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Overview Guiyang Happy Valley International Experimental school is located in Guiyang, capital city of Guizhou province Southwestern China. Since its founding in 2014, HappyValley has grown into one of the most influential k -12 education institutions in the province. We provides education to more than 4500 students ranging from Kindergarten to Grade 12. In the past 10 years, 100% of the Chinese National Curriculum graduates reach undergraduate requirement and 88% are admitted into Tier 1 universities in China. Also in the year 2014, International Department was founded to provide support to local students who are aiming at studying in universities outside mainland China. It started to offer the Global Assessment Certificate curricullum in 2015, introduced the Advanced Placement (AP) program in 2016,gained the registration certificate of Cambridge International School in 2019. So far, 100% graduates in International Department have been enrolled to universities around the world. Academic Programs
The International Department offers 4 academic programs to the enrolled students as follows:
n China National Curriculum The National Curriculum, including such subjects as Chinese, Math, Politics, Physics, History, Chemistry and many other fields, is developed and managed by the State, carried out throughout the whole country. It is designed to provide education for all-around development for citizens after receiving fundamental education, realizing education equality by enriching all citizens’ knowledge and horizon.
n Pre-College Course The Pre-College course (GAC program) is owned and developed by ACT Education Solutions, Ltd. (AES). It is college level courses that is recommended to receive college credit, it provides students from mostly non-English-speaking backgrounds with academic knowledge and skills to prepare them for western-style postsecondary study. Since 2016, Happy Valley has been qualified to be the only ACT test center in Guiyang. For more info, search on this website https://global.act.org/content/global/en/global-programs/global-assessment-certificate-programs.html
n Advanced Placement (AP) AP is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board which offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. American colleges and universities may grant placement and course credit to students who obtain high scores on the examinations. For more info, search on this website https://professionals.collegeboard.org/k-12/assessment/ap
n General Certificate of Secondary Education Advanced Level (A-level) The A-level is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Secondary Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational authorities of British Crown dependencies to students completing secondary or pre-university education. In 2019, Happy Valley is successfully registered to be the Cambridge teaching center of A-level program. For more info, search on this website https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/why-choose-us/find-a-cambridge-school/?Location=China
Course Offerings
n Pre-College Curriculum (GAC): · Mathematics · Science · Business · Computing · Calculus · Psychology ·Social Science ·Career Navigation ·Communication ·Study Skills ·Academic English
n AP Program: ·Microeconomics ·Macroeconomics ·Psychology ·Calculus AB/BC ·Physics C ·Statistics
n A-Level Program: ·Mathematics ·Physics ·Chemistry ·Business ·Biology ·Computing ·Economics ·English as a Second Language ·Psychology |
