Xiwai International School, affiliated with Shanghai International Studies University, is a learning community dedicated to empowering and
empowering students for the journey ahead. Living and studying in the
school environment, our students help and respect each other, and are
invited to participate fully in the teaching and learning processes. Our
enthusiastic and committed teaching staff guide and support students
not only in their academic studies, but in every aspect of campus life.
Shanghai international school admission Established at a time in a time when China vies for a place on the world
stage, Xiwai International School focuses on preparing students not
only for higher levels of education, but, more importantly, for an
increasingly boundary-less world. The School aims to cultivate within
each of its students a balance of Chinese values and a global
perspective. The School strives to achieve this mandate through the
delivery of high-level programs that foster excellence in all areas of a
student's development—all within a stimulating and nurturing
residential environment. Students are encouraged to think independently,
creatively and critically, and are motivated to achieve their
intellectual, artistic, and athletic potential.
Xiwai founders and Advisory Board members are passionate about
contributing to the development of education in China. A number of the
school's Advisory Board members hail from the private sector, and draw
upon a wealth of knowledge and experience, including such figures as Mr
John Thornton, ex- President of Goldman Sachs and Nicholas Rockefeller,
from the Rockefeller Foundation. Others have a lot of experience in the
area of education, both in China and internationally, and at such
prestigious institutions as Fudan University, Harvard University, Yale
University, Oxford University and Leeds University. They include such
respected scholars and educators as Professor Tony Saich, Harvard
University; Dr Laura Newby, Oxford University; Professor Xu Tian, Yale
University; Professor Dai Weidong, President of Shanghai International
Studies University; Mr Tang Shengchang, Principal of Shanghai High
School; Mr Rong Xinmin, ex-Acting Principal of Shanghai International
High School (affiliated to Shanghai International Studies University);
and Professor Ye Lan from East China Normal University, a well-known
Chinese education expert.
Xiwai International School aims to be a multi-cultural community marked
by a sense of integrity, and respect for self, for others, and for the
natural environment. The Xiwai experience hence nurtures in its members a
life-long commitment to develop what is finest in themselves and
others, and create the best for others and themselves.
As a multi-cultural community, Xiwai fosters a spirit of unbridled
support, regardless of a student's background, and encourages every
member of the community to contribute to the wider community. With both
Chinese and English as the official languages of the community, students
and teachers communicate in two languages, an approach that embodies a
true form of bilingual education, and enables Xiwai's students to
prepare themselves to reach out to the wider world. The school's
residential management has adopted the English House Master system, in
order to enrich the range of extra-curricular activities and provide a
stimulating and nurturing environment for students.
Xiwai is an active, participating community. Xiwai encourages students,
as well as parents, to participate in the school's management and the
teaching and learning processes. The school's learning environment is
interactive and discussion-oriented, using a “round table” approach
wherever appropriate. It will also organizes seminars, given by
prominent speakers from home and abroad, including scientists,
theorists, educators and artists, who will also participate in the
school's curriculum development. As a result, Xiwai students are able to
expand their horizons and make valuable contributions not only to their
school, but also to the wider community.
Xiwai has opened its doors wide in order to recruit the most highly
qualified and dedicated teaching and administration team. A look at the
composition of Xiwai teaching staff (including kindergarten and primary
section staff) reveals that more than 98 % possess at least a Bachelor's
degree; more than 40% hold a Master's or Doctoral degree from home
and/or abroad; a high percentage have had experience studying and
working in the U.S., the U.K., Australia and New Zealand; and over 60%
are competent in bilingual education. We thus have a range of excellent,
committed teachers in the classroom, representing a balance between the
young and energetic, and the highly experienced, to enable students to
benefit from a variety of teaching styles and approaches. The school
has, in addition, invited municipal and district researchers, as well as
subject experts from East China Normal University and Shanghai Normal
University, to advise and help coordinate the school's academic program.
