Author: Guang Miao

THE YEAR OF THE HORSE! The entire Amerasia Community welcomed the Year of the Horse with our annual Chinese New Year Showcase, Gratitude Ceremony, and Multinational Miao Hui Temple Fair.  The celebration opened with the Baishan Ensemble, featuring leaders including Dr. Chris Vicari, Lily Xing, and founder Madame Baishan, alongside teachers, students, parents, and staff; […]

IDU (Interdisciplinary Unit) in the MYP In the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP), an Interdisciplinary Unit (IDU) brings together two or more subjects to explore a shared concept or real-world issue. Instead of learning subjects separately, students make meaningful connections and apply their knowledge in authentic contexts. IDUs strengthen critical thinking, collaboration, and the ability […]

PYP QISN Basketball Tournament The PYP QISN Basketball Tournament was a tremendous success, with 25 students from Grades 4 and 5 proudly representing QAIS across four teams and competing in 12 exciting matches. Our Phoenix athletes delivered an outstanding performance, bringing home 10 wins, 1 tie, and just 1 loss. More importantly, they demonstrated teamwork, […]

Montessori Culture Curriculum Qingdao Amerasia International School welcomed parents of Toddler to Grade 2 students into an immersive experience exploring the Montessori Culture Curriculum. Designed as a hands-on session, the experience offered families a meaningful window into how children at Amerasia come to understand the world, their place within it, and their responsibility toward one […]

The Power of Stories! MYP1 Chinese Language students embarked on a rich and meaningful learning journey exploring The Power of Stories. This inquiry invited students to ask a powerful question: What makes a good story? From there, they moved thoughtfully from analysis to creation, deepening both their understanding and their voice as young storytellers.  During their investigation, […]

Grade 1 visit BEG Founder As part of their Unit of Inquiry, guided by the central idea “Artifacts and stories reveal shared themes of human life across time,” Grade 1 students explored their personal histories and selected meaningful artifacts to represent themselves. One of the artifacts they chose was their school campus.    Madame Baishan, The […]

Real-World Engineering Design Technology and Physics students visited Honrock, a Qingdao-based transportation technology company. The visit reflects Amerasia’s commitment to providing authentic, real-world learning experiences aligned with the IB MYP and IB Diploma Programme. During the visit, IBDP Design Technology students explored industrial design processes, research and development, and manufacturing practices within a professional engineering […]

CHOOSING THE IB DP – DP Course Selection Fair Qingdao Amerasia International School recently hosted its DP Course Selection Fair, an important milestone supporting students and families as they prepare for the transition from the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) to the IB Diploma Programme (DP). Stella Zhao, DP Coordinator, and Mr. Jakub Grzeszczuk, MYP […]

1st Place at QISN U19 Basketball Tournament! 🏀🏆   QAIS proudly participated in the annual QISN Basketball Tournament, where international schools from across Qingdao came together for two days of competitive and high-spirited basketball.  The U19 Girls’ Team delivered an outstanding performance, claiming 1st place overall for the fourth consecutive year. Their dominance was sealed in […]

MYP & DP LITERACY WEEK! During Literacy Week, MYP and DP students and staff came together to celebrate the power of language, voice, and storytelling across our school community. Drawing from Amerasia’s rich multilingual landscape, students and teachers shared poetry in their mother tongues, including poems in Welsh, Japanese, Afrikaans, Finish, Persian, Papiamento, Romanian, and […]