Shekou International School

Shekou International School
Shekou International School
Traditional Chinese	蛇口國際學校
Simplified Chinese	蛇口国际学校
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shékǒu Guójì Xuéxiào
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	se4 hau2 gwok3 zai3 hok6 haau6

Shekou International School/ SIS
Shekou International School/ SIS
	Shekou International School
Location
	Shekou, Guangdong; The People's Republic of China
Information
Type	Private Non profit; governed by International Schools Services, Princeton, New Jersey
Established	1988
Director	Robert Stearns
Principal	Middle And High School Principal - Mike Livingston, Elementary Principal - Harish Kanabar, Elementary Assistant Principal - Matthew Johnson, ECLC Principal - Kasey Burns, Director of Curriculum - Carlene Hamley, Director of Learning Innovation - Rob Cormack.
Faculty	105
Years offered	Nursery to grade 12
Enrollment	nearly 900
Average class size	1:15
Campuses	Bayside, Mountainside, Parkside
Color(s)	Black, red and white
Athletics	member of the ACAMIS regional leagues for high school and the SDRC regional leagues for middle school
Athletics conference	ACAMIS Div. III
Mascot	Gecko
Website	sis-shekou.org

Shekou International School (Chinese: 蛇口国际学校) is a private, not-for-profit international school, located in the Jing Shan Villas ^{[note 1]} development in Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.^[1] It serves students in Nursery through to Grade 12 across three campuses.

The school includes a section for French primary school students.^[2]

Shekou International School is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and offers the IB Diploma program in the High School. The school is also a member of the East Asian Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS), the Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE) and a member of All-China and Mongolia International School (ACAMIS) organisation.

History

The school was opened in 1988, funded by four oil companies: Amoco, Arco, CACT and Phillips.^[3] Shekou International School presently has over 800 students representing 40 different countries. Among them 20% are American, 55% are Asian and 20% are European. The faculty consists of over 90 teachers coming from the United States, France, Canada, U.K., New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Guatemala, and China. The student–staff ratio is under 10:1.

It is Shenzhen's oldest international school.^[4]

Curriculum

Elementary school

Students in K through 3 have access to shared iPads and high speed internet access to support learning. Students in grade 4 and 5 participate in a 1:1 iPad learning program. All students are exposed to the following curriculum areas in the elementary school.

Chinese
English
French
Physical Education
Art
Music
Math
Language Arts
Science
Social Studies

Middle school

Students in grade 6 through 8 participate in a 1:1 iPad learning program. All students are exposed to the following curriculum areas in the middle school.

Chinese
English
French
Physical Education
Art
Music
Math
Language Arts
Life Skills

High school

Students in grades 9 through 12 participate in a 1:1 MacBook learning program.

Subjects

Chinese
English
French
Physical Education
Art
Technology
Music
Math
Language Arts
Theory of Knowledge
IB: Psychology, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Math, Languages, Language Arts, Art, Music (Solo Performance, Group Performance, Composition) (Six IB courses for each student)
Life Skills

Coordinates

K-5 Campus 22.484943,113.9061
6-12 Campus 22.487555,113.921362

Notes

^ 鲸山别墅; 鯨山別墅; Jīngshān Biéshù; king4 saan1 bit6 seoi5

References

^ "深圳市6所国际学校列表." Nanshan International Volunteers. Retrieved on May 15, 2016. "深圳蛇口国际学校 Shenzhen Shekou International School [...] 广东省深圳市蛇口南海大道鲸山别墅 Jing Shan Villas, Nanhai Blvd, Shenzhen, Guangdong, P.R.C."
^ "École internationale de Shekou." AEFE. Retrieved on May 14, 2016.
^ "SIS History". Shekou International School 2008-9 Student-Parent Handbook (PDF). 2008. p. 5. Retrieved 2008-10-01. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ "City to add one more international school" (Archive). Shenzhen Daily. August 12, 2008. Retrieved on March 22, 2015.

External links

"Shekou International School website". Retrieved 2008-10-01.

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[1] 鲸山别墅; 鯨山別墅; Jīngshān Biéshù; king4 saan1 bit6 seoi5

[2] "深圳市6所国际学校列表." Nanshan International Volunteers. Retrieved on May 15, 2016. "深圳蛇口国际学校 Shenzhen Shekou International School [...] 广东省深圳市蛇口南海大道鲸山别墅 Jing Shan Villas, Nanhai Blvd, Shenzhen, Guangdong, P.R.C."

[3] "École internationale de Shekou." AEFE. Retrieved on May 14, 2016.

[history-4] "SIS History". Shekou International School 2008-9 Student-Parent Handbook (PDF). 2008. p. 5. Retrieved 2008-10-01. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[5] "City to add one more international school" (Archive). Shenzhen Daily. August 12, 2008. Retrieved on March 22, 2015.

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