Savannah College of Art and Design On December 3rd, Ms. Alison Hung, Assistant Director of Admissions from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), paid a visit to BIS and met with a group of students who are enthusiastic with arts and design. SCAD is the latest ofover 20 universities from all over the world

Weekly Events Review

Parent Workshop – Exploring the IB Diploma On December 4, our DP Coordinator, Mr. Matthew Kirk, led an exploration of the IBDP Program with our parents via a Parent Workshop. The presentation contained an extensive amount of information for parents to fully understand IB Diploma Program and its application in BIS. The presentation began with

G6 Japanese

Clock Time vs Psychological Time Students read the story “Clock time and Clock in Our Psychological Mind” in class and learned that there are two types of “clocks” we use in our life on a daily basis. Some people’s clock go faster than others depending on their mind and environment; The story reminds us to keep

G7-9 Creative Mind New Media

3D Art – Kusama Pumpkin In Creative Mind New Media students are learning about Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama and her use of optical illusion art. Students have defined art vocabulary in their journals that relates to Kusama’s methods and are now creating their own optical illusions with their very own Papier-mâché pumpkins. First students watched
The IB framework is committed to developing students who will make a meaningful contribution to the world, both during and after their education. As the ONLY IB Continuum School in Wuxi, Boston International School always encourage students to devote into community services and charity events, which cultivates their spirit of international citizens. During last week,

G8 Mandarin

异“曲”同工(Poem) 8th grade Mandarin students are working on the unit 异“曲”同工 to learn the poetry of ancient China, focusing on the Song and Yuan Dynasties. The key concept of this unit is Creativity and the related concepts are Self-expression, Theme and Style. Students choose a Chinese ancient poet they are interested in, then make a
Tableau and Mime/ Stage Design G6 have been learning about physical storytelling through methods of mime and tableau. This unit focuses on using non-verbal communication to tell stories that could be understood and enjoyed across cultures. Pictured here, students are rehearsing for their mime performance in the upcoming MYP Winter Concert and collaborating with their
The world has experienced spectacular growth in the last years with exponential technology advances. The challenge for teachers is prepare students to a more complicated yet unknown future. Thus, IB teachers must be given access to: · high quality professional development that encourages critical thinking, self-reflection and dedication to lifelong learning and continuous improvement ·

Weekly Events Review

Winter Book Fair It is the time of the year when your favorite activity is cuddling up with a great book. It is also this time of the year when you start thinking for the perfect gift to offer to your beloved ones. The Winter Book Fair was there for you! It was a continuous effort initiated by our School

G7 I&S

Causes of the First World War/ Fighting the First World War One of the summative assessment tasks that the Grade Seven I & S class were asked to prepare was a research project and presentation on colonialism. This involved preparing awritten summary explaining pre-colonial existence, the effects of invasion by a colonial empire and presenting pictorial

G11-G12 Science

Physics and Chemistry: Energy Unit G11 and G12 Physics and Chemistry and AP students visited the Chinese Renewable Energy Exhibition on November 8. As part of the energy unit students studied sources of clean and renewable energy. They also studied the impact of fossil fuels on the environment. The students had a chance to see
IOC – The Awakening, Rime of the Ancient Mariner and the poetry of Langston Hughes Grade 12 students, from the beginning of the school year, have been studying their necessary texts for their Part 4 – Literature: critical study. For many, part 4 is especially daunting because the assessment for this part is the Individual
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