Shekou International School
Shekou International School (Chinese: 蛇口国际学校) is a private, not-for-profit international school in Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.[1] It serves students in Nursery through to Grade 12 across two campuses.
Shekou International School/ SIS 蛇口国际学校 | |
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![]() Parkside Campus of Shekou International School | |
Location | |
Shekou , The People's Republic of China | |
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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 | Jingshan, Bayside |
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 |
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Simplified Chinese | 蛇口国际学校 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 蛇口國際學校 | ||||||||||
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The administrative offices and primary school are in the Jingshan Campus (formerly the Mountainside Campus[2], located in the Jing Shan Villas [note 1] development. The secondary students attend the Bayside Campus.[3] There is also a Parkside campus.
As of 2018 it is one of eight schools in Shenzhen designated for children of foreign workers.[4] The school includes a section for French primary school students.[5]
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.[6] 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, and China. The student–staff ratio is under 10:1.
It is Shenzhen's oldest international school.[7]
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
- Science
- Language Arts
- Life Skills
- Electives:
- Computer science
- Jewelry
- Making Music
- Guitar
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
Campuses
SIS provides physical education classes by leasing an off-site gymnasium owned by another entity.[8]
Coordinates:
- K-5 Campus 22.484943,113.9061
- 6-12 Campus 22.487555,113.921362
See also
- Shenzhen Yucai
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."
- "Home". Shekou International School. 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- "Map & Directions". Shekou International School. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- "深圳市8所外籍人员子女学校基本信息(截至2018年3月)" (in Chinese). City of Shenzhen. March 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-09. (Archive)
- "École internationale de Shekou." AEFE. Retrieved on May 14, 2016.
- "SIS History". Shekou International School 2008-9 Student-Parent Handbook (PDF). Shekou International School website. 2008. p. 5. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- "City to add one more international school" (Archive). Shenzhen Daily. August 12, 2008. Retrieved on March 22, 2015.
- "School Campus". Shekou International School. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
External links
- "Shekou International School website". Retrieved 2008-10-01.