To ensure children receive high-quality international education, many families would like to choose an international school for their children.
How to choose a REAL international school then? What should parents consider before making a decision?
Keeping below four points in your mind and it will make a difference!
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A lot of time, experiences and money is needed in order to guarantee an international standard.
★International Baccalaureate
IB curriculum offers four major progarammes, that is PYP (Primary Years Programme), MYP (Middle Years Programme), DP (Diploma Programme) and CP (Career-related Programme).
IB DP Programme is worldly recognized as the highest-level of education. By far, IB authorized schools in Wuxi are listed below:
Boston International School is the ONLY IB Continuum school that offer all three programmes of PYP, MYP and DP.
★Cambridge International
Cambridge International Education includes IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) and A-Level (General Certificate of Education Advanced Level).
In Boston International School, Cross out MYP Grade 9 students begin their IGCSE curriculum and attend IGCSE standardized tests in Grade 10. Afterwards, students can choose to continue their A-Level study until graduation.
★Advanced Placement
AP curriculum is not mandatory to American college application. They are college preparatory courses. If students are able to complete four AP subjects, they are more likely to be accepted by univerisities.
Boston International School is registered in College Board (CEEB # 694610) and authorized to offer AP curriculum.
★Scholastic Aptitude Test
The SAT is a standardized test developed by the College Board widely used for college admissions in the United States.
Boston International School students can take SAT tests in our school.
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They have already received loads of offers as well as scholarships from world’s top universities.
Jeeyoun has been accepted by University College London (QS #10). Ruoming has been accepted byCarnegie Mellon University (2019 US News Ranking #25). Offers from other top universities have also been received by our D2 students as well as scholarships.
England 英国
UCL (University College London) —
2019 QS World University Ranking #10
University of Southampton
University of Bristol
University of Manchester
Canada 加拿大
University of Toronto (5,000 CAD Scholarship) —
2019 QS World University Ranking #28
University of British Columbia(10,000 CAD Scholarship) —
2019 QS WorldUniversity Ranking #47
York University
(2,000 CAD Scholarship)
America 美国
Carnegie Mellon University —
2019 US News Ranking #25
University of Pittsburgh —
2019 US News Ranking #43
Fordham University–
(Scholarship $18,500)
Penn State University
Rutgers Camden College of Arts and Sciences–
(Scholarship $10,000)
SUNY Binghamton University–
(Provost’s Scholarship $40,000)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
West Virginia University–
(Scholarship TBD)
Hong Kong 香港
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
China 中国
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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★Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC), a world-renowned accrediting association and one of the six regional accrediting agencies in the United States, works closely with the Office of Overseas Schools under the U.S. Department of State. ACS WASC provides assistance to schools worldwide, primarily in California, Hawaii, Guam, Asia, the Pacific Region, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.
In addition, Boston International School is also a member of some Asia international school associations like ACAMIS and EARCOS.
With all these membership authorization, Boston International School is bound to achieve an internationally high level of operating and teaching.
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In 2019/2020 academic year, Boston International School will be under the leadership of below senior foreign teachers.