MYP/DP information. We are delighted to announce that we have created an initial IB Diploma Programme page on the Hanova web-site: http://his-xian.com/hanovas-ib-diploma-programme. You can also reach the page from the website's top menu under Academics. Please note that our proposed IB DP is dependent upon successful verification by the IB Visitors in November.  More pages […]

Hanova Student Council. The members of Hanova Student Council were finalised this week. Executive members are: Gerald Kim (President), Collins Mbithi (Vice-President), Samuel Fu (Treasurer) and Julie Kim (Secretary). There are also Class Representatives for each homeroom from Year 3 through 13. We will have our first meeting on Thursday, October 30th in Room 303a […]

Lecture at Shaanxi Normal University. We were most pleased that our Chinese Coordinator, Ms Julia Zhou was invited to present a lecture as one of the “Seventieth Anniversary” series speakers at Shaanxi Normal University. The topic was "The New Trends of Teaching Chinese through an International Perspective". It was well-received by more than 80 students […]

International Baccalaureate (IB) Workshop Leader. We are pleased to tell you that Mr Kennedy Bwanga, our IT teacher, and our Pamoja leader, from when we start running the full IB Diploma Programme planned for August 2015, has been invited again to lead on aspects related to IB.  He has been asked to be a Workshop […]

IB Diploma and Beyond. Last Friday saw the first in many Secondary School assemblies that had their focus on universities and careers - and how the IB Diploma led to various professions. We were very honoured to have one of Hanova parents, Mr Bart Janowski, who is a barrister and solicitor. Mr Janowski's presentation was […]

Primary English Language Team. Any new language is best learned in context and our teaching staff, most with extensive experience, are very familiar with differentiating the learning for children with very little English right up to ones who show great fluency for their age.  This English programme is at the core of what we teach […]

New school build. On Tuesday we signed an exciting contract to acquire land (more than 60 mu in area) in the Chanba Ecological District in Xi'an.  This district is located in north Xi'an and is well served by road and will be by subway. The new build to be located there is planned to have […]

The first school weeks. It has been great to see the students and teachers both former and new settling into work this year.  I can sense the higher expectations that we have of the students from having so many specialist and experienced teachers added to the team, and can see the students responding to these […]

Curriculum information sessions. We feel it is important for both new and returning families to have a chance to hear about how this year is being planned, including some of the exciting developments underway. The Curriculum Information afternoons planned for next week are aimed at offering parents the opportunity to be informed about: Procedures for […]