China, Guangzhou
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The school's public website includes a director's message saying the community aims for children to “be happy, to have fun and to be truly engaged in learning,” but it does not publish a named SEL programme, dedicated SEL staff, or specific SEL initiatives on its site. There is no page describing a PSHE/SEL curriculum, whole‑school wellbeing framework, or explicit pastoral programme in the English or Chinese site sections. For further details the school lists admissions contact emails that parents can use to request more information.
The school's website does not publish information about Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision, the types of needs supported, specialist staff, or whether it operates as a specialist SEN institution. There are no SEN policy documents or learning‑support pages available on the public site in English or Chinese. Parents seeking confirmation about SEN support are directed to contact the school via the published admissions email and telephone details.
The IB directory entry for the school notes English as the language of instruction, but the school's public website does not describe specific English as an Additional Language (EAL) programmes, EAL staff, or placement/withdrawal arrangements. The site does not publish an EAL policy or programme outline in the English or Chinese sections. Families wishing to confirm whether targeted EAL support is available should contact the school directly using the published contact details.
The school's published content includes a general statement about aiming for children to be happy and engaged, but there are no publicly available pages describing a whole‑school mental‑health strategy, on‑site counselling service, or named wellbeing team. The website does not provide mental‑health policy documents, referral pathways, or details of external counselling partnerships. For specifics about counselling or mental‑health provision, the school asks that parents contact the admissions office.
The school's public website does not publish a standalone safeguarding or child‑protection policy, nor does it list designated safeguarding leads on the English or Chinese site sections. The site does display contact information, addresses and an ICP number but does not provide a downloadable child‑protection policy or named safeguarding contacts for public view. If you need the school's safeguarding policy or the contact details of safeguarding staff, the school's admissions contact details are provided on the site for direct enquiry.
The Garden International School (Guangzhou) operates separate Kindergarten and Primary sites in Panyu District. The school's English pages list a Director's message (Susan Smith) and say the school "aim[s] to blend the best of western and eastern culture, language and education" and that it offers "local and international classes" led by overseas and Chinese staff — the website describes this as a "bilingual opportunity".