Wuhan Yangtze International School
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| Wuhan Yangtze International School (WYIS） 武汉长江国际学校 | |
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| Address | |
No. 10-1 Boxue Road , , , 430056 | |
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| School type | International |
| Opened | 2003 |
| Head of school | Erika Carlson |
| Employees | 96 |
| Enrollment | 251 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 5:1 |
| Website | https://wyischina.com |
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| Simplified Chinese | 武汉长江国际学校 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 武漢長江國際學校 | ||||||
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Wuhan Yangtze International School (WYIS; Chinese: 武汉长江国际学校[1]) is an English-language international school located within the Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone (WEDZ) in Wuhan, Hubei, China.
WYIS follows an American curriculum and serves students in grades PreK-12.[2][3][4] It opened in August 2003[5] as the South Lake International School. The school started out with only seven students, but has grown to about 300, who come from about 30 different countries and territories, including Australia, Canada, France, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United States.[3][5] About 30% of students are from South Korea.[4] The school has about 50 foreign teachers, of which about 80% are US citizens.[4]
History[edit]
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The International Schools Consortium includes Wuhan Yangtze International School (iSC). iSC is a subsidiary of the LDi group of companies.
WYIS began in 2003 as South Lake International School. It relocated to San Jiao Hu Elementary School in the WEDZ in 2005 and adopted its current name in 2007. WYIS received full accreditation in 2008 and its official international school license from the PRC's national government in 2011. Construction on its current campus began in 2012, and the school moved in January 2014.
Accreditations and Authorizations[edit]
Wuhan Yangtze International School is accredited, authorized, or a member of the following organizations:[6]
- American Chamber of Commerce in the People's Republic of China (Amcham China)
- College Board
- East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS)
- International Schools Consortium (iSC)
- North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI)
- Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC)
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI)
- Ministry of Education (China)
References[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Introduction." Wuhan Yangtze International School. Retrieved on April 29, 2015. "Wuhan Yangtze International School I Wuhan international Educational Center, BoXue Road, WEDZ, Wuhan, Hubei, PRC 430056" See map
- ^ a b "绝美！武汉经开区的宝藏国际学校，藏不住了！". iFeng. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "有朋自远方来不亦乐乎？汉南这所小学今天来了百余名外国伢". 今日头条. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ a b "这所学校学生来自30多个国家和地区，都把武汉当作第二故乡". 今日头条. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "About WYIS – WYIS China". wyischina.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
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