2014 Art Show at QAIS
Students at Qingdao Amerasia International School have had a creative year! Led by Art teachers James Abbott and Li Yan (as well as Music teacher Charla Esser and Technology teacher JD Holtrop), they have explored sketching, painting, plaster, ceramics, digital media, and more. They have used Art to express their interests and fascinations, and to […]
2014 Student Variety Show!
Qingdao Amerasia International School secondary students put some of their many talents on display, presenting an afternoon of musical and dance numbers to an audience of Elementary and parents. The event was arranged and produced entirely by secondary students, from the acts to the sound and lights and stage management. It was held in the […]
Variety Show 2013
As we prepare for the 2014 Celebration of the Arts, let’s take a quick look back at some moments from last year’s Variety Show!
Model United Nations at QAIS
Stimulated by their experience at Harvard MUN earlier this year, our Model United Nations group worked with Student Council to develop our own MUN event here at QAIS over two days last week! The students chose nuclear weapons and juvenile justice as their topics, and, representing countries around the world, they debated, wrote, and passed […]
Jimo Rural School Service Project: Grades 7 and 8
Our 7th and 8th grade students visited an elementary school in Jimo on Thursday, May 22. This trip was part of our continuing outreach efforts with the rural school, which was initiated last year. The trip and the content was organized by our IB Diploma Program Creativity, Action, Service (CAS) Coordinator, Chris Cronin. The […]
Jimo Rural School Service Project: High School
The QAIS high school students went to Jimo on Friday, May 23. Although the focus of their trip was service, they had time to interact with the students who attend the rural school which is about 90 minutes drive from our school. It was a hot, sunny day, and our students would have been sweating […]
Family Fun Run PHOTOS!
Saturday, May 16th saw the 2014 QAIS Family Fun Run at Hyatt Regency Qingdao! Around 400 international runners, bikers, bladders, and scooters gathered on the lawn at the Hyatt, and set off along the seaside boardwalk for a 5km circuit. Afterward, we enjoyed games, pony rides, and terrific company, with vistas of the Laoshan mountains […]
Early Childhood Pick Cherries!
It’s an annual Qingdao tradition! On Friday, May 16th, Qingdao Amerasia International School Early Childhood students and their parents went out to a cherry orchard in Beizhai, Laoshan District to pick cherries. In their Primary Years Program unit of inquiry, Early Childhood students are inquiring into the life cycle of plants, and this trip gave […]
Grades 3 and 4 Fashion Show!
In their unit on How We Express Ourselves, Grades 3-4 are inquiring into how “Creating and responding to art develops understanding of ourselves and the world around us.” Last Friday, the kids put art into practice in their fashion choices, making sure that their choice of wardrobe would tell a story about who they are […]
International Trip to London
Our secondary students left QAIS on Friday, April 18 for an all encompassing trip to London, England. This was the first international trip arranged by our school and was headed by Chris Cronin, a true Brit and our very own DP CAS Coordinator. He was assisted by Jeff La Roux, the DP Coordinator. Our students experienced […]
