The Canadian International School (CIS), supported by the Chinese government and Canadian government, opened its first campus in Beijing in 2005. Over the past decade, CIS has a proven track record of success and won a great reputation in the diplomatic and expatriate communities. CIS is an IB World School fully authorized to deliver the International Baccalaureate program. CIS is also authorized to grant credits toward completion of New Brunswick High School Diploma for graduates to enter top universities throughout the world. CIS is proud that our graduates are granted entrance to world recognized colleges and universities throughout Canada, USA, Europe and Asia. CISH is now pursuing its academic excellence and educational philosophy in the Hefei campus. The Canadian International School of Hefei (CISH) is committed to cultivating self-confident and self-reliant global citizens and leaders by offering a challenging internationally recognized Canadian education curriculum and the International Baccalaureate Program with an international perspective, ranging from Montessori Nursery (18 months to 3 years), Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten to Grade 12. CISH creates secure, nurturing learning environments where students can develop the independent thinking and various skills needed for future endeavor. CISH is well-equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to serve and provide our students with the highest education standard possible, in an environment suited to healthy and well-rounded growth. We are the first school in Anhui Province incorporating Smartboard technology extensively in teaching and learning activities. The technology gives the students and teachers an interactive learning tool and the capability to interact with the Internet immediately, facilitating and enhancing the learning process and knowledge base. Our teachers are all well qualified to teach at their respective levels meeting Canadian certification standards or the equivalent. The staff is a wonderful blend of the experienced and the young. Most of our staff is recruited from Canada with a blend of teachers from Asia so that the best of both cultures is represented in our school. Our teachers have a varied background in teaching with many teachers having taught in many different countries throughout the world.