To allow families applying for the 2020-2021 school year a better chance to experience the CIS campus, we are hosting a Campus Open Day with limited seats after school this Friday on June 19th. It will be open to families with children aged 2-18 years old. Our safety protocols are finally in place and we look forward to seeing you! 

Schedule

5:30-7:00pm Friday, June 19th, 2020

17:20 – 17:30

Registration and temperature check

17:30 – 18:10

Curriculum presentation by Principals & Assistant Principal 

18:10 – 18:40

Campus Tour to main facilities and classrooms 

led by the Admissions Department

18:40 – 19:00

Q&A Session: How to make an application 

for the next school year!

Contact

Due to safety reasons, we have limited seats for our upcoming Campus Open Day. Please contact CIS Admissions at 020-39939920 to sign up.

As a K-12 school, it’s a tradition here at CIS that we hold transition meetings for major grade transitions such as Kindergarten to Grade 1, Grade 6 to 7 and Grade 9 to 10. Our aim is to prepare our students and families for this important leap into their next divisions. 

This past Saturday, we held transition meetings on our campus by grade levels, which provided a chance for students and parents to learn about curriculum changes and what life is like in the next vital grade level. 

Kindergarten To Grade 1

The most important transition for our little friends in Kindergarten is getting used to a more strict schedule. Class hours will be longer and learning expectations are higher when they enter Grade 1. 

Summer holidays before grade 1 are also a crucial time for students to prepare for a much more intense learning environment. To support this transition, our Assistant Principal of Elementary, Ms. Kim Romyn, introduced several reading resources for parents and kids to start learning at home!

Apart from academic growth, their social and communication skills are developing during this stage, too. Becoming a Grade 1 student means starting to take responsibility for oneself and other people. It’s no doubt an exciting stage of growing into a little adult!

Grade 6 to Grade 7

As Grade 6s enter Junior High, the core subjects stay the same: ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies, but the teacher for each subject will no longer be the same and students need to rotate classrooms for each subject. Students will be also introduced to optional courses for the first time.

The coursework will become more challenging in Junior High, so it is important for students to maintain a strong work ethic and diligent study habits, maintaining at least 1.5 hours every night for homework and learning.

Grade 9 to Grade 10

Students are required to obtain at least 100 credits in High School in order to receive their Alberta High School Diploma.

Entering High School, core subjects will be separated into different sequences, and they have options to continue deeper science learning into physics, chemistry or biology after Science 10. For core subjects, students have the choice of -1 or -2 (known as “dash 1 or dash 2“) sequences, based on their individual abilities and interests. Students will have different personal class schedules which they decide with the guidance of the school counsellor. This is when students ideally find their interest in a future career and start planning towards it.

Lastly, the High School year is broken into 2 semesters each with final exams. Course hours will be 2 blocks in a row which are more intensive and fast paced. Are you ready to accept the challenge?

Thank you for all the families joining us for the Saturday meeting. Good luck and we look forward to grow with you for another amazing year!

In a special period of time came our High School graduation ceremony of 2020. On June 14, CIS held the High School graduation ceremony at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. It was a day filled with joy, pride, relief, excitement and celebration.

Like every year, we had the honour and priveledge to invite a very distinguished guest from the Canadian Consulate: Consul Mr. Mark Vcislo who is responsible for Political, Economic and Public Affairs. Also, Mr. Simon Chen, Vice President of CIEO, Mr. Gary Rehman, CIS Principal for next school year, and Mrs. Joyce Francis, COO of CIS were in attendance.

COVID-19 made 2020 a different year more than ever before. As we cannot have the event on campus, our Grade 1 to 11 students managed to send their best wishes with handcrafts and signs of congratulations through a video, inheriting the traditional CIS “Walk of Success”. 

The ceremony started with opening speeches from Mr. Mark Vcislo, Mr. Simon Chen and our Principal Mrs. Tanya Thiessen.  After that, our Valedictorian shared her memories of CIS full of laughters and amazement.  Stay tuned from the CIS Wechat; we will share the speeches starting next week!

The most important part of the ceremony was the presentation of the certificates. As an Alberta accredited international school, graduating from CIS means receiving a Alberta High School Diploma. Like every year, it also means receiving the Diploma from the hands of the Canadian Consul representative. It’s a doorstep to top Universities around the world. The Class of 2020 has received multiple offers from universities and colleges in Canada, the UK, Singapore and Australia; among them are global top 50 universities! (Click here to read more.)

Apart from their Graduation Certificate, students also received awards for academic, athletic, citizenship and fine arts performances. Well done, grads!

Last but not least, some surprises came in between the speeches! Special performances were brought to the stage for our graduates from the CIS Student Council. We also welcomed a special guest to the stage: Elec He, CIS Alumni from the Class of 2019! It was great to hear about life in university and we are sure the CIS community will continue to grow stronger and bigger after our graduates enter the next chapter of their lives.

Congratulations to our Class of 2020. As always, CIS wishes you nothing but the best luck for your future. We’ll always be a part of your amazing journey. #WeAreCIS

The CIS Summer Academic Program will provide all students from Grade 1 to 12 the opportunity to engage in a fun-filled learning experience.

Inquiry-Based Learning

How do we reduce pollution in our world?

How can we handle waste in our world?

How can we care for the animals in our world, especially those going extinct?

These guiding questions will help focus the students all week through their work in Literacy, Numeracy and STEAM. A new question for each week! It’s going to be GREAT!

Students will learn age-appropriate skills in age/grade groups which they will stay in each day. The academic English and social skills developed will help students progress and keep their minds active during the summer.

General Information

Dates: July 6 to 24

Time: 8:30 to 15:00

Location: Canadian International School of Guangzhou

Admission: Age 6 (Grade 1) and up

All courses will be taught in English. English language learners will benefit from a complete immersion program, while native-English speakers will continue to improve their communication and socialization skills.

Tentative Grade 1-9 Schedule 

Time	Activity
8:30-8:45	Student Arrival & Team Building activity eg. Ice-breakers, English Quiz show, English speaking activities, etc.。
8:45 10:15	Literacy activities – Reading, writing, speaking, sharing ideas, Academic vocab building, Drama activities, guided reading
10:15-10:30	Snack
10:30- 11:30 Activity Block A	Numeracy activities – age level mathematic activities, guided math center activities, Math Applications
11:30 – 12:30	LUNCH
12:30- 1:30 Activity Block B	STEAM/Art activities. Design Thinking project Work towards answering the Essential Question
1:30 – 1:45	Snack
1:45- 2:45 Activity Block C	Guiding Question Project OR Physical Literacy skills (developing confidence and competence in running, hopping, throwing, catching, jumping).

On the 1st Friday, the students present a Literacy/STEAM project to their class.
On the 2nd Friday, the students present a Numeracy/STEAM project to their class.
On the 3rd Friday, the Student Passion Project will be presented.

*Literacy Activities will begin each day. The next three activity blocks (A, B or C) may be in different orders for different classes so that the Idea Lab (STEAM) can properly host each class throughout the day.

*Students will get 2 Physical Literacy sessions each week.

*Every Friday the students will present their work orally to their class answering the weekly Guiding Question.

Tentative Grade 10-12 Schedule: University Writing & Thinking 

Time	Activity
8:30-8:45	Student Arrival-Team/class Building activity- eg. Ice-breakers, English Quiz show, time management skill building
8:45 10:15	Literacy activities- Reading, writing, speaking in a University setting, time management skills, debating.
10:15-10:30	Snack
10:30- 11:30	Literacy activities- Reading, writing, speaking in a University setting, time management skills, debating.
11:30 – 12:30	LUNCH
12:30- 1:30	Special Activity 1- Eg. STEAM activity to develop Scientific writing /thinking
1:30 – 1:45	Snack
1:45- 2:45	Special Activity 2- Presentation preparation- Literacy Project week 1, STEAM project week 2, Student Passion Project Week 3.

*The exact order of the Learning Activities may change throughout the day.

Tuition

Student Identity	1 Week	2 Weeks	3 Weeks
Current G1-12CIS Students	0	0	4,000
New CIS Student	4,000	8,000	12,000
Non CIS Student	5,000	10,000	13,000

*CIS is offering our current Grade 1 to 12 students the first two weeks of summer academic program tuition free.

We highly recommend you join us for the 3-week program!

Other Fees

Bus service, lunch and snack will be provided. Due to COVID-19, there’re strict limits on food safety so we won’t allow food to be brought from home for this program. Thank you for your understanding.

Meals

Grade 1-6	RMB 180/week
Grade 7-12	RMB 200/week

Bus (Optional)

Less than 5 km away from CIS Campus	RMB 150/week
Within Panyu	RMB 225/week
Outside Panyu	RMB 350/week

How to Register

Please contact Student Service to register. The registration deadline is June 12th.  All fees will be calculated by the Finance Department and payment details will be sent out to parents.

Note:

–  You MUST complete this registration AND finalize your placement by completing the full payment.

–  Please note that there are no refunds during Summer Camp due to student illness, absence or weather-related school closure.

Should you have further inquiries, please contact the CIS Student Services at 020-39939333

Today, we welcomed over 750 families to our 2019 CIS Winter Festival.  We were so happy that so many people decided to celebrate with us!

Santa arrived in his sleigh with jingle bells ringing. Did you get a selfie with Jolly St Nick?

More than 70 booths from the CIS community provided various activities and handcrafts.  As well as all kinds of food and drink choices. Our very own CIS teachers brought out the best of CIS curriculum challenges for families to try out! 

Huge thank you goes to all of our performers for their wonderful Christmas show in the auditorium and on our outdoor stage. Thank you for igniting the Christmas spirit in us all!

A special thank you again to our Title Sponsor Air Canada for providing the grand prize. Also our diamond sponsor Bitorange Coding School had great STEAM fun with all families.

Thank you to everyone who joined the celebration of CIS’s Winter Festival and Christmas Carnival. We look forward to seeing you again in 2020!