Utahloy International School Guangzhou

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Utahloy International School
Simplified Chinese	广州誉德莱外籍人员子女学校
Traditional Chinese	廣州譽德萊外籍人員子女學校
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu Yùdélái Wàijí Rényuán Zǐnǚ Xuéxiào Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong2 zau1 jyu6 dak1 loi4 ngoi6 zik6 jan4 jyun4 zi2 neoi5 hok6 haau6
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	广州誉德莱国际学校
Traditional Chinese	廣州譽德萊國際學校
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu Yùdélái Guójì Xuéxiào Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong2 zau1 jyu6 dak1 loi4 gwok3 zai3 hok6 haau6
Old Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	广州裕达隆国际学校
Traditional Chinese	廣州裕達隆國際學校
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu Yùdálóng Guójì Xuéxiào Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong2 zau1 jyu6 daat6 lung4 gwok3 zai3 hok6 haau6

Utahloy International School Guangzhou (UISG) is a school with English-language class instruction in Baiyun District, Guangzhou.^[1] 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.

History

The Chinese name was originally 广州裕达隆国际学校 when the school was established on 14 July 1998. On 6 June 2012, the Chinese name became 广州誉德莱国际学校.^[2]

Academic accreditation

UISG is accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). It is authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization to provide the IB Primary Years Programme (IBPYP), IB Middle Years Programme (IBMYP) and IB Diploma Programme (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.

References

External links

• Utahloy International School
• Utahloy International School Guangzhou
• Utahloy International School Zengcheng

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