Association of China and Mongolia International Schools (otherwise known as ACAMIS; ) is a non-profit association of

international schools An international school is an institution that promotes education in an international environment or framework. Although there is no uniform definition or criteria, international schools are usually characterized by a multinational student body a ...

in eastern Asia and comprises over fifty international schools from

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

and

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

. The association acts as a networking platform with the aims to broaden the education dimensions of participating schools, advance the professional growth of school staff members, promote international friendship within the schools through activities, encourage student interaction through extra curricular activities in sports, the arts, and environmental issues, and finally collaborate on the professional development of participating members."Purpose." ACAMIS. Web. 12 May 2012. "" Members of ACAMIS are all international schools within the region, having commitment to an international program delivered in English. A few of the acceptable curricula are major international, American, Canadian, Australian, or British programs, including, International Baccalaureate, CIS, WASC, NEASC, Middle States Association Accreditation, Ontario, New Brunswick and Alberta education systems, New South Wales Board of Studies, and OFSTED."Membership Standards." ACAMIS. Web. 12 May 2012. "http://acamis.org/index.php/about-acamis/membership-standards ""Strategic Plan." ACAMIS. Web. 12 May 2012. "" ACAMIS holds an annual conference that hosts workshops in regards in learning and the dynamics of interaction with the Chinese culture. This year's conference is hosted at the Suzhou Singapore International School in July."ACAMIS Chinese Conference 2012." ACAMIS. Web. 12 May 2012. "" In addition to education and staff development, ACAMIS is also a major sports league in the region, hosting sports tournaments between schools, usually happening after ISAC (International Schools Association of China), and before APAC (Asia-Pacific Activities Conference) events. __TOC__

Sports

The activity and sporting wing of the association is called the Association of China and Mongolia International Schools Sports League (or ACAMIS Sports League), and is one of the largest activities and athletics association in the region. All participating members of ACAMIS are automatically members of the sports league. The ACAMIS Sports League is designed to better meet the aims of ACAMIS through athletic activities by allowing students to experience and participate in cooperative and competitive sport, providing a safe environment, and allowing for students the opportunity to travel and meet new friends."Sports." ACAMIS. Web. 12 May 2012. "" The three major sporting seasons are

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basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

, and

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

. Other sports include

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...

golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 1 ...

, and

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

."What is ACAMIS." Shanghai Community International School. Web. 12 May 2012. "http://hq.scisdragons.net/activities/us-activities/what-is-sisac/what-is-acamis.html" Sports are divided into gender groups, and different divisions, with six participating schools per division. Major sports rules are applied in ACAMIS tournaments, however, there are minor changes to sure their goal to provide a safe environment for the students to play in. Tournaments are played in round robin, followed by elimination games for the outstanding teams. They are known for producing world-class high school athletes such as Nadeem Moallem of TEDA International School.

Member schools

Mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...

Access International Academy Ningbo Access International Academy Ningbo (AIAN, ) is an international school in the Beilun District of Ningbo, China offering educational programs from Nursery to Grade 12 to students of 28 nationalities. AIAN is the only international school in Ningb ...

* American International School of Guangzhou *

Beijing BISS International School Beijing BISS International School (BISS) () is an independent co-educational English-language day school located in Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China. Founded in 1994, educates kindergarten through grade 12 students from Be ...

Beijing City International School Beijing City International School (BCIS) ( zh, labels=no, s=北京乐成国际学校, p=Běijīng Yuèchéng Guójì Xuéxiào) is an independent co-educational not-for-profit day school offering an international curriculum for toddler to twelfth ...

Beijing International Bilingual Academy Beijing International Bilingual Academy (BIBA; a.k.a. "Haijia International Bilingual School") is a private school in Shunyi District, Beijing, China. It serves students from kindergarten to high school. BIBA first opened its doors in 2006 as Kin ...

British School of Beijing The British School of Beijing, Shunyi () is an international school in Shunyi District, Beijing, China. Nord Anglia Education operates this school, situated in the residential area of Shunyi and taking pupils from 18 months through to 18 year ...

Canadian International School of Beijing The Canadian International School of Beijing (CISB, ) is a Canadian international school in Chaoyang District, Beijing. CISB was founded in 2005. The school was established as a State Level Project through the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affair ...

Chinese International School The Chinese International School is a private international school in Hong Kong. In 1994 it was the sole international school in Hong Kong that used English and Mandarin at about the same amount of time each as media of instruction. Histor ...

Concordia International School Shanghai I Concordia International School () is a private, Christian, international school located in Pudong, Shanghai, China. Founded in 1998, the school is a part of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). The school's opening came after extensive ...

Dalian American International School Dalian American International School (DAIS; ) is an American international school in the Golden Pebble Beach National Resort (), in Jinzhou New District, Dalian, China, about east of the center of Dalian. It is owned by the Honor Roll Company.

Dulwich College Beijing Dulwich College Beijing (DCB; ) is a British international school with campuses in Beijing, China. It is a branch of Dulwich College,Spencer, Richard.Slow boater to China" ''The Telegraph''. 2 December 2006. Retrieved on 21 June 2013. it was the ...

Dulwich College Shanghai Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong (Dulwich Pudong, ) is a British international school located in Pudong, Shanghai, China. Located east of the Shanghai city centre,Mansell, Warwick.Expat guide to China: schools. ''The Telegraph''. 27 April 2011. ...

Dulwich College Suzhou Dulwich College Suzhou (DCSZ; ) is a private international school located in Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, China. The school has approximately 900 students from age 2 to 18 (Early Learning 1 to Year 13). Dulwich College Suzhou is part of the ...

* International Academy of Beijing *

International School of Beijing The International School of Beijing (ISB, ) is a non-profit international coeducational day school in Beijing, China. The school was founded in 1980 and offers a dual English and Chinese language program for students from EY to Grade 12. ...

International School of Nanshan Shenzhen International School of Nanshan Shenzhen (ISNS; ), formerly the International School of Sino-Canada, is a part of the Taoyuan Sub-District (桃源街道), Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China. It is accredited by the New Brunswick Department of E ...

* International School of Qingdao *

International School of Tianjin The International School of Tianjin (IST, ) is an international school in Jinnan District, Tianjin.Contact Us
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* Livingston American School *

Nanjing International School Nanjing International School is a non-profit International school in Xian Lin College and University Town (), Qixia District, Nanjing, enrolling children age 3 to 18, Pre Kindergarten to Grade 12. There are around 620 students from over 30 count ...

Qingdao No.1 International School of Shandong Province Qingdao No.1 International School of Shandong Province (, QISS) is overseen by Qingdao Local Bureau of Education and provides education for Chinese children with foreign passports. Approximately 200 students attend classes from Pre-K to 12th grade. ...

QSI International School of Shekou The QSI International School of Shenzhen (QSI Shenzhen; QSI 深圳蛇口科爱赛国际学校) is an international school in the Nanshan District of Shekou, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. It is part of the Quality Schools International org ...

* SCIS - Hangzhou International School * SCIS - Hongqiao Campus * SCIS - Pudong Campus * Shanghai American School Pudong Campus * Shanghai American School Puxi Campus *

Shekou International School Shekou International School () is a private, not-for-profit international school in Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It serves students in Nursery through to Grade 12 across three campuses. Grades Nursery through Kindergarte ...

* Shenyang Transformation International School *

Suzhou Singapore International School Suzhou Singapore International School (SSIS) is an international school located in Suzhou Industrial Park in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. SSIS offers education from Pre-Nursery up to Grade 12, offering programs of the International Baccala ...

* TEDA International School *

The British International School Shanghai - Puxi The British International School Shanghai Puxi () is an international school in Minhang, Shanghai, China which opened in 2004. The British International School Shanghai Puxi follows the National Curriculum of England and Wales, the Internatio ...

The British International School Shanghai - Pudong Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong (NAIS Pudong, ) is an international school in Shanghai, China. The school opened in 2002 and has a sister campus in Puxi. The school was formerly known as The British International School Shangha ...

* The New International School *

Tianjin MTI International School The Tianjin International School (TIS) is a private, international school in Hexi District, Tianjin, Hexi District of Tianjin, China. Students attend from the age of three through to high school graduation. Founded in 1986, it was the first of si ...

Utahloy International School Guangzhou Utahloy International School Guangzhou (UISG) is a school with English-language class instruction in Baiyun District, Guangzhou. UISG serves students aged 2 to 19 from over 50 different countries. There are seven major native languages, includ ...

Utahloy International School Zengcheng Utahloy International School Zengcheng (UISZ or UISZC, ) is an international school in Sanjiang Town (), Zengcheng, Guangzhou, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List ...

Western Academy of Beijing Founded in 1994, Western Academy of Beijing (WAB, ) is an international school located in Beijing. The school provides education from early years 3 to grade 12. WAB uses the IB PYP ( IB Primary Years Program) until Grade 5, IB MYP (IB Middle Ye ...

* Wuxi Taihu International School * Xiamen International School *

Yew Chung International School of Beijing Yew Chung International School of Beijing (YCIS Beijing, ) is an K2-Year 13 co-educational international school in Chaoyang District, Beijing. Origins and history The Yew Chung International School of Beijing is an accredited International S ...

Yew Chung International School of Shanghai Yew Chung International School of Shanghai (YCIS Shanghai; Simplified Chinese上海耀中国际学校, Traditional Chinese 上海耀中國際學校, pinyin Shànghǎi Yàozhōng Guójì Xuéxiào) is a fully triple accredited, co-educational inter ...

Australian International School Hong Kong The Australian International School Hong Kong (AISHK, ) is a private co-educational international school in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. Established in 1995, the school provides education for children from Preparatory to Year 12 pl ...

Canadian International School of Hong Kong Limited Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

Christian Alliance PC Lau Memorial International School Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ (title), Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive ...

Discovery College Discovery College () is a private independent school operated by the ESF in Discovery Bay, Hong Kong. It offers both primary and secondary education on one campus. The school first opened in August 2008 after replacing another ESF school, Bauhin ...

Hong Kong Academy Hong Kong Academy (HKA, ) is a non-profit independent international co-educational day school for students ages 3–18 in Hong Kong. The school was founded in 2000 by Teresa Richman and Ben Frankel. The middle school was added in September 2006 ...

Hong Kong International School Hong Kong International School (HKIS) is an international private school with campuses in Tai Tam and Repulse Bay, Hong Kong. The school was founded in 1966. Today, HKIS spans from reception one to the twelfth grade. Its Lower and Upper Prim ...

International College Hong Kong International College Hong Kong (ICHK) is an international kindergarten, primary and secondary school in Hong Kong based in two campuses in the northeastern New Territories. ICHK Hong Lok Yuen ICHK Hong Lok Yuen is a kindergarten and primary ...

Hong Lok Yuen International School of the New Territories Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organiz ...

* Renaissance College Hong Kong * Yew Chung International School of Hong Kong
Victoria Shanghai Academy

The International School of Macao The International School of Macao ( pt, Escola Internacional de Macau; Chinese: 澳門國際學校), is an international school in Taipa, Macao next to the Macau International Airport. It occupies blocks K and Q of the Macau University of Scie ...

Kaohsiung American School The Kaohsiung American School (KAS; ) is a private, Pre-K through grade 12 college preparatory school located in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The school was established in 1989 and it is accredited by the Western Association of Schools an ...

* Ivy Collegiate Academy *

I-Shou International School The I-Shou International School (), a bilingual school, is an international school in Dashu District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South Ch ...

American School of Ulaanbaatar The American School of Ulaanbaatar (ASU) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia is a private international school, which offers an educational program from Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12 for students of all nationalities. As of 2020, enrollment is at 395 in the ...

International School of Ulaanbaatar The International School of Ulaanbaatar, usually referred to as ISU, or Улаанбаатар дахь Олон Улсын Дунд Сургууль(in Mongolian Language), in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, is a private, coeducational day school, which o ...

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