YCIS Qingdao runs a series of coffee mornings in semester 1 for Year 11 parents about the IB Diploma programmeand associated courses that students in our school will take when they enter Year 12. This year, our coffee mornings focus on the overall philosophy of the IB and YCIS, approaches to teaching and learning, and assessment expectations. Parents engage in interactive sessions with our Vice Principal and IBDP Coordinator, Pierce Wise. Later in semester one, on 29^thNovember, all students in Year 11 and their parents will attend an IB Options evening, to learn more about the different IB subjects they can select for Year 12. More detailswill follow at a later date.