2 Shuiwantou West Street, Xiangzhou District, 519020, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
2 Shuiwantou West Street, Xiangzhou District, 519020, Zhuhai, Guangdong.
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QSI International School of Zhuhai is a non-profit, co-educational international day school in Zhuhai, Guangdong, founded in 1999 as the first Quality Schools International school in China and the oldest international school in the city. It serves international, diplomatic and expatriate families, with easy access to Hong Kong and Macau, and takes children from two years old through Secondary IV graduation at 18. Its campus, known as 'The Brown Castle', sits in Shuiwan village in Xiangzhou District, close to the hills, the seafront and Jiuzhou port. Students come from more than 30 nationalities, and the faculty of 38 teachers and 12 paraprofessionals is drawn from ten countries; 41% hold graduate degrees and two-thirds have at least ten years of experience. The school describes itself as a fully accredited PK-12 American school: it is accredited by the Middle States Association (MSA-CESS), teaches in English and follows QSI's mastery-learning model, in which students master each unit before moving on, together with seven Success Orientations for character. Secondary students can earn the QSI Diploma, the Diploma with Honors and the AP Capstone Diploma, supported by small classes, a student support team, Intensive English and a broad after-school programme.
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Educational principles
QSI International School of Zhuhai follows a mastery learning philosophy that places student needs first, ensuring every student is properly placed and given the conditions to succeed. Its 'Success Orientations' take the whole child into account, developing 21st-century skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, cultural awareness and digital literacy.
School values
QSI Zhuhai aims to prepare students for life and for admission to English-speaking universities worldwide through a student-centred, mastery-based approach. It shares QSI's belief that all students can succeed when given suitable time, support and challenge, and puts seven Success Orientations at the heart of school life: trustworthiness, responsibility, kindness and politeness, independent endeavour, aesthetic appreciation, group interaction and concern for others. The school stresses a welcoming community in which families, students and staff work together.
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Attention to Diversity at QSI International School of Zhuhai
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Educational Stages of QSI International School of Zhuhai
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Nursery
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Preschool
Primary
Primary
Middle School
Middle School
High School
High School
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Vocational Training
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QSI Zhuhai groups students by age. Preschool takes 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds with the Frog Street curriculum, daily Chinese and specials. Elementary covers the 5- to 10-year-old classes with literacy, maths, science, cultural studies, Chinese and Makerspace, and middle school serves 11- to 13-year-olds with project-based learning. The secondary school (Secondary I-IV, ages 14-18) follows a block schedule and leads to the QSI Diploma, the Diploma with Honors and AP Capstone, so the school runs right through to Grade 12.
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Languages and International Programs at QSI International School of Zhuhai
English (Instructional)
Mandarin (High)
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English is the language of instruction, and the Intensive English programme supports learners up to the 13-year-old class; older applicants need enough English to follow mainstream lessons. Chinese is taught from preschool onwards as part of the daily timetable, with separate courses for foreign-language learners and heritage speakers and AP Chinese in secondary. French, German, Spanish and Italian can be studied online through QSI Virtual School.
Montessori Model United Nations (MMUN)
American Curriculum
Information about international degrees and programmes of the QSI International School of Zhuhai
The secondary programme is built around the QSI Diploma (220 credits) and the Diploma with Honors (240 credits including four AP courses). QSI Zhuhai also offers the College Board's AP Capstone Diploma, which requires AP Seminar and AP Research plus four further AP exams with scores of 3 or above. The AP list includes English Language and Literature, Calculus BC, Statistics, Physics 1/2 and C, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, several history and social science courses, Computer Science, Chinese, Music Theory and art. Courses not taught on site can be taken through QSI Virtual School.
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Extracurricular Activities at QSI International School of Zhuhai
Arts activities
Music
Painting
Dance
Theater
Sports activities
Athletics
Zumba
Football
Basketball
Tennis
Skating
Volleyball
Taekwondo
Fencing
Cultural activities
Debate
Study support
Chinese
Information about extracurricular activities of the QSI International School of Zhuhai
After-school activities change every term; recent offerings include fencing, ultimate frisbee, Zumba, cheerleading, painting, music, skating, golf, taekwondo, soccer, drama, dance, brain games, Maker's Space, journalism, academic support and Chinese. Secondary athletes train and compete in local leagues and ACAMIS events in soccer, basketball, volleyball, cross-country, track and field, tennis and ultimate frisbee. Other options include Model United Nations, Knowledge Bowl, speech and debate, student council, a humanitarian club, service learning and Week Without Walls.
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Services and Facilities of QSI International School of Zhuhai
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School nurse
Field trips / retreats
Scholarships
Camps
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A Student Support Team, including a certified special-education teacher and a counsellor, follows a three-step process from observation to formal learning support plans for students with mild to moderate needs, helped by a regional coordinator. The counsellor also guides academic planning and university applications. A medical professional is on campus. Hot lunches with Western and Asian dishes are cooked by the school chef, buses run city-wide with a staff monitor on board, limited scholarships are available, a Parent Support Group is active and a summer school is open to non-QSI children.
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Music room
Laboratory
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Maker space
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Multipurpose/conference room
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The four-floor campus has more than twenty classrooms, auditoriums, activity rooms, a gymnasium and a rooftop sports area, and is fully enclosed with playgrounds for different ages. Floors are allocated to preschool and lower elementary, upper elementary, middle school and secondary. All students share a large library, a Maker's Space lab, a secondary science laboratory, a computer lab, music and art rooms, a drama stage and language rooms for Chinese study. A dining hall serves daily hot meals and the Creation Cafe sells snacks.
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