Climate and the Community: Photo and Art Exhibition

Last April 23, students organized a Photo and Art Exhibition with the theme Climate and the Community. Students from different international and local schools in Xiamen submitted their photos and artworks that tackle Climate Change. Several community members visited the exhibition. There were fruits and vegetables picking day as well at the Rooftop Garden in …

Earth Day Instagram Take-Over

WE ARE TAKING OVER: Last April 22, 2022, students from different countries presented their projects related to environmental protection during the celebration of the Earth Day. Students in Xiamen presented their meaningful projects for the people and the planet. 24 different schools from 17 different countries were selected to discuss, present, and tackle actionable solutions …

Web Design for the Global Goals

In this Design task, students learned how to create simple Web Design using Code.Org's Web Lab. Statement of Inquiry: Designers must be aware of current sustainability projects for innovation and development from various perspectives. Design Situation: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint …

Presenting SDG to schools in the Philippines

Last February 13, Mr. Mitchel Africa presented the Youth Empowerment through Service and the different service-learning projects of middle school and upper school students to a Model United Nations Club in De La Salle Santiago Zobel School Philippines. Through Skype conferencing, Mr. Mitchel introduced how he came up with his projects and his vision to …

Promoting the SDGs in Xiamen Community

Last March 22, Mr. Mitchel Africa, TeachSDG Ambassador and YES Founder, conducted a lecture about SDG in the Community. The lecture aims to let community members learn and understand the 17 Global Goals, identify ways on how SDG can be integrated in the community or at home and learn how can community or families can …

MXIS teachers learning the World’s Largest Lessons

Last February 2, Mr. Mitchel Africa, TeachSDG Ambassador, facilitated the IgnitED conference with 24 educators from Manila Xiamen International School. One session was a topic on how the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals can be integrated in the classroom. Various classroom activities were designed and new ideas were generated on how educators can best support …

Egret Technohub Crew ranked 4th at EduBuild Masters Hackathon in Singapore

Last October 9 and 10, the Egret Technohub Crew (ETC) presented their project entitled "Sheet-O-Matic in the CELL" at the EduBuild Masters Hackathon during the EduTech Asia conference in Singapore. Composed of teenagers from Philippines, Taiwan, Korea, Germany and USA, the team created an educational learning space and exhibited their project in front of educators, …

Saviors…Save Lives

SAVIORS is a group of Grade 10 and 11 students led by Ryan Wu. The group participated in the annual Week Without Walls in the Philippines. They did service activities in animal shelters and indigenous tribe in Zambales. The group did mammal rescue training, cleaned animal houses and prepared food for them. They also conducted …

K.I.D.S. at your service

K.nowledge I.llumination D.elivering S.quad is a group of Grade 10 students, led by Leo Chen, who gathers books of different languages to be sent to SOS Children’s Village in Putian, Fujian Province. This project aims to gather as much books to promote international languages and teach Chinese children English and other languages.