Key Assignment Day/QISS Winter Program
Dear QISS Families and Friends, Happy New Year and welcome back! The teachers and staff at QISS are ready to welcome all your children back to school. We sincerely hope that your holiday was restful, productive and rejuvenating all at the same time. The 2nd semester of this school year is going to be a memorable one for all […]
QISS Weekly Update: Week 29 – 2016-2017
Dear QISS Families and Friends, April is always a very busy month at QISS and this April is no different. We have returned from the Spring Break and are now into the 4th Quarter in full-force. The whole school is abuzz with the sounds of learning, and on this particular Friday, the sounds of Science […]
QISS Weekly Update: Week 21 – 2016-2017
Dear QISS Families and Friends, Week 21 of the 2016-2017 Academic Year has just flown by, not only because it is a short week, but also because it was highlighted with an absolutely spectacular China Day celebration. The annual QISS China Day celebration is an important event in the school calendar. As our host […]
QISS Weekly Update: Week 20 – 2016-2017
Dear QISS Families and Friends, We hope you enjoyed the snow this week, and are staying nice and safe. This week our students and staff have continued their units of inquiry and are working on their performances for China Day, which will be held next Wednesday, January 25th. ANNOUNCEMENTS China Day Our annual China […]
QISS Weekly Update: Week 19 – 2016-2017
Dear QISS Families and Friends, Happy New Year! Welcome back to QISS for 2017. We hope you had a safe, pleasant and restful Winter Break. Many of you traveled home for Christmas and other festivities. Others took the opportunity to escape the cold and visit exotic places around the world. Wherever you went, we […]
QISS Weekly Update: Week 18 – 2016-2017
Dear QISS Families and Friends, It is hard to believe that week 18 is complete, which means we have now finished the 1st semester of the 2016-2017 academic year. The 2nd Quarter Key Assignments and the Winter Program were incredibly successful. We yet again extend our sincerely congratulations to Mr. Solomon and his supporting […]
QISS Weekly Update: Week 17 – 2016-2017
Dear QISS Families and Friends, With week 17 of the 2016-2017 academic year complete, we now move into our final week of Quarter 2. We can proudly reflect of all of the incredible achievements the QISS community have accomplished in the first semester of this school year. Thanks to the dedication of teachers, parents, […]
QISS Weekly Update: Week 16 – 2016-2017
Dear QISS Families and Friends, We hope that you all enjoyed the Thankgiving break. Thanksgiving is a very special time of year in America, and as an American school in Qingdao, QISS follows both Western and Chinese holiday traditions. This unique multicultural mix is what makes the QISS community so special. This week our school […]
From “Ma Fan” to Grateful – by J. Orobello
From “Ma Fan” to Grateful 从“麻烦”到感恩 마판(성가심)에서 감사함으로 By Joyce Orobello As any expatriate knows, living in a foreign country can be ma fan, which is Chinese for troublesome. But what you may not realize is that every ma fan event has the potential to make you a happier, more fulfilled person. 作为生活在国外的外国人，我们知道生活会很不方便，用中文说就是非常麻烦。但是大家可能没有意识到的是，每一个麻烦都可能带来让我们变得更幸福，更满足的契机。 해외체류자라면 누구나 그렇듯 해외에산다는것은 […]
QISS Weekly Update: Week 15 – 2016-2017
Dear QISS Families and Friends, Thank you to everyone who attended our 2016 Talent Show. That event wrapped up a very short week, as we now break for Thanksgiving. We hope that all members of the QISS community spend quality time with their families and take the opportunity to express their gratitude to those they […]