The announced Fire Drill has been scheduled @10.00am on Tuesday, 03 March 2026 for the whole school.
SLT Meeting Minutes – Feb 11
Dear All,
Please find the attached SLT meeting minutes of week 23 for your information.
Sec Department Meetings – Common Exp
Good morning all,
Here is the information for today’s department meetings focusing on contextualizing your chosen common expectation priorities. As noted in the bulletin, because I am asking all of you to use a protocol for part of the discussion today, I have asked members of SST to join your meetings and facilitate the conversation. I have also joined some departments for this meeting based on your choice of common expectation. Here is a link to the ppt, an article, and a form to submit by the end of the meeting.
English, Korean, Mandarin A – Angela
Mandarin and English B – Shiqi
Humanities – Jade
Science – Chris
Math and French/Spanish – Tanya
PE and LSS – Iva
Arts and Design – Scott
🌱 PLD Schedule
Welcome back from the holidays!
We hope you enjoyed a restful and refreshing break. We’re excited to spend the next few days learning and planning together as we saddle up for the rest of the school year. Thank you for your continued dedication to our students and for the collaborative spirit you bring to everything we do.
Here is the PLD schedule for the week. It’ll be posted daily for easy access.
Community Connection activities schedule below. If you haven’t signed up yet please do!
EARCOS News – February
EARCOS has a great selection of PL and events coming up over the next few months. Lots of these events are free and in our timezone so very easy PL to join!
Free Online Webinars:
- Archaeology of the Self: Toward Sustaining Racial Literacy in Education
- Improving Hiring Accuracy in International Schools: From Process to Predictive Success
- On Becoming & Belonging: The Creative Leader (continuing from “The Imperfect Leader”)
EARCOS Weekend Workshops:
- Beyond the Surface: Expert Moves for Deep Conceptual Transfer
- March 7-8, 2026, Sekolah Ciputra (Indonesia)
- Innovative Leadership and Partnership: Elevating Teaching and Learning Practices
- March 14-15, 2026, Saigon South International School (Vietnam)
- Building the Story: Supporting Students Through Immersive Science Storylines
- April 11,2026, International School of Beijing
As always, come have a chat at any point if you wanted to speak about any of these opportunities!
Campus Access During LNY Holiday
Dear All,
Please note that the NIS campus will be closed during Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, with the exception of the Fitness Room located on Level 3 of the Centre.
The Fitness Room will be open daily from 06:00 to 18:00. Please remember that access is only permitted with fitness room facial recognition, and standard Fitness Room rules apply.
Thank you for your assistance and cooperation. Wishing you all a Happy New Year!
Best regards,
Facility Team
EE Cafe Friday 8:00-8:40
Please come along and bring your advisory (G10 & 12) to chat to G11 about their EE research question and essay outline.
Locations are:
LGR2 – English, Korean, Mandarin
LGR3 – Biology, Chemistry, Physics
Hub 2nd floor – Math, Music, Visual Arts
Hub 3rd floor – Business Management, Economics
Community Survey #2
You have 2 more days to fill out the community survey #2. Don’t miss the opportunity to share your voice!
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