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G4 Tonglu Trip
Grade 4 have just returned from an exciting trip to Tonglu....
Year 7 Taster Days
On Monday and Tuesday this week pupils in Grade 5 completed the ‘Year 7 Taster Days’....
Multi-Sport Fixture
On Saturday 18th May, Dulwich College, Dehong travelled from Shanghai to compete in a friendly netball and football fixture....
Happy Children’s Day in Primary
Children’s Day, an important day in the school calendar, was marked in a host of fun ways this past Friday at school...
Children’s Day in KG
On Friday 31st May, the children in Kindergarten had a great day celebrating Children’s day....
Summer Term Recital
Whilst our senior pupils sit their external exams, the music department had the chance to focus all their attention on years 7 to 10....
Gardening Club
The arrival of warmer weather has meant the arrival of our new Gardening Club! Every Thursday a group of children have been enjoying getting muddy...
What’s the problem? How do I solve it? Did it work?
The pupils of WAIS have been learning science by doing science....
Primary End of Seasons Sports Awards + BBQ
This past Wednesday, the Primary School hosted its annual End of Season Sports Awards and BBQ....
Primary Sports Day
This year the Sports day was held in the dome and was a huge success helped by 5A1 pupils who were assigned to one of the eighteen stations....
U11 Boys Football
On Saturday ten boys from Grades 3, 4 and 5 travelled to Shanghai to take part in a boys football tournament....
U11 girls football
Despite an early morning start and a long coach trip to Shanghai...
Cat Weatherill Author Visit to WAIS
Cat Weatherill visited school on Thursday 11th and Friday 12th April where she performed for KG, Primary, Years 7 an...
Primary Term 2 House Champions
The end of term assembly is always an exciting time in the Primary school...
World Book Day in Kindergarten
On March 7th WAIS hosted World Book Day and in Kindergarten the children came into school dressed up as characters from the famous author Julia Donaldson...
U9 and U11 Netball Finals
On the first day of the Qing Ming holidays, the Under 9 and Under 11 Netballers...
Finals Day in Shanghai for Primary Rugby
On the first day of the Qing Ming holidays, the WAIS Primary Rugby U9 and U11 teams travelled to Shanghai...
Primary Boarding Spring Term Trip
It is very nearly the end of term and I’m sure all our boarders will be looking forward to having a good couple of weeks of rest at home....
Competitive House Sports to end the Spring Term
Since September, the pupils have been learning netball and football and what better fitting way to celebrate than to have a house competition....
The Day the Crayons Quit in Dolphins Class
For World Book Day this Year the Dolphins class read ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ and ‘The Day the Crayons Came Home’ by Drew Daywalt....
Primary Talent Show 2019
The annual Primary Talent Show was the best yet, with twenty one acts (including performances from the junior and senior choirs,...
Gold Award Winners enjoy their spoils!
This past Tuesday, eighteen Grade 5s who have achieved the fantastic landmark of 300 house points so far this year were treated to a special pizza dinner and movie night....
World Book Day in Primary
Wycombe Abbey International School had a fabulous and informative time celebrating World Book Day!...
U9 and U11 Netball Match
Today Wycombe Abbey were taking two U11 teams and one U9 team to Dulwich College, Suzhou....
Man Ray, Masks, and Ancient Egypt
Grade 4 pupils have been studying the famous artist Man Ray and his iconic photograph Noir et Blanche....
First home football matches of the year end convincingly
This past Wednesday, the WAIS Primary Boys’and Girls’ football teams hosted their first match of the year...
Primary Rugby entertain the home crowds!
This week, the Under 9 and Under 11 Primary rugby squads had their first home fixtures of the year against the Japanese Seahorses team from Shanghai....
Penguin Class: Time flying by learning about Roald Dahl
With World Book Day fast approaching, Penguin class have been researching the life and career of one of our favourite children’s writers; Roald Dahl....
Impressive Weekend for Primary Sport in Shanghai
This past weekend, our primary rugby and netball teams headed to Shanghai for their latest round of fixtures, and the first after the Spring Festival break....
The Narwhal Class close-up this week!
The Narwhals have welcomed some new pupils to grade five this week and it is great to see so many of them in boarding – a very warm welcome to twin sisters L. Wu and J. Zhu, C. Du, L. Zhou, J. Tian and J. Zhu. It sure does get confusing having four Jerrys in the class!...
Fencing Success
Wycombe Abbey fencing squad returned with a winner from a local tournament....
Repeating Patterns in Shark Class
Shark class has been having some amazing fun with repeat patterns!...
Different Learning Styles in Swordfish Class
This term we have been looking at 'Living things and their habitats' in Science....
More Netball and Rugby action in Primary
On Saturday the boys had three fixtures to look forward to....
A Levels - The Best of the Best
We are delighted with the outstanding academic performance of A Levels in university applications around the world....
First Netball and Rugby matchdays of the new year!
This past Saturday saw the first sporting fixtures of 2019 at WAIS Primary, and all our pupils involved represented the school superbly....
A Fantastic Christmas in KG
Wow, what a fantastic end to the term in Kindergarten....
Ranked 1st on Concept 2 for 2019
F. Wang (Year 7 Scott) pictured is rightfully happy as heis currently ranked number one on the Concept 2 official 2019 World 100m besttime for 12-year olds....
Primary Boarding Christmas Trip to Disney
This past Sunday, the WAIS Primary Boarders braved the cold conditions in the area as they boarded the bus at 6am to go to Shanghai Disney, for the primary Christmas trip....
Merry Christmas from WAIS Primary
On Friday 7th December, in front of a packed out theatre, the primary school put on their annual Christmas performance....
Music in WAIS Primary
This term, the music department have been inspiring our pupils to learn about music and their instruments in a way that they would not ordinarily do in their individual lessons....
Horrible Science at WAIS
WAIS was very fortunate to host a visit from British author Nick Arnold on the 22nd and 23rd of November....
KG Parent Art and Craft Session
On Friday 30th November Kindergarten held their first parent art and craft session....
Gold Medalists open the Dome
One of the world’s largest sports domes had some world class performers opening the doors for the first time....
Football Girls so close to the semi-finals in Shanghai
Despite an early morning start and a long coach trip to Shanghai, the girls ran onto the pitch bubbling with energy and excitement....
Clownfish learning about different jobs in school
Today the children in Clownfish class went on a walk around the school looking for different jobs....
Whitehorse entertain Primary and KG
On Friday 16th November, WAIS Primary and KG welcomed back Whitehorse Theatre company...
Rugby Stars of the future in Primary
This past weekend saw our first rugby games of the season, and both teams had a fantastic morning of rugby!...
Primary House Sports
The eagerly awaited House sports competition was upon us....
Encouraging start for basketball girls!
This was the first basketball competition that the U11 girls had an opportunity to play in....
TUNE IN FOR THE TURTLE WEATHER REPORT!
Over the past few weeks the Turtle Class have been learning about the wild and wonderful rainforests of the world!...
Autumn Term Primary Class Trips
On the last Friday of term the whole of Grade 1 went out for the day....
Primary Choirs perform to the public
This year, the Primary Junior Choir had the pleasure of performing two famous Christmas carols – Jingle Bells and We Wish You a Merry Christmas...
A Spooktacular Halloween
We had a Spooktacular day on Wednesday, celebrating Halloween in style with the full day off timetable and an evening Zombie Chase with the boarders....
Super Science with Dolphin
We have been having lots of fun in Science lessons in Dolphins class so far this academic year....
Primary Art Update
We have had an excellent start to the school year in Primary Art!...
Last week in Grade 3 Penguin Class
The Penguin class have been exploring Myths and Legends last week in English....
Super learning in Grade 1
Hello from the Blue Whale and Oyster Class!...
Seahorse Cake Sale
Seahorse class have had a great finish to the year: they ran their own cake sale to raise money for a Changzhou animal charity....
Water Themed Primary End of Year Production
This past Friday, the classes of WAIS Primary performed an ensemble of singing, dancing, poetry,...
Changzhou Giants victorious in Shanghai!
The Changzhou Giants rugby club, with players drawn predominantly from the WAIS Common Room and local community, took home silverware from the season ending Shanghai 10s last weekend....
Grade 5’s trip to Nanbeihu Lake!
The grade 5s have just got back from a fantastic few days packed full of adventure down at the Nanbeihu lake scenic resort in Zhejiang province....
Summer Term Primary and Secondary Music Recitals
The Summer Term and final instalment of this years’ Music Recitals were the busiest yet, with a total of 456 performances taking place....
Having a SMASHING time in Science
The science curriculum in Grade 5, encourages children to understand how science can be used to explain what is occurring...
U11 Girls Footballers End Their Season with Gritty Final Match Win!
The Under 11 Girls Football team travelled to Shanghai this week to compete in their third tournament this academic year....
Primary Rugby finishes the year with a bang!
The final WAIS Primary rugby tournament of the year took place in Shanghai this past weekend....
Musical May At WAISCZ
The sunny weather has brought great inspiration to the Primary Music department this May....
Jambo! Sawubona! Hallo! Hello!
On Friday, 25th May, Wycombe Abbey International School celebrated their Kindergarten's end of year show....
Shark Class cooking up a recipe for successful Maths!
This week, the British Mathematics Class in Shark class has been learning all about units of measurements....
London’s Burning in Turtle Class!
Over the last ten days, the Turtle class have taken a journey in time....
WAIS U11 Footballers are the Champions!
WAISCZ arrived at Shanghai Bilingual School with two teams....
Spring arrives for the Lobster class!
The Lobster class were very excited to see that Spring had finally arrived!...
Fantastic sports day in KG
On Friday 27th April the kindergarten department held their second annual sports day....
Children’s Book Week 2018
Established in 1919, Children’s book week is the longest-running national literacy initiative with the focus...
Primary Swimming Gala
On Saturday 21st April, WAIS entered our 3rd swim gala of the year to the delight of all Wycombe Abbey swimmers...
This Week in the Narwhal Class
Greetings from the the Narwhal class!...
Effort, Teamwork and Sportsmanship from the U11 Footballers
WAIS under 11 football team travelled to Shanghai to compete at Shanghai United International School...
Invitation | The Changzhou International Guitar Festival
Wycombe Abbey International School is holding the first International Guitar Festival in Changzhou on Sunday 22 April....
Seal Class laying the foundations for some first rate learning!
Cardboard boxes, toilet paper rolls, BlueTack, toothpicks, and sellotape- would you believe that these items could be used to construct a city?...
Primary Sports Getting Better And Better Each Week!
This past weekend WAIS sports stars were in action, and this was the last opportunity for our U11 Rugby and U9 and U11 Netball teams to get some match practice in before the Finals Day at Dulwich College, Shanghai on Saturday 24th March. WAIS Rugby teams went to Dulwich College, Suzhou, whilst the netballers were in action at NAIS, Pudong....
PRIMARY RUGBY + NETBALL – FINALS DAY IN SHANGHAI
On the final Saturday of the Spring term,WAIS Primary rugby and netball teams travelled to Dulwich College...
Primary End of Term Class Trips
The last Friday of term saw all primary classes have their class trips in various areas around Changzhou, with a range of different activities on offer....
An Egg-cellent End To The Term
On Friday, 22nd of March the Easter Bunny came to visit our Kindergarten....
Penguin Class Working Hard!
The penguin class of Grade 3 have been doing some fascinating work into animals, states of matter, and Ancient Egypt this past week....
Stingray Class putting their grammar into action!
Recently in Stingray class’ English lessons, we have been learning all about actions using -ing and activities....
WAIS Primary’s Got Talent!
This past Friday, the ever popular WAIS Primary talent show took place in the theatre....
Sarah Brennan Visits Wycombe Abbey
We had the pleasure of hosting Sarah Brennan, a committed children’s author with over a decade in the industry of writing and publication....
Under 11’s Football at WISS
A tournament that promised so much but sadly ended in disappointment....
Primary Sports Round-Up – Improvements All-Round!
WAIS Primary hosted rugby and netball competitions in Changzhou this weekend at both Under 11 and Under 9 level...
KG Have Fun in Role-play Activities
Our Kindergarten children were very excited to attend a trip to MEWE Castle last week...
Traditional Story Writing in the Dolphin Class!
This term the Dolphin Class have seen so much progress in their writing....
Primary Pupils Superb Shadow Puppets!
For the final assembly of the term, Mr. Gaffney’s Orca class entertained our Primary School with a very informative shadow puppet show...
Shadow play in KG
To celebrate Chinese New Year, we had special visitors from “Shanghai Wu's Company”...
Orca Class Junk Model Hotels
5G, Orca Class, were given the challenge of designing, creating and advertising a junk model hotel!...
WAIS Primary plays first ever netball fixtures!
This past weekend, WAIS Primary took both Under 11 and Under 9 squads to the British International School, Puxi (BISS) for the school’s first ever competitive netball fixtures....
Primary Sewing Club ECA
This Term we have introduced sewing club to ECA! Sewing allows children to develop their fine motor skills and appreciation for the more detailed things....
Primary Rugby returns for the new term!
This past Saturday morning, WAIS Primary Rugby travelled to Dulwich College, Suzhou for the first rugby fixtures of the new term....
WAIS KG Christmas Carols
Once again, our little snowmen, Santa’s and reindeer filled our theatre with the joy of Christmas as they shared some Christmas carols with parents and friends....
Merry Christmas from WAIS Primary!
Our primary school pupils took centre stage at the end of term, with all pupils involved in performing Christmas songs,...
Grade 4 and 5 House Sports Competitions
The 2017 girls’ uni-hoc and boys’ football competitions were to allow all pupils to experience competition and to develop some sporting values...
A KG Trip To Farm
Last week all six classes went on a trip to a local farm in Changzhou....
Changzhou Giants make National Grand Finals!
The Changzhou Giants Rugby Club, a team consisting predominantly of players from the WAIS Staff Common Room...
Primary Girls’ Football getting better and better!
This past Saturday, the U11 Primary Girls made the trip to Shanghai for another football tournament at SUIS Hongqiao...
Sixth Formers Volunteering in Primary
Serving your community is a part of the ethos of a good school and university....
Whitehorse drama in KG
Our Kindergarten were very happy to welcome back the Whitehorse Theatre Company for the second time on Friday...
Primary Choir Sing at Sheraton Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
On November 22nd, the Primary Senior Choir was invited to sing at the Sheraton Hotel in Xinbei for the tree lighting ceremony....
Primary Rugby Victorious!
On a sunny but chilly day in Shanghai this past weekend, the WAIS Primary School rugby team stook part in the Shanghai Youth Rugby Tournament at SCSC (Shanghai Community Sports Club)....
Whitehorse Theatre entertain in Primary
Our primary school pupils were treated to two excellent shows from the returning “Whitehorse Theatre Group”...
A Spook-tacular Halloween
On Tuesday 31st October, the whole of WAIS Primary was transformed, as pupils became werewolves, princesses, superheroes, zombies, and witches as our Halloween celebrations began!...
Fantastic Halloween in KG
Our Kindergarten had a fantastic day celebrating Halloween on Tuesday, 31st October. ...
U11 Girls Basketball Match Report
It was still dark outside when the WAIS U11girls’ basketball team got on a 6:00am bus bound for Shanghai....
Primary Boarding Trip to the Dinosaur Park
This past weekend, WAIS Primary Boarders took part in the first boarding trip of the year, with a fun day out to the Dinosaur Park in Changzhou....
Headmaster Update
In recent days we have received some wonderful news about 4 of our senior pupils....
Primary Sports Round Up
The Under 11 boys football team were competing in their second tournament of the year in Shanghai. ...
Primary Sports Weekly Report
Primary U11 Girls Football...
Primary Pupils Taking The Initiative in Entering House Logo Design Competition
This week, two of our primary pupils, J.Jin and M. Xu, were invited into the Headmaster, Mr. WW’s office as congratulations for their entries into the House Logo Design Competition....
Changzhou Giants RFC Success in Suzhou
Changzhou Giants RFC a rugby team made up predominantly of the common room at WAIS, started the new season with fixtures against Suzhou Late Knights and Suzhou Japanese White Tigers....
Gold, Silver & Bronze at the Changzhou Regional Junior Fencing Competition.
Congratulations to all our Fencing pupils representing WAIS during Sunday’s Regional Fencing Competition....
Steinway Piano Competition Success
This year there were over forty entrants, which were split into three sections by ability level....
University Bound - Outstanding Examination Results at WAISCZ
Pupils at WAISCZ picked up 148 A*s and As in their A-Level and IGCSE examinations....
Jiangsu Regional U16 Hockey Invitation
As a result of strengthening links between Wycombe Abbey International School and China Hockey...
Wycombe Abbey Achieve Internationally Recognised ‘Council of British International School’ Accreditation
Wycombe Abbey International School are pleased to announce that they have successfully been awarded membership and accreditation to the esteemed ‘Council of British International Schools’....
Sport
Sport continues to be a vitally important part of our school curriculum, with key sports like rugby, football, netball and hockey flourishing, and our pupils having the chance to test themselves against other schools throughout the region....
Creative Arts
Primary has its own dedicated Art and Music rooms, engaging our pupils in these critical subjects. We offer a variety of different Art lessons, including painting and graphic novels as part of our ECA programme....
In the classroom
Whilst following our 6 main “Golden Rules” reward system, there is also ClassDojo. Each pupil has their own ClassDojo on the interactive classroom whiteboard and can track their “ClassDojo” points through the week – get to your target and a “Golden Sticker” is yours!...
Facilities
Primary now has more classrooms than ever before, a new dedicated Art and Music room, as well as a new primary common room for our boarding pupils....
Cinderella On Stage
On Thursday 29th June, WAIS Primary performed the end of year production “Cinderella.”...
2016/17 Sailing Report
As the summer sailing season for Wycombe Abbey pupils comes to an end we look back at the unique opportunity they had to sail on the large Lake called Wujin Xitai....
High Praise for the End of Year Art Exhibition
On the 3rd June, Lakeside opened its doors to the general public, current pupils and parents....
End of Summer Term Music Recital
200 WAIS pupils participated in Term 3 Music Recital on Friday, 2 June....
Director of Sport End of Season Rugby Report
Finals Day on Saturday 27th May in Shanghai marked the end of the 2016/17 Rugby Season....
Invitation - WAIS Annual Art Exhibition
We cordially invite you and your family and friends to attend our End of Year Art Exhibition....
Excellent Sportsmanship Shown in Primary
On Friday 26th May, all pupils in WAIS Primary took part in the annual Sports Day competition....
2016/17 Horse Riding Report
Pupils from Primary and Secondary have been going to Jinghuyi Horse-riding Equestrian centre to learn horsemanship skills this academic year....
A Joyful Sports Day in KG
On Friday 19th May the kindergarten department held their very own sports day for the first time....
Wycombe Abbey International has entered into a special partnership with Steinway!
Steinway has a reputation for building the very finest concert grand pianos and they are used in all the great concert venues of the world....
Have Fun In Sports
On Wednesday 17th May the two reception classes went on a trip to Inspire Sports Centre....
KG 1 Class Trip to MEWE
On Tuesday 16th May the Jellyfish and Angelfish classes went on a class trip to MEWE....
Making New Friends in Ocean World
On Thursday, May 11th, Clownfish and Octopus classes went on an educational outing to Ocean World....
A Field Trip to Rose Tea House
Grade 3A and 4A class field trip to the Rose Tea House....
Easter Egg Hunt
This week the kindergarten pupils have been learning about Easter....
Delighted to welcome Wycombe Abbey UK to China!
We are delighted to welcome Wycombe Abbey UK teaching staff to Chang zhou for the start of the Summer Term....
A New First
Last Saturday, the Primary Girls' football team travelled to Shanghai to play in a SSSA tournament....
Tech-tastic!
The First Tech Challenge Report for WAIS...
Lent Term Music Recital 2016/17
Here at Wycombe Abbey we structure our holistic music education according to what the best music conservatories in the U.K would offer....
Children’s Book Week 2017
On Friday 3rd March, Kindergarten and Primary had special assemblies celebrating our annual book week....
Double Olympian Delivers 'Inspiration'
The Olympic spirit was on full display as Alex Hua Tian visited Wycombe Abbey International School, Changzhou to speak with pupils. His talk led onto a demanding question and answer session with the pupils....
MEWE Trip
Last week, KG3 enjoyed their school trip to MEWE....
WAIS Primary Rugby Team
February 25th saw the Wycombe Abbey International School U11’s continued their structured season of Rugby in Suzhou....
Olympic Visitor
Wycombe Abbey International School Welcomes Olympian Alex Hua Tian to the school on March 2nd 2017....
Inaugural Wycombe Abbey Masquerade Ball sponsored by Maserati 2017
On Saturday 18th February much fun was had by the U6th Prefects and members of the local Changzhou community at the first Masquerade Ball held at the Sheraton Hotel, Xinbei....
World Scholar’s Cup Camp and Regional Round, Suzhou
30 scholars from WAIS set off bright and early on a crisp, cold February morning for neighbouring Suzhou, to spend 2 days learning with World Scholar’s Cup champion of 2015, followed by the Suzhou regional round, with high hopes to qualify for this year’s Global Round....
An Appointment with the Mayor
If ever there was an occasion to get everyone into the spirit of Chinese New Year, this was it....
Prefect Christmas Party 2016/17
The Christmas Party was planned and run by the U6th prefects....
Special Partnership with Shaolin Temple
Kung-Fu masters from the Shaolin Temple are now regular visitors....
Wycombe Abbey International School Opening Ceremony
On Saturday 19th November 2016 the Headmaster of Wycombe Abbey International School Mr Paul Wallace-Woodroffe, staff and pupils welcomed guests to the School’s opening ceremony....
Halloween Books Created
In preparation for Halloween, the Intensive English students wrote scary stories...
Primary Leader’s Meal
To start the school year, 15 children from Grade 5 were chosen to act as role models for the rest of Primary....
Photography Academic Enrichment
This term saw the start of the Photograph Club being offered as part of the School’s Academic Enrichment program....
Obido Book Fair
Obido Book fair (22-23 September) held at Wycombe Abbey International School on 22-23 September was a huge success....
New specialist Art and PE teachers...
The littlest children in the school still experience the best of teaching both in and out of the classroom....
Wonderful start to the term
The new term began with us welcoming 600 parents and over 300 new pupils into the School, with most being boarders....
Every term sees new classroom designs...
What have our teachers chosen this year? Well, we have an ocean theme for the Blue Whale classroom......
Primary choir has begun and Art in KG
There is a thriving Creative Arts culture with craft club, painting and artistic modeling very popular....
KG and Primary have excellent, purpose built facilities
Both our KG and Primary have excellent, purpose built facilities with the latest classroom technology and our pupils benefit from being able to access the sports, music and drama facilities of the Secondary school....
From the Head
Being a mother of two boys, both of whom are in Primary, I am very much aware of the responsibility that my staff and I have in ensuring that the highest standard of teaching and learning is evident in all areas....
Rowing Success!
The Nanjing Regatta is the first competition of the season and the first competition for the school as a whole....
Wycombe Abbey International School welcomes Dr Beccy Dawber
Dr Beccy Dawber is a member of the Science Department at Wycombe Abbey UK....
Dr Nelson WU visits the School
Dr Nelson Wu who visited the School with his wife, Betty, will join the Staff as Director of Music in September 2016....
David Griffiths, Deputy Headmaster (Pastoral) assists with China rugby
David Griffiths (centre) and Robinson (right) supported China rugby in the coaching and development of its national junior squads....
The Annual School art show was a great success
A wide variety of pupils’ work was on display including many of the IGCSE, AS and A2 pieces....
Sport
Sport continues to be a vitally important part of our school curriculum....
Wycombe Abbey International School is a ‘Venue of Excellence’ - The National Piano Festival
The National Piano Festival held in School on Saturday 15th August...
Excellent A-Level Results in School
The A-Level results are out, and they are impressive....