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