The Working Group of Hunnan District Education Bureau Spoke Highly of CISS

On May 28, accompanied by CISS Executive Director Madam Duan Yuna and Principal Mr. Alan Leo Norman, a working group, consisting of Wu Yan- Hunnan District Education Bureau Leading Party Member and Zhang Weiwei- Hunnan District Education Bureau Private School Department, visited our school for guidance on work. The working group's visit is not only a comprehensive guidance on the school's preparations for the second resumption of classes on June 1, but also an in-depth research of the school's education and teaching work.

The working group carefully reviewed the school's overall epidemic prevention and control plan and various epidemic prevention systems, conducted field visit to the school's epidemic prevention supplies warehouse, quarantine room, cafeteria, teaching building and other important epidemic prevention spots, and listened carefully to the detailed introduction of Madam Duan Yuna and Mr. Norman.

Madam Duan Yuna introduced the development of AKD International Education Inc in China. She said that Dr. Francis Pang, chairman of the board, was the pioneer of Sino-foreign cooperation in running schools and an active advocate and practitioner of Sino-foreign cooperation in school operation. AKD International Education Inc has established nearly 30 institutions in 20 provinces and cities in China, including Canadian International Schools, Concord Colleges of Sino-Canada and Canadian International Kindergartens. In 2017, AKD International Education Inc established the first international school in northeast China -- Canadian International School of Shenyang (CISS). Dr. Francis Peng personally served as the chairman of the board and legal representative of the school. The school takes cultivation of high-quality international talents with all-round development as its fundamental purpose, and admits the children of foreign nationals, green-card holders and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan personnel who invest and develop in Liaoning province, so that they can fully enjoy high-quality international education. The conditions in the school are not available in other international schools in Liaoning province at present. Since the establishment of the school, Dr. Francis Pang has given great support to the building of software and hardware, building of faculty, curriculum setting and the cultivation of students. In just one year, the school has passed the authorization of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) Headquarters for many times. After obtaining the IB-DP authorization in September 2019, the school obtained the IB-MYP authorization in January 2020, becoming the 34th IB Continuum World School in China and the first in Liaoning province. Industry insiders generally describe it as "extremely rare" to be able to obtain the IB-DP authorization just over a year after its establishment. As a result, CISS has become the No.1 international education brand in Liaoning province and even in northeast China. It has established a good reputation in international education circle of Shenyang and Liaoning regions and won high recognition from foreign institutions and foreign personnel in Shenyang. It has promoted the progress of Shenyang to become an international metropolis and made outstanding contributions to the optimization of Shenyang’s business environment.

Mr. Norman introduced the curriculum, teaching system and educational philosophy of CISS. He said, during the epidemic, although school could not resume as usual, still since February 5, the foreign teachers of the school began online courses, providing online teaching for students in the United States, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, Canada and other countries, cared for the growth of students during overcoming the challenges together in the process of the sudden epidemic outbreak, meanwhile wining a higher reputation for CISS among all the international schools. Beginning from early April, all the Chinese and foreign teachers in the school have returned to Shenyang and made full preparations for school opening. Besides, the school also added DP English teacher and German teacher, thus the faculty team further expanded, and teaching strength further improved. This summer vacation, all the foreign teachers in the school will also stay in China. CISS ECA International Club provides students with 4 weeks of ECAs such as English, Mathematics and Yoga, and 2 weeks of ECAs such as Chinese and Dance by Chinese teachers, totaling 6 weeks.

The working group said that CISS set up the Anti-Epidemic Team in no time, introduced various systems and measures in a timely manner, thus building a solid barrier at the height of the epidemic, not only blocked the epidemic out of the campus, but also always focused on physical and mental health of faculty staff and students, conducted psychological counseling at any time, all of these efforts have made their own contributions to the epidemic prevention of Shenyang. During the period when the school was not open, the school did not suspend the courses while insisted on teaching online, thus also reflecting a high degree of social responsibility of the school.

The working group also expressed that as one of the few world schools in Hunnan District, the District has always attached high importance to the development of CISS. CISS has passed IBO's strict examination and evaluation in just over a year since its establishment, and has become the only IB Continuum World School with full teaching qualification in Liaoning province, which fully demonstrates the strength and potential of CISS. Through the field visit, it’s clear to us that CISS has advanced educational philosophy, complete teaching facilities, perfect education system and a high-quality faculty team. We hope that the school will continue to be on high alert, take all kinds of epidemic prevention and control measures after the school reopens, and get ready to deal with the epidemic on a regular basis, so as to accomplish better achievements in the future.