School trips: Technology. The Y7-9 Technology class had a fantastic morning out under the sun of Xi’an selling their special recipe cookies for their chosen charity (Yellow River Soup Kitchen). The students started out for their trip last Tuesday heading to the city and finishing off at the Golden Eagle Mall in Gaoxin. When we […]

Student Led Conferences. Student Led Conferences (SLCs) will run on Thursday, 20th June.  Put the date in your diary and try to attend in support of your child’s learning. Your child will have spent a great deal of time and effort in preparing for this event in order to share with you reflections on their […]

New staff. We have been working hard to source the best teachers we can find to build on the first year of Hanova, as the school is growing faster than we anticipated.  I know the most important aspect to ensure high quality education is the best possible teachers.  Since January we have considered about 80 […]

Year 5 and 6 Educational Journeys. Throughout the last week and a half the Year 5 and 6 students have been exploring Xi’an with reference to the special resources that attract people to this part of China.  Last Thursday they visited Hua Qing Hot Springs and this week explored the Small Wild Goose Pagoda and […]

Spring Carnival. We would like to sincerely thank everyone in the Community for helping us to make Saturday, May 11th an historic day for Hanova School. The 1st Annual Spring Carnival would not have been a great success without all of you!  This celebration of fun, food, and entertainment started with games and activities planned […]

We would like to sincerely thank everyone in the Community for helping us to make Saturday, May 11th an historic day for Hanova School. The 1st Annual Spring Carnival would not have been a great success without all of you!  This celebration of fun, food, and entertainment started with games and activities planned and organised […]

Research at Hanova - Y11 Personal Project, Y13 Extended Essay and Y6 Exhibition. There is a common theme throughout our school of encouraging students to think for themselves and to investigate and research into aspects that may be of interest to them. This theme is one of the central ideas in being an International Baccalaureate […]

Sports Day. The students of Hanova worked hard for many weeks in their PE programme to prepare for the first ever annual Sports Day.  They took part and enjoyed several athletic events including relay races for all, a decathlon of many events for the younger students.  The older students took part in 100m, 200m, 400m […]

Additional classes and staffing. We have been busy since January finalising our staffing plan for the next school year.  It has had to be updated recently as we have revised significantly upwards our forecasts of student enrolments. This is very encouraging for our school but brings with it new challenges. The Board has backed further […]