Nanhai Foreign Language School
Introduction to Nanhai Foreign Language School
Nanhai Foreign Language School (webiste) is a boarding school located in Sanshan new town, Kuiqi Road Extension, Nanhai District, Foshan City. Now it has primary school (aged 6-12) and middle school (aged 12-14). The campus covers a total area of 160 mu(106,666m2) with a floorage of 120,000m2. The School is set at the base of a mountain, and alongside a river and is equipped with outstanding teaching facilities, with 368 teachers’ apartments. At present, we have 100 classes with a total school enrolment of 4000 students, and 500 staff. The school passed the assessment of the Cambridge examination committee in April 2015, and is designated as a Cambridge International Examinations Center and a Cambridge International School.
- High-end Aspirations & First-class Facilities
Nanhai Foreign Language School inherits the educational philosophy of Nanhai Experimental Middle School, focusing on establishing the highest-ranking and largest special foreign language school by carrying forward the quality oriented “six-one project”: Everyone has a warm heart; Everyone can write beautifully and fluently; Everyone can play an instrument; Everyone can speak English fluently; Everyone does well in one sport and art activity; Everyone takes part in an scientific activity; and Everyone studies a second foreign language. School buildings are modern, practical, and well organized. The primary school, middle and senior school are independent of each other in location, but share the same style, thus the campus is well-arranged.
- Excellent Teachers & Resource Sharing
Nanhai Experimental Middle School has sent an excellent management team and some core teachers to the new campus, which exemplifies the resource sharing between the two schools. Moreover, Nanhai Foreign Language School has recruited and selected several outstanding teachers, subject leaders, and some excellent graduates from Beijing Normal University, Northeast Normal University, Shanxi Normal University, Southwest Normal University and Central China Normal University all of which are well-respected universities in China. It aims to establish a skillful, vibrant and energetic teaching team which is conducive to the development of the foreign language school.
- Innovative Curriculum & Integrated Development
Nanhai Foreign Language School advocates “Proactive and Effective, Progressive and Innovative, Self-disciplined and Self-improving, Humanitarian and Responsible” as its motto. Having set an innovative curriculum with a global perspective, the school has introduced the English Cambridge and Edexcel International Courses. At the same time, the school has established various foreign language selective courses, such as German, French, Spanish, Japanese and Korean, which meets the different needs of parents and students and gives students the best international education and prepares them for the world.
- Small Class Sizes & Individual Attention
Nanhai Foreign Language School adopts small class sizes, specializes in the creative arts and strives for quality-oriented education. The school provides primary school students with one PE class every day and aims to improve students’ physical fitness and cultivate positive personalities through the use of various and plentiful physical activities. The school also has been exerting itself to specialize in art, paying attention to individual differences and discovering the children’s’ art potential. Pianos, Guzheng and other instruments are placed around the school, giving students many opportunities to develop their skills. The goals “Everyone does well in one sport and art activity” and “Everyone can play an instrument” are realized step by step.
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Nanhai Foreign Language School Foreign Teachers
In the school year of 2018, we have a team of 25 foreign teachers each teaching 10-15 classes a week. Students are between 6-14. We have great facilities with tennis courts, football field. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all included in school cafeteria. Private housing, private bathroom and washing machine included.
About Foshan
Foshan, part of the Great Guangzhou Area, a prefecture-level municipality of Guangdong province. Foshan is at the heart of the Pearl River Delta connecting to Guangzhou in the east and is adjacent to Zhongshan and Macao to the south. The city houses a population of 7.4 million people. The mild climate, adequate rainfall, and lush seasons have made it a renowned place of abundance. It has humid a subtropical monsoon climate with an average annual temperature of 22 ℃.
Guangzhou, “The City of Flowers”, a prosperous metropolis full of vigor, is the capital city of Guangdong Province located along the south coastline of China. Being an excellent port on the Pearl River navigable to the South China Sea, and with fast accessibility to Hong Kong and Macau, Guangzhou serves as the political, economic, scientific, educational and cultural center in Guangdong area.
Transportation
- 60 mins to Hongkong by rail
- 40 mins to Shenzhen by rail
Food
Guangdong province is the home of world famous Cantonese Cuisine. It is the style of Chinese food served in most Chinese restaurants around the world. It is one of China’s eight most famous cuisines, and you can find thousands of Cantonese restaurants here. Cantonese is one of China’s most famous and popular regional cuisines, with a saying stating simply to “Eat in Guangzhou”.
Weather
Foshan weather is generally warm and humid all year round without a clear division of seasons. With a humid subtropical monsoon climate, Foshan is characterized by warm winters, hot summers, little frost and snow, as well as sufficient rain and sunshine. The yearly average temperature is 22 °C (72 °F). The lowest temperatures are in January when the average low temperature is 10 °C (54 °F), and the record highest temperature was 39 °C (102 °F) in July.
National Teaching Program
ISAC University Teaching Program
