "Living Legacies."

The campus felt rather quiet over the past few days as students from across the school took part in Enrichment Week.  Students and teachers have been exploring different cities across China, discovering knowledge and skills beyond the classroom.

Monday saw the eagerly awaited return of the After School Activities (ASA) programme, commencing Season One which will run through until January 2025.

Staff Appreciation Day was held again this Tuesday on Teachers' Day to thank all the staff at the school who provide a wide range of teaching, services and other support to the children.

The Tiger Cubs program has restarted , offering music, movement, and play activities led by Miss Kirstie on Tuesday afternoons and Saturday mornings, with limited spaces available for registration.

The Parents & Community Association (PCA) kicked off the year with a successful movie night and Welcome Back Picnic.

Earlier this week, we hosted a ‘Tuesday Talk’ presentation and ASA fair, where students and parents explored various academic, performing arts, sports, and leadership activities.

We are excited to restart our Open Day events at our beautiful campus, where you can experience the outstanding opportunities available for your child and family.

Incredibly popular Tiger Cubs stay-and-play sessionswill restart in September, and we look forward to your registration!

We’re extremely excited to welcome back our returning students and also to embrace our new families to our community in August.  All of our students will have an incredibly busy year ahead, with multiple events scheduled across the year.

This academic year NAIS has hosted 3 netball tournaments, 3 football tournaments, a volleyball tournament and a badminton tournament along with countless football, basketball and volleyball matches.

There's implementation of two new programmes in our school: Accelerated Reader and Star Reading Assessment. Accelerated Reader is a computer programme that provides quizzes for children to take after reading books. Similarly, Star Reading Assessment is another online tool that allows teachers to grade students' reading levels and helps them to monitor their progress.

Our students are continually developing skills in secondary school, they have an outstanding preliminary understanding of maths in primary school, and this week our young learners have been working incredibly hard to build some of those core areas.