Projects

​Leadership, adventure, literacy, and service: The 5th and 6th graders do a deep dive into the book Island of the Blue Dolphin for a two week immersion. The students spent 5 days camping and learning valuable leadership skills while also doing a beach clean up....

Students did a deep dive into science fiction in Chinese class. But when asked about an authentic way to share their stories, light boxes with motion and infrared sensors came to mind, so the MakerSpace, led by Ms. Rachel, created a Microbit and MakeCode boot camp...

There were dozens and dozens of amazing booths at the Nanshan School Maker Faire. Every year, SAIS puts on the faire to give the local education community a chance to come together.Every school, education business, teacher, parent, and kid in the area is...

At the Nanshan School Maker Faire, SAIS organized a presentation room for teachers to present stories and insights to other educators. The presentations were about 10 minutes long, a mixture of Chinese and English, and had a broad topic range. Teachers came...

The 2018 Maker Faire was a success! Here is a photo of the SAIS booth the year prior as well. SAIS attends the Shenzhen Maker Faire every year. Students are given a very real opportunity to show their work to the public, answer questions for attendees, and...

Shenzhen Immigration Stories Driving Question: How can immigration tell the story of Shenzhen? Our Methods PBL Components Here is a summary of the major Project Based Learning components that guided our class through the lesson. How can immigration tell the story of...

  Ant Behavior Driving Question: What can ants teach us about how we work together? How can we share our learning?   Our Methods PBL Components Here is a summary of the major Project Based Learning components that guided our class through the lesson. What...

Tactile Literacy: Students in class at Shenzhen American International School created these fabric foods to help them learn both the English and Chinese names for each.