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Art connections Puxi hosts 2011 APAC Choir Festival The rewards of risk-taking From Pudong to Qatar, via Algeria Wetlands inspires environmental awareness Art, dance, and music brighten the day Around the world in 30 minutes
 
Art connections

Art connections

The theme for art for trimester 1 was “connections,” in particular, student connections to China.

Art connections
Puxi hosts 2011 APAC Choir Festival

Puxi hosts 2011 APAC Choir Festival

On November 17–19, Shanghai American School Puxi hosted the 2011 APAC Choir Festival in the Performing Arts Center.

Puxi hosts 2011 APAC Choir Festival
The rewards of risk-taking

The rewards of risk-taking

To say that the quality of dance by all participating schools at the annual APAC festival has improved over the course of the event’s young life is a drastic understatement. With each festival, student dancers are getting stronger, more technical, and more inventive on the dance floor

The rewards of risk-taking
From Pudong to Qatar, via Algeria

From Pudong to Qatar, via Algeria

The SAS Pudong Model United Nations team traveled to Doha, Qatar, to participate in the first annual The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) Qatar conference.

From Pudong to Qatar, via Algeria
Wetlands inspires environmental awareness

Wetlands inspires environmental awareness

On November 7, Chongming Island’s Dongtan Wetlands Reserve was invaded by 72 of SAS Pudong high school’s best and brightest. Dongtan is a Ramsar Convention-recognized wetland of international importance, located about an hour north of Pudong, at the mouth of the Yangtze river.

Wetlands inspires environmental awareness
Art, dance, and music brighten the day

Art, dance, and music brighten the day

Although the weather outside on the morning of the concert was a bit dreary, inside the auditorium it was anything but.

Art, dance, and music brighten the day
Around the world in 30 minutes

Around the world in 30 minutes

When the doors finally opened, it was as if the whole world had been stuffed in to the high school gymnasium.

Around the world in 30 minutes

Making connections

20 January 2012

The connection between one alumnus and SAS is unique and significant. There is a message in it for all of us.

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Posted in Letter from Superintendent

Lessons beyond the prison and the forest

20 January 2012

For many years, writers have had fun playing with the notion that the structure of a school is very much like the structure in prison.

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Posted in Inside SAS

New SAS Strategic Plan approved

20 January 2012

Shanghai American School has committed itself to a bold new vision for its students. At its final meeting of 2011, on December 12, the SAS Board of Directors unanimously approved a new strategic plan for SAS.

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Posted in Schoolwide

Edge for Excellence Annual Fund to be launched

20 January 2012

100 for 100: A campaign for 21st century learning

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Posted in Schoolwide

Lifelong connection for development trailblazer

20 January 2012

As a day student in a boarding school near Taizhong, Taiwan, Stephanie Kao was active in student government, Girl Scouts, charity fundraising, and organizing various events. “My teacher always asked me to help,” she says. Fulfilling this request set a precedent for Kao

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Posted in Alumni, Schoolwide

Puxi PTSA

20 January 2012

Happy New Year from the Puxi PTSA! Thank you for supporting our various 2011 events and we’re hoping to have your continued support as we prepare for another busy and event-filled semester.

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Posted in PTSA

Pudong PTSA

20 January 2012

PTSA Pudong would like to thank everyone for making Santa’s Workshop 2011 a huge success.

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Posted in PTSA

Chinese New Year — xin nian kuai le!

20 January 2012

Feasts, fireworks, and firecrackers are just some of the delights in store for you this Chinese New Year, the time of year when the whole country drops tools to join together in celebration.

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Posted in Schoolwide

Yu Garden lights up sunflower faces

20 January 2012

It was a bright, beautiful autumn day with leaves falling on the ground. As people walked by, the leaves made sounds similar to those made by biting into a crispy apple. It was a great day for a field trip!

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Posted in Pudong Campus

Support staff celebrated

20 January 2012

“Everybody gather in the project area,” the teachers called out to the students, shortening their recess by 10 minutes. Yet no one complained, as the students were all aware that this was for a very good cause.

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Posted in Pudong Campus