School News

On next week's NIS Voices podcast, Ms. Alice Keeler, mom of 5, teacher, developer for schoolytics, Google Certified Innovator, Google Developer Expert, Microsoft Innovative Educator, keynote speaker, Professional Development Workshop Leader, consultant, blogger, and author joins NIS IT Director Dr. Shannon Doak to discuss learning how to code – in particular, girls and women in coding, and how students can succeed in math and tech-related fields.

Nanjing International School’s Science Fair culminates our Grade 9 students’ integrated Science experience before the focus on specific scientific disciplines begins in Grade 10. Projects ranged from dehydrating food to the effects of music on blood pressure to chemical reactions, electricity generation, guitar string vibration, robotics, and much more.

At Nanjing International School, our college counselling team not only provides Secondary students with guidance on future education and admissions, but also nurtures academic success and supports well-being. Join Ms. Pearl Noh, NIS College Counsellor, as we learn more about our school's inclusive, integrated college counselling services and how they're helping students embark on their next step in life.

The Leaver’s Assembly is a tradition at Nanjing International School where our entire school celebrates the achievements of our Grade 12s and shares memories of their time with us. It’s an opportunity for all our students, from Early Years to rising Grade 11s, to witness and be a special part of the culmination of our graduates’ learning journey at NIS. 

Having designed and built their robots from the ground up, our students have learned how to create the code that controls the sensors and motors of their robot, giving it the ability to perform its tasks completely autonomously. The culmination of the robotics class for Grade 9 is the BattleBots competition, where students have drawn on everything they have learned throughout the unit, to build and program a robot to compete in a Robo-Battle challenge.

It was our second Move-a-thon event, where every student from Pre-K to Grade 11 came together for one of our biggest school House event challenges of the year – to take on our outdoor track for 25 minutes alongside their peers. This year’s Move-a-thon supported two related charities: We Walk With You Parkinson’s foundation and the Pechersk School International as part of our ongoing drive to help achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. In total, our school ran or walked 816km!  

What is a global citizen? It is a person who understands and is aware of the wider world, as well as their place in it. With active roles in their community, global citizens strive to think critically and collaborate with others to make our planet more equitable, peaceful, and sustainable. Join Nanjing International School's Director of Learning, Mr. Kasson Bratton, as we explore how our school is fostering global citizenship in all of our students.