Utahloy International School Guangzhou (UISG) is a school with English-language class instruction in Baiyun District,

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

. UISG serves students aged 2 to 19 from over 50 different countries. There are seven major native languages, including English, Chinese, Korean, French, Japanese, German, and Spanish. The school offers three types of programs: Primary Year, Middle Year, and Diploma. An average of 18 students per class, with a teacher-to-student ratio of 1 to 8.

Academic accreditation

UISG is accredited by the

Council of International Schools The Council of International Schools (CIS) is a membership organization aimed at international education. CIS was formed in 1949. It has over 1,360 institutional members consisting of over 740 schools and 610 colleges/universities, located in 122 ...

(CIS) and

Western Association of Schools and Colleges The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) was an organization providing School accreditation, accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary school, secondary and elementary schools in California and Hawaii, ...

(WASC). It is authorized by the

International Baccalaureate Organization The International Baccalaureate (IB), formerly known as the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968. It offers four educational programmes: the IB Dip ...

to provide the

IB Primary Years Programme The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) is an educational programme managed by the International Baccalaureate (IB) for students in grades Kindergarten to Fifth grade. While the programme prepares students for the IB Middle Y ...

(IBPYP),

IB Middle Years Programme The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) is an educational programme for students between the ages of 11 to 16 around the world as part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum. Middle Year Programme is intended to pr ...

(IBMYP) and

IB Diploma Programme The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a two-year educational programme primarily aimed at 16-to-19-year-olds in 140 countries around the world. The programme provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into ...

(IBDP).

Primary years education

The IB Primary Years Programme is designed for students aged three to twelve. Languages, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies are taught in integrated units of inquiry as well as single subject lessons, with the emphasis on making transdisciplinary connections. Music, art, mother tongue language classes, and physical education are taught by specialists. An ICT specialist works with primary school teachers to integrate ICT into the curriculum. Staff teaching English as a Second Language work across grade levels as needed.

Middle years education

The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme is a curriculum designed to meet the educational needs of students aged 12 to 16. During these years, the Mother Tongue program is implemented, providing languages such as Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, and Italian. Arts, English, Language and Literature, Language Acquisition, Humanities, Mathematics, Physical & Health Education, Science, and Design are the nine components of the curriculum. In addition, students must complete their Community & Service requirements as well as their Personal Project by the end of their final IB year.

Athletics

Utahloy is a member of ACAMIS (Association of China and Mongolia International Schools), SDRC (Southern Delta Region Conference), and participates in the PRC (Pearl River Conference) and NUX (Nanjing, Utahloy, Xiamen). Students from years 9 to 12 compete in Association Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Cross-country, Golf, Table Tennis, Tennis, and Swimming against other international schools from all over China in the Orange Division of ACAMIS. SDRC is for students aged 11 to 14, and they compete in Association Football, Touch Rugby, Volleyball, and Basketball.

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Utahloy International School

Utahloy International School Guangzhou

Utahloy International School Zengcheng
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