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NIS
Bul
letinWEEKLY
NEWSLETTER
No.494
30/05/2014
Spring Fun Day
Contact InformationNanjing International School, Xue Heng Lu 8, Xian Lin College and University Town, Qi Xia District, Nanjing, P.R. China, 210023www.nanjing-school.comTel: +86 25 8589 9111 Email: [email protected]
Mr. McLellan staying at NIS
The most important function of the Board, next to strategic planning and financial oversight, is to select and hire the Director of the school. Laurie McLellan was hired by NIS in 2009 on a three year contract. This contract was renewed in 2012 until 2015.
On behalf of the Board of Nanjing International School I am very pleased to announce that the NIS Board and our Director Laurie McLellan have agreed on a contract extension of 5 more years until 2020.
This clearly reflects the Board’s confidence in Laurie’s vision and leadership of NIS. As a Board we look forward to our continued partnership with him in making NIS an even more exceptional inclusive learning community.
Julia GüstenBoard Chair
Early Years Production- Seasons
Content
Mr. McLellan Staying at NIS 01Reminder of School Fee Payment!! ! 02Gym Closure!! ! ! ! ! ! ! 02Notice about Eurest Payments 02Information for Leaving Families ! ! ! 03Notice about Veracross ! ! ! ! ! 03Library News!! ! ! ! ! ! 04ICT Parent Coffee Morning!! ! ! ! 05Arts in the Community!! ! ! ! ! 06Purple Duck! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 07PreK Art Auction 08Counselor’s Workshop ! ! ! ! ! 09Pool Closures ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 108th NIS Kids Triathlon 11~12Street Art- A Social Commentary! ! ! 13NYOG Torch Relay! ! ! ! ! ! 14Community Activities ! ! ! ! 15~17Vacancy for Korean Community Advisor 18PechaKucha! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 18Cafe@ the Centre 19PTA News 19Weekly Menu 20Ski Japan 2015 21EUCCC Badminton Tournament 22Social 7’s Tournament !! ! ! ! 23On-site Sale of YOG Tickets ! ! 24~25
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IMPORTANT REMINDER FROM FINANCE
School Fees for the 1st Semester 2014/2015 are due by 31 May 2014.
Arek Owczarek
Operations & Finance Manager
Email: [email protected]
GYM CLOSURE
Gymnasium in the main building will be closed from Friday 30 May 2014, 15:00pm for renovation.
No events will take place in the gym after this date.
Thanks for your attention and cooperation.
Notice about Eurest PaymentsParents needing assistance for EUREST and other account payments:
Please note that from Monday onwards our Teaching Assistants will not be able to assist parents by taking cash to pay for lunch cards, bus transport, field trips etc. Parents will, instead, be directed to the appropriate venue for these payments. PYP students will be able to make EUREST payments during homeroom times (8:00 to 8:15am).
Richard Swart, [email protected]
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Information for Leaving FamiliesDear Parents,
This is a time of year when some families will be moving on from Nanjing, either returning to their home countries or embarking on their next overseas posting. To assist our planning for the coming year please read and follow the exit procedure below. This information may have a direct impact on new families wishing to enter the school. We understand that some parents are still unsure, but if you know kindly let us know as soon as possible.
Exit Procedure1.As soon as you know you are leaving please email:Monica
Bian [email protected] your intention to leave and requesting any documentation that you may require.
2. Download clearance form school website http://www.nanjing-school.com/clearance-forms-and-transfer-document-information/
3.Clearance forms must to be completed by the parent and student; in the PYP the Homeroom teacher will assist with this, in the MYP and DP this is the student’s responsibility.
4.On the last day of school the transcripts will only be released on receipt of a completed clearance form.
Thank you for your cooperation and if you have any queries please let us know.
Monica [email protected]
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT VERACROSS
The Household Profile Form has been updated. Please click on My Family and update your family information.
It is important that the information is accurate for you and your family members.
If you have any problems or questions please contact Tim or Cindy [email protected]
Upcoming Events:The Upcoming Week Is W36
Wednesday, 04th JuneIT Coffee Morning
Friday,05th JuneMYP/DP SC Officer ElectionPTA End of Year DancePYP Swim Gala
Saturday,07th JuneSAT Exams
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NIS
Libr
ary LIBRARY NEWS
IMPORTANT DATES AHEAD!The library is preparing for its annual year-end inventory and so will unfortunately need to end circulation services to parents and students on Fri. May 30, 2014.
Thanks in advance for returning all library materials by:
Friday June 6, 2014
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Access the NIS Library subscription to the Tumblebooks elibrary located at:
http://www.tumblebooks.com/library* username and password on Veracross portal >Library Subscriptions Databases
Don’t despair! Even though the library books are unavailable due to the
inventory...
Tumblebooks and Overdrive eBooks are always available!
Including this year’s Newbery award winning book by Kate DiCamillo
Click here to get started on Overdrive!
Summer book check out available to parents returning to NIS for the 2014-15 school year.
Last week of school- June 16-19 More information to follow soon!
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Preparing for Summer…ICT Parent Coffee Morning
(last one of the year!) !
Wednesday, June 4 8:15-10:00
C136 (next to the library)
Summer Reading! !
Our librarian Michelle Rinker will show you how to check out eBooks from the NIS library to
your personal device
Summer MacBook Care! !
Cindy will share tips on how to keep your MacBook in top condition
throughout the summer
Summer Screen Time! !
How much is too much? !
How to help your kids manage their time and get off their
devices and get outside
Summer Internet Usage and Parental Controls!
!What can you do to restrict your kids
online access when you are not around? !
What should you do?
Coffee and Snacks will be provided.!Please email [email protected] to reserve a spot!
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John Hammond [email protected]
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Purple Duck Launch Party
Brand New Volume No. 3
It’s Showtime!
Open - Mic
QUACK FOR US !
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Drinks and sweet snacks provided!
Center ➤ 2nd floor ➤ Café Thursday June 5th
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EVERYONE IS WELCOME !Gail GriffisSchool Counselor [email protected]
What are emotions and
how do we deal with them?
COUNSELOR’S WORKSHOP
Time: 8:15-9:30am Date: Thursday, June 5th
Location: Board Room (2nd floor of Center)
Using the framework of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, we will look at:-what makes us feel the way we do-how our thinking patterns affect our moods-how our beliefs affect our perspectives and be-havior
Strengthening our Emotional Resilience
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The Centre Nanjing International School
John [email protected]
POOL CLOSURES
Swimming Pool will be closed on Thursday afternoon, June 5th
due to the set up of the PYP Swim Gala.
Swimming Pool will be closed on Friday afternoon, May 30th
due to the Swim Team Events.
Swimming Pool will be closed on Monday, June 2nd due to the
Dragon Boat Festival Holiday.
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MAY 24TH, 2014
Last Saturday students from our NIS community and a few from Shanghai, between the ages of 5 and 15
competed in our 8th Kids Triathlon.
CONGRATULATIONS to all of you who competed either individually or in a relay.
Thank-you to all our volunteer helpers - parents and the NIS swim team members who in between
their races helped throughout the entire day as well as those that helped and then competed in the
Nanjingman Triathlon the following day. Without you guys the event would not have run so smoothly.
Thank you to Paul and his Ray of Light BBQ and the PTA’s bake sale that also added to the success of
the day. Lastly a massive thank-you to Helmut who worked tirelessly to ensure everything happened
smoothly with entries and the timing system.
SWIM BIKE RUN
8TH NIS K IDS TRIATHLON
John [email protected]
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Robin Hutchison, Activities [email protected]
Banners and Street ArtA Social Commentary
Community and Service Activity
A Community and Service Activity.
Translations by Robin Hutchison
Keep your eyes open for
the drawings by young Autistic children that are
displayed in many Nanjing metro stations. They are
great!
A banner outside a kinder-
garten exhorting drivers to park properly!
China’s dream, my dream
Highlighting the nexus between the two dreams.
Don’t drink and drive
Art work by school children on a wall in Xianlin.
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Robin Hutchison, Activities [email protected]
NYOG Torch RelayVolunteers Wanted
A Community and Service Activity
Will you be in Nanjing after
July 20th?
Would you like to carry the
Olympic Torch?Are
you 14 - 17?
If you can answer yes to these three questions that Nanjing Lele (南京砳砳) is asking then you may like to apply to be a NYOG Torch carrier. Please email me for the application form.
Robin [email protected]
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Community Activities
Saturday:
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Sandra Fuchs [email protected] mobile 1381 5445 813
Wednesday: English (Eva): 8.15- 9.45am, 10- 11.30am
Yoga: 8.30- 9.30am (Shylaja), 4.30- 5.30 (Neila)
Kick Boxing: 10- 11am
Golden Ball Football Club 6 - 9pm Parents
Pilates: 6.30- 7.30pm (Heidrun), 7.30- 8.30pm (Francesca)
Thursday: English (Daniel): 8.15- 9.45am
May, 31st - June 6th
moved to
temporary cafeteria!}
Ballet lessons: 9am- 1.20pm
Hip Hop: 1.30pm- 3.30pm
Taekwondo / Wushu: 9am- 12pm
Gymnastics: 9.30am- 11.50am
NIFC Soccer: 10- 11.30am preK- Gr 2, 11- 12.30pm Gr 3 & above
Nanjing Rockets Rugby Team: 1.30- 6pm DP & Parents
Crossfit Workout - cancelled
Rugby Club: 9 - 10am Kids 10 - 11am MYP & Adults
Volleyball - cancelled
Dragon Boat Festival - Public Holiday
English (Daniel): 8.15- 9.45am
Pilates: 8- 9am, 9- 10am, 10- 11am
Zumba: 2.35- 3.25pm (MYP/ DP & Parents)
Badminton - cancelled
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Community ActivitiesMay, 31st - June 6th
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Sandra Fuchs [email protected] mobile 1381 5445 813
English (Eva): 8.15- 9.45am, 10- 11.30am
Yoga: 8.30- 9.30am (Shylaja), 4.30- 5.30 (Neila)
Kick Boxing: 10- 11am
Pilates: 7.30- 8.30pm (Francesca)
Nanjing Singers Choir: 7.30 - 8.45pm DP & Parents
Golden Ball Football Club - cancelled
English (Daniel): 8.15- 9.45am
Pilates: 8- 9am (adv), 9- 10am, 4.30- 5.30pm
Essential Oil class: 10-11am (Alane Ferney - Meeting Room)
Volleyball - cancelled
English (Eva): 8.15- 9.45am, 10- 11.30am
Yoga (Shylaja): 8.30- 9.30am
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NEWS!!
Community Activities
Changes due to the constructions in the gym:
Saturdays kids activities :
May 31st:
June 7th:
Crossfit, Basketball, Badminton, Golden Ball Football Club and Volleyball finished this cycle already.
Sandra Fuchs [email protected] mobile 1381 5445 813
Taekwondo, Wushu and Gymnastics move to the
temporary cafe (constructions in Gym)
classes as usual,
Taekwondo, Wushu and Gymnastics in
temporary cafe (constructions in Gym)
End of the Year Performance,
NIFC kids vs parents matchJune 14th:
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Vacancy for 2014/2015
KOREAN COMMUNITY ADVISOR Nanjing International School (NIS), an inclusive learning community in Nanjing China, is seeking a qualified and experienced Korean Community Advisor. The ideal candidate, expatriate with high English proficiency both verbal and written, needs to have a professional background in either education or public relations, with high quality communication skills. NIS (www.nanjing-school.com) is a leading three-programme IB World School in China, and is accredited by CIS, NEASC, and NCCT.
Application deadline is 6th June 2014. Applicants should send a one page letter of application, a two-page résumé, and names and email contacts of at least three professional referees, all in English to [email protected]. Any certificate in Korean needs to be translated into English. Full details and job specifications will be sent to all applicants.
PechaKucha Volume 4When: Saturday June 7th from 7-9pmWhere: Black Box NISTickets: On sale Tuesday 27th from 7.40am in the Centre Foyer (30RMB)
Presenters
Thomas KochPaul UnderwoodMarina GijzenAmy KeusMichelle RinkerSimon NorthcottPatrick HeckelmannKen EllingwoodDon Tingley
Tickets All Sold out
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PTA MERCHANDISE
Tuesday 3rd June will be the last day for sale of PTA merchandise. Final orders will be on 5th June
Thank you for your support and we look forward to being back next semester.
Eurest [email protected]
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Nanjing International School
WEEKLY MENU
June 2nd-‐June 6th
June 2nd
June 3rd
June 4th
June 5th
June 6th
Salad
Carrot and Cucumber Sticks Cherry Tomato Corn Bean Sprouts
Main Course A Pork Chop Chicken Breast Fish Fillet Chicken Nuggets
Main Course B
Dragon BoatFestival Holiday
Lasagna with Minced Beef Pork Meatballs Chicken Fajitas Roasted Lamb
Vegetable Creamy Spinach Roasted Eggplant Ratatouille Baked Beans
Vegetarian Choice Vegetable Lasagna Tofu Balls Beans Taco Mushroom Quesadilla
Carbohydrate Rice Mashed Potato
Rice Rosemary Potato
Rice Potato Bolognaise
Rice French Fries
Dessert Fresh Fruit or Apple Pie
Fresh Fruit or Mini Cake
Fresh Fruit or Fruit Jelly
Fresh Fruit or Cookie
(Prek-‐Gr1)
June 2nd-‐June 6th
June 2nd
June 3rd
June 4th
June 5th
June 6th
Salad Selection
Mixed Salad Cucumber Pumpkin
Mixed Salad Corn Tomato
Mixed Salad Mushroom Zucchini
Mixed Salad Asparagus Coleslaw
Soup Of the Day Minestrone Soup Onion Soup Kelp Soup Corn Soup
Main Course A Pork Chop Chicken Breast Fish Fillet Chicken Nuggets
Main Course B Dragon Boat
Festival Holiday Lasagna with Minced Beef
Pork Meatballs Chicken Fajitas Roasted Lamb
Vegetable Creamy Spinach Roasted Eggplant Ratatouille Baked Beans
Vegetarian Choice Vegetable Lasagna Tofu Balls Beans Taco Mushroom Quesadilla
Carbohydrate Rice Mashed Potato
Rice Rosemary Potato
Rice Potato Bolognaise
Rice French Fries
Dessert Fresh Fruit or Apple Pie
Fresh Fruit or Mini Cake
Fresh Fruit or Fruit Jelly
Fresh Fruit or Cookie
Daily Drink Selection: Fruit Juice, Yakult, Yogurt or MilkDaily Vegetarian Choice: Please Pre-‐order Before 10:00amDaily Drink Selection: Fruit Juice, Yakult, Yogurt or Milk
Daily Vegetarian Choice: Please Pre-‐order Before 10:00amDaily Drink Selection: Fruit Juice, Yakult, Yogurt or Milk
Daily Vegetarian Choice: Please Pre-‐order Before 10:00amDaily Drink Selection: Fruit Juice, Yakult, Yogurt or Milk
Daily Vegetarian Choice: Please Pre-‐order Before 10:00amDaily Drink Selection: Fruit Juice, Yakult, Yogurt or Milk
Daily Vegetarian Choice: Please Pre-‐order Before 10:00amDaily Drink Selection: Fruit Juice, Yakult, Yogurt or Milk
Daily Vegetarian Choice: Please Pre-‐order Before 10:00amDaily Drink Selection: Fruit Juice, Yakult, Yogurt or Milk
Daily Vegetarian Choice: Please Pre-‐order Before 10:00amDaily Drink Selection: Fruit Juice, Yakult, Yogurt or Milk
Daily Vegetarian Choice: Please Pre-‐order Before 10:00amDaily Drink Selection: Fruit Juice, Yakult, Yogurt or Milk
Daily Vegetarian Choice: Please Pre-‐order Before 10:00amDaily Drink Selection: Fruit Juice, Yakult, Yogurt or Milk
Daily Vegetarian Choice: Please Pre-‐order Before 10:00am
(Gr2-‐Gr12)
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Places are filling up fast so sign up now!!
Deadline of 4th June
Fully Inclusive cost - aprox. 12,000rmb
Ski-in-ski-out hotel:
check it here
Open to Grades 5 - 11
Check out the resort here
Email Danny Clarke on [email protected]
to secure your place
Ski Japan CNY 2015
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EUCC Summer Badminton Tournament 2014
On Saturday and Sunday, March 24th and March 25th, NIS hosted the fifth annual European Union Chamber of Commerce badminton tournament. Twelve companies brought teams of eight players ( four men and four woman) on Saturday and the top six teams came back on Sunday to sort out the trophy positions. .
BASF-YPC won first place, BOSCH took second, St.Gobain-Pipelines took third and NIS took fourth.
Twente Fiber Optics won the cheerleading award and NIS won the sportsmanship award.
The atmosphere during the tournament was both collaborative and competitive and many people commented on the positive spirit displayed on Sunday.
Special thanks should be given to the EUCC for sponsoring the event, Atlas Copco for helping with the cost of the event and NIS for hosting and helping to organize the event.
Charlie McBride ( MYP/DP Science) <[email protected]>
Shelly Xue (MYP/DP Mandarin A) <[email protected]>
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NANJING ROCKETS Social 7's tournament on June 14th.
Shanghai FC, Shanghai Rebels and Beijing Aardvarks will send teams, plus 3 home teams. If you are interested to play contact the team
or just come along to see what Rugby is all about. Kick off will be 1pm. After the tournament we will go to the Blue Marlin in Xianlin.
http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/nanjingrocketsrfc/
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On-site YOG Tickets Sale
The Youth Olympics will be held in Nanjing between August 16 and 28. To serve the needs of expat families to purchase YOG tickets, the ticketing office of YOG committee will come to NIS to sell tickets on-‐site.
Time: June 5th -‐ Thursday from 7:45 to 16:00Venue: NIS Centre Foyer
Tickets for opening and closing ceremonies and events are available for on-‐site sale (Except for opening ceremony tickets at the lowest price which are already sold out. However, the availability of tickets for some popular events like swimming, basketball, gymnastics, diving and badminton is limited. First come, first served. )
Preparations:We suggest families to go to the YOG official website beforehand to check the event schedule and decide the tickets needed before the on-‐site sale.http://www.nanjing2014.org/cn/rc.htm (in Chinese)http://www.nanjing2014.org/sports_en/schedule.htm (in English)http://www.nanjing2014.org/fr/sports/schedule.htm (in French)YOG Hotline 4000-025-816You can also check the schedule and ticket information on the blue board in the Centre Foyer.It is recommended that you can fill the form below or write a note on your order beforehand, so that the order process on June 5th can be accelerated.
Client Information ClientClient Information
Contact Person
Client Information
Client Information
Phone
Opening/Closing Ceremonies Event InformationOpening/Closing Ceremonies Event InformationOpening/Closing Ceremonies Event InformationOpening/Closing Ceremonies Event InformationOpening/Closing Ceremonies Event InformationOpening/Closing Ceremonies Event InformationOpening/Closing Ceremonies Event InformationOpening/Closing Ceremonies Event InformationOpening/Closing Ceremonies Event Information Price（￥/per ticket ）Price（￥/per ticket ）Price（￥/per ticket ）Price（￥/per ticket ） Client requests: Number of Tickets
(to be completed by cli-ents)
Client requests: Number of Tickets
(to be completed by cli-ents)
Client requests: Number of Tickets
(to be completed by cli-ents)
Client requests: Number of Tickets
(to be completed by cli-ents)
Total Price per day
Total of
tick-ets or-
deredNo. Event Venue Date TimeTime ID Code
Event Code
Level Vi-brant
*
Hey-day( A )
Flourish(B )
Thrive
( C )
Vi-brant
*
Hey-day( A )
Flourish
( B )
Thrive
( C )
Total Price per day
Total of
tick-ets or-
dered
1 Opening Ceremony
Nanjing Olympic
Center Sta-diumOSS
8/16/14
20:00
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Z01 —— —— 600 3200 2800 2000 0 0
2 Closing Ceremony
Nanjing Olympic
Center Sta-diumOSS
8/28/14
20:00
——
Z99 —— —— 500 2800 1500 1000 0 0
Total Total Total Total 0 0
Competition Event InformationCompetition Event InformationCompetition Event InformationCompetition Event InformationCompetition Event InformationCompetition Event InformationCompetition Event InformationCompetition Event Information Price（￥/per ticket ）Price（￥/per ticket ）Price（￥/per ticket ）Price（￥/per ticket ）Price（￥/per ticket ）Price（￥/per ticket ）Price（￥/per ticket ）Price（￥/per ticket ）Price（￥/per ticket ） Client requests: Number of Tickets Client requests: Number of Tickets Client requests: Number of Tickets Client requests: Number of Tickets Client requests: Number of Tickets Client requests: Number of Tickets Client requests: Number of Tickets Client requests: Number of Tickets Client requests: Number of Tickets Total
Price
per day
Total of tickets
ordered
No.
Event Venue Date Time ID Code
Event
Code
Level Energy and passion ( A )
Foreve
r young ( B )
Dream of
Future ( C )
Parent-child
for 2A
Parent-child
for 2B
Parent-child
for 2C
Parent-child
for 3A
Parent-child
for 3B
Parent-child
for 3C
Energy and passion
( A )
Forever young ( B )
Dream of
Future ( C )
Parent-child
for 2A
Parent-child
for 2B
Parent-child
for 2C
Parent-child
for 3A
Parent-child
for 3B
Parent-child
for 3C
Total
Price
per day
Total of tickets
ordered
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For Event Tickets:No ID information is required. Tickets can only be purchased in CASH. Event tickets can be printed and taken away on-‐site on June 5th.
For Opening and Closing Ceremony Tickets;Registration of the attendees is mandatory. Required information includes Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Nationality and Passport Number. Applications for the ceremonies will be verified by the YOG Committee in June. Tickets will be sent to NIS by the end of June. NIS will hand out the tickets to the applicants after the school begins in August. The Committee may contact the applicants to complete application information. Unapproved applicants will be fully refunded.
If you are unable to come to school to purchase the tickets, you can also buy YOG tickets through the following channels:
Official Ticketing WebsiteTickets for the ceremonies, family package, and single package and all sessions can be purchased online at http://tickets.nanjing2014.org/ (in Chinese) http://tickets.nanjing2014.org/en (in English)
http://tickets.nanjing2014.org/fr (in French)
Payment can be made online using Visa credit card. YOG Committee also provide the telegraphic transfer service to pay for tickets, as follows:Account Name: Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organising CommitteeAccount Bank: Banking Department of Nanjing Chengnan Sub-branch, Jiangsu Provincial Branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaAccount Number: 4301012919100775626Swift Code: ICBKCNBJJSP Note: please go to the bank branch and fill in the T/T form with holding your valid ID, to finish the telegraphic transfer.
Ticket Outlets around Xianlin Area
Outlets Address Notes
Nanjing Post Office Xianlin Branch 7 Wenshu East Road Ceremonies tickets and Com-
petition general tickets are available for sale, competition tickets could be printed out on site
China Telecom Xianlin BranchRoom 06, Building 31, Saishi Xiangzhang Garden, 9 Shanhu
West Road
Ceremonies tickets and Com-petition general tickets are available for sale, competition tickets could be printed out on site
CITS(Jiangsu) Xianlin BranchRoom 103, Building 2, 9
Wenyuan Road
Ceremonies tickets are avail-able for sale, competition tick-ets need to be ordered first and picked up later.
PLEASE NOTE THAT NIS TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY OF THESE TRANSACTIONS AND IS ONLY PROVIDING THE FACILITY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PURCHASE YOG TICKETS
IN ADVANCE