A vibrant spectacle of talent and creativity unfolded on Friday, November 3rd, as we gathered to celebrate our Secondary Arts Assembly at Hanova. It was an afternoon brimming with brilliance, showcasing the artistic prowess of our students. What made this event even more special was the involvement from all year levels, ranging from our youngest […]
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Hawks Basketball & Volleyball teams score wins
Hawks Sport Update – written by Mr Julian Barnsley, Head of Athletics. Over the last two weeks the Hawks have been busy with U14 boys and girls basketball against both Dehong Chinese International School and Liangjiatan International school. The girls have continued their winning run and the boys have continued to become more competitive. All of the […]
Primary swimming lessons at Hanova
Primary swimming lessons at Hanova – written by Ms Tomoe Fujise, Physical & Health Education. It is great to have our year 1 and 2 swimmers in the water every week. After the pool induction, we are working on building our confidence in the water. Everyone is working hard and already making good progress. We […]
MYP & PYP students collaborate in Visual Arts
MYP & PYP students are working together on a big Visual Arts project aiming for an exhibition! MYP students (Years 7-9) began the project by running PYP classes (Years 1-4) and helping the little ones use their imagination, be spontaneous and use their pure vision around the fictitious characters of their choice: cartoons, films, movies […]
Upcoming University Visits in October
Upcoming University Visits – written by Ms Sharon Zhu, DP Coordinator. We are excited to announce two upcoming university visits that will provide valuable insights into higher education opportunities to our students and families at Hanova. Please mark your calendars for the following dates: University of Toronto: Thursday, 19th October, at 15:10 The University of […]
Hawks volleyball team performs well in official start
U19 Volleyball vs XIS – written by Mr Julian Barnsley, Head of Athletics. On Tuesday, we traveled to XIS for a Hanova first; the official start of Hawks volleyball. The U19 squad performed above expectations and we able to meet and exceed all of the team targets. Success from the match were serves to challenge the receivers, a […]
Boys and Girls Basketball teams strong in first fixtures of Fall season
Hanova Sports News – written by Mr Julian Barnsley, Head of Athletics. Last Saturday the Hawks travelled to KCIS for the first fixtures of this year’s Fall season. U11 Boys Red football and U14 boys and girls basketball teams were up early ready to play. The U11 Boys Red squad started strongly and enjoyed a […]
Year 2 Learning Stations
Year 2 Learning Stations – Written by Mr Graeme Noble, Year 2 Teacher. ‘In our Year 2 classrooms, we allow choice and agency by setting up our classrooms with learning stations purposefully set up. Students enjoy visiting stations and managing themselves by choosing where to go and how to undertake each station. There are open-ended […]
Year 10 Science Biology experiments
Year 10 Science Biology experiments – Written by Mr Russell Glavey, MYP Science. As part of their unit on Biology: Relationships, Form and Function students had the opportunity to prepare and scientifically observe some slides of animal and plant cells. Along the way they learned proper use of the microscope, slide preparation and practiced lab […]
Early Years House Activities
A fantastic start in Upper Primary! – written by Mr Andrew Symonds, Upper Years PYP Coordinator. As we almost doubled the number of teaching staff in our section we began by welcoming a large number of new teachers and introducing them to the Hanova community. The enthusiasm which they brought with them immediately saw the […]