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China, Shanghai
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The primary classroom language is English, with non-native speakers assessed for English proficiency and supported through English as an Additional Language (EAL) provision. Mandarin language learning begins in DUCKS with a dual-language approach that values English and Mandarin equally; the environment and print are in both languages. From Year 3 onwards, Mandarin pathways are available: Mandarin A (Chinese as a Native Language), Mandarin B (Mandarin as a Second Language), and Mandarin C (Mandarin as a Foreign Language) under the Wo Hui Mandarin model. In Senior School, Modern Foreign Languages such as French, Spanish and German are offered.
The Dual Language Approach in DUCKS (Toddler to Year 2) values both English and Mandarin equally, enabling concurrent language development. English teachers lead the curriculum with a Mandarin-speaking Assistant Teacher supporting learning. The learning environment and print are in both English and Mandarin. By the end of Year 2, students are expected to be fluent speakers of English and Mandarin and able to switch between languages.
DUCKS provides bilingual immersion through dual-language classrooms; the aim is to develop fluent speakers in English and Mandarin by the end of Year 2.
Dulwich College Shanghai Puxi is a co-educational day school on the Puxi (west) side of Shanghai, located in South Minhang at 2000 Qian Pu Jing Road. The Puxi campus opened in August 2016 and sits on about 40,000 sq. metres of green space. Students follow the English National Curriculum through Year 9, take IGCSEs in Years 10–11 and the IB Diploma in Years 12–13; Mandarin is taught daily with three streamed pathways (native, second-language and foreign-language). The campus includes a 50m Olympic pool, a triple gymnasium and a 500-seat theatre; classes are typically small (around 10 students in most lessons). The school publishes an annual tuition fee schedule on its site (lowest annual fee shown: RMB 141,900; highest: RMB 399,750). If you would like the campus GPS coordinates (from Google Maps), I can fetch those for you.
