SMIC PRIVATE SCHOOL -International (SMIC-I) High School Profile 2018-2019

VISION STATEMENT Educating and nurturing students to become global citizens of honor and self‐discipline who are committed to independent thinking and service to others.

MISSION STATEMENT The heart and soul of the school is a combined partnership with families and community to provide positive, student‐centered education that balances academic excellence with physical, HONOR  EXCELLENCE social and emotional well‐being using both an American‐style curriculum and Chinese  COMMUNITY  JOY cultural traditions.

CEEB CODE: 694240 HISTORY www.smicschool.com The SMIC Private School was established in 2001 by Semiconductor Manufacturing No. 169 Qingtong Road International Corporation (www.smiscs.com) to accommodate educational needs of the New Area children of its local and foreign employees. Of middle/high school students, approximately 18% are children of SMIC employees. The school graduated its first senior class in June of China 201203 2006 and has had 528 graduates since 2006. (Tel): 86‐21‐2033‐2588 (Fax): 86‐21‐5855‐7462 THE SCHOOL International K‐12 Principal Shanghai SMIC Private School‐International (SMIC‐I) combines the emphasis of Chinese Kelley Ridings, Ph. D. value for education with the resourcefulness of American creativity to provide students with (86‐21) 2033‐2589 a school that offers the best of the East and West. SMIC‐I is recognized and accredited by [email protected] China’s Ministry of Education, and by the US accreditation agency, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). SMIC‐I is a member of the College Board and an SAT and V P of Secondary‐Registrar ACT testing center. Students enroll in one of two academic tracks. The SMIC‐I follows an Patrick M. Carroll American‐based Grade K‐12, college preparatory curriculum. It enrolls foreign passport (82‐21) 2033‐2548 holders who have demonstrated proficiency to study core subjects in English including math. [email protected] The school also has a Chinese Track which administers China’s national curriculum and is

open to both foreign (non‐Chinese) as well as local students. Director of Counseling SMIC College Counselor Keith G. Sieg A SCHOOL OF SPECIAL REGONITION (86‐21) 2033‐2558  2018 – East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS) membership granted [email protected]  2016 – Shanghai SMIC Private School‐International receives full six‐year Accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges SMIC College Counselor  2015 – SMIC Chancellor, Dr. Shu‐Kuang Hu was recognized by the Shanghai government SAT/ACT Test Center with the Magnolia Silver Award for outstanding contributions by a foreigner to the Supervisor, AP and MAP Testing economic, social, and educational development of our city Coordinator  2014 – National Exemplary School from the China Private School Association Phil Chu  2013 – National Avant‐garde Pioneer in Innovative Education from the China Association (86‐21) 2033‐2546 for Non‐government Education [email protected]  2009 – Exemplary Private Elementary, Middle and High School Award (2009) from China’s Ministry of Education, the SMIC Private School received the “Exemplary Private Elementary, Middle and High School Award” from China’s Ministry of Education

EXPECTED SCHOOL‐WIDE LEARNING RESULTS (ESLRs) – The SMIC Private School is committed to significant local regional, national and international partnerships with families and communities that prepare students to be:  Global Citizens: Students will engage in positive, active citizenship through respect for the environments, commitment to charitable causes and appreciation for cultural diversity.  Persons of Character: Students will consistently choose to respect self and others.  Motivated Learners: Students will demonstrate a passion for learning and an intellectual curiosity through creativity, initiative, collaboration and problem solving.  Healthy Individuals: Students will make appropriate choices that reflect physical well‐being as well as social and emotional maturity.

FACULTY PROFILES GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Full‐time Middle/High School Teaching Faculty: 55 Graduation requires 23 credits and 100 hours of community Average years of teaching experience: 13 service. To meet graduation requirements, credits earned from Student : teacher ratio: 9:1 previous schools must be evaluated by a department head and Median class size (grades 9‐12): 22 be approved by the Vice Principal of Secondary.

Countries Represented by Faculty English 4 credits Number Percentage Science 3 credits US 30 55 Social Studies 3 credits Canada 3 5 Mathematics 3 credits China 8 15 Foreign Language 3 credits Other 14 25 Technology 1 credit Visual & Performing Arts 1 credit* Highest Degree of MHS Faculty and Staff Physical Education 1 credit* .5 credit x 2 yrs* Doctorate 6 Life Skills 1 credit* .25 credit x 4 yrs* Master’s 29 Co‐Curricular 1 credit Bachelor’s 32 Additional Courses 2 credits *Grade 6‐12 Faculty *Not computed in GPA

G.P.A. AND CLASS RANK STUDENT PROFILES G.P.A is calculated on a weighted 4.0 scale on courses 2018‐19 SMIC‐I Enrollments beginning in the ninth grade. Accelerated courses carry an Grades 1‐5 680 additional half grade point, and AP courses carry an additional Grades 6‐8 257 full grade point for calculation purposes. Grades from courses Grades 9‐12 261 completed at other schools are not counted in SMIC Private Class of 2019 69 School’s G.P.A. The school does not calculate class rank.

Countries and Regions Represented by Students* ADVANCED COURSES United States 22% The school currently offers 28 accelerated and Advanced Taiwan, China/Hong Kong, China 17% Placement courses: (Note: Pre‐requisites required) Korea 19%

Canada 4% English Singapore 3% ‐ Accelerated English 9 ‐ Accelerated English 10 China** 22% ‐ AP English Language & Composition Other 11% ‐ AP English Literature & Composition *Grade 6‐12 Students **With PR from other countries Mathematics ‐ Axiomatic Geometry Honors ‐ AP Calculus AB CALENDAR ‐ Algebra 2 with Trigonometry ‐ AP Calculus BC ‐ Pre‐Calculus Honors ‐ AP Statistics The school year has two semesters beginning on September Academic Technology 2nd and ending on June 29th with a total of 180 school days. ‐ AP Computer Science A Classes meet for 40 minutes per period, 8 periods a day. The Science school day begins at 7:55AM and ends at 3:25PM. The school ‐ AP Biology ‐ AP Chemistry follows a four‐quarter, two‐semester grading system. Credit is ‐ AP Physics I ‐ AP Physics II awarded for final grades of 60% and above. ‐ AP Environmental Science ACADEMIC PROGRAM History/Social Studies ‐ AP United States History ‐ AP Human Geography SMIC‐I’s unique curriculum and diploma offered within the ‐ AP Comparative Government ‐ AP Psychology context as a school within a local Chinese school allows ‐ AP Macroeconomics ‐AP Research students to receive a U.S. college‐preparatory education while ‐ AP Seminar maintaining exposure to elements of the local Chinese Language educational program. ‐ AP Chinese Language and Culture ‐ AP French ‐ Chinese Literature Accelerated ‐ AP Spanish SMIC‐I and High School students participate in a curriculum Visual and Performing Arts that fulfills entrance requirements for North American colleges ‐ AP Studio Art and universities. Students from both tracks also combine for some weekly assemblies and school‐wide events.

INTERNSHIP COLLEGE APTITUDE TESTS Internship is an unpaid, career‐focused experience that allows the students to become directly involved in a All SMIC‐I students applying to universities worldwide are required to workplace setting with 20 companies. This experience take the SAT or ACT no later than the spring of their junior year. Students provides the student with an opportunity to apply the learning English as a foreign language are expected to take the TOEFL in skills learned in the classroom and real world work addition to the SAT. situations. The internship experience including self‐reflection and analysis purposefully links classroom SAT Results for the Class of 2018 learning with the application of knowledge in an applied Subject Score Mean Score work or professional setting. This highly competitive Evidence based Reading Writing 520‐800 676 Math 570‐800 749 opportunity is available only to upperclassmen. SAT Score Range 1170‐1560 1429 ATHLETICS SAT Subject Results for the Class of 2018

Our school provides students the opportunity to Subject Number of Tests Taken Mean Score participate in athletics through our status as a founding Biology 10 740 member of SISAC, the Shanghai International Schools Chemistry* NA 703 Activities Conference. The conference focuses on Chinese w/ Listening* NA 788 season‐based sports competitions in a variety of sports. English Literature* NA 633 SMIC‐I students participate in sports such as , French* NA 720 , soccer, track, cross country, table tennis, Math 1* NA 695 badminton, and tennis. Our students learn Math 2 26 748 Physics* NA 746 many life lessons through the athletic endeavors that the US History* NA 685 school provides. It is our goal to create healthy individuals *These results had fewer than 10 student scores. For confidentiality reasons, we cannot publicly who have been enriched by the character building life publish these results applications found in team sports. Our league began in ACT Results for Class of 2018 2004, and SMIC‐I students have won multiple city Subject Score Mean Score championships in basketball, soccer, table tennis, ACT w/ Writing 25‐36 33 badminton, tennis, and track & field. Having NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) recognition, ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMINATION RESULTS several of our graduates have gone on to NCAA division athletics at the collegiate level. In 2018, a total of 400 Advanced Placement examinations were taken, with 98% results scored 3 or higher. CO‐CURRICULAR AP Results (Administered May 2018) The School offers a variety of extra‐curricular activities for % Students’ students. One format that the school employs to offer these Subject 5 4 3 2 1 scores of 3 or opportunities is through the structure of students clubs. higher These club opportunities include but are not limited to: Biology 4 5 1 100 Student Athletic Council, Cookies for Kenya, Computer Calculus AB 11 1 1 98 Club, Community Service Club, Creative Writing Club, Calculus AB Subs 17 100 Dance Club, Debate Club, Environmental Club, Homework Calculus BC 17 100 Club, Journalism & Broadcasting Club, Korean Culture Chemistry 15 2 100 Club, Model United Nations, Film making Club, Mu Alpha Chinese Language 12 5 100 Theta (Math), Seniors Event Club and Student Council. Comp. Govt. & Politics 6 5 1 2 98 Other clubs are created based on student interest and Computer Science A 11 3 8 2 98 involvement. All clubs are observed and evaluated based English Lang. & Comp. 9 8 2 100 on the club activities, attendance, treasurer’s log English Lit. & Comp. 5 6 4 100 submission as well as participation in school events. Environmental Sciences 9 6 1 100 French Lang. & Culture* NA 100 The school has two major student publications: the Xin Human Geography 3 1 5 3 80 Lang Scholar (newspaper) and the School Yearbook. Xin Macroeconomics 21 5 1 98 Lang Scholar, the English language student newspaper, Microeconomics* NA 100 received awards from the American Scholastic Press Physics 1: Algebra‐Based 11 9 1 1 100 Association in 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2010, and 2006. Physics 2: Algebra‐Based 10 4 4 100 The School Yearbook, also offered as an SMIC‐I class, is Physics C: E & M* NA 100 designed by both Chinese and English Track Students. Physics C: Mechanics* NA 100

Psychology 19 4 6 98 SUPPORT SERVICES Seminar 8 4 3 98  Personal counseling support with the school’s Spanish Lang. & Culture* NA 100 Counseling Office (in combined partnership with Statistics 35 21 5 3 1 97 students, families, and faculty) is provided based on Studio Art: 2‐D Design NA 100 student need. Studio Art: 3‐D Design NA 100  College guidance and counseling services are also Studio Art: Drawing NA 100 provided through the Counseling Office. U.S. History 5 7 100  A comprehensive Child Protection Policy is in place Total Exams 242 97 46 10 5 and has been implemented. Percentage of total 61 24 12 3 1 *These results had fewer than 10 student scores. For confidentiality reasons, we cannot publicly  International Association for College Admissions publish these results Counseling (IACAC) 100% Student Acceptance at University/College for Last 10 School Years 2018 UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES

UNITED STATES University of California, Berkeley 3 HONG KONG American University 1 University of California, Davis 7 Chinese University of Hong Kong 7 Austin College 1 University of California, Irvine 6 City University of Hong Kong 4 Baylor University 5 University of California, Los Angeles 2 Hong Kong Polytechnic University 4 Boston University 5 University of California, Riverside 2 Hong Kong University of Science & Technology 11 Bowling Green State University 1 University of California, San Diego 8 University of Hong Kong 7 Brandeis University 1 University of California, Santa Barbara 1 Carnegie Mellon University 2 University of California, Santa Cruz 5 JAPAN California College of the Arts 2 University of Colorado, Boulder 2 Keio University 1 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 1 University of Connecticut 1 Kyushu University 1 Cleveland Institute of Art 1 University of Illinois: Chicago 1 Waseda University 1 Colby College 1 University of Hawaii at Manoa 1 College of William and Mary 3 University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 6 SOUTH KOREA Drexel University 3 University of Massachusetts Amherst 2 Hanyang University 1 Emerson College 2 University of Miami 1 Korea University 2 Emory University 2 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 1 Sungkyunkwan University 1 Fashion Institute of Technology 2 University of Oregon 1 Seoul National University 1 Fordham University 7 University of Pittsburgh 2 George Mason University 1 University of South Carolina 1 SINGAPORE George Washington University 1 University of Southern California 5 Nanyang Technological University 1 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 University of Virginia 1 National University 1 Grinnell College 1 University of Washington, Seattle 6 Indiana University Bloomington 1 University of Wisconsin, Madison 4 AUSTRALIA Kettering University 1 University of Texas, Austin 2 Australia National University 1 Knox College 1 University of Texas, Dallas 1 Monash University 1 Marist College 1 Ursinus College 1 University of New South Wales 1 Michigan State University 1 Virginia Commonwealth University 1 University of Queensland 1 Millsaps College 2 New York University 2 CANADA 1 MIDDLE EAST New York University: Stern 2 Brock University 1 Tel Aviv University (Israel) 1 Northeastern University 6 Emily Carr University 1 Georgetown University (Qatar) 1 Pennsylvania State University 6 McGill University 1 Pepperdine University 4 Queen’s University 2 Pratt Institute 3 Simon Fraser University 7 Purdue University 7 University of British Columbia 7 Reed College 1 University of Toronto 1 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 University of Waterloo 1 Rhode Island School of Design 1 York University Rutgers University 2 Savannah College of Art & Design 1 UNITED KINGDOM School of the Art Institute of Chicago 2 Brunei University 1 School of Visual Arts 1 De Montfort University 1 St. John’s College 1 Durham University 1 St. Olaf College 2 Imperial College 1 SUNY Stony Brook 1 King’s College London 1 Syracuse University 1 Staffordshire University 1 Temple University 1 University College London 3 The Ohio State University 4 University of Leeds 1 Tulane University 1 University of Arizona 3

2008‐2018 UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION Highlights UNITED STATES Brown University Georgia Institute of Technology University of California‐Los Angeles California College of the Arts Johns Hopkins University University of California‐San Diego Carnegie Mellon University Pepperdine University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Case Western Reserve University Pratt Institute University of Notre Dame Chapman University Princeton University University of Southern California Claremont McKenna College Rhode Island School of Design University of Texas at Austin Cornell University The George Washington University University of Washington Dartmouth College Tufts University Vassar College Emory University United States Air Force Academy Yale University Georgetown University University of California‐Berkeley

CANADA CHINA HONG KONG Mc Gill University Shanghai Chinese University of Hong Kong University of Alberta Tsinghua University City University of Hong Kong University of British Columbia UM & SJTU‐Joint Institute Hong Kong Polytechnic University University of Toronto Hong Kong University of Science & Technology University of Waterloo UNITED KINGDOM The University of Hong Kong Imperial College London KOREA King’s College London Yonsei University University College London Seoul National University University of Edinburgh