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Harrow International School Beijing International School of Beijing No. 287 Hegezhuang Village, Cuigezhuang County, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100102 Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.harrowbeijing.cn 10 An Hua Street, Shunyi District, Beijing Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.isb.bj.edu.cn Head of School: Patrick Hurworth Headmaster: Mr. David Shinkfield Description: Harrow Beijing offers a British-based international education to students aged from 2 to 18 years. The school is known for its commitment to academic excellence and for the way each student is supported through close personal tutoring. Our mission statement of ‘Leadership for a better world’ is supported through the skills students develop by studying our wide and varied curriculum and further evidenced through our co-curricular enrichment programmes. Harrow Beijing is committed to cultivate the students and develop their understanding of service and individual responsibility to others through a range of school charity work. Description: Celebrating over 35 years of academic excellence, International School of Beijing (ISB) is embracing the challenges and rewards of the future of education. Through a tailored, connected, real-world curriculum known as Learning21@ISB, our experienced and passionate teachers provide students with exceptional opportunities to grow as individuals, as scholars, and as contributing members of the community. Our curriculum and our culture are grounded in the core values of global-mindedness, integrity, respect, balance, creativity, and service. ISB has exceptional facilities, and offers superb opportunities in sports, service, and the arts. Teacher/student ratio: 1:8 Number of Teachers: 130 Hours: 8:15am-3:25pm Hours: Early Years (EYFS) Years 1-13 8am-3:20pm 8am-4:20pm Curriculum: The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), British Preparatory Schools and International Middle Schools, (IGCSE), (AS Level) and (A Level). Curriculum: ISB follows a standards-based curriculum that draws upon the best elements international curriculum models for their Prek 3-12 classes. For high school students, ISB offers a full IB diploma programme or IB certificate options, as well as Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Calculus and Chinese. Age students begin to learn Mandarin as Second Language: 3 years old Number of Mandarin Teachers: 11 Frequency and Duration of Mandarin Classes: Early Years (EYFS) 30 minutes every day Years 1-5 3 or 4 hours every week Years 6-11 2 hours every week Year 12 Optional Other Languages Available: French and Spanish Facilities: Art studios, Computer lab, Dance studios, Dining hall, Theatre, Lecture theatre, Black box, Sports centre, Gymnasium, ICT suite, Indoor swimming pool, Library and learning lounge, Sanatorium, Music rooms, Ball courts, Playground, Science labs. Uniform: Yes Facilities: 4 fully-equipped gymnasiums, baseball and softball diamonds, 2 full-sized turf soccer fields, an aquatics centre with a 25-meter pool and diving boards, 12 science labs, a student cooking lab, a visual arts wing, 600-seat theater, Black Box theater, rehearsal space, and studio stage, 2 library-media centres. A pharmaceutical grade (H-14) air filtration system ensures exceptionally high air quality in all our indoor areas. SEN Support: Our learning support services help students with learning challenges to become more independent learners. Specialists help students to strengthen their work habits and work on the remediation of skills so that students can benefit from the school curriculum. Classroom and learning support teachers work with parents to address the specific needs of our students. In some cases, students require short-term interventions or accommodations and are offered learning support for up to a semester. When students require learning support over a longer period of time, we create an Individual Learning Plan (ILP). Scholarships: Yes Accreditations: FOBISIA, ACAMIS, ISAC, CIE, AQA, EDEXCEL, NEASC, CIS. Inspection: Two Governors from the Harrow School Board of Governors in the UK visit the School in Beijing three times a year to ensure quality control and guidance from the Harrow family. Transport: School buses are available. Parents: We keep in touch with parents through digital platforms, termly tutor consultations and reports, and whole School events. Every parent and staff member is automatically a ‘Friend of Harrow’ when they join the School. University Information: Our students go on to top universities all around the world. Full-time university counsellors allow students access to specialist in-house knowledge of universities and colleges in the UK, North America and other areas of the world. Through this counselling, Sixth Form students are guided to the right course for them in colleges and universities across the world. For those students who wish to pursue an Oxford or Cambridge application, preparation begins in the final months of Year 12 and includes seminars, tutoring and interview practice. Accreditations: New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), Europe by the Council of International Schools (CIS), National Centre for School Curriculum and Textbook Development (NCCT) in China, IB World School Certification. Fees: Pre-Kindergarten Kindergarten Grades 1-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-10 Grades 11-12 RMB 192,170 RMB 221,910 RMB 221,910 RMB 239,910 RMB 260,830 RMB 270,060 Admission: We accept applications throughout the year and offer places to students where available and in accordance with our admissions policies. We recommend that students start school with their peers in August or at the start of the second semester in January. However, we understand that families move throughout the academic year and do our utmost to make these transitions as smooth as possible. Transport: ISB coordinates an optional bus service with an outside contractor to transport students to and from school. The annual fees for this service varies from RMB 10,290-RMB 16,680 depending on the distance travelled. Parents: ISB has a very active Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). The School Book 2019-2020 151