The Tianjin International School was founded in 1985 to provide an American educational program for the children of MTI employees. Classes began in the fall of 1986 in temporary classrooms at the Tianjin Grand Hotel Conference Center.

Initially there were thirty students in the school with two more enrolling during the next two months. There were thirteen students in the elementary division and nineteen students in the secondary division. The first faculty consisted of six full-time teachers and several part-time teachers.

In May of 1987, the school moved to the eighth floor of the InterTech Building. In 1991, the school began to enroll children of expatriates living and working in Tianjin or its surrounding environs.

The school quickly outgrew its classroom space at the ITC Building and moved to the Xing Guo Junior High School building in 1993. During the summer of 2000, TIS moved into the Sun Hope facility, a new building that provided much-needed room for expansions of its programs. Since that time the school has continued to grow and now rents the entire facility on a long-term basis. The current building contains room for the student body to expand by another 40 percent.

Tianjin International School has been building a solid foundation in education since 1986. We seek to provide an educational experience that integrates the Christian world view with a rigorous academic program. The Tianjin International School is a private school sponsored by MTI, Inc., an American non-profit corporation.

Tianjin International School provides elemantary curriculum,secondary curriculum and college preparation.

In cooperation with the Tianjin Municipal Education Commission, the school offers an English-language based Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12 program for expatriate students of all religions, races, and national backgrounds. TIS offers an American curriculum and system of instruction that is college preparatory in both scope and level of difficulty. Tianjin International School is more than just a school; it is a partnership with parents to provide quality education for young minds.

Membership/Accreditation
TIS has been accredited with Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) since 1992. Currently it is fully accredited through 2010. WASC is an accrediting organization based in Burlingame, California, USA. TIS is also registered with the National Education Bureau and Tianjin Education Bureau and is a member of the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS).

Our Faculty
Our professional staff facilitates learning by using teaching methods that motivate students. All core curriculum teachers hold a Bachelors, Masters, or a teaching certificate in their respective fields and many are presently working on graduate degrees. TIS has teachers from five different countries.

Student Body and Class Size
Approximately 270 students are enrolled at TIS. Of these, approximately 50% are from South Korea, 25% from North America, and the remaining 25% from Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, the Netherlands, and other countries.

The class sizes at TIS are set as follows:

Jr./Sr. K: 16
First-Fifth: 22
Sixth-Twelfth: 24

Our Facilities

Instruction is conducted with modern technology in a facility that is a showcase for all international educators.

Library
The library is open Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Students may check out a total of three books at a time. Books may be kept for a limit of two weeks. This can be extended once. A 2 RMB fine will be charged for every day a book is overdue.

Books that are lost or damaged must be replaced. An outstanding balance will result in report cards, transcripts, and diplomas being withheld until it is paid.

Computers
TIS is equipped with two computer labs, one in the library for research and projects, and one on the fourth floor for computer instruction. There are computers in classrooms and at other locations in the school building so that students have a high degree of access to them for instruction and projects.

All school computers are part of a local network, and most of them have internet access as well.

Lockers
All students in grades 6-12 will be assigned a locker. The lockers remain the property of the school and may be inspected at any time.