Concordia Chronicle

I used to be the karaoke queen of the bathroom. As an introverted middle schooler, I was only brave enough to sing in the linoleum chambers of the shower. Naturally, I never joined any theatrical production, talent shows, or performed in a concert. Read More

This week’s Tuesday Tip is about your young child’s ability to understand the concept of sharing. Now that your child has been in school for half of the year, you might wonder why doesn’t my child like to share? Read More

One of the most important early childhood goals is independence. This week’s Tuesday Tip is how to take a step back as a parent and allow your child to do things for themselves. Read More

Parenting is a tough job. All parents make their fair share of parenting mistakes. But rather than looking to the mistakes, let’s take a moment to consider another parenting Tuesday Tip presenting ideas on disciplining with love. Read More

Have you ever heard of this saying, “The battle not fought, is the battle won?” This week’s Tuesday Tip is related to this saying. Redirecting a young child can help you avoid negative encounters and build a healthy parent-child relationship and set you up to avoid the battle. Read More

Concordia Shanghai’s high school principal recently received a letter from the head of the Advanced Placement Program with some exciting news about one of our graduates from the Class of 2021. Read More

The visual arts program at Concordia encourages students to tap into their innate ability for artistic expression. Whether thoughtfully rendering everyday objects on paper or bringing dimension to shapes conceived in the imagination, students are learning to think creatively. Read More

High school students Joyce Lu ('22) and Emily Pan ('24) introduce us to two remarkable Concordia seniors with individual passions that are outright inspiring. Read More

While freshmen teachers and students were involved with conferences on Wednesday morning, teachers and students of other grades were engaged in holistic sessions beyond their typical classes. Read More

Have you ever thought about your child’s sense of self-pride? Do you believe your child knows what it means to have pride in themselves? Read More

On October 15, 2021, all our kindergarten classes gathered in the gym to celebrate their collections of stories written during the first weeks of school. It was a wonderful sight to see and hear, as one hundred kindergarteners sprawled out on the gym floor to read their stories to their friends. Read More

The kindergarten classes at Concordia celebrated their culmination of their Social Studies unit on “My Family, My Friends, and Me.” Their celebration was held at the park on Lantian Road. Read More

Mistakes. We all make them. But what do we do when we face mistakes made by our children? Let’s take a moment together to explore this concept. This week’s Tuesday Tip is focused on what to do when our young child makes a mistake. Read More

Concordia Elementary School students are doing "mental math" with the help of Number Talks, which has them thinking and talking their way through some interesting mathematics problems together as a class. Number Talks are a great, low-risk way for students to engage with various mathematical concepts. Read More

In September 2020, a group of students at Concordia began an initiative within their school’s Global Issues Network to target an often overlooked, yet incredibly prevalent issue in their community–food waste. Read More

For decades, educators and futurists have argued the rate of change will accelerate, and we now know better than ever that living in a state of ambiguity and uncertainty is a skill we must help children face and understand. Read More

Making the transition from middle school to high school can be an exciting time, albeit an intimidating process. Students suddenly find themselves with several options as new activities and choices are introduced while academics become more challenging, and expectations are higher. Read More

This week’s Tuesday Tip for effective parenting is about routines. Routines help us plan, prepare,organize, and much more. For most of us, we appreciate the consistency of having routines in our daily living. Read More