At Xiamen International School we believe that students succeed through a challenging, well-rounded, dynamic educational program. We aim to guide our students so that they may discover and develop their own potential. To achieve these goals we equip each student with the knowledge, skills and character traits needed to prosper in the world. We also believe that it is important to cultivate in every student a respect and understanding of people the world over and help them develop into healthy, responsible, generous members of the global community.

Teaching and learning at XIS is framed by the International Baccalaureate programs—the Primary Years Programme (Pre-K-5), the Middle Years Programme (grades 6-10), and the Diploma Programme (grades 11-12)—and supported by a world-class set of rigorous standards within in each subject area to prepare students for life and learning to come. XIS is the only school in Xiamen offering all three IB programs, making it a prestigious IB Continuum School.

“The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.”

-The IB Mission Statement

The IB Learner Profile

At the heart of the XIS IB curriculum is the IB Learner Profile, a set of attributes that are woven into all aspects of learning that develop confident, internationally minded students who are: Inquirers, Caring, Knowledgeable, Open-Minded, Thinkers, Risk-Takers, Communicators, Balanced, Principled, and Reflective.

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

The researched-based Approaches to Teaching and Learning work in tandem to nurture achievement and to empower students to be self-regulated learners.

Approaches to Learning

• Thinking skills

• Research skills

• Communication skills

• Social skills

• Self-Management skills