| Shanghai Community International School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Shanghai, China | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private International |
| Established | 1996 |
| Director | Jeffry Stubbs |
| Faculty | 210 |
| Grades | Preschool-12 |
| Enrollment | 1900 |
| Campus | Puxi Pudong Hangzhou |
| Athletics | 19 sports |
| Mascot | Dragons |
| Website | www.scischina.org |
Shanghai Community International School (SCIS) is a preschool to grade 12 international school located in Shanghai, China. Established in 1996, SCIS integrates an international and U.S. curriculum at four campuses around Shanghai. The school’s mission is to provide students with the opportunities to pursue academic and personal excellence in nurturing, international community environments.
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Shanghai Community International School was founded in 1996 for the children of expatriates residing in Shanghai, China. SCIS is a member of the East Asian Regional Conference of Overseas Schools,[1] and in 2001 received full accreditation with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).[2] Recently, SCIS also received a 5-year term of accreditation by the National Council of Curriculum and Textbooks, becoming the first international school in Shanghai to achieve this distinction.[3]
The school is operated under the aegis of the International School Foundation (ISF).[4] ISF is a not-for-profit organization domiciled in Lansing, Michigan, USA, and accorded 501 C3 status by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The foundation helped to establish the North Jakarta International School (1990), the Shanghai Community International School (1996), Hangzhou International School (2002), the International School of Perth (1999) and the American International School of Cape Town (2001). All of these schools are accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Each school is legally established according to its respective country’s prevailing regulations for educational institutions, and each offers a U.S.-based international school program for expatriate residents in the respective locations (and local nationals where permitted), who seek an international education.[3]
Shanghai Community International School (SCIS) operates on five campuses located in and around Shanghai:
SCIS has over 1900 students coming from more than 50 countries. Thirty-five percent of students are from North America, 30% of students are from Europe, and 30% of students are from Asia, with the remaining 5% coming from Africa, Australia, and South America.[3] Class size/student-teacher ratio in Preschool is 14:1, with one teacher assistant; from Pre-K–Kindergarten is 16:1 with one teacher assistant; and from 1st to 12th grade is 18:1.[5]
SCIS has a faculty of 210 teachers who are fully licensed in their area of teaching. They come from the USA, Canada, England, New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa.[3] The school aims to keep its classroom size small in order to maximize personal attention in the classroom.[6]
SCIS is based on the North American system (grade levels, similar structure of class offerings, daily schedule, yearly calendar), with school hours for student attendance set from 8:00 - 3:00, Mondays through Fridays.[3]
The curriculum at SCIS is devised to provide for the international population attending the school. It is based on an American framework, but is international in scope. The program incorporates features and standards from many western countries including the USA, England, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.[3][7] Upper School students participate in the International Baccalaureate Program, leading to an IB diploma.[8] Less than 40 percent of SCIS graduates go on to attend top universities around the world. For the past two years both valedictorians have seemed to fail the IB system, this may be chance or may be a correlation of pressure and failure. [3]
Elementary Students (preschool-grade 5) study the following subjects:
Middle School Students (grades 6-8):[8]
High School Students (grades 9-12):[8]
In addition, SCIS High School students are offered courses in the following programs:
Students participate in a series of sporting events held under the jurisdiction of China International Schools Sports Association (CISSA). A typical CISSA schedule of athletic events includes tournaments in volleyball, soccer and basketball, and includes some invitational events, such as cross-country, badminton and swimming. High School students participate either at the Junior Varsity (JV) level (D2) or at the Varsity level (D1). SCIS is also part of Association of China and Mongolia International Schools (ACAMIS) and China International Schools Sports Association (CISSA).[9]
Additionally, SCIS offers After-School-Activities (ASA's), including: Cheerleading, Student Council, Model United Nations, Drama, Dance Club, Jazz Club, Choir, Reading Clubs, Creative Writing, Musical Clubs, Electronics Club, and Interact and Global Issues Network.[10]