In my previous article, I answered two questions: “Why does 3 times 4 equals 12?” and “Why does 3.3 times 4.4 equal 14.52?”, and then raised a new question: “Why does -3 times -4 equal 12?” Some people may answer that by saying that the product of two negative numbers must be positive, so -3…
SUIS Qingpu’s 3rd boarding programme House Cup was an exciting and competitive event – congratulations to Baihu House for emerging as the champion with an impressive score of 100 points! It is especially noteworthy that Xu Minghao and Gong Xiao Shanglin, performed exceptionally well in the 10-metre and 50-metre rifle events at the Shanghai Sports…
“The courage to explore leads us onto further paths; the passion to experience things allows us to perceive the profundity of life.” To let our humanities and history students feel the pulse of the Earth and the charm of the countryside, we split into two groups and ventured into Zhangma and Cenbu Villages, immersing ourselves…
As the leaves of late autumn fall and we look forward to the coming winter, we are greeted by the annual Intercontinental Carnival. This year, our journey of exploration reached the maritime realm of Oceania, a magical region with a truly unique multicultural tapestry. Let’s look at some of the highlights from our art journey…
On 29 November 2023, the Curriculum and Training Center at the Qingpu District’s Advanced Studies Institute hosted a seminar entitled, “Maths in Sports”, as part of a series on primary school mathematics integration and practice. The seminar brought together more than a hundred participants, including math teachers from various primary schools in the Qingpu District…
A common misconception is that university guidance counselling is only the “final step” to get students into a suitable university after they graduate from high school. In fact, throughout high school and even earlier, university counsellors play a critical role. Today, let’s look at the busy work of our CUG (Career and University Guidance) department…
On 22 November, Shanghai United International School Qingpu Campus successfully completed the final assessment of the Shanghai Private Primary and Secondary School Young and Middle-Aged Outstanding Teacher Team Development Programme. The assessment panel consisted of a range of experts, including the Vice-President of the Shanghai Teachers’ Association, Yu Lingping, the Secretary of the Party Committee…
On 8 December, SUIS Qingpu celebrated the Closing Ceremony of our 2023 Intercontinental Carnival. This year was Oceania’s turn. Our students in Grade 5 completed an exploration cycle of the entire Intercontinental Carnival series over the past five years, studying and celebrating each one of these five magnificent continents. During the month-long series of inquiry-based…
Whenever we refer to the LRC, many students might think it stands for Learning and Reading Center, primarily a place for self-study and reading. However, this is not quite the case. LRC stands for Learning Resource Center. Here, books are just one part of the numerous learning resources. Audiovisual materials and various interdisciplinary, cross-grade, and…
In order to cultivate the understandings and interests of young people in the learning of cultural heritage, deepen their perception of the value and charm of cultural heritage, and cultivate their international perspective and patriotism, the organizing committee of “the Global Cultural Heritage Little Messenger Conference” and “the World Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritors Conference” jointly…
