Month: September 2025

Nanjing’s first high school hackathon game jam for 13- to 18-year-old students!

Hey Coders and Artists!

I’m David, a senior at BASIS International School Nanjing. This year, I’m running a hackathon calledDaydream Nanjing!

September 27, at a cool place in Gulou District, you’ll have 12 hours to create a game from scratch. Check out this video from another game jam!

Everything is free, including food, merch, and public transport. No prior experience needed.

We would love for you to sign up! Check out our website or contact me on WeChat (Why_David12345) for more info.

See you there!

David Wang

david.wang15275-binj@basischina.com

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University of British Columbia(UBC) Information Session

  • Event: University of British Columbia(UBC) Information Session
  • Date: Wednesday September 17th
  • Time: 12:10-13:00
  • Location: LGR 1
  • Description: UBC is one of the top universities in Canada. We are known for our business program, forestry programs and exhaustive list of majors in both arts and sciences.

Please RSVP through the LINK or QR code below. Thank you!

New York University(NYU) Information Session

  • Event: New York University(NYU) Information Session
  • Date: Wednesday September 24th
  • Time: 12:10-13:00
  • Location: LGR 1
  • Description: NYU is a global university with 3 degree granting campuses in NYC, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi. We also have 13 other global academic centers around the world. There are 10 schools and colleges in the NY campus with over 230 majors! We are the Campus Without Walls as we are integrated into the City!
  • Featured program: Business, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, The Arts (performance and studio), Education, Media Culture Communication, and many more!

Please RSVP through the LINK or QR code below. Thank you!

Lockdown Drill @11.50AM on September 17th

Kind reminder of today’s announced Lockdown Drill @11.50h for the whole school.

Please find out the online survey with enclosed Procedure of Code Blue, and share your feedback after the Lockdown drill via NIS Code Blue on September 17 or by scanning the QR code below before 4.00PM on Friday, 19 September 2025.

All staff members must submit their feedback in the provided online survey.

Thanks for your support!

Arek and the team

University of British Columbia(UBC) Information Session

  • Event: University of British Columbia(UBC) Information Session
  • Date: Wednesday September 17th
  • Time: 12:10-13:00
  • Location: LGR 1
  • Description: UBC is one of the top universities in Canada. We are known for our business program, forestry programs and exhaustive list of majors in both arts and sciences.

Please RSVP through the LINK or QR code below. Thank you!

EARCOS Teacher Conference (March 2026)

The EARCOS Teacher Conference will be held in Bangkok 19 – 21 March 2026.

The theme is ‘Elevating Voices, Enriching Worlds’ and the areas that will be the focus of the conference are:

  • Literacy
  • Early Childhood
  • Learning Support and Special Needs
  • Modern Languages
  • Libraries
  • Counselors
  • ELL
  • Authors
  • Child Protection
  • Technology
  • General Education

NIS is able to put forward two presentations to be delivered at the conference (note: EARCOS has the final decision on all presentations). Presentations can be done individually or as a pair. NIS covers conference registration for staff that are chosen to present (flights and accommodation are not covered but can be paid with your PL fund).

If you are interested in attending (and not presenting), please go through the usual PL application process.

If you are interested in applying to present, we will be holding applications in Week 9. Applicants will need to present a short (3 – 5 minute) pitch of their presentation topic, including why it is relevant for the conference and how it will provide participants with new learning in emerging trends and/or possibilities for practice within schools; and a sample activity that they would plan on including in their presentation (5 – 7 minutes). Pitches should be 10 minutes total, and will be assessed against the EARCOS Conference Session Design and Presentation Criteria.

If you would like to apply to present, an application form will be sent out after the October Break to sign up. If you have any questions in the meantime, please come speak to me or send me an email.

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Create. Film. Inspire.

What We Do:

  • Produce the end-of-year school video
  • Film athletics events, school activities, and more
  • Showcase work in assemblies, school screens, and school social media channels

Why Join?

  • Hands-on experience in filming, editing & storytelling
  • Build your portfolio with real projects
  • Learn from a pro! Supervised by Ms. Mandy Bueschlen (BBC, Nat Geo, Discovery filmmaker)
  • Flex your creativity and see your work shared school-wide and beyond!

Who We Want:
✅ G6–11 students passionate about video-making
✅ Prior experience OR eager to learn
✅ Can commit to after-school/weekend filming & editing

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