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Wellington College International Shanghai experience with safe, age-appropriate spaces and high quality equipment to stimulate creativity and a love of learning. Uniform: Yes No. 1500 Yao Long Road, Pudong, Shanghai 200126 Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.wellingtoncollege.cn/shanghai School Lunch Available: Yes Principals: Eleanor Prescott Boarding: No Description: Our vision is to inspire pupils to become intellectual, independent, individual and inclusive; our Wellington identity. This will be based on a model of holistic education and pastoral provision that establishes the values, aptitudes and knowledge needed to be an effective global citizen. We aim to prepare pupils for success during and beyond life at the College. We aspire to create a caring, learning community that develops well-rounded individuals with strong values and the skills and identity to thrive within an ever-changing world. Accreditations: IB World School. Fees: (2018-19) Pudong Pre-Nursery and Nursery Part Time Pre-Nursery and Nursery Full Time Reception Years 1-2 Years 3-6 Years 7-9 Years 10-11 (IGCSE) Years 12-13 (IB) RMB 111,647 RMB 223,275 RMB 223,275 RMB 257,729 RMB 259,669 RMB 289,390 RMB 310,507 RMB 312,127 Puxi Pre-Nursery Mornings Pre-Nursery Full Day Nursery Mornings Nursery Full Day Reception Years 1-2 Years 3-6 Years 7-9 Years 10-11 (IGCSE) Years 12-13 (IB) RMB 115,003 RMB 229,968 RMB 115,003 RMB 229,968 RMB 229,968 RMB 265,460 RMB 267,458 RMB 298,081 RMB 319,819 RMB 321,497 Transport: School bus available. Parents: We encourage all parents to take an active role in school life, and our very active Community Group is a great place to start. This band of parent volunteers holds regular meetings and coffee mornings, plans and executes our major school events including the Summer Festival and Christmas Bazaar, raises money and provides support to our school charities, and is an important place for parents new to the school to make friends and meet people. Number of Teachers & Assistants: 90 Number of Classrooms: 100 Teacher/student ratio: Nursery/Reception 1:8, Years 1-13 1:10 Hours: Nursery-Year 2 Years 3-13 8:20am-3:30pm 8:20am-4:45pm Curriculum: British National Curriculum, IPC, IGCSE, IB. Number of Mandarin Teachers: 17 Frequency and Duration of Mandarin Classes: Nursery and Reception 30 mins per day Years 1-2 30-45 mins per day Years 3-4 4 hours per week Years 5-6 5 hours per week Years 7-9 7 hours, biweekly Years 10-11 5 hours, biweekly Years 12-13 3-4 hours per week Age students begin to learn Mandarin as Second Language: 2 years old Mandarin Curriculum: Mandarin is taught as a core subject throughout the College’s age groups, with equal weighting to English and mathematics. After preparatory grounding in Mandarin during Prep School; we offer it as a first, second or foreign language at IGCSE and then IB. Facilities: The Performing Arts Centre has dedicated practice rooms, a dance studio, the Black Box theatre space and, the 500-seat College Theatre which features industry-level lighting, sound and support capabilities. State-of-the-art indoor sports dome, the sports hall, three football pitches, a 400-metre all-weather synthetic running track, tennis and basketball courts and two swimming pools, one of which is a 25-metre, six-lane competition pool. Uniform: Yes School Lunch Available: Yes Scholarships: Yes Boarding: Yes Accreditations: Partnered with Wellington College UK; IPC school, IB World School, Edexcel and Cambridge Exam Centre. Fees: Nursery and Reception Years 1-5 Year 6 Years 7-9 RMB 242,000 RMB 270,000 RMB 281,000 RMB 299,000 The School Book 2019-2020 175