Utahloy International School, Zeng Cheng

INTRODUCTION

Utahloy International School Zeng Cheng (UIS ZC), a day/boarding school set in the lovely Utahloy Gardens,14 km North of Dong Guan, is a truly breathtaking campus. Opened in September of 2003 to meet the growing educational needs of Southern China, UIS ZC has seen its student numbers steadily climb over the past months and now caters to students from Kindergarten through Grade 12.

Utahloy International School Zeng Cheng (UIS ZC) is an authorised provider of the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) at the Primary level (Grades 1 6), the IGCSE Curriculum (through Edexcel) for the Middle grades (7 10) and the IB Diploma curriculum (through the IBO) for its IB Diploma program at the Upper grades (11 12).

With students able to scooter or cycle in our 80 hectares of professionally groomed parkland, take Tai Chi, Chinese Painting or Kung Fu classes or simply enjoy an afternoon fishing on the lake, UIS ZC provides students with a unique setting where they explore as learners and grow as individuals in a truly exceptional, residential learning environment.

CURRICULUM
Utahloy International School Zeng Cheng (UIS ZC) is an authorised provider of the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) at the Primary level (Grades 1 6), the IGCSE Curriculum (through Edexcel) for the Middle grades (7 10) and the IB Diploma curriculum (through the IBO) for its IB Diploma program at the Upper grades (11 12).
STAFF
Our staff is comprised of fully qualified, foreign teachers from The U.K., Canada, The U.S.A., Australia, Hong Kong, Mexico and Brazil.
FACILITIES
Ø Large undercover outdoor recreation area containing 2 basketball courts and 3 badminton courts (over 1500 sq m) and three tennis courts
Ø Walking trails around the 80 hectares of gardens/lakes
Ø 50 m Swimming Pool
Ø Skateboard Park and Beach Volleyball Pitch
Ø Athletics Field
Ø Computer networking throughout the school buildings, library and dorms
Ø Science laboratory
Ø Large audio-visual room in school and dorm
Ø Library
Ø Music/Drama building on the lake
Ø Art building on the lake
Ø School s Restaurant on the Lake
Ø Weights/Fitness Room
Ø Biking paths throughout the campus
Ø Dorm basketball courts with seating area
Ø Kitchen facilities in the dorm


SCHOOL YEAR AND SCHOOL DAY
We are a day/boarding school, operating from August to June each year. times vary for the Primary Section.

Students have 29 classes each week. Classes are 50 minutes in length. All students have health and fitness, tai chi, or library studies during extended lunch hours each day.
Utahloy International School Zeng Cheng (UIS ZC) has implemented a whole school activity each Wednesday afternoon from 3:30-4:30. Students work at their own level to complete a range of different activities. Activities have included: computer building, cooking, electronic game building, fishing, furniture refinishing, softball, guitar, recorder, and campus biking.
Academic Timings
Monday
9.30 4.30
Tuesday
8.30 3.30
Wednesday
8.30 4.30
Thursday
8.30 3.30
Friday
8.30 2.10
*** Monday to Thursday there are after school clubs
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
To provide a student-centred, all-round, international education in an enriching environment, incorporating Western and Eastern values, and to develop capable, confident, creative, technologically competent, caring and responsible students able to contribute to a better tomorrow through using their talents in a wide variety of ways.