News
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YCIS SCISAC Soccer Squads Shine on the Field
Over November 10 to 12, YCIS Chongqing hosted one of the most exciting sports events over the year: 2016 SCISAC Soccer tournament which comprised of five other international schools from Southern China（Xiamen International School, Hong Kong Academy, The International School of Macau, Ivy Collegiate Academy in Taiwan and Nanjing International school) with players from all over the world competing...
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YCIS Smile Campaign Brightens Up the Day in Chongqing
On November 15, a crack squad of students and staff embarked on a mission of mirth, venturing deep into the city center to deliver smiles to the people of Chongqing...
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Greenland Delegation Visit
On November 4, YCIS Chongqing welcomed a visiting Greenland delegation whose occupations ranged from finance, to sustainable energy, to fish trade...
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Open House
Our annual YCIS Chongqing Open House event for parents took place from November 2 to November 3. The intended purpose of the event was for parents to have the opportunity to attend classes with their children and to experience the types of activities and learning that take place in the classrooms. Our students treat this as a valuable time to showcase their diligence, intelligence and skills in front of parents as well as teachers...
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Artistic Experimentation at YCIS Chongqing
At YCIS, our vibrant art programme is complemented by our Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Programme, which provides our students with the opportunity to interact with professional working artists on campus. Students are able to learn about the dynamic art scene in China and worldwide, and develop creatively by learning techniques directly from these artists...
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YCIS Community Culture Sharing Event
On October 29, YCIS Chongqing held our first annual ‘Gimjang’ a Kimchi making event. Members of the school’s staff and volunteers from the Korean community met at 10am to participate in the annual autumn tradition of preparing Kimchi (Korean style pickled cabbage)...
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Secondary Outdoor Cross-Curricular Education Program- Yangshuo Trip
Included in our goal of providing holistic and meaningful education to our students and as an integral part of learning and character development here at YCIS Chongqing, in Oct, our Lower Secondary Program provided our students the opportunity to travel to Yangshuo in the southern province of Guangxi...
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Primary Field Trips - Exploring Chongqing
As a school that advocates learning by firsthand experience, YCIS Chongqing encourages the hands-on approach to education through various field trips throughout the year, in which students embark on journeys in our city that is full of possibilities. In October, our Primary Year 1 to 6 classes went on several class trips to enhance their knowledge beyond the classroom...
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Meet the Western Co-Principal: Mr Neil McBurney
It is certainly an exciting time to have arrived at YCIS Chongqing. The school is in the middle of the CIS/NEASC/NCCT Accreditation process, with a team of twelve peers from around the globe due to visit the school as ‘critical friends’, who will review all aspects of the school’s programmes against international standards. Our IBDP authorization gathers momentum in January, as we look forward to enrolling our first Year 12 student cohort in this acclaimed pre-tertiary learning programme...
