Middle School

Our middle school moves beyond rote, uniform instruction. Working across four strands — academic literacy, critical thinking, arts and athletics, and character — alongside a rich programme of campus activities, we help every student grow in their own direction and lay a firm foundation for future study and longer-term development.

English is streamed scientifically: day-to-day performance and a full assessment of listening, speaking, reading and writing are combined with the SR and Edmentum online tests to place each student in one of three tiers, so the pace of teaching genuinely matches the learner.

Courses follow the Common Core framework and are co-taught by international and Chinese teachers: fully international-led lessons for authentic language input, plus bilingual support lessons for detailed work on language points — immersion and precision together.

Mathematics is taught entirely in English, with subject-specific vocabulary used throughout, to build international mathematical thinking.

Our own English-medium textbook combines the core content of China's national curriculum with material from the AMC 8 and AMC 10 competitions — consolidating the basics while stretching students, and serving both everyday learning and competition preparation.

Science offers a staged AP Physics pathway, sequenced across the school years — from early groundwork through to systematic AP Physics study and the application of calculus.

Humanities break down the usual subject walls: geography, history, ethics and law, and English-medium history are integrated into a single course.

Project-based and research-based learning replaces the traditional transmission of facts; classes are grouped across Grades 7 and 8 to suit project work. AI teaching tools support the classroom, helping students target and close their own gaps efficiently.

Arts and athletics are not an afterthought here. They sit in the core curriculum, on the principle that character is forged through the body and literacy shaped through making work.

Long, continuous lesson blocks let students complete real training cycles, finished pieces and stage performances — genuine learning outcomes. A two-way assessment model uses student outcomes to evaluate teaching quality, and qualities such as perseverance, inclusion and responsibility are woven into the work. Students are trusted to run things themselves: curating exhibitions, directing their own performances and managing their own training.

A rich programme of language activities: a fully English-language drama production — students polish the script, rehearse and perform — develops spoken English and teamwork; the “Youth Speaks” Chinese public-speaking competition is built on mother-tongue expression, giving students a platform to share their stories; and the all-English debate competition has students form their own teams, choose motions and argue entirely in English, with awards for best debater and best team.

We are closely connected to international education: each semester we run eight international competitions across four categories — languages, business, science and engineering, and the arts — building a competition record that supports overseas university applications.

Character education is alive on campus: lawn dance sessions give students a stage for their talents, and student council elections offer a real platform for serving the community and developing responsibility, organisation and communication skills.