Home & Identity: Visual Arts Exhibition by Tsz Ching Wong - written by Ms Lily Li.  We are delighted to present Year 13 student Tsz Ching Wong’s Visual Arts exhibition, centering on the intimate theme of home and identity. Drawing from her experience as an introvert and life moving between cities, Tsz Ching redefines home not as […]

MYP Personal Project Exhibition - written by Ms Amy Hou. The MYP Year 11 Personal Project represents a culminating opportunity and key assessment component for students in their final year of the Middle Years Programme, allowing them to independently showcase the research, creativity, passion, and personal interests they have developed throughout their MYP journey. On April 17th, our […]

Collaborative Sciences Project in DP - written by Mr. German Quiñonez, Ms. Shirley Qi. The Collaborative Sciences Project (CSP) is a core component of the IB Diploma Programme that brings together students from different science subjects (Biology, Chemistry, and Physics) to work as a team on a real-world scientific challenge. Over a minimum of ten hours, students move […]

Hawks Soar in International Science Competitions - written by Ms Shirley Qi, Ms Mindy Li.  We are so pleased to share the remarkable accomplishments of our students in a series of renowned international and national science competitions, where they demonstrated exceptional academic strength and passion for scientific exploration. IPC&SPC Online is a prestigious global science competition for […]

Exploring Systems and Cycles in Year 4 - written by Ms Lindsey Burrows.  Over the past several weeks, Year 4 students have become scientists in our Unit of Inquiry, Systems and Cycles. Through hands-on experiences, observation, and discussion, students have been developing a deeper conceptual understanding of how natural systems are organized, how patterns and […]

Hanova Excels at CISSMUN Shanghai - written by Ms Jane Lei. From January 16th to 18th, 10 of our MYP Year 10-11 students participated in the highly regarded Concordia International School Shanghai Model UN conference (CISSMUN). This premier event attracts top young minds from across Asia and beyond, with nearly 800 delegates representing 47 schools from China, Japan, […]

Inquiring into Tools - written by Mr Graeme Noble. We began our Year 2 Unit of Inquiry on tools with a “zoom‑out” strategy to spark curiosity and critical thinking. Students explored highly zoomed-in photographs of familiar tools, moving around the classroom to make predictions about what the objects might be and how the images were connected. This encouraged […]

Dear Hanova community, Welcome to Semester 2 of the 2025-26 school year! I trust that your holiday travels and the start of 2026 have been safe, rejuvenating, and healthy here in Xi’an, around China, and beyond. It was a joy welcoming students on to campus this past Tuesday as they endured waking up early for […]

U19 Girls Basketball: A Journey of Growth - written by Mr Jason Cui.  The 2025 Chang’an Cup was a defining chapter for our young Hanova Hawks U19 girls’ basketball team—a story measured not by a final score, but by remarkable growth and resilience. As one of the youngest teams in the tournament, our Hawks played with fearless […]