Universities continue to visit Hanova, as proof of their interest into our school. This week we hosted a fair featuring 14 universities, with many students and parents present at the event. We thank all parents and guests who took their time to attend. For more information on upcoming visits, please contact our University and Careers Counselor Ms. Zhu ( sharon.zhu@his-xian.com ).
It was great to see so many parents at our first Student-Parent-Teacher Conference of the year this week, many thanks to all those who made the effort to attend. We believe that when parents, teachers and students work together, our students will achieve their personal best.
Last Friday before the holiday, the PYP classes enjoyed sports and fun games as part of House activity day. This is the first of many House activities planned for students to earn House points, learn group skills and get to know students from different classes.
On Saturday, 10th June, the Hanova community hosted its annual Spring Carnival! The day began with Carnival games, crafts, face painting and some live music followed by an amazing lunch catered by several local hotels and also provided by our parents and staff. In the afternoon, our talented students participated in the “Hanova Talent Show!” We thank all of our students, teachers, staff, the Xi’an community and Xi’an’s local businesses for their outstanding contributions to this day. We are excited to announce that all of the proceeds (over 20,000 RMB!) were donated to a Xi’an local charity – the Yellow River Soup Kitchen.
On 6-9th June, Hanova’s secondary students traveled to Luoyang, China. During the four day trip, they had the opportunity to experience Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC) in a city full of history and unique culture. Each day was a new adventure as the students and teachers explored the ancient Longmen grottoes, learned Chinese calligraphy techniques, hiked to the summit of Yuntai mountain, watched fantastic kung fu presentations, learned kung fu exercises and played football with the monks, made Chinese dumplings and much more…
This year the Year 6 students’ camp was in Foping. They stayed in a great hotel, tried some activities and had some different experiences. One of the highlights of these day for the students was the different activities, the BBQ including toasting marshmallows and seeing a very big bug.
The students worked hard to prepare their Exhibition for the display that was in the school’s foyer last week. The students had the experience of sharing their knowledge and skills learnt during this process with visitors from the Hanova Community and other visiting schools.
This year our Year 4 and 5 had an exciting 2 days camping experience at Jing Yu Hu (鲸鱼湖) Whale Lake Xi’an city, in Ba Qiao district. Students had the opportunity to be risk-takers and sleep in tents.
On Friday, 26th May, Hanova hosted a graduation ceremony for our seven graduates this year! All of our Secondary students along with parents, teachers, staff and school Board members were in attendance as we all celebrated this important milestone. We are proud of the great achievement of the class of 2017!
From the 11th to the 13th of May students from Hanova Secondary School participated in the ACAMIS track and field events competition in Beijing, hosted by the International School of Beijing. A total of 13 students went each participating in their own set of events, after few weeks of training and preparation.
