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It has been great to see students from across the school get involved! Here are a few of our favourite clips from this week. It's not too late to get involved, just follow the instructions at the end of the video.

Now, as in life we are all faced with challenging moments. Through no fault of our own we find ourselves facing ambiguous situations, challenging relationships, worries and fears. The COVID-19 situation has required us to study and work at home and thrown us out of our usual routine. It has deprived us of some of our usual coping mechanisms such as going to the gym or getting a quick bite with friends. This can be extremely unsettling. However, this is the challenge we are all facing and we need to rise to it. During this difficult time Mr. Marlon Devonish shares 6 top tips for staying positive through challenging times. This week is his take on ‘N for Never Giving Up

Olympic Gold Medalist and BISS Puxi Elite Performance Coach Marlon Devonish, talks about motivation. There are times for all of us where we need to dig deep and find some motivation from somewhere to achieve our goals.  Marlon shares some of what he learnt on his journey in understanding motivation.

Learning never stops. In fact, you could say that after you leave school there is even more to learn than ever before. However, the earlier we start to engrain a philosophy of lifelong learning into our young people, the better. Professional athletes make lifelong learning a habit from an early age because they know that they cannot reach peak performance without it.

The BISS University Fair 2020 will be a great opportunity for students to meet with university representatives from around the world and learn about what their universities have to offer, what universities are looking for in their students, and how best to prepare effective applications. A selection of presentations delivered by university representatives will also be taking place on the day.

We are delighted to announce that as part of Nord Anglia’s partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 104 students from 26 schools will once again have the opportunity to travel to MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, to participate in the annual STEAM week @ MIT.

On Thursday 26 September, students in our secondary school celebrated the European Day of Languages with a special focus this year on Russian!

The BISS Lions Sports programme offers a multitude of exciting opportunities to take part in sports events within Shanghai and further afield in China and Asia. There is usually a charge for these events, which covers transportation, accommodation, food and entry fees.

At the beginning of a new school year, it is always an opportunity for a fresh start, one for all of us. That is especially the case in the international school setting, when we often spend our summer holidays travelling around the world.

“An Ode to the Goose” is a short poem written during the Tang Dynasty by Luo bin wan

An introduction to our Behaviour and Social Graces programme by the school Principal, Kevin Foyle.

The subject quote by Robert Collier is one of my favourites. It encapsulates the positive attitude of our students and I am fortunate enough to see this day in, day out at the school. In recent blogs, both my colleagues and I have made references to the success of our students in many different ways: from their academic achievements with IB and IGCSE examinations, to their sporting success in volleyball, rugby, swimming and netball.

It is predicted by the US Department of Labor that 65% of the children being educated today will at some stage of their adult life be working in jobs that have yet to be created.  

This quote by Salvador Dali was used by a number of Key Stage 3 students this week in their assemblies, which were based around the theme of ambition.

It is always a great pleasure to see the sea of faces of young children, happily making their way at the end of term to the many exciting destinations and experiences that await them during their summer holidays.

The Nursery children have spent the last couple of weeks thinking about 'people who help us', throughout the whole school and into the wider community, and this culminated in a very exciting trip to the local Fire Station.

The BISS Lions have been busy with netball, volleyball and football fixtures to report on this week. U11 Netball Tournament – A team: It was an exciting but nerve racking experience for the netball team.

This week the qualities of commitment and determination have really shone though in so many aspects of school life and reminded me of just how important it is for us to ensure we are nurturing and developing these key qualities in all our children.