Maple Leaf Foreign Nationals School - Wuhan
School Description
- Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 9 international school serving the expat population of Wuhan
- Founded in 2007, the second city to open a Maple Leaf school
- One of four Maple Leaf schools currently in Wuhan (including Maple Leaf International School – Wuhan, Grade 10-12)
- MLFNS-Wuhan re-located to its current independent campus in 2017
- Certified by the British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Education and Cognia (US)
- Uses the BC curriculum, supported with daily Mandarin lessons for all students
- School facilities include: BC homerooms, ESL and Mandarin classrooms, 120-seat cafeteria, gym / multi-purpose room, computer lab, library, and two outdoor play areas
School Characteristics
- 40+ international students from over fifteen countries
- In 2023-2024, there are 7 international educators, including BC-certified and ESL-certified teachers. There were also 2 Mandarin teachers, and a Chinese secretarial support team.
- The school takes pride in its:
- caring and respectful school environment. Students consistently remark on how ‘fun’ and ‘kind’ our school is
- engaging learning experiences in and out of school for students
- access to a wide range of online learning tools. It actively engages students and families through e-learning platforms, including ClassDojo and Microsoft Teams
- active connection with international families in Wuhan, hosting many parent events and community activities
- strong extra-curricular and intramural programs for students
Learning Environment
- BC homeroom teachers are responsible for planning, delivering, and assessing all eight BC curricular areas. Classes are either single-, or dual-grade classes (eg. Grade 2 – 3)
- BC homeroom classes are typically small. The school averages 10 – 15 students / class
- Teachers have a great degree of flexibility in the format and delivery of the BC curriculum, with an emphasis on the development of BC’s Core Competencies
- ESL teachers provide support to ESL students through pull-out classes or push-in support, and work closely with the BC homeroom teachers.
- Classrooms either have SmartTVs or projectors
- Grade 4 – 9 students follow a 1:1 BYO-Laptop policy
- The school day is from 8:45 – 4:00 pm
- The FNS usually takes two week-long breaks (October and May) as well as five weeks in the Spring (Jan/Feb) and nine weeks in the Summer (July/August)