High School

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YHIS is a place of workmanship. Each child is an individual with strengths, hopes, passions, and dreams. The Secondary curriculum provides focus in the classroom and purposeful interactions that teachers have with students throughout the day. This integrated approach is part of the school culture – teaching students to effectively communicate ideas, to address conflicts in a positive way, and to think beyond the obvious. Teachers and support staff work together to ensure every student’s learning is supported and challenged.

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iSC is a nonprofit organization that, since 1986, has offered excellent academic programs to meet the intellectual, physical, and emotional needs of students.

iSC is a multi-school program, enabling students and teachers to participate in system-wide programs where they can interact with others outside of their immediate school.

Since1986, iSC has earned a reputation for academic excellence, placing students into top universities around the world. These include:

• Yale University, US
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
• Cornell University, US
• John Hopkins University, US
• Carnegie Mellon University, US
• University of Pennsylvania, US
• University of California-Los Angeles, US
• University of British Columbia, Canada
• Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
• Korea University, Republic of Korea
• Yonsei University, Republic of Korea
• Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Republic of Korea
• Hanyang University, Republic of Korea
• Waseda University, Japan
• University of Aukland, New Zealand
• University of Melbourne, Australia
• Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
• University of London, UK
• Imperial College London, UK
• Beijing University,China
• Tsing Hua University, China
• and many more!

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YHIS offers an American-based curriculum based on the AERO standards, with an international focus, providing a solid foundation in both education and character. Our curriculum prepares students to achieve their goals and to impact their communities around the world.

As part of the iSC system of schools, the curriculum undergoes a review every five years. A thorough review process is conducted over a period of time in five stages. Each school year, two to three subject areas are reviewed at the iSC-China level. Selected individuals from all iSC- China schools participate in the curriculum review.

Core courses: English Language Arts, English Language Support, MS Science, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, World History, Economics, Culture, Society & Identity, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Foreign Languages

Electives: Computer Science, Design & Technology, Visual Art, Music, and growing.

Activities: YHIS Science Fair, YHIS Career Day, International Day, Student Council, Service Opportunities, Kids Read Competition in Beijing, the iSC activities.

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The Advanced Placement (AP)® Program gives students a chance to pursue college-level work in high school and gain valuable study habits. If a student scores a qualifying grade on an AP® Exam, there are thousands of colleges worldwide that will give him credit or advanced placement for his/her efforts. YHIS offers a broad range of certified AP® courses. For more information about the AP® program and college credits, please refer to http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/home.

AP courses have been designed to provide an additional challenge for students wishing to learn more about a specific subject area. Courses are taught at the level of a university freshman course. Students will receive a weighted GPA of an additional 0.5 credits for grades of C- or higher. YHIS offers the following AP college-level courses:

• AP Chinese Language & Culture
• AP Psychology
• AP World History: Modern
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Statistics
• AP Biology
• AP Studio Art
• AP Human Geography
• AP English Literature
• AP Computer Science A
• AP Computer Science Principles
• AP Seminar
• AP Research
• AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism
• AP Physics C: Mechanics
• AP Macroeconomics
• AP Chemistry

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From 2018-2019 school year, all Secondary Students are provided with a Lenovo device both on and off campus and are connected to Schoology, a Learning Management System in which students are assigned work and in which they use to submit their work electronically. We desire for our students to be prepared not only for High School but also for the world. As such, our learning environment is centered around authentic real-world tasks and requires a high degree of critical thinking and collaboration, together with high technological competence.

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In the annual YHIS Science Fair, students work on independent research of a science topic using the scientific method. Selecting a problem, making a hypothesis, conducting the experiment, collecting data, and giving the presentation allows students to acquire knowledge and skills necessary to becoming a scientist. This is essentially an opportunity to study any science topic that interests them. Selected high school students will also have the chance to participate in the iSC Science Fair in Chengdu.

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The YHIS Student Council traveled to Spring Rock to participate in the iSC Student Council Leadership Retreat. During the retreat, the Student Council composed the following mission statement, “The YHIS Student Council strives to become world-class servant leaders by seeking to unify students, staff, and parents in endeavors to positively influence our community.”

The Student Council gives our students opportunities to grow as student leaders and work towards their purpose of unifying our school together. The Student Council is responsible for the planning and execution of various events throughout the school year, such as the Student Council Carnival, Secondary and Family Game Nights, and Spirit Days. Finally, the Student Council operates the Student Council Store, which exists to provide an opportunity for our students to develop leadership and practical skills in the running of a store, and at the same time, meet the needs of our student body. The proceeds of the store help to fund the Student Council events.