Our Alumni
Our Alumni Association maintains the connection between SIS and its former students, staff and parents. We are fortunate to have so many alumni who continue to support us and wish to contribute to our school community. To keep up to date with our alumni community, please join our Alumni Association to connect with fellow alumni, expand your professional network and give back to the SIS community.
Once a Gecko, always a Gecko.
![Gecko Friends Forever - Alums' Summer Reconnections]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1723795128/shenzhenshekou/fmbs1qy1mj0rnxhpmdvq/web-alumnicover2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1723795128/shenzhenshekou/fmbs1qy1mj0rnxhpmdvq/web-alumnicover2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1723795128/shenzhenshekou/fmbs1qy1mj0rnxhpmdvq/web-alumnicover2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723795128/shenzhenshekou/fmbs1qy1mj0rnxhpmdvq/web-alumnicover2.png","width":1080}])
Summer for alum include a host of exciting opportunities: internship experiences, work, travel and the very important reconnections with Gecko friends.
![Filmmaker and Creative Director, Aria Sijia Li]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717136220/shenzhenshekou/srywxwv1b6lcwzayotmp/FilmmakerandCreativeDirector.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717136220/shenzhenshekou/srywxwv1b6lcwzayotmp/FilmmakerandCreativeDirector.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1717136220/shenzhenshekou/srywxwv1b6lcwzayotmp/FilmmakerandCreativeDirector.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1717136220/shenzhenshekou/srywxwv1b6lcwzayotmp/FilmmakerandCreativeDirector.png","width":1080}])
Filmmaker and Creative Director, Aria Sijia Li, graduated from SIS in 2018 and was our esteemed guest speaker for graduation 2024.
![Class of 2023 What are they doing now?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1716530876/shenzhenshekou/gvzyq6c3z2ydz3l2h7j0/web-alumnicover.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1716530876/shenzhenshekou/gvzyq6c3z2ydz3l2h7j0/web-alumnicover.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1716530876/shenzhenshekou/gvzyq6c3z2ydz3l2h7j0/web-alumnicover.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1716530876/shenzhenshekou/gvzyq6c3z2ydz3l2h7j0/web-alumnicover.png","width":1080}])
The people in Minerva University are passionate and motivated. It has been a stark contrast to a focus specifically on studies.
![Millner Family Geckos since 2009, visit campus]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1714723439/shenzhenshekou/hkroe1d0f3mkg6l1dysl/web-alumnicover-2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1714723439/shenzhenshekou/hkroe1d0f3mkg6l1dysl/web-alumnicover-2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1714723439/shenzhenshekou/hkroe1d0f3mkg6l1dysl/web-alumnicover-2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1714723439/shenzhenshekou/hkroe1d0f3mkg6l1dysl/web-alumnicover-2.png","width":1080}])
Max Millner and Lara Marie Millner attended SIS from 2009-2013 when they were in the preschool and primary years.
![From SIS to an Investment Banking Career]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1711707942/shenzhenshekou/xwfbvomk2ijmy2vuzoub/Alumni3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1711707942/shenzhenshekou/xwfbvomk2ijmy2vuzoub/Alumni3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1711707942/shenzhenshekou/xwfbvomk2ijmy2vuzoub/Alumni3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1711707942/shenzhenshekou/xwfbvomk2ijmy2vuzoub/Alumni3.jpg","width":1000}])
I was enrolled at SIS from 2017-2019, junior and senior year. When I graduated, I was unsure what to pursue, so I enrolled in a Bachelor of Business Administration
![From Shekou to Marketing Project Manager at TTI Vietnam]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710587362/shenzhenshekou/ekcvzfigmak8v5lhbz39/FromShekoutoMarketingProjectManageratTTIVietnam.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710587362/shenzhenshekou/ekcvzfigmak8v5lhbz39/FromShekoutoMarketingProjectManageratTTIVietnam.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710587362/shenzhenshekou/ekcvzfigmak8v5lhbz39/FromShekoutoMarketingProjectManageratTTIVietnam.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710587362/shenzhenshekou/ekcvzfigmak8v5lhbz39/FromShekoutoMarketingProjectManageratTTIVietnam.jpg","width":1000}])
We are excited to catch up with Carlos Escobedo, a gecko alum from the Class of 2017 who returned to the US for university studies and is now on his first overseas post as a young professional.
I enjoyed the tight community and the passion each teacher had for their job. I was able to meet people from all over the world that I would have never met otherwise, some maintaining genuine friends to this day. Virginia Dew (Wesleyan College)
The best thing about SIS was always the community. It has also helped to build that foundation for me by incorporating the concept of global citizenship in its curriculum and provide me a platform where I could meet people from all walks of life. Hannah Liu (Harvard University)
I appreciate how supportive teachers in SIS were on my projects and endeavors whenever needed. Treasure your current environment, community, and time at SIS because it will be like no other. Avivi Wang (Cornell University)