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We are excited to announce that the school facility renovation project is entering its final stages, and we warmly welcome all students back to campus. The diligent efforts put into revitalising our school's infrastructure have transformed the campus into a vibrant and upgraded learning environment.

At Nord Anglia International School (NAIS) Shanghai, Pudong, while our campus is very well equipped with a wide range technically advanced classroom features and a number of excellent sporting and activity facilities, our school at its heart is one built around community, personalisation and with a warm and welcoming environment.  We are proud to be able to offer our students a‘home from home’and a setting in which they are known by everyone and where they will always feel comfortable and confident.

When it comes to international education, the British curriculum has earned a reputation for its excellence and effectiveness, and at NAIS Pudong we are proud to be the longest running British curriculum school in Shanghai, entering our 22nd of operation this year. From the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) through to the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) programmes (and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for our Sixth Form), our students are well prepared for life beyond compulsory education.

We are thrilled to share the progress made in renovating our school facilities, which are now on the brink of completion. As we eagerly anticipate the return of our students, we are proud to welcome them back with a fresh and rejuvenated environment that will enhance their learning experience.

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Writing is a critical part of the Primary curriculum at NAIS Pudong; it helps children to become better communicators and to express their thoughts and ideas in a clear and structured way. At the end of last term, we held a student showcase to demonstrate the outstanding progress our students make across the course of a single academic year. Parents were invited into the school to help them understand more about how their children learn and were given presentations by the students in various formats.

While Artificial Intelligence (AI) has long been a hot topic of discussion across the fields of technology, the introduction and rapid development of ChatGPT and similar applications has stoked new debate about how much we should be incorporating this kind of technology into education.  Our Principal, Diane Vaughan, recently sat down with Shanghai Daily’s education team to discuss these issues further, with the text of the article found below.

For the first time since July 2019, Nord Anglia is beyond excited to be able to bring students together in person for collaboration and exploration activities across New York City as part of the NAE-UNICEF Summit.

While all of our students and academic staff started their summer vacation, we wasted no time in starting on a wide range of improvement projects around the school.  As well as investment in upgrades to teaching & learning spaces right across Early Years, Primary and Secondary school, and to our catering facilities as part of the change to a new catering company, workers immediately got to work dismantling the old libraries ready for installation of all new facilities.

As we reach the end of this extraordinary school year, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the journey we have all been through together. The challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic tested our resilience, patience, and adaptability in ways we could have never imagined. However, despite the hardships of the past three years, we have all made it through, sent our students to university, taught our children in and out of the classroom and welcomed back our youngest to the outstanding teaching and learning spaces across the campus.

The Senior Drama Club performed Dennis Kelly’s dark humoured play: DNA on the 19th June 2023; a dark and mysterious play that follows the turmoil and repercussions of a group of teenagers dealing with a prank that goes wrong. The cast were Year 9-11 students and each student took on a role that challenged and pushed them to consider the deeper emotions and trauma these characters are dealing with and the ways in which they are coping. After bullying and pranking a peer, the group believe they have accidentally killed him. The audience watch as their lies and emotions eventually take control.

As we gradually return to normality following COVID, it was wonderful to be able to open the campus to a wide range of parents as part of our Learning Showcase. The school was buzzing with activity as our whole community came together to acknowledge our students’ successes and achievements from across the year.

Through our collaboration with MIT, our STEAM programme helps students develop their creativity and problem-solving skills by tackling interdisciplinary challenges around issues facing the world today. In a remarkable achievement, two exceptional students from our school, have triumphed in the MIT Hack-the-Tube challenge.

Premium international schools organisation Nord Anglia Education today announced the launch of its all-new education podcast called Learning Explorations.

Over the past few weeks, the Social Impact Club of NAIS Pudong has been busy collaborating with the Community Center Shanghai to raise funds for schools in need of counseling and quality education. The programme aimed to promote mental health awareness for all individuals, adult or child, as well as support others as an act of pure kindness!

The culmination of Year 13’s two year IB Diploma Programme was honoured with the formal Cap and Gown graduation ceremony held in school.

How thinking about thinking is the key to success for children and adults alike

As a part of the Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong community let us give our heartiest congratulations to Callum Lang for winning the 18 years and under category in the Dishui Lake Olympic distance triathlon event over the weekend. Completing a 1.5 km swim, 40 km cycle and 10 km run is no small feat, and we are incredibly proud of his achievement to emerge victorious.

“Life constantly throws curve balls at us. It’s inevitable, but it’s how we react to a situation that matters. Every action has a reaction and if we can control our reaction, we can control the outcome.”

We are excited to announce the implementation of two new programmes in our school, both of which will greatly benefit our students’ reading development: Accelerated Reader and Star Reading Assessment.