Shekou International School

Shekou International School/ SIS 深圳市蛇口外籍人员子女学校[1]
The Bay Campus of 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; 36 years ago (1988)
Director	Harish Kanabar[2]
Principal	Secondary Principal - Matthew Doige, Primary Principal - Leda Cedo,[3]
Faculty	105
Years offered	Nursery to grade 12
Enrollment	around 1200
Average class size	1:15
Campuses	Jingshan[Nursery-K],the Bay[G1-G5] and Net Valley[G6-G12][4]
Color(s)	Red,Black 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: 深圳市蛇口外籍人员子女学校) the first private, co-educational, not-for-profit international school established in 1988 and located in Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.^[5] It serves students in Nursery through to Grade 12 across three campuses.

Shekou International School follows International Baccalaureate (IB) and well-researched standards across the different subjects. The Primary Years Programme (PYP) framework, which puts students at the centre of learning. Secondary School provides each student with rich and challenging academic programmes in Mathematics, Science & Design, Humanities, Language & Literature, Arts, Physical and Health Education, and World Languages. The Secondary Curriculum for middle school students is based on internationally recognised standards and is relevant and engaging. High school students prepare for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), which provides rigour and prepares students for entry into some of the top universities around the world.

As of 2018^[update] it is one of eight schools in Shenzhen designated for children of foreign workers.^[6]

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) organization.

History

The school was opened in 1988, funded by four oil companies: Amoco, Arco, CACT and Phillips.^[7] The school currently enrolls more than 1100 students, representing more than 40 countries.^[8] Over 90 teachers from the United States, France, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, and China make up the faculty.^{[citation needed]}

It is Shenzhen's oldest international school.^[9] At one the school partnered with the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE) in regards to its primary school French bilingual section.^[10] It has a French bilingual program that began in 2009.^[11]

Campuses

Shekou International School has comprehensive primary and secondary facilities over three campuses.

• Jingshan(Nursery-K)
• Net Valley(G6-12 Campus)
• The Bay (G1-5 Campus)

Jingshan was once the community heart of the Villas and includes library, indoor gymnasium, swimming pool, cafeteria, and sporting fields. Specialist language schools also occupy this campus with French International Programme and Heritage German Program here. The playgrounds, secret garden, and courtyards are at the end of a tree-lined boulevard and provide a well-protected and child-friendly facility as they are well within the gated Villa compound.

The Bay is located at Gangwan Avenue, right across the street from the Shekou old port. It is a 10-minute walk from Early Primary Jingshan campus. The additional spaces of this campus give teachers even more possibilities to provide outstanding learning opportunities for students from G1 through to G5.

Net Valley is located in the heart of the Shekou residential and innovation area at Net Valley. The Net Valley campus is nearly two times bigger than previous Secondary campus in the Coastal Rose Garden Complex, or as we called it, Bayside. With over 12400 m² of learning spaces, the building provides for more performing and creative arts, specialist sciences, and the full complement of curricular choices as well as a library, cafeteria, and theater. On this campus, outdoor space includes a basketball yard and leisure areas. Along with the large gymnasium which is an easy ten-minute bus ride from the Net Valley campus, the school provides first-class engagement in sports.^[12]

See also

"About Us - Shekou International School"

References

External links

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