Cayman International School
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CAYMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL The School: CIS is a co-educational, college preparatory day school governed by international school services. CIS was founded as Faulkner Academy in 1994. Today it High School is housed in a new, purpose built 60,000 square foot facility on 13.2 acres that opened Administration in the fall of 2006. In addition to the United States High School Diploma, students can Director earn the International Baccalaureate Diploma. Jeremy Moore, PhD [email protected] Governance: CIS is governed by International School Services (ISS), a nonprofit Secondary Principal corporation dedicated to excellence for children attending overseas schools worldwide. Doug Murphy, EdD [email protected] Accreditations & Affiliations: CIS is accredited by the Middle States Association and is Assistant Secondary Principal an IB World School offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. The Ben Calsbeek school is a member of the Association of the American Schools in South America (ASSA), [email protected] the Common Ground Collaborative, Round Square, and Green Alliance Schools. HS and University Counselor Elizabeth Meier Student Body: There are approximately 650 students enrolled in the whole school (Early [email protected] Childhood to Grade 12), 118 in the high school, and 18 in the senior class. Students IB Coordinator represent 40 nationalities and the majority of students are dual passport holders. Sarah Dyer Approximately 25% of the student body is Caymanian. Class sizes are kept small in order [email protected] to allow for personalized learning and to encourage students to grow and develop to their fullest potential. Faculty: There are 118 full-time staff members and 6 full-time administrators at CIS. The Mission staff consists of 54 U.S Citizens, 22 Canadian citizens, 14 Caymanians, 4 British citizens, 5 Jamaican citizens, and expatriates from 16 various additional countries. The faculty to CONNECT student ratio is 9:1. INSPIRE SERVE Extra-Curricular Activities: CIS students participate in a wide variety of extra-curricular activities. CIS athletes participate in Caribbean Area International School Sports Association (CAISSA) and Private Schools Association (PSA) and compete in football, volleyball, basketball, track and field, and swimming. Students also compete in debate, Model United Nations, and robotics. Other extra-curricular activities include National Community Principles Honors Society, High School Leadership, Musical Theatre, Steel Pan Band, Jazz Band, and Rock Band. KINDESS PARTNERSHIP SUSTAINABILITY Service & Internships: Students provide leadership in community service initiatives GOOD INTENT and/or internships outside school boundaries. These activities may include visits to children recovering from heart surgery, the collection and distribution of school and personal supplies to needy local children, service trips to Peru, Honduras, Haiti, and Nicaragua, peer tutoring in local schools, and leadership in sports programs across the . Learning island Principles Calendar: There are 182 days in the school year which are divided into four terms. The LANGUAGE OWNERSHIP 1st term starts in August and the 4th term ends in June. NATURE CONTEXT 95 Minerva Dr., Camana Bay Tel: 1-345-945-4664 Email: cis@ cis.ky CEEB: 866789 P.O Box 31364, Grand Cayman, Fax: 1-345-945-4650 Website: www.cis.ky KY1-1206, Cayman Islands IB: 003253 95 Minerva Dr., Camana Bay CUMULATIVE UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES 2010-2018 Arcadia University Laurentian University Simon Fraser University University of Victoria Alberta College of Art & Design Max the Mutt College of Animation, Art & Design St. Francis Xavier University University of Waterloo McMaster University Trent University University of Windsor Bishops University Brock University McGill University University of British Columbia Vancouver Island University Dalhousie University Queen’s University University of Calgary Western University Saskatchewan University University of Toronto Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo Huron University, Western Shheridan College York University Stetson University American University Georgia Institute of Technology Occidental College University of Maryland 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Mathematics (SL), Mathematics 6: Well above the standard expected Studies (SL), Spanish B, Spanish Ab Initio (HL online), 5: Above standard expected 100% 4: At standard expected French Ab Initio (SL online), ITGS HL (online), Theory 3: Approaching the standard expected of Knowledge (TOK), Visual Arts, Music, HL Math 2/1: Below the standard expected 7 (online), Film (online), Psychology (online), Business Management (online), Extended Essay (ES), and, CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service). % awarded the FULL IB Diploma High School Elective Courses: Advanced Band, Music Grading Scale Additional IB Single Tech, Drama, Choir, Studio Art, Personalized Learning, Subject Certificates Video Production, Videography, Graphic Design, 3D A+ 97-100 C 73-77 A 93-96 C- 70-72 50 Awarded Modeling & Printing, Robotics, Yearbook, Health, Pre- A- 90-92 D+ 67-69 Calculus/Trig, Personal Fitness, Team Sports, Water B+ 87-89 D 65-66 Fitness, Service, Geometry (online), Psychology B 83-86 D- 60-64 (online), Philosophy (online), Computer Programming, B- 80-82 F 59-0 Economics (online), Latin (online), Digital Photography C+ 77-79 P PASS 1550 SAT AVERAGE (online), and Life Management (online). 2017 .