Shanghai School News Roundup: August 2024

Britannica Record Best A Level Results in School History

Britannica International School Shanghai Year 12 students produced the best set of A Level results in the school’s history.

Students achieved a 100% Pass rate in A Level Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Business, History, ICT, Music and Psychology. 

Britannica are incredibly proud of their senior students, and greatly look forward to their continued success as they enter their final year of secondary education.

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NAIS Pudong Tiger Cubs Stay-and-Play Sessions

Now that school has reopened after summer, NAIS Pudong are delighted to announce the restart of their incredibly popular Tiger Cubs stay-and-play sessions in September, designed for foreign-passport holder families with children aged between 0-36 months.

The sessions will be delivered by Miss Kirstie, a fully-qualified British teacher and specialist in performing arts, and will be fun, play-based activities designed to capture the imagination of young minds, while also developing social skills, language, fine and gross motor skills.

While the previous Saturday session will continue, the start time will change slightly to 8.30am and will finish at 9.30am.  Their brand-new mid-week slot will be on Tuesdays from 2pm to 3pm.

The sessions will remain completely free, although if the limited spaces are filled, they may request a small refundable deposit to secure places.

NAIS Pudong is located in the Kangqiao area of Pudong.  You can scan the QR code for full information or you can contact their team at [email protected] for more information.

Concordia New Student Orientation

This year’s Concordia New Student Orientation was a success, thanks in part to their dedicated middle and high school student ambassadors.

The ambassadors play a crucial role in fostering the school’s welcoming spirit by greeting and integrating new students into the Concordia community; with personalized name signs in hand, they warmly welcome newcomers upon arrival.

Each new student is paired with an ambassador, who guides them through their first days, helping them adjust both academically and socially; from giving campus tours to answering questions, they ensure that new students feel at home.

Throughout the school year, new students and ambassadors participate in school events and bonding activities, creating a friendly, inclusive atmosphere that supports every new student’s transition to Concordia.

Shanghai French School Campus Upgrade

Shanghai French School took advantage of the summer break to embark on a campus upgrade project and conduct a campus renovation.

Shanghai French School is an international nonprofit institution that welcomes more than 1,400 students of multiple nationalities, from pre-kindergarten to the French Baccalaureate (ages 2 to 18), on its Qingpu and Yangpu campuses.

The school welcomes all foreign nationalities, not just French nationals. Students at the French School come from over 45 different countries, making it a genuinely international school.

To be admitted to the school, at least one parent must be a foreign national. Shanghai French School also accepts Chinese students with foreign birth certificates, as well as residents of Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Shanghai French School  offers the French National program with unique streams (General Stream, European Stream, International American, and International Chinese Streams), as well as a program dedicated to non-French speaking students.

Now at 30%, more and more non-French speaking families are joining the Shanghai French School.

Dulwich Pudong World-Class International Baccalaureate Results

Congratulations to the Class of 2024! Dulwich Pudong students have once again achieved a world-class set of International Baccalaureate exam results:

100% pass rate

Average of 37.5 points (out of 45 – the global average is 30.3)

37.5% of students earned scores of 40 points or higher

31.3% attained prestigious bilingual diplomas

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is the most challenging and rewarding high school curriculum.

Since 2009, Dulwich Pudong has built one of the strongest programmes in the world; students consistently exceed global averages by a wide margin. And for two consecutive years Dulwich Pudong has claimed the top position in the China League IB Table.

SSIS Orientation Day

At the SSIS Orientation Day, they joyfully welcomed back both familiar faces and new families, setting the stage for an exciting new chapter!

The classrooms and hallways were abuzz with excitement. Students enjoyed ice-breaker activities, formed new friendships, and had a chance to meet their homeroom teachers.

Parents attended welcome talks hosted by divisional principals and informational sessions given by homeroom teachers.

It was wonderful to see everyone back on campus!

German School Shanghai Brand-New Swimming Pool

The children at the German School Shanghai Yangpu (DSSY) are starting their new school year with the brand-new swimming pool!

The well-developed sports facilities like the seven-meter-high climbing wall, the liftable indoor basketball court, indoor and outdoor sports hall, now have an added attraction: the new natatorium is approximately 1,600 square meters in size and includes two swimming pools, one competition pool and one learning pool.

In the 25-metre-long swimming pool, with a water depth of up to 3.8 meters, children can learn, practice and improve their swimming techniques. Deep-diving training with an oxygen tank is also possible in this depth of water.

Advanced filtration technology with a large-scale ceramic system effectively reduces the number of chemical disinfectants, resulting in clearer and more hygienic pool water and greater savings in water and electricity consumption.

The natatorium is also equipped with a large LED display, timing system, departure table and touch panels, which have been widely used in international swimming competitions around the world.

The special touch pads measure times down to the second, and several projectors and screens installed in the hall enable the results to be broadcast almost live.

To ensure that even the youngest ones learn to swim safely, the 10-metre-long and 15-metre-wide learning pool has three swimming courses; with a water depth from 0.16 meters to 0.8 meters, the pleasant water temperature enables even the very little ones to learn to swim.

BISS Announce Collaboration with IMG Academy

IMG Academy, a global leader in sports education based in the US, has announced a collaboration with Nord Anglia Education and the British International School Shanghai, Puxi.

Led by Olympic gold medalist and teacher, Marlon Devonish, student-athletes will receive a comprehensive range of programs to support them throughout their developmental journey, and ties into BISS’ new sports scholarship.

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