Clifford International School

Clifford International School (CIS; Chinese: 广州番禺祈福英语实验学校) is an international school located in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. The school follows the Canadian curriculum, or more precisely, the study programs of the province of Manitoba. The medium of instruction of CIS is English, however, students wishing to study an alternative foreign language can have the options of Mandarin Chinese and French. The student body consists of about 305 students from over 22 countries, furthermore, the teaching staff at CIS consists of 40 Canadian certified teachers and 10 Chinese teachers.

Clifford International School
Location
Clifford Estates, Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong

China
Information
TypeInternational
Motto Face the World, Face the Future
Established2002
Faculty50+
GradesK-12
Enrollment500+
Websitewww.cliffordschool.org

History

Clifford School was first established in 1996; while, the addition of the Clifford International School was later established in 2002 . Clifford School started as a full Chinese local private school with Mandarin Chinese as the medium of instruction; however, western staff were also present as well to teach English language classes. In 2002, an international program was established to provide full English as the language medium for courses, which was intended to address the enrollment of expatriate families and foreign students living in Guangzhou, China. The international program gradually split further away from the rest of Clifford School. Now, Clifford International School has its own principals, governing body and student council, which are completely independent from the rest of Clifford School.

Academic Accreditation

CIS was first accredited by the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA) in 2001 and again in 2006. The school is also registered with the Chinese government as a School for Foreign Students. In addition, Clifford International School is also accredited by the Chinese Educational Authority and received accreditation from the United States authorities with NCA. This accreditation acknowledges that Clifford International School meets the common measure of an appropriate learning environment with proven academic standards.[1] Furthermore, students graduating from the school receive a Manitoba High School Diploma.[2]

Curriculum

High school

CIS follows the Manitoba Department of Education's curriculum. CIS teaches many different subjects in preparation for university admission including English, chemistry, physics, biology, arithmetic, history, world issues, French or mandarin, physical education and electives. There are 190 teaching days in an academic year, 320 teaching minutes a day, and a full credit class receives 120 hours of instruction. All of the students are required to write two external examinations from Manitoba; mathematics, which will be pre-calculus or applied mathematics and English.[3]

Clifford School also offers an Advanced Placement (AP) program. Courses offered includes AP Calculus AB, AP Psychology, AP Economics, AP Chinese Language and Culture and AP Statistics. Students can take AP exam in May at school. In addition, Clifford School is an official SAT Writing Center. Clifford School has special permission to give the SAT exams at school and only for students who are registered at Clifford School. [4]

Facilities
  • Classrooms
  • Library
  • Computer labs
  • Science labs
  • Art room
  • Music room
  • Gymnasium
  • Basketball Courts
  • Volleyball Courts
  • Soccer Field
  • Swimming Pool
  • cafeteria

Student life

A number of different sport and after school clubs are available for students grade 7 - 12. Students also participate in inter-house competitions in sports such as basketball, soccer, volleyball and badminton; as well as compete with other international schools within the region in both the GISAC and Pearl River Conference. Further, students can also join the art club, math club, reading club, performing arts club, chess club, squash club, swimming club and science club. There are also two committees for students to participate in; the yearbook committee and the graduation committee. The student council is the student governing body of CIS which was formed in 2006, where every grade is represented by two students.

Alumni Network

The alumni association for Clifford is Clifford Alumni (CA).[5] Since its establishment in October, 2016, it is managed by the Clifford Alumni Secretariat (CAS). Current members of the CAS include: C. Zhang, K. Wei, A. Nie, A. Fang, D. Tang, M. Huang, and J. Qiu.[6]

Current Staff Members

Members Of Staff As Of 2020/5/26

  • Principle: Mr Schneider
  • Dean Of Curriculum: Mrs Mcclellan
  • Dean Of Students: Mr Naud
  • Science Teacher for Grades 6-8: Mr Hudson
  • ELA Teacher For Grade 7: Ms Falkingham
  • ELA Teacher For Grade 6: Mrs Riediger
  • Maths Teacher For Grade 6-7: Mr Ridiger
  • PE Teachers: Mr Nagle, Mr Attaya
  • ILC Teacher: Mr Kurtz
  • Biology Teacher: Ms Aquila
  • Math Teacher (High School): Mr Ha
  • Music Teacher: Mr Monzon
  • ICT Teacher: Mr Wu
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References
  1. "ENROLLMENT INFORMATION". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  2. "Clifford School (International Program)". Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  3. "Clifford School Introduction". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  4. "Academics". Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. "Clifford Alumni". Clifford Alumni. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  6. "CA Secretariat". Clifford Alumni. Retrieved 2017-08-09.

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