Tri-Color Chinese Culture Podcast – S05E07
Beyond Translation慢慢来 (màn màn lái): Learning the Pace of Life Listen Now What does it really mean when people in China say 慢慢来 — “take…
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Caring Teachers
Our small class sizes ensures our teachers can give students the time and attention they need to be successful.
Honor Code
Future leaders will need a moral standard to guide them in making decisions. At XIS we hold ourselves and our students accountable to our Honor Code.
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Studies have shown that students learn better with physical textbooks. And we agree!
Strong Curriculum
Each grade has a focused, age appropriate curriculum that is reviewed regularly.
XIS students have been accepted to top colleges and universities around the world, such as:
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Seoul University
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Korea University
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Yonsei University
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Han Yang University
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News & Announcements
Tri-Color Chinese Culture Podcast – S05E06
Beyond Translation麻烦 (máfan): The Awareness of Inconvenience Listen Now What does it really mean when someone in China says 麻烦? Often translated as “trouble” or…
Tri-Color Chinese Culture Podcast – S05E05
Beyond Translation关系 (guānxi): The Power of Connection Listen Now What does it really mean when people in China talk about 关系? Often translated as “connections”…
Tri-Color Chinese Culture Podcast – S05E04
Beyond Translation加油 (jiāyóu): Encouragement You Can Fee Listen Now What does it really mean when someone in China says 加油? Often translated as “keep going”…
Silk Road Band Competition
We are so Proud of these Warriors!! The XIS Band recently participated in a competition hosted by our sister school XLIS. We are pleased to…
Tri-Color Chinese Culture Podcast – S05E03
Beyond Translation面子 (miànzi): More Than Just “Face” Listen Now What does it really mean when someone in China talks about 面子? Often translated as “face,”…
Tri-Color Chinese Culture Podcast – S05E02
Beyond Translation辛苦 (xīnkǔ): Seeing the Effort Behind the Work Listen Now What does it really mean when someone in China says 辛苦了? Often translated as…
College Fair
College Fair was amazing.We were so excited to host College Fair this year and invite students from Bodi and our local community to come out…
Tri-Color Chinese Culture Podcast – S05E01
Beyond TranslationS05E01 热闹 (rènao): When Life Gets Loud Listen Now What does it really mean when someone in China says a place is 热闹? Often…
Tri-Color Chinese Culture Podcast – S05 Trailer
Beyond Translation Tri-Color Chinese Culture Podcast – S05 Trailer Listen Now Tricolor Chinese Culture Podcast – Season 5: Beyond Translation言外之意 What happens when words mean…
Tri-Color Chinese Culture Podcast – S04E07
In this episode, we sit down with two educators from XIS’s secondary department, Liz Li and Jonathan Venneberg. Liz shares her observations as a coworker,…
Warrior Breakfast – November
We are Warriors!!!!Please join us in congratulating this month’s Warrior Breakfast winners. While all of our students display the traits of the Warrior Way -…
Meet Our Staff
Julie Edgeworth, the Globetrotter
We periodically conduct surveys of our parents and students, and recently one name kept being mentioned again and again for her innovative teaching style: Julie…
Profile on Mrs. Athena Hao
{:en} Part of what makes Xi’An International school the school unique is the mix of personalities, backgrounds, and life experiences of our teachers. In this…
Teacher Profile: Jonathan Venneberg, from the boy who was a XIS student, to the man who returned a XIS teacher.
{:en} Part of what makes Xi’An International school the school unique is the mix of personalities, backgrounds, and life experiences of our teachers. In this…
Teacher Profile: Doug Burks, the man behind the events
{:en} Part of what makes Xi’An International school the school unique is the mix of personalities, backgrounds, and life experiences of our teachers. In this…
Teacher Profile: De Ann Helland – the teacher, the traveler.
{:en} Part of what makes Xi’An International school the school unique is the mix of personalities, backgrounds, and life experiences of our teachers. In this…
Teacher Profile: Daniel Chang, the Man Behind the Curtain
{:en} Part of what makes Xi’An International school the school unique is the mix of personalities, backgrounds, and life experiences of our teachers. In this…
Teacher Profile: Miss Cassidy Outlaw, Librarian, Book Lover, and… Zoo Teacher?
{:en} Part of what makes Xi’An International Sschool unique is the mix of personalities, backgrounds, and life experiences of our teachers. In this series of…
An Interview with Miss Harris, Principal of XIS.
{:en} The following article is from an interview published by Xianase. For the full text of the interview and article, please visit https://www.xianease.com/2022/03/19/interview-with-xisbrittainy-harris/ Could you…
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