Xi’an Hanova International School

Our Mission

• We aim to be an outstanding IB World School.
• All that we do is in the best interest of our students’ future.
• Encourage our staff and students be accountable for their own behavior, and be socially responsible as global citizens.
• We strive to make a community of inspiring, wise, principled and active life-long learners.

Our Core Values

• Inspiring lifelong learning.
• To be socially responsible as global citizens
• To be outstanding learners with wisdom

Our Vision

• We strive to establish Hanova as a long-standing quality educational institution.

Learning Outcomes

• Inquirers – to nurture students’ curiosity and develop their skills for inquiry and research;
• Knowledgeable – to develop and use conceptual understanding, exploring knowledge across a range of disciplines.
• Thinkers – to use critical and creative thinking skills to analyze and take responsible action on complex problems.
• Communicators – to express confidently and creatively in more than one language and in many ways.
• Principled – to act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness and justice, and with respect for the dignity and rights of people everywhere.
• Open-minded – to appreciate every culture and personal histories, as well as the values and traditions of others.
• Caring – to show empathy, compassion and respect, with commitment to make a positive impact to our community and to the world.
• Risk-takers – to approach uncertainty with forethought and determination, to work independently and cooperatively to explore new ideas and innovative strategies.
• Balanced – to understand the importance of balancing different aspect of our lives – intellectual, physical, and emotional – to achieve well being for ourselves and others.
• Reflective – to consider the world and our own ideas and experience.

Xi’an’s Chanba Ecological District is a beautiful part of the city – with two converging rivers creating a peninsula just north of the school campus. Running and bike trails along the river and plenty of parks near the school make it an ideal part of the city in which to work and live.