CIC Education Program
St. Bernard's Academy Chengdu Campus
A public-school international department founded in 2002 at Chengdu Shishi High School, with a College Board AP center.
Project overview / Chengdu
About the program.
Chengdu Shishi High School established its international department in 2002. As one of Sichuan’s first public-school international departments approved by the provincial education authority, it has accumulated more than two decades of experience and is described in the source profile as one of the province’s leading international departments.
Its AP center introduces College Board university-level courses taught in high school. The program gives junior high graduates multiple routes into further study, strengthens students’ English communication in a bilingual environment and prepares them for continued study at universities in China and abroad.
- International department
- Established in 2002
- Curriculum
- College Board AP courses
- Local school history
- More than 2,150 years
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Chengdu Shishi High School
Chengdu Shishi High School traces its history to Shishi Jingshe, founded by Wen Weng near the end of the reign of Emperor Jing of the Western Han dynasty, around 141 BCE. With more than 2,150 years of history, the school describes itself as the first school in China established by a local government.
The school combines a long educational tradition with modern educational thinking and presents itself as an experimental, exemplary and open institution with a strong reputation in China and an international presence.
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