Welcome to Shanghai Experimental School International Division

Curriculum:

Principle:

SESID establishes a supportive environment, where students explore, inquire and experiment.

Based on distinctive SES curriculum and the curriculum system under the guidance of the idea of International understanding education, SESID stresses on upgrading students’ moral standards and raising their international awareness and understanding. The purpose of the curriculum system is to arouse students’ learning interests, to develop their potential ability, personality and individual talents, to promote multiple intelligence development, to encourage cooperative learning, independent thinking and problem solving. It also emphasizes both English and Chinese languages as well as Eastern and Western culture. SESID provides individualized attention and guidance to meet students’ needs as well.

Required subjects:

Curriculum / Subject / Grade 6 / Grade 7 / Grade 8 / Grade 9
Language A / Chinese / √ / √ / √ / √
Happy Reading / √
Language B / English / √ / √ / √ / √
Reading / √ / √ / √ / √
Writing / √ / √ / √ / √
Listening and Speaking / √ / √ / √ / √
French / √ / √ / √ / √
Mathematics / Thinking Training / √ / √ / √ / √
Science / Science / √ / √
Life Science / √ / √
Physics / √ / √
Chemistry / √
Humanity / Geography / √ / √ / √
History / √ / √ / √ / √
P.E / P.E / √ / √ / √ / √
Arts / Music / √ / √ / √ / √
Drawing / √ / √ / √ / √
Dancing / √ / √ / √ / √
Piano / √ / √ / √ / √
IT / Computer / √ / √
Moodle / √ / √ / √ / √

Optional subjects:

Wushu, Calligraphy, Taekwondo, Arts and crafts, Chess, Tennis, Table tennis, Website design, Animation, Brass band, Asian music culture, Classics appreciation, Ceramic craft, etc.

Activity subjects:

STS, Club (Etiquette, Small animals breeding, Cross talk, Needle craft, Cooking, planting, SES magazine, etc.), SES festivals (Sports Festival, Reading Festival, Arts Festival, Science and technology Festival), Domestic and foreign festivals (Christmas, Thanksgiving Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Children’s Day)