Nanjing International School

Nanjing International School
南京国际学校
Address
Xue Heng Lu 8
Nanjing Qixia District, Jiangsu
China
Information
Type International School (non-profit)
Established 1992
Director Arden Tyoschin
Faculty 98
Grades Pre School - Grade 12
Enrollment 720
Colour(s) Yellow, Grey, Navy Blue
Mascot Pixiu
Website www.nischina.org
Nanjing International School
Traditional Chinese 南京國際學校
Simplified Chinese 南京国际学校

Nanjing International School is a non-profit International school serving the expatriate community of Nanjing, enrolling children age 3 to 18, Pre Kindergarten to Grade 12.

The school includes a section for German students.[1]

History

Officially opened by a small group of expatriate parents on October 14, 1992 with five students, ranging from Grades One to Five. The inception of the school was the product of parents wanting to provide a quality education for their children and also enrich their children's education with Chinese language and culture. An American-based curriculum was adopted by the school to meet the high expectations set by the three founding families. A founding member of the school, Shamala Holoch, very effectively took on the role of the school's first administrator for two consecutive years and was instrumental in creating a stable foundation for the school. A certified educator from America, Celia Kim Gibson served as the Head Teacher of The Nanjing International School from 1992 to 1997 and created a quality educational environment based on high standards and sound educational practice on which the school became known for. The Council of International Schools (CIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) made yearly visitations during the schools infancy stages to begin the process of accreditation. The Shanghai American School became the sister school to The Nanjing International School in 1993 under the supervision of Ron Montgomery, the Director of SAS; curriculum development and professional development was made available under his guidance. At the schools inception, a Board of Directors was composed of area businessmen, and an appointed parent board member; the Director of the NIS school board was the acting Co-Director of the Johns-Hopkins University - Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies. These included Alan M. Wachman, William Fredrick Rope, and Gene Dorris. Also, of great importance to the schools' success was the assistance given by Milo Manley, Deputy American Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Center, who helped with the accreditation process with the Nanjing Local Government Authorities. Accreditation with the Nanjing local government took many years, requiring patience and resolve. Representatives from The Johns-Hopkins Center and NIS board were able to use their honed Chinese Language abilities to at last obtain local accreditation from the local authorities in 1996 with the assistance of Jan Holoch, Heiko Lubben, Bernard and Daria Weber, Milo Manley, Alan Wachman, and Bill Rope.

After three years in rented rooms at the Nanjing Foreign Language School, (NFLS) The enrollment at the Nanjing International School had expanded requiring more space than the two classrooms could offer at the NFLS. NIS board members approved the renovation of two buildings belonging to, and on the property of, the Dingshan Bingguan(now Shangri-La) hotel. With the help of local businesses, six rooms were converted into classrooms to accommodate primary/nursery, elementary and middle school students. In 1996, there were four middle school students, approximately twenty elementary students, and a fluctuating enrollment of around twenty primary/nursery students. Pre-Kindergarten was located in their own separate building and Kindergarten through grade six was located in a self-contained building with classrooms and offices. Nanjing International School in-listed the assistance of local Chinese teachers in the specialists areas of Chinese Language, Physical Education, Chinese Music/Dance and Art at the onset of the school and provided a well-rounded and culturally rich curriculum.

Between 1997 and 2004, NIS renovated more and more rented facilities at the Shangri-La. The school grew from 35 to 300 students in this time. In 2004, NIS moved to its own purpose-built premises in Xianlin College and University Town, on the outskirts of Nanjing.[2][3][4]

Beginning in 2013, the P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School (PKY) began an exchange program that has been seen as largely successful. The first year exchange had 16 American students fly to Nanjing to stay one week at the school. Since then, both schools have sent other students both to China and the United States.[5]

Curriculum

It is the first school in China which is fully authorised by International Baccalaureate Organisation to offer the Primary Years (PYP), Middle Years (MYP) and Diploma Programmes (DP).

IB Programmes are transferable internationally and require participating schools to offer high educational standards. When students graduate from the school with IB Diploma, they may choose to study in most universities worldwide without extra examination.

Location and facilities

Design The campus was designed to use traditional Chinese themes on the exterior meshed with modern, modern interiors. Classrooms were designed with teacher input to optimise student-centred instruction based around inquiry-based learning. The school has four science laboratories, specialist art studio, design technology workshop, three music and practice rooms, drama studio, large group room for the PYP and MYP, a large library and a 500-seat theatre.

Education technology Technology is based around the Apple Shop mobile trolleys to be used anywhere in school. Adding full-time tech support and classroom integration specialists, the tech content in the curriculum has steadily grown. The 1:1 Mac laptop programme is supported by lots of space for students to ‘hang out’ in comfort with sofas spread throughout the school. Smart Boards are in every classroom.

Sports facilities The Sports facilities contains one gym, a full astro turf soccer pitch, 400m running track, and olympic sized swimming pool.

IB Diploma students IB Diploma students in Grades 11 & 12 have their own private area in which to either study or spend down time with friends.

Nanjing International School, a member of ACAMIS,[6] is located at Xianlin College and University Town, northeast of the city of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. The total area of the purpose-built campus is 70,000m2.

Around 700 students enjoy the facilities of a school twice the size. Not for profit schools are able to put all the fees into quality education for our students.[7]

Located next to

Xuezelu (Nanjing Metro)

Indoor facilities include
Outdoor facilities include
Citizenship (passport) held by teachers

Weekend programs

The Japanese Weekend School of Nanjing (南京日本語補習授業校 Nankin Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese weekend program, holds its classes at NIS.[8]

Enrollment

There are around 720 students from 44 countries, with approximately 43% of students from Asia and 57% from outside of Asia.

References

  1. ↑ "Deutsche Schulen in China" (Archive). Vertretungen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in der Volksrepublik China. Retrieved on October 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Reference by Bill Rope NIS.pdf - Google Drive". Docs.google.com. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
  3. ↑ "Shamala Holoch Reference Nanjing.pdf - Google Drive". Docs.google.com. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
  4. ↑ "NIS History | Nanjing International School". nischina.org. 1992-10-14. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  5. ↑ http://education.ufl.edu/news/2013/04/24/blue-wave-high-schoolers-visit-chinese-partner-school-during-spring-break/
  6. ↑ "Nanjing International School". Acamis.org. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
  7. ↑ "Nanjing School webpage Facilities". NISChina.org. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  8. ↑ "学校案内." Japanese Weekend School of Nanjing. Retrieved on April 1, 2015. "所在地 南京国際学校(NIS)"
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