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朝阳凯文建校之初就有这么一个展望，那就是为学生提供一个治学严谨、世界一流且为世界顶尖高等学府所高度认可的学术项目。

在建校不到三个学年的时间里，朝阳凯文已获得剑桥全学段课程授权、英国BTEC课程认证以及国际文凭组织IBDP项目授权，硬核学术备受关注（过往文章：重磅喜讯| 朝阳凯文获IBDP授权，连续三年获国际认可)。

而今，朝阳凯文正式开启一项全新的认证——CIS国际学校联盟，为学生提供最强劲的国际教育项目，为学生的成功一步一步铺路，不断成长为世界一流的国际学校。

与此同时，学校领导团队正在进一步确认，邀请来自北美的WASC和CIS能够进行同步的认证。如能同步通过最具权威的两个国际学校认证组织的认证，将无疑是朝阳凯文学术得到世界认可的最好证明。取得CIS和WASC联合认证也将助力于凯文学子进入到更多一流的大学。

国际学校联盟CIS（Council of International Schools) 建立初衷是为了推动高质量国际教育的发展。CIS是全球学校评估和认证领域的领导者，它的国际认证也被认为是国际教育行业最严格、最权威的认证之一。

据新学说国际发展报告统计，2018年我国国际学校共821所，其中通过CIS认证的学校仅25所。截至2020年底，我国国际学校1399所，通过CIS认证的学校共30所。在这三年中，国际学校增长578所，然而通过CIS认证的学校仅增长5所。CIS认证含金量可见一斑。

CIS认证需要五年的时间，且通过率低。因此它的质量和严谨性被世界各地的教育部和大学所高度认可，也充分证明了一所学校对高质量国际教育的承诺，更意味着CIS 成员学校毕业的学生也会受到全世界大学的欢迎。

朝阳凯文作为一所双语国际学校已经进入了第四年，学校的领导者、先进的体系政策和教育框架在引领学校的不断发展。

申请CIS认证，将对凯文社区的发展有着里程碑般的意义：

• CIS认证作为必要的标准，表明朝阳凯文的教育达到世界一流水平；

• CIS国际认证的质量和严谨性被世界各地的教育部和大学所认可，意味着CIS 认证学校毕业的学生也会受到全世界大学的欢迎；

• 朝阳凯文为升入高中的同学们提供三种选择途径：学术路线遵循IB路线，艺术路径可以选择凯文艺术班(KAP)或者凯文音乐班(KMP)进行学习深造。学校也希望通过CIS认证，为凯文的多路径发展得到更多官方认可；

• CIS认证学校，在引进高质量的员工，促进世界范围内的学生交流，给学生和家长提供高质量的国际教育体验等方面有着得天独厚的优势。

根据CIS申请流程，从学校递交多轮材料，到成为CIS成员学校、CIS认证候选学校，到最终拿到CIS 认证学校，至少需要在五年时间，并就以下九个方面进行多轮评估和现场考察：学校的目标和方向、学校的治理和领导、课程、教学、学生的学习和福祉、教职员工、合同&住宿安排、社区与家庭伙伴、寄宿。

除此之外，CIS要求认证学校每周安排固定时间的进行自我学习和自我评估，并在后期邀请整个社区（治理机构、领导层、行政员工、老师、学生及家长）进行全方位的评估，确保学校的理念是真正融于实际的教育教学当中。

国际学校联盟(Council of International schools)是以同行评估的方式进行的，评估老师来自被CIS认证学校的世界各地国际教育工作者组成，对新申请认证的学校进行评估。被认证的评估老师均是具有丰富国际教育经验的从业者，能够从专业的角度给出学校更多切实可行的方案和建议。

朝阳凯文学校增益课程总监Farah， 已获得CIS评估团队的认证，是CIS评估小组中的一员，并多次在CIS评估小组中访问亚洲的各种国际学校。Farah熟悉CIS的各项流程和标准。此次申请将由Farah进行主导，她的经验可以更好的帮助朝阳凯文完成CIS认证。

朝阳凯文作为独树一帜的精英学校，旨在将青少年培养成心胸开阔、善于探究、勇敢无畏、勤于反思、坚持原则、满怀爱心的优秀公民，这与CIS的目标高度契合。

朝阳凯文的多元文化契合CIS目标：朝阳凯文作为一所双语国际化学校，拥有多元化的教职员工，学校的双语教学，以及共同领导模式，促进和丰富了孩子们的多元化经验和全球公民意识。

朝阳凯文的课程设置达到CIS标准：朝阳凯文所有9-10年级的学生都要参加剑桥IGCSE全球视角课程(GP)，这是一门开发学生跨学科转换技能的课程，包括从多个角度批判性地思考一系列全球问题。6-8年级的学生会开始学习综合的人文类课程，其中包括介绍IGCSE 和DP的课程基础。这些课程的设置都很好的符合CIS的宗旨和目标。

朝阳凯文在教育实践中培养全球公民：除了课程方面，学校提供多种机会，鼓励学生参与到社区活动当中，提高他们的世界公民意识，比如学生会已连续两年在圣诞节期间为打工子弟学校进行送温暖活动；同学们自发组织慈善义演，为盲童福利院筹款近4万元。

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CIS对于成员学校的核心考核标准之一，就是要关注学生学习与福祉。在朝阳凯文，我们关注学生个体身心健康发展，设有丰富均衡的课程，让孩子幸福。

我们有关注学生健康的增益课：学校在20-21学年设置增益课程总监，增益课程总监与学习支持部门一起开发朝阳凯文全校的幸福课和集会计划，以及丰富学校的出行、主题周活动等。学校设立不同的主题周，例如反欺凌周、心理健康周和地球周等，旨在提高学习者对个人安全、环境保护、平等和歧视、社会学习等领域的理解和声音。

我们有关注学生福祉的幸福课：徐涛校长主导并开设凯文创新德育课程——幸福课，聚焦学生和家长的幸福及身心健康，为培养智慧型的父母提供更多支持。

我们有关注学生全面发展的特色课：学校设立的“凯文特色课程”是朝阳凯文学校全人教育的重要组成部分。小学将科创、艺术和体育特色学科（每周高达19节）融入常规课程，中学秉承国际文凭CAS (创意、行动、服务)的教育理念为中学生提供逾70种严谨均衡的课外课，助力学生领导力与创造力发展。

这些是优势，也是朝阳凯文优质国际教育的基石。

认证只是漫长征途的始点， 而为学生提供一个治学严谨、世界一流且为世界顶尖高等学府所高度认可的学术项目，才是凯文社区不变的坚持和初心。

Since its founding, CKWA has had a big ambition to provide students with a rigorous, world-class academic program that is highly recognized by the world’s top institutions of higher learning.

In less than three academic years, it has received important international accreditation for three. The academy are well recognized.

• In February 2020 ,obtain the authorization of IBDP to become an IBO World School

• In July 2019, obtained the BTEC course certification authorized by the UK Business and Technology Council

• In December 2018, obtain the authorization of Cambridge International Examinations Centre for the full course of study,and become Cambridge International School

Now CKWA has launched a new accreditation, CIS International School Alliance, to provide students with the greatest international education program, which will pave the way for students to succeed step by step, and continue to grow into a better international school.

What is CIS？

CIS (Council of International School) is a global non-profit organization founded to promote the development of high quality International education. The Council of International schools is a leader in the field of school evaluation and accreditation worldwide. They provide a unique international accreditation with a focus on student learning and global citizenship. To date, more than 530 CIS member schools have been granted accreditation. The quality and rigour of CIS International Accreditation is recognized by ministries, departments of education, and universities around the world as demonstration of a school’s commitment to high quality international education which also means that students from CIS schools will be welcomed by universities around the world.

What are the benefits of applying for CIS accreditation?

At CKWA, we are currently in our fourth year of operation as a bilingual international school and believe that we have developed many of the systems, policies, and educational frameworks for leading the school as it continues to grow.

Applying for CIS accreditation will be a milestone in the development of the community of Kaiwen:

CIS standards will serve as the necessary lenses from which to view our progress against international benchmarks.

The quality and rigour of CIS International Accreditation is recognized by ministries, departments of education, and universities around the world, which also means that students from CIS schools will be welcomed by universities around the world.

We offer three pathways for our graduating students: a Scholastic route following the IB Diploma program and a Talent pathway, which branches into the Kaiwen Art Program (KAP) and the Kaiwen Music Program (KMP). We now desire recognition of the credibility for the unique pathways that our graduates have followed through achieving CIS accreditation.

How long does it take to get CIS accreditation?

According to the CIS application process, a school must complete a number of steps within five years to be officially awarded CIS accreditation:

What are the advantages of applying for CIS accreditation?

• Rich experience

The Council of International schools uses a peer-based model for evaluating schools on their journey to meeting internationally agreed standards. CIS brings together international educators from across the world of CIS-accredited schools to serve on evaluation team visits.

Farah, the Director of Enrichment Program in CKWA, has been trained and became an evaluation team member,  she have served on numerous CIS Evaluation Team visits to various international schools in Asia.  Farah is familiar with CIS processes and standards. This application will be led by Farah, whose experience can help CKWA get the CIS accreditation.

• Agree with the key drivers of CIS

Diverse culture: We have a diverse staff on campus, where the balance between international and Chinese Teachers and Leaders is approximately 1-1.5. Our bilingual co-leadership and co-teaching models facilitate and enrich our learners’ educational experiences.

Curriculum: All students in Grades 9-10 take the Cambridge IGCSE in Global Perspectives (GP), a cross-curricular course that develops our students’ transferable skills, including thinking critically about a range of global issues from more than one point of view. Students in Grades 6-8 follow an integrated Humanities program, which includes an early introduction to some of the learning goals from the IGCSE DP course.

Cultivate Global Citizenship: In addition to the curriculum, the school provides many opportunities and encourages students to get involved in community activities and improve their sense of global citizenship. For example, the student union has held a charity event for migrant school during Christmas for two years in a row. Students spontaneously organized a charity performance, raising nearly 40,000 yuan for the welfare home for blind children…

As a unique elite school, CKWA aims to train young people to be open-minded, inquisitive, courageous, reflective, principled and caring citizens, which is highly consistent with the goal of CIS.

• Beyond the standards of CIS

CIS also pays attention to teaching and learning and student well-being. At CKWA, we believe that learning continues beyond the classroom.

Enrichment Program: our school introduced the role of the Director of Enrichment Program, who works with the Learning Support departments to develop the CKWA Wellbeing and Assemblies program, as well as oversees our Feature Program, ASAs, school trips and activities, the calendar and focus week events. CKWA lead weekly assemblies with different topics, e.g. Anti-bullying Week, Mental Health Week, and Earth Day. Our Wellbeing program is designed to raise our learners’ understanding of and voices within areas such as personal safety, environmental protection, equality and discrimination, and learning in society.

Well-being program: The well-being program led and launched by Principal Xu focuses on the happiness and health of students and parents, and provides more support for growing intelligent parents.

Feature Program: The “Kaiwen Feature Program” is an important part of the holistic education in Chaoyang Kaiwen Academy. Primary schools incorporate science and technology, arts and physical education (up to 19 classes per week) into their regular curriculum, while secondary schools, guided by CAS (creativity, action, service) philosophy of IBDP, offer more than 70 rigorous and balanced extra-curricular courses to help students develop their leadership and creativity.

These are our strengths and the foundation of a quality international education at CKWA.

Accreditation is only the beginning of a long journey, but providing students with a rigorous, world-class academic program that is highly recognized by the world’s leading institutions of higher learning is what the Kaiwen community has been committed to.