Top Awards at Shanghai Students Film Festival

Apr 3, 2023

Lights, Camera, Action: Celebrating the Best of the Best at the Shanghai Students Film Festival.

The Shanghai Students Film Festival is one of the year's most anticipated events for student filmmakers in China. The festival, organized by Mr. Simon Jackson, WISS’s talented Head of Visual and Creative Arts, celebrates the best student films produced by the most talented young filmmakers nationwide, providing a platform for up-and-coming artists to showcase their talents work and network with industry professionals.

Now in its 16th year, the Shanghai Student Film Festival (S2F2) symbolizes creativity, innovation, and hope for the future. Every year the students’ work becomes more professional and groundbreaking, often going on to win awards in far larger international festivals. The festival brings together talents from international schools across China who compete through various film challenges.

Enrichment Week at WISS

Apr 3, 2023

As a learning community, the Western International School of Shanghai shares the responsibility to help students achieve their academic goals, such as gaining their high school diploma or receiving those anticipated offer letters from top universities.

Ultimately, we aim to prepare students for life after WISS—for life outside of the classroom and experiences in the real world. The approaches to learning cultivated at WISS include social skills, critical thinking skills, communication skills, research skills, and self-management skills.These skills are relevant far beyond the confines of the IB Diploma or Career-Related Programmes and WISS itself. The time spent at school on these activities is just as crucial as the knowledge of mathematical equations and chemical reactions.

Digital Dilemma: Striking a Balance for Today's Tech-Savvy Kids

Mar 23, 2023

Parenting has never been easy. But the era of fast-developing technology with smartphones, online games and social media brings a lot more challenges to raising modern children.

One of the most debated topics among parents today is screen time. How much screen time is too much? How technology can affect children’s development? Where is the line between online and offline? Parents and professionals from children-related fields are trying to find answers to these burning hot questions.

WISS Inspires Greatness and Innovation

Mar 9, 2023

The MYP Personal Project is an essential part of the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge, research, and problem-solving skills that they have acquired during their studies. It encourages students to take ownership of their learning, allowing them to pursue an individual investigation on a topic that interests them. During the project, students should use the MYP's key skills to develop a product or outcome that showcases their understanding of the topic.

This could be a physical object such as a model, a digital resource such as a video, or a written work such as an essay or report. The goal of the MYP Personal Project is to provide a meaningful and challenging learning experience for students, helping them to develop essential critical thinking, problem-solving, and research skills in an enjoyable and engaging way.

WISS Book Week | A Celebration of Literacy

Feb 24, 2023

Celebrating literacy is an important way to recognize the power of reading and writing in improving people’s lives. Celebrations of literacy can take many forms and can happen on a variety of scales. At the Western International School of Shanghai we celebrate literacy every day but once per year we dedicate an entire week focused on literacy. The WISS Book Week is a school-wide celebration consisting of various activities that promote literacy. The week encompasses parent reading sessions, Book Swap Stations, Door Decoration, Snuggle Up and Read Day, and Character Dress-Up Parade, all inspired by favorite authors and books.

Upcoming Open House Session

Feb 11, 2023

We share why its important for parents to attend school open house events.

There are numerous benefits of joining a school open house event for parents. Firstly, parents can receive valuable information on the school’s curriculum, extracurricular activities, and educational offerings. They can also gain insight into the school culture and atmosphere by speaking with the faculty and staff. Additionally, parents can build relationships with teachers and administrators that will be important for their children’s educational journey.

WISS Dance Festival 2022

Dec 9, 2022

"Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion." ― Martha Graham

At the Western International School of Shanghai, we offer a robust Arts Programme through which we offer students the opportunity to embrace performing arts, music, art, design, and dance through our balanced curriculum and After School Activity Programmes.

The annual Western International School of Shanghai Dance Festival is one of the most anticipated events of the school year. The DanceFest is dedicated to exploring all forms of dance, incorporating skills development like body language, non-verbal communication, teamwork, and collaboration. But most of all, it's FUN!

Why should parents attend parenting workshops?

Dec 2, 2022

A parent's role is one of the most difficult that exists. There are no perfect parents. Sometimes it is a rewarding task and responsibility; other times, it is challenging. Being a parent requires large doses of patience, perseverance, consistency, listening, and affectivity. Good parenting involves meeting children's basic needs, keeping them safe, showing warmth and love, providing the necessary stimulus for their development, and helping them reach their potential within a stable environment where they experience consistent guidance and boundaries.