The School Newsletter is the official news publication of Xi’an Hanova International School. Since Hanova began in 2012, our school has regularly communicated to the Hanova Community about what has been happening inside and outside the school classrooms.
August 29, 2013
Curriculum at Hanova. The student is at the centre of the curriculum at Hanova. Over these first few days we have been assessing the new students and reviewing the returning students. Assessment is a continuous feature of good teaching and learning. The teacher is constantly assessing the student to see what concepts and skills they […]
August 22, 2013
School license. We are delighted to tell you that Hanova has been awarded its school licence well ahead of our 2 year target date. The final government department authenticated the paperwork on this during the school holidays. A lot of hard work from the school and in particular the Board has gone into achieving this. […]
August 13, 2013
Our second year starts. Welcome to all our new families and welcome back to our returners for our second full year. We hope you had an enjoyable summer and are looking forward to the new school year as much as we are. Most, but not all, of our new teachers arrived two weeks ago to […]
June 27, 2013
Our first year concludes. What a first year for Hanova! We have had a wonderful year. We expected to start with 34 students but had 56 enrolments at the beginning of September. This has grown steadily over the year to 82. There have been so many rewarding, enriching and memorable times for all of us […]
June 20, 2013
Hanova Guiding Statement. Our guiding statement has been redefined. Whenever we make decisions on the day to day running of the school we bear in mind this set of statements. It defines who we are and what we are trying to achieve. Elsewhere on this website (/about-hanova/) you can find our school’s philosophy, aims and […]
June 13, 2013
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 […]
June 6, 2013
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 […]
May 30, 2013
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 […]
May 23, 2013
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 […]