Paper Airplane Challenge Soars!
Primary School hosted its first mixed-grade House Event – the Paper Airplane Challenge! Students collaborated across grade levels, constructing and testing their creations with hands-on learning about aerodynamics, design, and flight factors like wind. These shared experiences build teamwork, creativity, and a stronger sense of community.
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Grade 1 students recently took their learning beyond the classroom with a field trip to the Nanjing Hongshan Zoo as part of their Unit of Inquiry, Where We Are in Place and Time. Throughout the unit, students have been exploring maps, symbols, and ways to record and share new information.
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The NIS community welcomed 5 international schools to our campus to participate in the ACAMIS Orange Division Volleyball Tournament. These partner schools came from Macau, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Tianjin, and Beijing, with over 130 student athletes and coaches taking part in the competition.
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As part of our ongoing unit of inquiry, “How We Organise Ourselves,” our K2 children visited IKEA to extend their learning through real-world exploration. The visit connected directly to their classroom investigations into organisation, symbols, and design – bringing their IB Primary Years Programme inquiries vividly to life.