Shanghai gets first Sino-US high school
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Sino">Sino</span>-<span word="US">US</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="internationally">internationally</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="choosy">choosy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vocal">vocal</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="students">students</span>.</p><p><span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Qibao">Qibao</span> <span word="Dwight">Dwight</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="established">established</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Qibao">Qibao</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>' <span word="Dwight">Dwight</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="entity">entity</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="boarding">boarding</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enroll">enroll</span> 150 <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 100 <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="and">and</span> 50 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="recruit">recruit</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="globally">globally</span>. <span word="Tuition">Tuition</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="undecided">undecided</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> 120,000 ($19,500) <span word="to">to</span> 150,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="level">level</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Weiren">Weiren</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="enhanced">enhanced</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Baccalaureate">Baccalaureate</span> <span word="Diploma">Diploma</span> <span word="Program">Program</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="academically">academically</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="examinations">examinations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="aged">aged</span> 16 <span word="to">to</span> 19, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="acclaim">acclaim</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="universities">universities</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="diversified">diversified</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="curriculum">curriculum</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Qiu">Qiu</span> <span word="Zhonghai">Zhonghai</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Qibao">Qibao</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="School">School</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="students">students</span>' <span word="potential">potential</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bilingual">bilingual</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="ability">ability</span>."</p>
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