Shanghai Livingston American School
Shanghai Livingston American School (Chinese: 上海李文斯顿美国学校) is an international school in Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Livingston American School 上海李文斯顿美国学校 | |
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Address | |
No.580, GanXi Rd. , 200336 | |
Coordinates | 31.211893°N 121.356879°E |
Information | |
Established | 2001 |
Mascot | Wildcat |
Newspaper | Life At School |
Website | http://www.laschina.org/ |
History
In 2001 former American Congressman from Louisiana Bob Livingston former US Congressman (Louisiana), seeking to gain permission to establish schools in the five cities where the United States has US Consulate which would provide an American style education, was given permission to establish a school in Shanghai. [1]
Curriculum
LAS offers a comprehensive, projects-intensive curriculum based on the California standards. Each school division utilizes teaching methods and theory culled from leading experts in the fields of education, psychology, and social science.
Extracurricular activities
Member of Shanghai International School Activities Conference (SISAC) West Division for sports. The school has elementary after-school programs.