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The Junior MUN Conference - The Junior MUN Conference

The Junior MUN Conference

The Junior MUN conference hosted by NAIS Hong Kong kicked off to a great start at 8.15 am on Saturday 29 October. Fifteen young and enthusiastic delegates and two committee chairs trooped into our campus ready to discuss the set topics and formulate possible solutions to the following issues in their respective committees.

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A high level of teaching and learning in Maths

In Years 1-6 the White Rose scheme is used for teaching Maths. This scheme provides a clear structure and contains excellent and comprehensive resources. At BISS Puxi, we have adapted and developed the scheme to ensure a high level of teaching and learning in Maths.

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STEAM AT BISS Puxi

In the first few weeks of this year, the STEAM department was a flurry of activity. Over the summer, the DVC (Da Vinci Centre) underwent many changes with new resources being purchased and a new system of organisation being introduced. The DVC now has clearly labelled areas for the students to have easy access to the existing tools and the new consumable materials. The design possibilities are endless!

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Developing water confidence in young students - Developing water confidence in young students

Developing water confidence in young students

On Thursday 13 October at 6pm, the PE Department held an informative virtual meeting to highlight the importance of developing water confidence at an early age. BISS Puxi is one of the only schools in Shanghai that offers swimming experiences to Pre-Nursery children.

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EAL Parent Workshop - EAL Parent Workshop

EAL Parent Workshop

Before the break for Golden Week, the EAL Department held a parent workshop for all parents with students in Primary or Secondary EAL in Years 5-10. The purpose of this event was to allow us the opportunity to meet our parent community, introduce the EAL department and what we do as well as answer any questions.

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BISS Puxi is Globally Connected through Global Campus

In addition to being pupils at BISS Puxi, all our students are also members of a wider family – the community of students from Nord Anglia schools all around the world. They have an important role in supporting Nord Anglia Education’s mission of providing high-quality international education by fostering respect for other people’s identities and cultures. This forms a strong foundation for one of our school’s Five Pillars: Internationalism.

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Child in open-ended, natural play

How do you young children learn best?

Children learn best through open-ended, natural resources that encourage them to use all of their senses to find out about the world around them.

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Shanghai Dutch School - Acquiring English as a Second Languag

Acquiring English as a Second Language

There is a famous Chinese proverb that reads ‘To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world.’ A mellifluous statement to anybody’s ears of course, but, for ambitious young students of varying backgrounds and cultures attending a large international school such as BISS Puxi it perhaps resonates truer than anybody.

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Music for all and all for Music

As an adult, you enter one of our special Primary Music classrooms. Welcome to Music room P102! A myriad of instruments fill the room: keyboards, rainbow coloured xylophones, a whole host of djembes, a shiny trumpet… even a huge double bass standing guard in the corner.

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Learning to Read

The benefits of reading are endless, but essential to acquiring knowledge and to making sense of the world around us. According to the Young Readers Foundation, reading books is important to build confidence, increase memory and imagination. Children who are competent readers are able to engage in critical thinking, and it improves language and communication skills.

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Critical and reflective thinkers in our IB Academy - Critical and reflective thinkers in our IB Academy

Critical and reflective thinkers in our IB Academy

Assessment in Theory of Knowledge (TOK) is conducted through a TOK Exhibition and a 1600-word TOK essay. The TOK exhibition is an internal assessment component that is marked by the teacher and moderated by the IB.

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English as an Additional Language

Bilingualism and multilingualism are an asset, as learners actively use the languages they know to learn English: a valuable skill that learners, regardless of whether they are ‘New to English’ or not, bring with them.

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Shanghai Dutch School

We were very happy to be able to welcome our parents again in our school last week to share all the exciting things that are going on right now as well as our plans for this academic year.

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How to succeed in science

To do well in science, you need to develop effective study skills and learn to participate in class. If your science class includes labs, you should learn to do well in the labs as well.

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Creating a new generation of business leaders

Have you ever considered what skills our children need after they leave school? Academic results will always remain important as they are the gateway to the world’s top universities.

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It's all about the learning - It is all about the learning

It's all about the learning

Whether your child is a student in the Primary or Secondary School, the foundations for their learning are made in the Early Years. This area of the school looks different to the regular classrooms in the more senior sections of the school because it is here that we create their future by setting them on the right path for success. It is here that we provide opportunities for children to explore, evolve and adapt to their ever-changing world inside the school buildings as well as in our outside learning spaces. It is here where firm foundations create strong and sustainable futures.

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Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrations - Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrations

Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrations

The September full moon brought a special bit of magic to BISS Early Years this year. The Baby Cubs of the school got together to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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What is academic excellence? - What is academic excellence

What is academic excellence (in maths)?

For me, this is a difficult question to answer as there is not one answer; at BISS Puxi we look at several hundred versions of academic excellence as all children are different. Academic excellence differs between each student, each age group and each individual circumstance. What we can agree on, though, is that we need rigour, stimulation and the provision of experience.

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Wellbeing and global citizenship activities remain student favourites - Wellbeing and global citizenship activities remain student favourites

Wellbeing and global citizenship activities remain student favourites

Leading international schools organisation Nord Anglia Education published its latest quarterly EdTech analysis today showing how its 70,000 students are using online learning to develop their interests in wellbeing, global citizenship, STEM, creativity and more. The analysis covered the period from 1 April 2022 to 30 June 2022.

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Helping your child make friends at school

As your child begins their education journey in preschool — or even if they’re a bit older in primary or secondary school — creating friendships is vital for their social development along the way.

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