Grade 2 – Signs and Symbols
What an exciting unit! Activities in our Signs and Symbols unit included making signs for our classroom; making masks that symbolize who we are; writing letters to Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan; creating our own ‘secret’ language, and much more! Our unit celebration on Tuesday was an opportunity to share our journey with our parents, […]
Grade 3-4 – Production, Supply, and Demand
Our unit took us to Thumb Plaza as we explored how goods and services are produced and supplied. Our summative activity was holding a market at lunch in the cafeteria, which was attended by the whole school! Students worked in pairs to develop, produce, and market their product. The whole class made a profit of […]
Grades 5-6 – Communicating in a Digital World
Our central idea in this unit was that ‘Digital media changes the way that we access information and connect with each other.’ We held an open house on Friday, January 24th to share our inquiry with parents and classmates. [slideshow_deploy id=’1834′]
Grade 1 – Roles in the Community
After exploring different roles that a community needs, we discussed how we would share our new knowledge with our parents. Thank you, parents, for joining us last Friday! [slideshow_deploy id=’1772′]
Kids Ski in Qingdao!
Qingdao Amerasia International School students and teachers hit the slopes at Jinshan Ski Field in Jimo (a district of Qingdao) on January 9th and 10th! A good time was had by all, in spite of the odd wipeout (check out the video!). This fun facility is located about 80 minutes’ drive from our campus. Many […]
Gift of Love – Winter Performance
[slideshow_deploy id=’1532′] James is about as selfish as they come, and it really shows when Christmas rolls around. He can’t understand how his best bud Azton would give so much of his hard-earned cash to people in need. The two go to a holiday benefit concert (for the Dandelion Charity!), where James rocks out to […]
International Christmas Market!
QAIS students were phenomenal when they performed at the International Christmas Market on Saturday, December 7th! Secondary students showed the work they have been doing in their individual ensembles, while Primary sang like angels and put their xylophone skills to expert use. While supporting surgeries for local children with club foot, scoliosis, and other debilitating […]
Parent Effectiveness Training at QAIS!
Montessori Directress at QAIS and Certified Parent Effectiveness Instructor Laura Roark will begin a new P.E.T workshop at QAIS on Saturday, November 30. P.E.T., or Parent Effectiveness Training, began almost forty years ago as the first national parent-training program to teach parents how to communicate more effectively with kids, and offer step-by-step advice to resolving […]
Design Process: Textiles
Students in Grades 7 and 8 are learning about the design process, and they were joined by Grades 5 and 6 for an exquisite opportunity to see that process in motion! QAIS student Lydia Kong’s parents run an embroidery export company, and they invited our kids to watch how an idea can become a product, […]
Halloween Assembly!
Jack-o-lanterns, scarecrows, and costumes made Halloween a party to remember! Children came dressed as ninjas, pirates, Transformers, dinosaurs, and everything imaginable. Wind House hosted an awesome assembly, and the multi-age groups competed in pumpkin carving, scarecrow building, chain making, and dancing! At the end of the assembly, each house performed a dance to their chosen […]
