American International School ofGuangzhouThe American
International School of Guangzhou (AISG) is an independent,
coeducational day school which offers an educational program from
pre-school through grade 12. The school was founded in 1981. The 180-day
academic year comprises two semesters from August 25 to December 19 and
from January 5 to June 16. American International
School of Guangzhou is governed by a seven-member Board of Governors.
Four are elected from members of AISG Parents' Association. Membership
in the latter is automatically conferred on the parents or guardians of
children enrolled in the school. Three members are appointed: one by the
US Consul, one by the other Consuls in Guangzhou and one by the
Corporate Council. An international curriculum is offered in
self-contained classrooms through grade 5, and in a departmentalized
middle and high school setting for grades 6-12. The medium of
instruction is English. AISG is authorized by the International
Baccalaureate to present the Middle Years Program in grades 6-10. It is
currently introducing the Primary Years Program in the lower grades and
the Diploma Programme in grades 11 and 12. Advanced Placement courses
and exams are offered to students in the high school. Children with
limited English language proficiency can seek enrollment. The school is
accredited by the Western Association of Schools Colleges. American
International School of Guangzhou has 56 full-time and three part-time
faculty members, 20 of whom are American. Enrollment at the end of the
2002-2003 school year was 545. American International School of
Guangzhou is located on a new, purpose-built campus on Ersha Island in
the Pearl River near Guangzhou's new diplomatic and commercial district.
The school shares the island with the new Guangdong Art Museum, Xinhai
Concert Hall and housing estates occupied by the international commcial
community. The new school facility has a capacity for six hundred
students. It includes a gymnasium, two computer labs, two science labs,
a large library, an art room, a music room, a playing field and thirty
classrooms. All classrooms have access to the Internet.
School
Address Box 212, Ti Yu Dong Post Office, Guangzhou, 510620,
China
Tel: (+86) 20 8735 3393 Fax: (+86) 20 8735 3339
info@aisgz.edu.cn
http: //www.aisgz.edu.cn
School Summary: National,
IB,US curricula. 545 students, 3-18 yrs.
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