Bilingual Program (Dalian FNS)
Program Introduction
The idea of core competencies and the educated citizen have become a hot topic in the world of Education. Core competencies are personal skills that allow students to be successful learners and problem solvers in the 21st century.
To prepare students for this world trend, our education is divided into three aspects: cultural foundation, self-development and social participation. These three aspects are realized by six skills of accomplishment: cultural background, scientific spirit, learning, healthy life, responsibility, practice and innovation. To promote the international multicultural education, MLFNS-Dalian invested 2 years to develop a bilingual program which is now beginning to recruit its first student cohort.
Program Purpose
To educate students with Chinese and English instruction to help them become well-rounded citizens with a better understanding of multiple cultures.
✦ Bilingual
Bilingual program uses Chinese and English as the teaching language. Chinese instruction counts for 50% of daily learning and is taught by Chinese teachers. Our excellent Chinese national teachers will cover subjects in Math, Science, Chinese Cultures, etc. Our English courses taught by certified foreign national instructors make up the other 50% of the subjects including English Language, Occupational Planning, Art, PE, Music, Reading, etc. The MLFNS-Dalian Bilingual program provides students an immersive bilingual environment to ensure strong Chinese literacy and help students reach a native English language level of literacy.
- Chinese 50%
Chinese, English (Chinese teacher), Math, Science, Chinese culture
- English 50%
English, Occupational Planning, Art, PE, Music, Reading, Buddies, Clubs, etc.
- Club
Chinese and English
✦ Multicultural
Bilingual program develops student learning ability, understanding, and interpersonal skills through English and Chinese. In the program, students learn to be curious and respectful of different cultures, so they develop a comprehensive understanding of diversified civilizations.
✦ Leadership
From Gr.1, the bilingual program brings leadership skills of community service, public speaking, study and research into teaching to elicit students thinking about personal contribution to people, community and society.Students gain leadership capacity through the engagement of critical & creative thinking, problem solving, social involvement, and personal responsibility.
Bilingual Program
MLFNS-Dalian Bilingual program is designed to develop student’s core competencies and made up a new STAMP educational system integrating Chinese national courses, Maple Leaf English courses, school clubs and studies and research. It keeps Chinese national courses, and also has the advantage of international education, which allows students to have more opportunities.
✦ STAMP
- Sciences
Social Science, Natural Science
- Technology
Coding, IT, General Practice
- Arts
Language Art, Visual Art, Drama, Music
- Math
Math, Thinking
- PE
Soccer, Fencing, Swimming, Hockey
Multicultural International
Teaching Team
MLFNS-Dalian Bilingual made up an international teaching team with Chinese and international instructors to create all of the courses.
- International instructors (English native speakers) with international teacher’s certificate.
- Chinese bilingual teaching skill with master’s degree or above
- Chinese National Courses teachers with years of education experience
MLFNS-Dalian Bilingual program invests in the development of all of our educators. Our international team of teachers combines the strengths of Chinese cultural understanding of learning combined with a broad international perspective.
Bilingual Teaching Mode
Bilingual program designed for a small class size with up to 20 students. Student-centered learning environment makes teaching happen everywhere in the real world.
Bilingual program has diversified teaching methods. We help students find areas of interest through inquiry, cooperative, and interdisciplinary learning.
✦ Inquiring learning
We encourage students to use scientific methods to explore and research problems according to their own conjecture or hypothesis, and find problems in the process of inquiry, put forward problems, and test solutions. In this process, students can integrate knowledge from various disciplines. This not only helps students to build the connection between the knowledge they have learned, but also helps to cultivate students’ scientific spirit of inquiry and innovative practice ability.
✦ Cooperative learning
We provide students with full cooperative learning opportunities and organize students to complete learning tasks together in the form of group cooperation, so as to stimulate their learning initiative and cultivate cooperative spirit, creative spirit, innovative and critical thinking.
✦ Experiential learning
Experiential learning is simply “learning by doing”. We attach great importance to experiential learning. Students will engage in real world application of learning in areas such as outdoor outward-bound training, behavioral learning, international cultural festivals, Model United Nations, public speaking and other activities, so that students can master knowledge and develop the corresponding ability through experience.
✦ Interdisciplinary learning
Students will engage in standard disciplinary instruction and Project Based Interdisciplinary Learning, where students engage in big learning activities that cover several academic disciplines working simultaneously. Interdisciplinary learning allows students to demonstrate understanding of concepts through the application of their learning in real world scenarios.
Bilingual Program Assessment
For assessment of academic progress, MLFNS-Dalian Bilingual program has related subject area tests, Cognia professional assessment, Maple Leaf English Language Test (MELT), and Maple Leaf English & Mandarin Band assessments. Additionally, all students receive grade specific English reading and math proficiency assessments.Assessment styles include pre-assessment, formative assessment such as individual learning process and homework collection (feedback & practice), and summative assessment, such as periodic demonstration of learning mastery.
In terms of the process evaluation of students’ holistic development of core competencies, we adopt a set of diversified evaluation indexes and systems, which include the evaluation of a students’ emotional intelligence, personality, psychology and other character development, as well as the evaluation of comprehensive qualities such as innovation, leadership, and practical ability.
Students Recruiting Plan
Students meet the requirement of MLFNS-Dalian
- Children of foreign nationals who are: legally residing in China
- Children of residents of Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan, who are legally residing in Liaoning Province
- Children who are legally residing overseas.
Grade levels and plan
K — Gr.6
Enrollment
Students will be enrolled according to the result of interview.
Interview date
Admission office will inform.
Please contact MLFNS-Dalian Admission Team for more information.