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CIS has embedded Visible Well-Being into its teaching and culture, drawing from Chinese traditions of self-cultivation and modern positive psychology. The school partnered with Professor Lea Waters from the University of Melbourne to adapt the SEARCH framework, which structures wellbeing through strengths, emotional management, attention, relationships, coping, and habits. This framework is integrated across academics, co-curriculars, and advisory programmes. In Secondary, advisory sessions and Flexi-time include wellbeing activities, while homerooms provide daily check-ins. The aim is to help students recognize, understand, and manage their emotions while supporting each other.
In Primary, student support includes Learning Enhancement Teachers, an English Language Support Teacher, and School Counsellors, who provide both direct and indirect interventions. In Secondary, Social-Emotional Counsellors work alongside Learning Enhancement staff, collaborating with teachers and families. The school does not publicly list the specific categories of SEN it supports, nor is it designated as a specialist SEN institution. Support appears to be offered through flexible, teacher-led interventions rather than dedicated SEN programmes.
The school lists an English Language Support Teacher as part of its Primary Student Support team. Beyond this, CIS does not publicly disclose information on structured EAL programmes, staffing, or provisions for older students. Therefore, details on specific EAL initiatives remain unavailable.
CIS promotes mental well-being through its Visible Well-Being framework and counselling provision. Secondary students can access Social-Emotional Counsellors through self-referral or via teachers and parents. Advisory programmes and homerooms provide daily opportunities for connection and well-being check-ins. Flexi-time includes student choices that support wellbeing, including activities aimed at stress management and healthy lifestyles.
CIS has a formal Child Protection Programme, which is outlined publicly on its website. The school provides a Child Protection Reporting Form for staff, students, or parents to raise concerns. Safeguarding is framed as a shared responsibility, with policies and procedures designed to ensure student safety and well-being.
Chinese International School (CIS) is a bilingual Reception–Year 13 school on Braemar Hill, Hong Kong. Primary students learn in English and Chinese (Mandarin) with equal time in both languages, while Secondary instruction is primarily in English with Mandarin required at differentiated levels. The curriculum progresses from IB MYP in Years 7–9, to a school-developed programme in Years 10–11, and the IB Diploma Programme in Years 12–13. A distinctive feature is CIS Hangzhou, a required year-long residential programme for Year 10 that deepens language, cultural understanding, and service through experiential learning. The school enrols 1,500+ students and offers extensive co-curricular activities across Arts, Sports, and Service, including a weekly Service Programme led by Year 12 students. CIS operates a “Busing for All” policy for Years 3–11 to reduce congestion and emissions.
