Welcome to Shanghai Community International Schools
About the School and the Special Method
SCIS and HIS are proud to offer the expatriate community an international experience and curriculum (preschool to grade 12) based on an American framework. As a community, our administration, staff, parents, and students work closely to achieve high levels of success for every student.
The mission of SCIS and HIS is to provide its students with the opportunities to pursue academic and personal excellence in nurturing, international, community environments.
SCIS and HIS Students will demonstrate:
Effective Communication
Receptive and expressive skills
High Level Thinking
Creative and critical thinking skills
A Solid Foundation of Knowledge
Mastery of basic skills in all academic, artistic, physical, and technological areas in order to integrate and apply skills in real life situations
Positive Learning Attitudes and Behaviors
Academic and personal goal setting skills, collaborative work skills, and quality production skills
Global and Community Appreciation
Interpersonal skills, social responsibility skills, care for people and the environment.
HIS has competed successfully for the first time in extra-curricular sports, including the inaugural (and friendly) Dragon-Cup competition between all three SCIS/HIS schools in volleyball. Further competition is planned this year for football (soccer) and basketball. Additionally, HIS has hosted a very successful Model UN conference and is also already in preparation for their next musical in the coming weeks. HZ is also preparing for its Mid-term WASC review in March.
Overall, a highlight of this first semester has been the visit of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and NCCT (Chinese) accreditation team to our Shanghai campuses. In addition to helping us hone our improvement planning, they affirmed that SCIS has a warm, nurturing, environment for children that successfully meet its goals for students. The NCCT team was particularly enthusiastic regarding the great strides our Mandarin program has made in a very short period.
SCIS faculty
Hand picked from around the world, the SCIS faculty is a dynamic community of world class educators. Displayed here are bios and information on the current teachers and administration of the schools.
SCIS Curriculum
SCIS provides a challenging and creative program that is based on an American framework but meets the standards of many Western Countries.
At SCIS, our curriculum committee works to regularly incorporate the best of the educational methodologies, curriculum, and materials from around the world. Our teachers make a difference in ensuring that SCIS is meeting and exceeding the national standards of Western countries (U.S., England, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand). Our staff inspires change and creates truly international learning environments for students.