For questions or support, please contact Ms Anna in the Activities Office. The deadline is Nov 24th.
ACAMIS Photography Competition! Grade 6-12
ACAMIS Virtual Film Festival
The ACAMIS Virtual Student Film Festival 2026 is hosted by the Western Academy of Beijing. This festival is a celebration of student storytellers across China and Mongolia, providing young filmmakers with the opportunity to write, produce, and share their original films with our community.
This year’s theme is “Connect with Your Culture”. Students are encouraged to keep in mind the classical cornerstones of drama: intention and obstacle — what does my character want, and what stands in the way?
Key Dates
- Deadline to submit school interest (CLICK): October 31, 2025
- Film submission deadline: January 30, 2026
- Festival presentation: February 28, 2026
- Information Document: FF_ACAMIS_Online_Info_sheet_2526.docx
For full details, please review the festival information sheet and see the attached poster with your school community. NOTE: QR code needs to be changed.
EARCOS Teacher Conference Presentations
| 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 applying to present, we will be holding applications Week 9 on Monday (12pm – 1pm) and Tuesday (12.30 – 1.30pm) in my classroom (D217). 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, please sign up with this form. If you have any questions in the meantime, please come speak to me or send me an email. If you would like to apply to attend (and not present) as part of your PLD, please contact Sandra as normal. |
Art Competition – European Chamber Nanjing
Reminder: Deadline: 10th October, 2025 (this Friday)
Theme: How AI is Changing the World
Show your creativity and ideas about how artificial intelligence is shaping our lives today and in the future. You can explore the positive sides, the challenges, or your own vision of AI through your artwork.
Key Requirements:
Artwork can be in any medium ( photography, painting, drawing, digital design, sculpture, textiles, or collage, etc.).
• Maximum Size: A3 format
Submission and Enquiries
Ms. Klyuk
irynaklyuk@nanjing-school.com
Interhouse Games – Ultimate Frisbee
To all Teachers and Students,
House events are going to be more common this year with many exciting opportunities to represent your house! With the collaboration between NISSAC and Student Council, we’re excited to start off with Ultimate Frisbee as part of our first interhouse game of the 2025-2026 school year!
Signup deadline for our first NIS interhouse games are coming up on October 10th! We encourage all students from grades 6-12 and teachers to participate in this two week event. For more information, refer to the poster or email kasperchow@nanjing-school.com
📸 Yearbook Photo Makeup Session – Today
Dear Team,
If you missed the original photo day, we’ve scheduled a makeup session for Yearbook Photos.
The background will be white, so please dress accordingly to ensure your photo looks its best.
📅 Date: Wednesday, October 8
📍 Location: Cafeteria Loft
🕘 Morning Session: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
🕝 Afternoon Session: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
For Students
We have 8 students who need to complete their makeup session. I’ve emailed each of them directly as a reminder.
Here’s a quick overview for your reference:
📌 Secondary Students (Gr.9 Hu, Ruiheng, Kim, Gai; Gr.10 Bae, Junhee; Gr.11 Lam, Cheuk Sze; Lyu, Emily; Yu, Chuanyi.)
🕥 Break Time: 10:10 AM – 10:30 AM
Please drop by during break.
📌 Primary Students & Teachers ( K2 Yuan, Fangze; Gr.2 Fang, Wesley)
You may come at any of the above times with a chaperone.
Thank you for helping us ensure everyone is included in this year’s memories!
Best regards,
Yearbook Photo Team
📸 年鉴照片补拍通知
亲爱的同事们：
如果您错过了原定的拍照时间，我们已安排年鉴照片补拍时间如下：
🗓 10月8日
🕘 上午9:00 – 10:30
🕝 下午2:30 – 3:30
📍 地点：食堂阁楼（Cafeteria Loft）
背景为白色，请大家着装得体，以确保照片效果最佳。
谢谢！
年鉴照片团队
California Lutheran University Information Session
- Event: California Lutheran University Information Session
- Date: Thursday October 9th, 2025
- Time: 12:10-13:00
- Location: LGR 1
- Description: California Lutheran University is a private university in Southern California offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs. CLU is in Thousand Oaks, just one hour north of Los Angeles, and is ranked as one of the safest cities in the US. CLU is home to our dynamic programs in arts, sciences, technology, and business, with more than 3000 students. We provide some partial scholarships and financial aid up to about 30,000-35,000 USD per year.
- Featured program: Business, Psychology, Communication, Bilogy, Social Science, Computer and information Science, Art, Music, Film and more.
Please RSVP through the LINK or QR code below. Thank you!
Open Mic Event at Meet Town, Sat. October 11
Meet Town of Xianlin is holding an Open Mic event on their outdoor stage near Luga’s Mexican restaurant this Saturday between 18:00 and 21:00. If you have some music you would love to show off to the public, either alone or with friends or colleagues, consider sending an audition video or audio clip to the QR code in the poster below. Even if you don’t perform, consider coming out to support our awesome local acts. Hope to see you there!
Open Mic Event at Meet Town, Sat. October 11
Meet Town of Xianlin is holding an Open Mic event on their outdoor stage near Luga’s Mexican restaurant this Saturday between 18:00 and 21:00. If you have some music you would love to show off to the public, either alone or with peers, consider sending an audition video or audio clip to the QR code seen below. Even if you don’t perform, consider coming out to support your peers, teacher and other local acts as well. Hope to see you there!
ISNAC U15 Football Festival on Oct 10
This Friday October 10 (Day 2) the Grade 7 – 9 students on the attached list will be absent from your class on 1pm for ISNAC U15 Football Festival tournament, they will miss block 4 and block 5 classes. Thank you for your support.
Boys @BSN (off-campus)
Girls @NIS