When one thinks of an artist, one thinks of passion and confidence. At SAS Pudong, no teacher wields these qualities quite as well as Mr. Stephen Finegold. As the PAC director of the school, Finegold manages most performances, on top of teaching his theatre classes. Any student or collaborator of his can surely tell you of his dedication to teaching the arts. Continue reading Teacher Profiles: Stephen Finegold
The SASPD Track and Field team recently competed in a virtual meet with international schools around Asia. While COVID-19 restrictions have prevented traditional APAC meets, athletes were able to compete with SASPX’s team at the Pudong campus together. Final results … Continue reading SAS Pudong Track and Field: The Competition Begins
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
SASPD’s Varsity Cross-Country (XC) team has recently finished an unconventional athletic season. Coaches and students reflect on the highs and lows of the experience, given the context in which it occurred, and how it has differed from past years. Novel … Continue reading Varsity Cross-Country: Reflections on an Unconventional Season
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
Photos by Paige Wu, Grace Lu, and Shelley Yang Continue reading Infinite Moments: Pudong Spirit Week
photos by Paige Wu ’22 Continue reading Baseball Ends the Season With a Win Over PX
Within a week, just as faculty, administration, students, and families dispersed all over the world for the Chinese New Year break, everything fell apart. The COVID-19 reality soon settled in, and thus the administration abandoned their breaks in favor of generating a Distance Learning Plan from scratch. With major administrative forces such as Mr. Marcel Gauthier, Dr. Benjamin Lee, Ms. Kristen Dickhaut, and Ms. Emily Sargent-Beasley pioneering SAS efforts in response to the crisis, versatility and flexibility became traits of high demand. Experience from SARS and H1N1 outbreaks were belittled by the sheer reach of COVID-19. Now, after around three … Continue reading A homage to the tireless efforts of SAS faculty and administration in responding to COVID-19
With grinning faculty members holding up carefully crafted signs (or just as carefully arranged fruit in Mr. Melton’s case) and backed with cheerful tunes, “A Message for Our Pudong Seniors…” begins. Reminiscent of Love Actually‘s famous note card scene and … Continue reading SAS Pudong High School Faculty addresses senior class with touching video message
Children play on scooters in an empty plaza. April 19, 2020. Continue reading Re-emergence