Nanjing International School is a non-profit

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in Xian Lin College and University Town (),

Qixia District Qixia District () is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China, straddling both sides of the Yangtze River. It has an area of 80 km2 and a population of 400,000. Natural and historical sites Qixia Mountain is i ...

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Map Romanization, alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu Provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and t ...

, enrolling children age 3 to 18, Pre Kindergarten to Grade 12. There are around 620 students from over 30 countries. The school offers first language German instruction in Secondary School.

History

The school was opened by a small group of expatriate parents on October 14, 1992, with five students ranging from Grades 1 to 5. Parents established the school because they wanted to provide English language education for their children. In 1996 the school was officially registered by the Nanjing authorities, so its name changed from Nanjing American School to Nanjing International School. After three years in rented rooms at the

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(NFLS), the enrollment at the Nanjing International School had expanded, requiring more space than the two classrooms at NFLS. NIS board members approved the renovation of two buildings belonging to the Dingshan hotel. Six rooms were converted into classrooms to accommodate primary/nursery, elementary and middle school students. In 1997 NIS hired Mr Gez Hayden as the first School Director. Between 1998-2000, NIS was accredited by the

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to teach the

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(1998),

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(1999) and

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(2000). This made NIS the first IB Continuum School in China. The school grew from 35 to 300 students between 1997-2003. In 2004, NIS moved to its own purpose-built premises in Xianlin University Town. In 2007 NIS gained accreditation from the

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(CIS),

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(NEASC) and the National Center for Curriculum and Textbook Development (NCCT). In 2018 NIS was re-accredited by all three agencies and the IB.

Curriculum

It was the first school in

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which is fully authorised by

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to offer the Primary Years (PYP), Middle Years (MYP) and

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Programmes (DP).

Facilities

The total area of the purpose-built campus is 70,000sqm.

Weekend programs

The Japanese Weekend School of Nanjing (南京日本語補習授業校 ''Nankin Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō''), a Japanese weekend program, holds its classes at NIS.学校案内
" Japanese Weekend School of Nanjing. Retrieved on April 1, 2015. "所在地南京国際学校(NIS)" Parent run Korean School on Saturdays.

References

External links

Nanjing International School website

The International Baccalaureate website

Council of International Schools website

New England Association of Schools and Colleges website
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