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The Primary Global Community

The Primary Global Community is an online space where pupils in Years 4, 5, and 6 can come together, from across the world, to learn from one another.

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Reading Workshop

On Wednesday 15 February, parents were invited to a "hands-on" reading workshop event at the primary school.

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Y3 Egyptian Day

On Friday 3 February, the primary campus held its Year 3 Egyptian Day.

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UK Maths Challenge

The Intermediate UK Maths Challenge took place on Thursday 2 February with 85 students from Years 9, 10 and 11 taking part - our greatest number to date.

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Our Principal Writes

Students in both secondary and primary were presented with Principal's Commendations this week.

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The Secret Garden

During October, City Weekend held an art and writing competition for children of all ages, with entries from the primary school making it to the final stages.

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On a Musical Note

As the school continues to grow and develop, we are delighted to announce our position as the only registered centre for ABRSM exams in Puxi, Shanghai.

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A Sports Update

This term has seen a range of sporting activities, from tennis tournaments to triathlons and plenty in between.

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The Christmas Fayre

On Saturday 10 December we celebrated the end of term with our annual Christmas Fayre, meeting friends from the community and raising money for our chosen charities.

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The Giving Tree

On 12 December 2011, a group of PTA members and students went to a migrant school in Yu Xin to deliver the Giving Tree bags to all 358 students.

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BISS Triathlon

In April of last year a small but excited group of pupils travelled to Nanjing to compete in their first ever triathlon.

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International Week

This year we celebrated International Week at the Secondary Campus with the theme of '7 Billion People' to mark the phenomenal growth of humans on this planet.

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International Award - Part III

Sleeping bag? Check. Tent? Check. Lots of fun? Check. Our four day, three night journey into the wilderness north of Beijing will be one to remember for years to come.

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Wenlai Visit

On the 21 October 2011, the Year 12 Mandarin classes paid a visit to Wen-Lai School, where they spent the school day.

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International Award - Part II

On 28 October, IA Silver participants took part in a training session after school to get themselves prepared for the upcoming expedition in Beijing.

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A Factory Visit

Year 11 Business Studies students paid a visit to a local factory last week, to see the theory that they study in the classroom put into practice in a real working environment.

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International Award

At the end of last month, year 10 and year 11 students began preparations for the International Award expedition. Alex Schumann reports on a weekend spent putting up tents.

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An Animated Exhibition

On Friday 21 October Year 5 classes visited the '25 years of Pixar' Exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in central Shanghai.

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Our Opening Ceremony

The British International School's Puxi Campus entertained a very special guest on Tuesday to celebrate the opening of their new Secondary Building.

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A Visit to the Park

On Friday 14 October, Year 6 went to She Shan Sculpture Park to further their study of art in its different forms.

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Sporting Success

Our ECA and BISCAP sporting programmes enable our talented coaches to have extra time with the students and this is beginning to show in team performances.

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Beyond the Classroom

Following the calm of the Golden Week holiday, this week back at school has been a very busy and exciting one.

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Summer 2011 Exam Success

It's a wonderful thing being a school teacher, being given the chance to help young people grow and learn before they set out on their own journeys.

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Higher Education Corner

If you are reading this, it means you are thinking about your child's future beyond Secondary school.

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Pathways of Hope

We are delighted to announce that five of our IB Students have been accepted on the brand new 2011-12 Pathways of Hope Programme.

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An Act of Kindness

In early September, students learnt first-hand how one small act of kindness can multiply many times over and result in making a huge difference to the lives of others less fortuna

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Open House

Our Open House is an invitation for secondary school parents to come and see the new campus before term starts.

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Orientation Days for New Students

Our orientation programme for new students and parents takes place on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th August.

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A Trip to the Zoo

Our year 12 student, Jae Jeong An, reports on a trip to the zoo in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh.

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An Historical Lesson

Our year 12 students continue their adventure in Cambodia. Melissa Liukkonen reports on a visit to the infamous S-21 Museum.

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Trips Report: Thursday

Thursday's 'final night' report from trips in Yangshuo, Hainan and Ziyuan reports on some strange experiences and a lot of fun.

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Trips Report: Wednesday

Wednesday of Activities Week has brought rain for some, although the beaches and rainforests of Hainan are still hot and sunny.

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A Cambodian Challenge

On the second day of the trip, our year 12 students faced a series of challenges that needed to be completed - including eating a spider. Johnny Campbell reports.

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Cambodia

Our year 12 students venture out to visit the children and families of the local community. Yike Hong and Linda Burchhart report.

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Trips Report: Tuesday

Here's Tuesday's update on the progress of our intrepid explorers in far flung parts. Southern China and Cambodia both seem less grey than Shanghai!

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Cambodia, Day One

Day one of the June 2011 Year 12 trip to Cambodia was spent in Phnom Penh. Paivi Pirhonen reports on a great start for the group.

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Trips Report: Monday

Here's Monday's report on the progress of our four activities week trips. Everything going smoothly so far.

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Junior Maths Challenge

This is the third year we have entered students into the UK Junior Mathematical Challenge and year on year we seen to be doing better and better.

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A Day in Zhujiajiao

On the 24 May year 8 students set out on a geography field trip to explore the canal town of Zhujiajiao.

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Science Museum Visit

It was a spectacular day of sunshine for an exciting visit to the Shanghai Science Museum on Tuesday 26 April.

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Botanical Garden Visit

On a day of perfect sunshine, Year 2 students enjoyed a fabulous day out at the Shanghai Botanical Gardens.

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The Great Wall Trek

From Wednesday to Monday 13 to 18 April 2011, 25 students from our school attended their Adventurous Journey as part of the Silver International Award.

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Chinese Spelling

On Saturday 23rd April, a group of students from the primary and secondary school participated in the 4th ACAMIS Chinese Character Spelling Competition held at SCIS.

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National History Day

On 2 April, two talented students attended the National History Day at Concordia International School.

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King's College Visit

On Thursday 14 April, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities from the UK visited our Year 12 students.

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Hiking in Nanbeihu

From 18 to 20 March 2011, 28 students from our school attended their first International Award Adventurous Journey as a part of their Bronze Award programme.

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Rugby Champions

The season for the U13 rugby team has been a fantastic and explosive one for those boys involved.

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Mathematical Writing

Did you know there is a special property to do with the Islamic scripture written outside the main entrance of the Taj Mahal in India?

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A Netball Victory

On Saturday the 5th of March a netball team of year 5 & year 6 students played their second netball tournament at Dulwich Shanghai.

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A River Study

On Saturday 26th February, the Year 12 geography and science pupils took a trip to Thailand to carry out field work studies on the Nam Ngam River in Chiang Mai.

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Shade and Shadow

On Wednesday 9th March, Year 11 Art Students where taken out on a trip to explore the theme of 'Shade and Shadow'.

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Alien Numbers

On Friday 4th March 2011 Year 5 and 6 students became mesmerised by a world of Alien Numbers.

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A Friendly Game

On the 5th March six keen badminton players and coach Jonas rose early and headed off to SSIS for a friendly training session.

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A Day of Discovery

On the 17th February 2011 all of the pupils in year five arrived at the primary school at the normal time of 8:30 am, ready for a fun and exciting day ahead of them!

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Action on the Court

On Saturday the 19th of February, the year 8 and 9 Netball team set off for the journey to Dulwich College.

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Rugby Tournament

The U14 rugby team competed in the Bangkok Junior International Rugby Tens tournament in Bangkok last weekend.

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Art and Design Talk

On Thursday 10 February, our IB Art students were delighted to spend the afternoon with Ms Alice Meiss from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).

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Working in Clay

On Monday the 10 January our year 10 IGCSE Art and Design students took part in a whole day clay workshop at our sister school in Nanxiang.

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Guest Speakers

At the start of term students in year 9 and year 12 were able to attend lectures by two visiting guest speakers.

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Free Basketball taster session

BISCAP and Basketball Stars United are happy to introduce the 2010 Winter Camp, directed by coach Joel and coach Tom.

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Our Christmas Fayre

We were fortunate to have a day of brilliant sunshine and blue skies for our annual Christmas Fayre.

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Basketball Shootout

Teams from year 7 to year 13 took part in the inter-house basketball "shootout".

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ACAMIS Chess Tournament

Members of the chess club took part in the ACAMIS chess tournament last weekend finishing with an impressive result.

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First of Many

Students in year 12 received IGCSE certificates today in a short awards ceremony at school. The ceremony was about both recognition and education.

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Football Season 'Closer'

The C1 and C2 football season came to an end with a tournament at SAS Puxi. This tournament had over 20 teams from 14 different schools participating.

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A Musical Showcase

On Wednesday evening, the musical talent from our primary and secondary schools put on a wonderful performance in the theatre.

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Extending Learning to Everyone

When you visit our Secondary School campus, be sure to say hello to the guards in English.

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A Moving Performance

At the end of last week the Glee Club staged their first performance to an audience of Nord Anglia Education staff at the annual Asia Conference.

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ACAMIS Netball Day One

Thursday saw the opening of the ACAMIS netball tournament hosted here at BISS PUXI.

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A Mathematical Challenge

This year almost 50 of our students faced this infamously tough Mathematical Challenge, aimed at 16-19 year old mathematicians around the world.

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Trip to Tianjin

On Thursday 21 October at 6am, our senior boys, along with the girls, were up early to catch a flight to Tianjin to begin the first day of a 3 day ACAMIS volleyball tournament.

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Education for All

When you visit our School, be sure to say hello to the guards in English.

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Netball Tournaments

Our senior netball squad has been training very hard this term. They have spent many hours looking at tactics and on court moves, and in some fiercely contested practice matches.

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US College Applications

Year 13 students applying to universities in the United States are currently working hard on their application essays.

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Photography Event

Martin Brown, our Head of Maths at the secondary school, spends a lot of time helping students with photography after school. Now you can see some of his work on display.

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Spelling Bee

A focus in English classes in the Secondary School this week has been spelling, and every student in the school competed in our first ever Spelling Bee.

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Karachiwala

Rumana Husain, author of 'Karachiwala: a subcontinent within a city' made a presentation to IB students about the Pakistan's largest city.

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Y8 and Y11 Factory Visit

On 20th October, the year 11 Business Studies class, along with the year 8 Historians, went on a trip to IDI Composites International at Songjiang Industrial Park in Shanghai.

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Open Day

We've been busy preparing for our open day, coming up on Saturday. Find out more about the day, and then come and join us.

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Two Big Dates for our Vocal Ensemble

Our vocal ensemble, consisting of twelve people, has sung on big stages in two cities in one weeks: in Beijing and at the Shanghai 2010 World Expo.

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Our Friends in Gansu

Students from the Nord Anglia Spring Bud school in Gansu came to see our school and city. Oliver Mee (Y7) reports.

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Y5 in Moganshan

Year 5 spent four days away at Moganshan. A year 5 student explains what happened.

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Singing in Beijing

Twelve of our students set off for Beijing on October 16th, to sing in celebration of close links between China and Denmark.

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Interactive Open Day

An invitation to our first Interactive Open Day on the 23rd October. Come and experience what it feels like to be in school again alongside your children.

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Our Parent Reps

Details of our 26 BISS Puxi Parent Representatives for 2010-2011. They act as a channel for communication and as critical friends of the school.

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Our IB Results

Congratulations to the class of 2010 on their outstanding achievements in the International Baccalaureate Diploma as they move on to take the world by storm.

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