Nanjing International School
| Nanjing International School 南京国际学校 |
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Xue Heng Lu 8 Nanjing Qixia District, Jiangsu China |
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| Type | International School (non-profit) |
| Established | 1992 |
| Director | Arden Tyoschin |
| Faculty | 98 |
| Grades | Pre School - Grade 12 |
| Enrollment | 720 |
| Colour(s) | Yellow, Grey, Navy Blue |
| Mascot | Pixiu |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 南京國際學校 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 南京国际学校 | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Nánjīng Guójì Xuéxiào |
Nanjing International School is a non-profit International school serving the expatriate community of Nanjing, enrolling children age 3 to 18, Pre Kindergarten to Grade 12.
The school includes a section for German students.
Officially opened by a small group of expatriate parents on October 14, 1992 with five students, ranging from Grades One to Five. The inception of the school was the product of parents wanting to provide a quality education for their children and also enrich their children's education with Chinese language and culture. An American-based curriculum was adopted by the school to meet the high expectations set by the three founding families. A founding member of the school, Shamala Holoch, very effectively took on the role of the school's first administrator for two consecutive years and was instrumental in creating a stable foundation for the school. A certified educator from America, Celia Kim Gibson served as the Head Teacher of The Nanjing International School from 1992 to 1997 and created a quality educational environment based on high standards and sound educational practice on which the school became known for. The Council of International Schools (CIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) made yearly visitations during the schools infancy stages to begin the process of accreditation. The Shanghai American School became the sister school to The Nanjing International School in 1993 under the supervision of Ron Montgomery, the Director of SAS; curriculum development and professional development was made available under his guidance. At the schools inception, a Board of Directors was composed of area businessmen, and an appointed parent board member; the Director of the NIS school board was the acting Co-Director of the Johns-Hopkins University - Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies. These included Alan M. Wachman, William Fredrick Rope, and Gene Dorris. Also, of great importance to the schools' success was the assistance given by Milo Manley, Deputy American Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Center, who helped with the accreditation process with the Nanjing Local Government Authorities. Accreditation with the Nanjing local government took many years, requiring patience and resolve. Representatives from The Johns-Hopkins Center and NIS board were able to use their honed Chinese Language abilities to at last obtain local accreditation from the local authorities in 1996 with the assistance of Jan Holoch, Heiko Lubben, Bernard and Daria Weber, Milo Manley, Alan Wachman, and Bill Rope.
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