Established | 2009 |
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Headmaster | David Mindorff |
Owner | Nord Anglia Education |
Location |
Da'an Road, Zhengxing County Shuangliu District, Chengdu (within Tianfu New Area) 610218 China |
Capacity | 1000-1200 |
Ages | 3–18 |
Website | www |
Léman International School - Chengdu (LIS; simplified Chinese: 成都乐盟国际学校; traditional Chinese: 成都樂盟國際學校; pinyin: Chéngdū Lèméng Guójì Xuéxiào) is an international school at 1080# Da'an Road, Zhengxing County (正兴镇), within the Tianfu New Area development. A part of the Nord Anglia Education (NAE) network, it serves levels Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12.
The school was opened in 2009. The total investment of the school is about 2 million RMB. The school was approved as the international school for foreigners by the Chinese Ministry of Education in December 2011. The school became part of the Nord Anglia Education family of schools in 2015 after NAE acquired it from Meritas LLC . Nord Anglia Education has 54 international schools around the world in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and America. These independent international schools teach over 49,000 pupils worldwide.
In August 2014 the school received authorization for the International Baccalaureate programme.
The school's campus is about 50 acres, which will eventually house about 1,000 students.
Léman International School - Chengdu has students from 30 different countries and uses International Primary Curriculum (IPC) for primary school. The IPC is currently adopted by 1000 schools in 65 countries. The Middle School is based upon the extended version of the IPC known as the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC). Grades 9 and 10 have a pre-IB/pre-AP curriculum with high level academics being the focus. The school offers IB Diploma for Grade 11 and 12. In August 2014, the school received authorization from the International Baccalaureate programme and has its first graduating class in 2016 consisting of 3 students. Léman International School also has compulsory music performance participation.
The school includes a section for German students, as well as one for French students.
The school offers themed events such as Challenge Week, Duke of Edinburgh,Explore China Trip, Literacy Week, Numeracy Week, International Day, Concert and etc.