It is often said that SMIC is not only a school, but also a "growth paradise" for children. The

school uses open, rich and highly selective courses to nourish the growth of every life of SMIC.

Over the past 15 years, the school has constantly summed up its experience in practice and

built a 15-year curriculum system with SMIC characteristics from kindergarten to senior high

school. It has formed a basic curriculum with national curriculum as the main part and English

science, Chinese and English reading and writing as the characteristics; a growth-oriented

curriculum with life education, mental health, career planning, etc. as the main content; an

expanding curriculum with International Day, Charity Sales, various social practice activities

as the main content; a research-based course that combines robotics, STEAM and PBL. 

In addition, there are more than 70 kinds of personalized courses in 6 categories for the 

development of students' specialties and more than 30 student associations.

The school tries its best to meet the development needs of different students, and fully sup-

ports the development of each student, so that children can become better themselves.

  Academic English course  　

In order to meet the different requirements of students for English learning in the domestic

high school entrance examination and overseas study, the school has formulated different

curriculum standards and established a characteristic English curriculum system from kinder-

garten to high school. English teaching refers to the American native textbooks with rich con-

tents, starting from the first grade to read novels and non-fiction, strengthening the improve-

ment of children's language intelligence and the cultivation of reading skills, forming an inter-

disciplinary curriculum with English textbooks as the main axis, bilingual Chinese and English

as the carrier, and integrating English, Chinese, science and life education.

▲1st Grade Kids Studying in ELA Classroom

▲Children's Group Study in ELA Class

▲ELA Students Participating in "Model United Nations" Activities

When students graduate from elementary school, their English listening, speaking, reading, 

writing and language comprehensive application skills far exceed the current junior high 

school English curriculum standards. English proficiency and literary literacy can reach the

graduation level of junior high school students in ordinary public schools; graduates from 

junior high school can seamlessly connect to the basic education courses of English-speak-

ing countries.

In recent years, in the domestic senior high school entrance examination with a full score of 

40 points in the computer-based English test, the average score of students is 39 points and

above. In the unified examination, the children showed excellent English literacy. The full Eng-

lish score of the senior high school entrance examination is 120 points, and the average score

of SMIC students has been above 110 points for many years.

In the high school stage, in addition to completing the nationally prescribed courses, there are

rich oral English classes and English activities with foreign teachers every week to improve

students' English application ability. The international class also provides EAP and AP cour-

ses for current students to improve students' English academic ability, social ability and think-

ing ability in an all-round way.

　    Life Education   　

The blooming of life lies in moving every tiny life, and applauding every meaningful growth.

Through the four dimensions of "man and self", "man and man", "man and environment", 

"man and life", Explore the mysteries of life. In a campus atmosphere full of care, encourage-

ment, warmth and a sense of accomplishment, every child can feel the beauty and meaning

of life more clearly, and respect every rich and unique individual.

Here, life education runs through the 15-year study career from kindergarten to high

school. Starting from kindergarten, character-themed courses cover all aspects of chil-

dren's life in the kindergarten.

At the same time, SMIC provides character education and life education courses for

junior students, a series of courses such as "Youth Sailing" for middle and senior

students, and academic career planning for senior students. The fifteen years here

are the most important fifteen years in a child's life. Using life to influence life and

using life to change life is what SMIC's life education has been doing. Here, every

life is unique and needs to be accepted, respected, cared for and appreciated.

The Life Education Center not only serves students, but also provides consulting ser-

vices for students' families. Classes for parents are held every semester, and pa-

rent volunteer lecturers are recruited. Through these methods, families are affected

and a life education environment is jointly built.

Life Education Center's Environmental Protection Education on "Man and Environment"

Through the study of integrated science courses, students are full of curiosity and enthusiasm

for exploring nature, understand scientific knowledge adapted to cognitive level, experience

the basic process of scientific inquiry, cultivate good study habits, and develop the ability of

scientific inquiry.

In the process of multi-disciplinary integration, students' learning ability, thinking ability, prac-

tical ability, and innovation ability are improved, and they gradually develop a scientific atti-

tude of respecting facts and being willing to explore. In group discussion and cooperation,

children's organizational and cooperative abilities are enhanced.  Through the integration

of knowledge of various disciplines, students'key abilities to adapt to future social develop-

ment are trained, and their awareness of environmental protection and social responsibility

are enhanced.

In natural scenes, children can experience the magic of science close, and even bring many

scientific experiments home to observe the changes and growth of life with their parents. Bio-

logical evolution, plant reproduction, ecosystem, greenhouse effect, sowing and seedling raising, 

cuttings and grafting, nutrient allocation, mushroom cultivation, insect breeding, hydroponic

system construction, "insect hotel", data recording, surveying and mapping, comparative ana-

lysis... the nature of the greenhouse.The natural science class in the greenhouse not only make

children fall in love with nature, but also bring many scientific experiments into the family.

In SMIC, science lessons are not confined to the classroom, but in every natural scene of

education. Respect life, love life, perceive life, and integrate into the characteristic science

classroom of various disciplines.