It’s not difficult to curse standardized testing for the enormous inconvenience and stress it brings students, teachers, and parents. Hours drained in that repetitive practice. But the debate around standardized testing stems from more than just concern for time or … Continue reading On Standardized Testing
By Sophia Lin and Humphrey Zhao As more and more students worldwide apply for American schools, it is inevitable for schools like SAS to receive more new students. This raises the question of whether or not the quality of SAS’s … Continue reading New Student Integration at SAS: the Good, the Bad, the To-Be-Improved
Over the summer, I learned that I was virtually illiterate in Chinese. Before my junior year ended, my mother had recommended me a book about women who have forgotten their roots. Continue reading Chinese Lesson
Four years ago, the 2017-2018 school year saw a host of new changes to SASPDHS—one of the most notable was the removal of the old morning homeroom session. Replacing it was a series of new alternatives—beginning with Common Ground and closing with our current program of Advisory—occurring during the Flexi timeslot, another new addition. Continue reading Looking for Home: A Review of Post-Homeroom Community-Building Initiatives at SASPDHS
In my four-year journey, what we now call “advisory” went through significant changes. The system was often torn apart and built from scratch. In my freshman year came Common Ground, then Project Wayfinder, and finally Advisory, which also went through quite a change amid the novel virus. After going through these programs for four years, I feel more confident in providing my feelings and understandings about them. Continue reading Common Ground, Project Wayfinder, Advisory: Necessary But Not Everyone’s Favorite
After months of preparation and one postponement, the Fiddler on the Roof cast, crew, and musicians successfully put on two spectacular shows on April 8th and 9th. The second show was one of the first opportunities that parents were allowed … Continue reading Reflections on the Fiddler on the Roof
The Yard Sale is an annual event hosted by the Children’s service club. Each and every year, proceeds go to the Baobei foundation in Shanghai where the main purpose is to cloth and house orphans whilst finding them foster and permanent families. Continue reading Reflections on the Yard Sale
Dandelion Body is a collection of poetry that focuses on the exploration of self and how identity as a third culture kid is affected by the digital world. The author, Mia Cheung, is a senior at Shanghai American School, who recently got … Continue reading Dandelion Body: Book Review
On the 1st of September, our school welcomed students back to campus after a long semester of online learning. Amid the new normal of face masks and desk dividers, café Juno has also welcomed some enticing new additions. Maxims has … Continue reading Bagels-A Review
With Japan shipping boxes of supplies bearing Chinese poems of harmony and collaboration to China, it is impossible to ignore the Japanese people’s efforts, turning the pandemic into an opportunity for the two countries to set aside their tensions since … Continue reading COVID-19 in the Eyes of Japan