A scientifically balanced and richly-designed curriculum
The diversity of admission majors/courses reflects the strategic design of the high school course offerings, which provide a balance of humanities and social sciences, science and technology, business and economics, artistic literacy, and physical fitness. With academic courses at the core and rich collaborative and boarding courses in support, we provide students with a balance of academics, personal development, and opportunities for engaging with individual interests. Meanwhile, we have introduced IGCSE and A-Level courses to further enrich the possibilities for our students.
Inspire the interests and abilities of every student and advocate lifelong learning in perfect alignment with SUIS Qingpu’s educational philosophy and high-quality teachers.
Bill Huang（黄致源）
Bill (Huang Zhiyuan) was the first SUIS Qingpu student to be admitted to Cambridge University (to read Natural Sciences). Ms. Alan, his biology teacher, remembered noticing one day, Bill, a new Grade 10 student at the time, “sitting on a locker holding a copy of General Biology by Chen Yuezeng (an introductory textbook for domestic competitions). This touched me, and I talked to him.” Guided by his interest, Bill’s academic performance became increasingly outstanding. He won gold medals in the 2022 British Chemistry Olympiad (UKChO) and British Biological Olympiad (BBO). In the process of in-depth study, Bill’s interdisciplinary thinking ability was gradually cultivated. Mr. George, his chemistry teacher, said: “Bill often asked me about the mechanisms of certain organic chemical reactions. Sometimes he tried to use chemical principles to explain the reaction process of organisms, which allowed me to see his super interdisciplinary learning ability.”
Karis Xu(徐之曦)
“The more people there are in the audience, the crazier I am and the more I enjoy it.” Karis (Xu Zhixi), a music talent, has another impressive story. Creating and composing bring Karis overwhelming joy, happiness, and a sense of accomplishment. He has based his future academic and career planning on music production. According to music teacher Mr. Michael, Karis is full of passion, hard work, and inexhaustible inspiration, adding, “My job is to answer questions and solve doubts. With the help of music production technology and music theory, I help students express their musical inspiration better.” Karis is very grateful and feels fortunate. In addition to his daily teaching, Mr. Michael is always generous in sharing his time and is willing to share all his music resources. Karis recalled, “We conducted a series of interviews with musicians, including professional music producers and composers, and I also had their help and tutoring in the composing and performance sections of the A-Level exams.” At SUIS Qingpu, a teacher is a strict mentor to students, but also a good friend and talent-spotter. In the end, Karis received offers from seven out of the eight music academies he had applied to, a fantastic result!
Leslie Xiao(肖舒予)
Leslie (Xiao Shuyu) was admitted to her top major, Planar Media Design, at the London College of Communication, University of the Arts, London. At SUIS Qingpu, her aspirations were established and her abilities discovered and cultivated, shining like gold being polished. Leslie’s portfolio revolved around the things in which she is currently interested, including font design related to traditional Chinese calligraphy, and more lightweight mini-product packaging design. During the learning process, Mr. Jesse, her art teacher, provided targeted help, from deciding the themes for her artwork to providing art teaching practice, and then helping Leslie contact artists in related fields. “My artistic horizons have been broadened by communicating with artist Julon Pinkston.”
Develop talents and practice abilities in various clubs and events.
The various clubs in the boarding programme fully cultivate students’ self-management and responsibility. Helen (Hong Xiaoqiao) has been admitted to education and physics majors at the University of Melbourne, the University of Sydney, and other universities. She founded the High School Charity Club and had the most moving experiences of her life while managing the club and organizing events. She found there was a huge gap in education between remote areas and big cities in China. She has great interest in pedagogy and partook in some volunteer teaching events and EPQs in her spare time. Her communication skills and responsibility have been enhanced as she fulfilled her role as President of the club.
Enrollment guidance: professional consultant teams, systematic enrollment planning and one-to-one guidance throughout the whole stage of the high school
Another key to SUIS Qingpu’s success is having a professional counselling team and systematic enrollment planning. Reviewing the work for the Class of 2023, Mr. Hu Pengyuan, the school’s lead Career and University Guidance (CUG) Counsellor, provided the following summary: First, the whole process considers every aspect, from planning to application. Second, systematic and professional university application courses benefit all high school students. Third, career planning and college guidance are two foci of our work. Fourth, we offer personalized, one-to-one guidance for each and every student, for different major/course inquiries and other specific processes.
In this era of the rapid development of artificial intelligence, how can we ensure that our students are irreplaceable by AI and achieve success in the future? According to Mrs. Maxine Lu, General Principal for the Xiehe Education Group, “A machine runs faster than a human, calculates more accurately than a human, and remembers better than a human. Students should not spend too much time practicing skills in the fields that a machine is good at. Schools and families should both encourage them to pursue their ideals and beliefs, strengthen their wills, shape kind personalities, cultivate creative thinking, and grow into truthful, decent people.” The success of the Class of 2023 brings us closer to this vision and we are glad to see that SUIS Qingpu is the first choice for more and more families.