As an international school located in Southern China, CIS emphasizes Mandarin language education as an important part of CIS's holistic curriculum. Mastering a second language gives our students the chance to appreciate different cultures and represent themselves with confidence in the global community.

Teaching Hours

· GISA: GISSA PLATE CHAMPIONSHIP MS Boys Basketball 2023-2024
· Pearl River :Pearl River Conference HS Girls Basketball 2023-2024 (Blue Division 3rd Place)
· GISES:GISES CHAMPIONSHIP 2023-2024 U12Girls Basketball
· ACAMIS: ACAMlS member school

Differentiated Learning Outcomes

The learning goals of our Mandarin curriculum focus on both cultural understanding and language skills. Based on students‿levels, the CIS Mandarin classes are divided into native-speaker and non-native speaker classes. At Guangzhou International School, our Mandarin curriculum is designed to cater to the diverse needs of our students, ensuring that both cultural appreciation and language proficiency are achieved.

General Goals for Native Classes

· Discover the beauty of Chinese language culture
· Build up Chinese culture identity
· Be an active learner of Chinese language
· Represent Chinese culture in global community

General Goals for Non-native Classes

· Discover the beauty of Chinese language culture
· Cultivate interest and love in learning the language
· Learn to appreciate Chinese culture and literature
· Integrate into local culture

Mandarin Classes in Early Years

Our Mandarin classes in ECE share the same focus on play-based learning. Students are able to:

· Develop listening and speaking skills by sharing ideas, stories and rhymes
· Share understandings of ideas and information about people, places or things that are real or imaginary
· Contribute to discussions by asking questions and speaking in sentences that contain complete ideas
· Recognize Chinese alphabets and simple Chinese characters