Honoring our Graduating Class of 2023 – written by Ms Sharon Zhu. We had the wonderful opportunity to celebrate the Commencement of 2023 on Friday, 26th May. The afternoon ceremony was truly one to remember, as it was filled with an abundance of joy, waves of laughter, and even a few happy tears. When it came […]

A Celebration of a Year of PYP Sport – written by Mr Paul Robinson, Director of Sports.  On Wednesday 7th June Hanova held its first ever PYP Hanova Hawks Colour Awards, where we acknowledge and recognize those students who have represented the school in inter-school competition. We were delighted to say that a significant chunk […]

Year 7 Museum Display – written by Mr Luke Harris.  For the past fortnight our Year 7 students were busy creating a Museum Display Summative for their Individuals and Societies class. For this assessment, the students were tasked to create a fictional civilization and create two primary source objects from their chosen period of time. […]

Year 12 Theory of Knowledge Exhibition – Written by Mr John McGovern, MYP & DP Humanities. The DP1 class successfully held the TOK Exhibition, the first internal assessment of their diploma programme. For this exhibition each student had to choose three objects to display in the exhibition, linking each of them to one of the […]

MYP 4 Geography field trip to Sha Jing Cun urban village – Written by Mr Gary Wood, MYP & DP Humanities. As part of the Geography unit on urban development and city limits, the MYP 4 students took a trip to Sha Jing Cun urban village. This was a great opportunity for students to witness […]

Year 11 Humanities EOTC – Written by Mr John McGovern, MYP Humanities. As part of their studies in 20th century history the MYP5 students went on a school trip to Huaqing Palace. This is not only the site of ancient Tang Dynasty hot springs, enjoyed by the Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei, but also the […]

International Day 2023 – written by Mrs. Alexandra Alvarez Beltrán, Member of International Day committee.  On Friday, April 14th, the Hanova family celebrated our traditional International Day. This year, we hosted this event as we used to do it before the pandemic; students, parents and teachers celebrating diversity and intercultural understanding as an IB school. […]

Y5 Unit of Inquiry on States of matter and Learning how the world works – written by Mr Jonathan Knibloe, Year 5 Teacher. Year 5 has been engaged with an inquiry into the natural world and its laws.  Using the scientific method to observe the world around us, students have been able to do a range […]

Year 10 Service Action – written by Mr Gary Wood, MYP Humanities. Year 10 geography students have been carrying out their service action activity this week, sharing their knowledge on how to be a sustainable tourist and have a lighter impact on the environment. Students took turns during break and lunchtimes to present their findings […]