Curriculum

Xi’an International School is an international school that celebrates high academic achievement and cultivating the well-being of each student.

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All students receive a minimum of 250 minutes per class per week for English and math and meet daily for all core classes (English, Chinese, math, science, and social studies). Elective classes (PE, art, music, library, etc), meet at least once a week.

XIS classes are around 15 students each on average.

Textbooks

Physical textbooks are highly prized at XIS. Through the foundation of textbooks, teachers are able to use this classroom resource to catapult and activate the learning environment to a new depth of understanding.

Math

Pre-K – Seventh Grade
Houghton Mifflin’s Math-in-Focus (2015) using Common Core Math Standards
Eighth Grade – Twelfth Grade
Various tracks based on Prentice Hall or McGraw-Hill: Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus CD Using Common Core Math Standards

Science

Pre-K – Fifth Grade
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Into Science (2022) NGSS aligned
Sixth Grade – Twelfth Grade
Various tracks based on: McGraw Hill’s iScience (2018): Earth, Life, and Physical Science (primarily middle school); McGraw-Hill, Prentice Hall, and Pearson: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science using NGSS *Health for 6-10th grade students

Social Studies

Pre-K – Fifth Grade
XIS Created Curriculum using AERO Standards
Sixth Grade – Twelfth Grade
Various tracks based on Prentice Hall, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Pearson in: World Studies: the Ancient World, World Culture and Geography, United States History, Ancient World, Modern World History, Sociology, American Government, Economics Using AERO Standards

ELA

Pre-K – Fifth Grade
Pearson’s Reading Street (2011) using Common Core English Standards
Sixth Grade – Twelfth Grade
Pearson’s myPerspectives (2019) using Common Core English Standards Wordly Wise 3000 (4^th edition)- used for vocabulary Prentice Hall’s Writing Coach– used for grammar