Introduction of Yali High School International Department （YLID）

In 2011, the 105th anniversary of Yali High School, to promote the internationalization process of Yali education，to further the diversified development of high school education and to meet the educational needs of different candidates, Yali High School established the International Department. This was approved by the Hunan Provincial Educational Office and Changsha Education Bureau to undertake the mission of cultivating international citizens, for our society and nation, who are equipped with global vision and the ability to adapt to world reform and development.

Yali High School International Department (YLID) adheres to the educational philosophy “lay a foundation for students' lifelong development”, attracts high-quality teachers at home and abroad, and has established an international education curriculum. YLID is devoted to cultivating students’ learning ability, physical and psychological health, moral sense, international perspective and innovative consciousness in order to provide candidates for world-class higher learning institutions with the most potential talents of excellent overall quality.

YLID has currently set up different courses such as the core compulsory courses for domestic high school, Fundamental, Intermediate & Advanced International English Courses, elective U.S. high school courses; AP (Advanced Placement) subjects, College Entrance Test Prep. Courses for SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test), and optional courses for French or Spanish. These domestic and international courses interface with each other, helping the students to lay a solid foundation for their knowledge so that they develop the essential capabilities to be successful in their overseas study.

The number of YLID Staff and faculty is 78, including managerial personnel, Chinese core courses teachers, International courses foreign teachers, SAT, International English teachers, AP teachers, Academic Advisors, and Counselors. All faculty has superb educational backgrounds as well as a wealth of experience working in international education. Almost half of our faculty have earned master degrees and above in their related field, and more than half of our faculty members have actual experience studying or working overseas.

Since 2015, YLID recruits about 100 students each academic year and currently there are 280 students enrolled across Senior 1, 2 and 3 classes. The teacher-student ratio is 1:4. The students of YLID, under the unified management of school leaders and their grade group, live and study in a school environment known as “the ocean of personality”, enjoying the special culture that has grown up around Yali over the course of more than 100 years of integrated Chinese and Western civilization. It consists of 32 student associations, offering students a rich social practice, various art and sports events and frequent international exchange activities. All of which provide additional superior support for quality cultivation and broadening of horizons for all students.

The last century's journey has seen the International Department emerge alongside Yali’s historic reputation and both the journey and the partnership of the International Department and Yali will continue to thrive, seeing further brilliant achievements into the next century of international education history.

Address: Southern Teaching Building, Yali High School

No. 428 Laodong Western Road, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China, 410007

Tel: 0731-89911056      E-mail: yali@yali.edu.cn

Website：https://yali.csedu.gov.cn/ylid/gywm/xxgk1

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