At the end of fall semester, the first 2020-2021 Phoenix Post came out. It is the very first edition of Concordia's new High School student newspaper featuring relevant articles and current events happening at the school. Read More
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It is within the classroom that creative learning and its ally, the skill of creativity, are blended together to provide learning experiences designed to address the needs of students to become transformational change agents within the context of their world. Read More
When it comes to American vs Chinese curriculums, the approaches to learning are vastly different. Read More
While most Chinese parents are familiar with the standards found in a traditional Chinese school, the culture found in an American classroom can seem wildly different. Understanding this difference is key when it comes to deciding which international school is most beneficial for your children. Read More
Living in Shanghai, you may be familiar with the Chinese educational style. A Chinese school is vastly different from what a parent might see in American schools, and while both offer advantages and disadvantages, the latter is designed to benefit students looking to study post-secondary in the U.S. Read More
A comparison of Chinese and American education systems is an excellent way to gain a better understanding of each one while also helping you to identify which one will help your child get into an American university. While there are a number of similarities between Chinese and American education, they are different in many relevant ways. One offers the knowledge of accumulation, is strict, and focused on building an educational foundation. The... Read More
There is a long-standing tradition of student, faculty and parent-led service and charity projects at Concordia International School Shanghai. In fact, service is a fundamental part of our school’s ethos, compelling us to support many types and levels of service both across the school and in our community. Read More
Choosing between taking the International Baccalaureate (IB) and Advanced Placement (AP) courses can be a difficult decision for many families. For the amount of time and effort your children will be required to invest in them, you want to make sure they achieve the end result they desire by gaining admission to their best-fit university. Read More
The Learner Profile of an AP Student Advanced Placements (AP) classes do more for students than just challenge them academically. Read More
Parents only want the best for their children, and part of that is making sure they choose a career path that will lead them to a happy and successful life. To help accomplish this goal, it’s the hope for many parents that their children will pursue a career as a lawyer. Read More
Applying to a university abroad can be a challenging and exciting process. Read More
In today's competitive university landscape, it often takes more than just excellent exam results for a student to get into their best-fit university. Read More
Concordia Shanghai High School’s wellbeing and happiness engineering (WHE) program is a year-long, data-driven program that looks at how students experience their daily lives. As a school we use this information to help remove roadblocks to student growth, and more effectively connect students to the amazing developmental opportunities available at Concordia. Read More
At Concordia International School Shanghai, we offer a liberal arts, North American education for our students of grades 9 to 12. As students progress through the high school program, they gain greater access to both the Advanced Placement (AP) program as well as our own Applied Learning Program. Read More
Concordia Shanghai International School teachers and administrators are working together to deliver accessible and quality home-based learning (HBL) to our students. Our approach to HBL is similar to the way in which we approach learning in the classroom in that we want to preserve our culture of learning wrapped in relationships. We continue to focus on the care of the whole child and the growth of our students as insightful learners, active... Read More
Any student that has read or watched the Harry Potter series fantasizes about attending boarding school at some point throughout their pre-teen life. Read More
You’ve worked diligently in school, engaged in leadership through activities, and now it’s time to consider where you want to apply to university. An equal mix of feeling excited and overwhelmed! With literally thousands of universities to choose from, in dozens of countries, how do you know where to start? You could simply look up a list online and consider that your college list, but are those schools really the best options for you? Read More
Given the unprecedented emergence of Covid-19, communities across the globe have been tasked to face the physical, financial, and social ramifications of the pandemic. Although individuals may be finding themselves being ushered back to normal life, it is clear that there still is a greater unspoken consequence of the coronavirus: the lingering uncertainty of what the future might hold. Read More
