School type Private, Boarding Principal Mr. Wei Wan Gender Co-ed | Established 1996 Grades 1 - 12 Enrolment Around 1500 | |
3rd grade shanghai pinghe school
Shanghai Pinghe School （or Shanghai Pinghe Bilingual School, Chinese: 上海平和学校、上海市平和双语学校）is a private boarding school in Shanghai, China The school is located in JinQiao, Pudong. The school consists of an elementary school department (Grades 1 - 5), a middle school department (Grades 6 - 9), a high school International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (Grades 10 - 12) and an International Curriculum department (Grades 1-9).
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History and present
Shanghai Pinghe School, an independent and private boarding school in Shanghai, was established in September, 1996. Pinghe initially was operated and owned by Shanghai JinQiao (Golden Bridge) Group Ltd, a state-owned enterprise. The school offers Grade 1 - Grade 12 education and has an International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
The campus was originally designed by Canadian designer team. Pinghe has Elementary, Middle School, IB High School and International Program departments. The total enrollment of the school is 1,500 students which includes more than 260 international students from United States, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Italy, Canada, Singapore, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Hong Kong (S.A.R.) and Macau (S.A.R.) etc.
Accreditations include: the IB World School, Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation; North Central Association of Colleges and Schools; and Bilingual School in Shanghai (by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission)
Teaching facility
Pinghe School has a total area of 24,770 m2 with a building area of 38,005 m2. There are 4 libraries, 3 computer labs, a theater with 150 seats, one indoor gym,one indoor swimming pool, a 250-m track, and a dining hall with 800 seats on campus. Three classroom buildings on campus: main (elementary department), middle school and high school. All classrooms inside these buildings are equipped with overhead projectors. The high school building, in use after September 2004, includes two physics labs, an assembly hall, an English-language library, offices and classrooms.
Dormitories
The newest building on campus is the Dormitory Complex which was finished in 2005. It includes a high rise for high school students and teaching faculty and a 4-story building which is for students in middle school.
The other dormitory is connected to the main building which is only for elementary department. Dorms are usually single gender with the exception of Grade 1's.
High School
The high school department offers only International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to students. The high school was established in 2002 and officially accredited by International Baccalaureate Organization in 2003. The school has successfully finished its first 5-year evaluation. The official school code is 001458 from International Baccalaureate Organization.
The school offers following subjects:
International Division
With an eclectic mix of students from over 40 countries including Australia, Canada, Greece, Japan, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, USA, and UK, Pinghe School International Department builds a feeling of a "world community". The staff is equally diverse, and shares a passion for high expectations and global tolerance. There are approximately 30 staff members, 10 of which are from foreign countries including Bahamas, Canada, Colombia, and the United States. The Dean of the International Department is Ms. Sue Chenjie, and the Head of the Foreign Staff is Mr. Christopher Hayes. A secular-based education is taught with elements of curriculum drawn from USA, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Canada. The International Division has classes from grade 1 (aged 5/6) to grade 9 (aged 13/14). People with Chinese disabilities will learn in a lower grade. The same goes with English.
School Activities
The school offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities. Activities include Model United Nations (MUN), community service, TV Station, Radio Station, Associated Students Body, Newspaper, Roots and Shoots, Volvo Adventure, World Scholar's Cup, Scripps Spelling Bee, etc.