Wuhan Yangtze International School
Wuhan Yangtze International School (WYIS) 武汉长江国际学校 | |
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Address | |
No. 10-1 Boxue Road Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430056 | |
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School type | International |
Opened | 2003 |
Head of school | Erika Carlson |
Employees | 94 |
Enrollment | 251 |
Student to teacher ratio | 5:1 |
Website | https://wyischina.com |
Wuhan Yangtze International School (WYIS; 武汉长江国际学校[1]) is an English-language international school located within the Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone (WEDZ) in Wuhan, Hubei, China. WYIS uses an American curriculum and serves grades PreK-12.[2] It opened in 2003 as the South Lake International School. The school has expanded to over 200 students today, representing more than 35 countries and territories.
WYIS' mission is to educate the child socially, spiritually, intellectually, physically, and emotionally to become a dynamic individual of truth and excellence who positively contributes to society.
History
Wuhan Yangtze International School is a member of iSC, the International Schools Consortium. iSC is a division of the LDi family of companies, an organization committed to leadership development, training, and transformation.
- WYIS first started out in 2003 as South Lake International School. It moved to San Jiao Hu Elementary School in the WEDZ in 2005, and it changed its name to its current one in 2007. In 2008, WYIS received full accreditation status and in 2011, received its official international school license from the national government of the PRC. Construction on its current campus started in 2012 and the school moved into the new campus in January 2014.
Accreditations and Authorizations
Wuhan Yangtze International School is accredited, authorized, or a member of the following organizations:[3]
- American Chamber of Commerce in the People's Republic of China (Amcham China)
- College Board
- East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS)
- International Schools Consortium (iSC)
- North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI)
- Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC)
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI)
- Ministry of Education (China)
References
- ↑ https://wyischina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/WYIS-300.png
- ↑ "Introduction." Wuhan Yangtze International School. Retrieved on April 29, 2015. "Wuhan Yangtze International School I Wuhan international Educational Center, BoXue Road, WEDZ, Wuhan, Hubei, PRC 430056" See map
- ↑ "About WYIS – WYIS China". wyischina.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
Editors
Owen Won (Jinseon Won), Austin Yu (Zikang Yu)