Clifford International School

Clifford International School
Location
Clifford Estates, Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China China
Information
Type International
Motto Face the World, Face the Future
Established 2002
Faculty 33
Grades K-12
Enrollment 305
Website http://www.clifford-school.cn/eng/int.htm

The Clifford International School (CIS) is an international school located in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. The school follows the Canadian curriculum, or more precisely, the study programs of the province of Manitoba. The medium of instruction of CIS is English, however, students wishing to study an alternative foreign language can have the options of Mandarin Chinese and French. The student body consists of about 305 students from over 22 countries, furthermore, the teaching staff at CIS consists of 25 Canadian certified tutors and 8 Chinese tutors.

History

The Clifford School was first established in 1996; while, the addition of the Clifford International School was later established in 2002 . The Clifford School started as a full Chinese local private school with Mandarin Chinese as the medium of instruction; however, western staff were also present as well to teach English language classes. In 2002, an international program was established to provide full English as the language medium for courses, which was intended to address the enrollment of expatriate families and foreign students living in Guangzhou, China. The international program gradually split further away from the rest of the Clifford School. Now, the Clifford International School has its own principals, governing body and student council, which are completely independent from the rest of the Clifford School.

Academic Accreditation

CIS was first accredited by the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA) in 2001 and again in 2006. The school is also registered with the Chinese government as a School for Foreign Students. In addition, the Clifford School is also accredited by the Chinese Educational Authority and received accreditation from the United States authorities with NCA. This accreditation acknowledges that the Clifford School meets the common measure of an appropriate learning environment with proven academic standards.[1] Furthermore, students graduating from the school receive a Manitoba High School Diploma.[2]

Curriculum

High School

CIS provides many different subjects in preparation for university admission including English, chemistry, physics, biology, arithmetic, history, world issues, French or mandarin, physical education and electives. There are 190 teaching days in an academic year, 320 teaching minutes a day, and a full credit class receives 120 hours of instruction. All of the students are required to write two external examinations from Manitoba; mathematics, which will be pre-calculus or applied mathematics and English.[1]

Facilities

Student Life

A number of different sport and after school clubs are available for students grade 7 - 12. Students also participate in inter-house competitions in sports such as basketball, soccer, volleyball and badminton; as well as compete with other international schools within the region. Further, students can also join the art club, math club, reading club, performing arts club, chess club, squash club, swimming club and science club. There are also two committees for students to participate in; the yearbook committee and the graduation committee. The student council is the student governing body of CIS which was formed in 2006, where every grade is represented by two students.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ENROLLMENT INFORMATION". Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Clifford School (International Program)". Retrieved 24 April 2011.

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