Author: Guang Miao

CELEBRATION OF MONTESSORI   Montessori in Action: Celebrating a Year of Growth in Lavender Cottage, Plum Blossom Cottage, and Lotus Cottage by Katy Stack, Assistant Director, Lower School Principal and Montessori Coordinator   As the 2024-2025 academic year draws to a close, early childhood classes Lavender Cottage, Plum Blossom Cottage, and Lotus Cottage were excited to […]

ToK Exhibition 2025   By Ryan Edward Kalb, Humanities HOD & ToK Coordinator   The DP1 Theory of Knowledge (ToK) Exhibition was a vibrant celebration of critical thinking, where students connected real-world objects to complex themes such as knowledge, perspective, and ethics. Using prompts like “What is the relationship between personal experience and knowledge?” and […]

PYP Exhibition 2025  The 2025 PYP Exhibition was a powerful showcase of student agency, transdisciplinary learning, and global awareness. The exhibition, led by Ms. Alyssa Oblefias, Grade 5 Homeroom teacher, guided by PYP Coordinator Ms. Consuelo Ravago, and supported by Grade 5 teachers Ms. Deepa Varghese and Ms. Chloe Fu, reflected months of rigorous inquiry […]

FAMILY FUN RUN 2025 Amerasia welcomed over 1000 members of the Qingdao community to the annual Family Fun Run — a joyful 5km celebration of health, connection, and community spirit along the Shilaoren coastline. From Toddlers to DP2, families, staff, and students joined in, with participants ranging from 4 months to 75 years old. Inspired […]

Dr. Vicari wins ACAMIS Tom Ulmet Leadership Award  Amerasia’s beloved Director, Dr. Chris Vicari, has been honored with the inaugural Tom Ulmet Leadership Award, presented by the ACAMIS Board of Directors at the Spring Leadership Conference in Xi’an. This prestigious award recognizes a leader whose vision, resilience, and deep integrity have transformed not just a […]

Jolly Pirates Sweet Adventure   Grade 1–3 students took the stage in The Jolly Pirates’ Sweet Adventure. The musical was a joyful explosion of color, rhythm, and laughter. The story followed a quirky crew of candy-craving pirates who set sail for Piñata Island with plans to steal its legendary treasure—only to be outwitted by the clever islanders […]

112,032 PAGES READ!  Elementary students at QAIS took part in a joyful month-long Read-a-Thon, where students from Grades 1–5 collectively read an impressive 112,032 pages, amounting to over 11,200 books. Throughout the four weeks, students were fully engaged—reading during every free moment and sharing their love for stories across classrooms and corridors. This initiative not […]

Whispers: A Love Letter to Storytelling By Alaa Yousef, MYP Language & Literature HOD, & Aisulu Kurmanova, Language Acquisition Teacher, Community Project Coord/Service as Action As Literacy Week came to a close, the MYP 1 students brought the house down with their hauntingly beautiful performance, Whispers—a poetic tribute to myths, legends, and the enduring power […]

Grade 5 WWW  Grade 5 students recently spent four days and four nights on a Week Without Walls (WWW) excursion in Linyi and Yishui, focusing on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and conducting research for their upcoming PYP Exhibition.  The itinerary included a wide range of experiential learning activities:  Hydropower Station exploration  Underground Grand Canyon […]

WONDERFUL WORLD SCHOLARS (WSC)  MYP Students, David, Andrew, and Felix, MYP 1, and Aaron, MYP 2, recently participated in the Qingdao Round of the World Scholar’s Cup 2025. Felix, Andrew, and David earned 1st Place in Debate and placed 3rd Overall in the Junior Division. Aaron, MYP 2, won the Jac Khor award for the […]