Category: Staff

Facility Notice

Dear all,

Monthly Equipment Testing of Fire-fighting & Lockdown System on this coming Sunday (Dec 1st)  8:00am~4:00pm. Please ignore the broadcasting, the alarming bell and the flickering blue lights during the period.

Thanks for your understanding.

Facility Team

Service as Action – Thursday 28 Nov

Hi All

Service as Action will be an extended session today, so it will run from 10:30am – 12pm.

Grade 12’s will have Advisory as normal, along with those Grade 11’s who do not do Service.

For your reference, the plan for Service as Action blocks and which will be extended lives here.

Thank you for your ongoing support of the Service program.

Cheers
Scott

Tickets still available!

Tickets are still available for this incredible production!

Available from the school cashier, or alternatively see Mr Brown or Ms Philip!

Primary Book Room – ELL teachers

Primary ELL teachers will be in the book room in between their scheduled commitments today. They will be organisng the last lot of books and creating signage. Thanks for your flexibility.

 

 

Call for Speakers and Student Organizers for TEDxYouth@NIS_2025!

We are excited to announce that we are seeking speakers-both student and adult- for our upcoming TEDx event!

Also, we are looking for motivated student organizers to help bring this event to life!

If you’re interested in becoming a potential speaker or student organizer, please reach out to any of us directly or contact us via email.

trionaryan@nanjing-school.com

opheliehau@nanjing-school.com

carolfisher@nanjing-school.com

quinnesianjoyner@nanjing-school.com

jiawenluo@nanjing-school.com

 

Also, here are the talks from the past two years—enjoy watching!

TedxYouth@NIS_2024

Surviving Cyber Violence | Ann P | TEDxYouth@NIS
Understanding The Art of Procrastination | Eason D | TEDxYouth@NIS
The Power of Not Caring | Emily Z | TEDxYouth@NIS
Finding Hope | Quinnesian Joyner | TEDxYouth@NIS
Embracing JOMO | Nicole C | TEDxYouth@NIS
The Magnetic Power of Perspective | Olin Morrow II | TEDxYouth@NIS
Letting Go | Jessica H | TEDxYouth@NIS
From Darkness to Resilience | Amy Yang | TEDxYouth@NIS

TedxYouth@NIS_2023

A Story of Data and Truth | Ziqi Ye | TEDxYouth@NIS
How My “Deficit” Became My Superpower | Seth Silberner | TEDxYouth@NIS
A Mile in My Shoes | Dajun Yuan | TEDxYouth@NIS
Educating for Equity | Ginna Daza | TEDxYouth@NIS
Climate Change and The Silver Lining | Jaeha Kim | TEDxYouth@NIS
Catching Up With Change | Sara Wu | TEDxYouth@NIS
On Whys and Wherefores | Alexia Lastschenko | TEDxYouth@NIS
Walking Off Implicit Bias | Jiyoon Kim | TEDxYouth@NIS
The Power of Positive Thinking | Ken Brady | TEDxYouth@NIS

We’d love to hear from you!

TEDx@NIS Organizers Team

XIAMUN Nov 28-30

Please find the attached list of students from G7 and G9 for XIAMUN Xiamen, they will leave Thursday lunch time and absent all day Friday (Nov 29).

XIAMUN

Pfrang Giving Tree

The Pfrang Giving Tree is back!

This is a wonderful opportunity to support a great cause. Cards will be available for purchase from Nov 25–29 in the Centre Foyer between 7:30 and 8:00 AM. The collection period runs until Dec 10.

Look at the poster for more details or contact Mr. McHugh at mikemchugh@nanjing-school.com.

Let’s make a difference together!

Volunteers Needed! Saturday, December 7th!

Want to be right in the middle of the action without breaking a sweat? Scorekeeping lets you stay close to the game, sharpen your focus, and be a key part of the team behind the scenes. You’ll get the best view, learn how games really work, and develop attention to detail, all while helping out your community. Sign up on SchoolsBuddy!

Session 1 – 08:15 – 10:30 (12 volunteers) 4 NISSAC members
Session 2 – 10:15 – 12:30 (12 volunteers) 4 NISSAC members
Session 3 – 12:45 – 15:00 (12 volunteers) 4 NISSAC members
Session 4 – 14:45 – 17:00 (12 volunteers) 4 NISSAC members
Session 5 – 16:45 – 17:45 (NIS Basketball players tbc) 4 NISSAC members

Yangshan Park Run – Saturday, Nov 23

Come as a volunteer! Come as a runner! Whatever you choose, you will be aiming to achieve the learning outcome: Global Engagement! Please contact Rosy (Ziqi Ye) in grade 12.

We are also looking for a student to take over this event because Rosy will be graduating. Get involved and change the world!