去年6月，森林城市与美国著名的私立寄宿学校——嘉德圣玛丽学校签约。森林城市嘉德圣玛丽学校已于5月22日开工奠基，明年8月即将开学。学校已有158年的历史，将在森林城市提供幼儿园到高中的国际名校教育，覆盖3-18岁的学生。
▲森林城市嘉德圣玛丽学校效果图
森林城市嘉德圣玛丽学校的绝大部分教师将来自美国、加拿大、澳大利亚等发达国家，学生可接受纯正的西方教育、专业的口音教学。学校坚持小班授课，致力于给学生最好的教育，将最大程度地发展学生的潜力，成就孩童天赋之路。
SSM-Forest City
A PreK-12 school opening Fall 2018 in Forest City, Malaysia
SSM-Forest City will offer an American-style educational program starting with its youngest students and culminating in a variety of Upper School offerings in Advanced Placement (AP). School work will allow for not only formal teacher-based instruction, but also guided independent exploration of knowledge (i.e., information gathering, analysis, and synthesis), and regular collaborative work. A rigorous academic program featuring a particular focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) will be complemented by robust offerings in arts and athletics.
The school campus in Forest City will offer a diverse array of facilities to support academic, athletic and artistic pursuits. Graduates of will join a worldwide network of more than 6,000 Shattuck-St. Mary’s alumni.
School Divisions
All divisions except Early Childhood (Fall 2019) are slated to begin in Fall 2018.
Lower School
The Lower School will employ an integrated, Montessori-inspired approach to Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Health, Computer Science, World Languages, Arts, and Music. Students will be introduced to a comprehensive writing program integrating reading and writing from the early grades.
Middle School
The Middle School, welcoming grades 6-9, will offer a rigorous curriculum in English, History, STEM, Health, World Languages, Computer Science, Physical Education, and the Arts. Participation in athletics is required and students can choose from several competitive and non-competitive options. The Middle School calendar will feature a rich array of extracurricular events, contests and excursions.
Upper School
The Upper School will challenge students to develop both breadth and depth throughout their Upper School experience in both academics and co-curricular activities. An Advisory Program will match each student with a faculty advisor who serves as advocate and mentor throughout their Upper School experience.
Global Perspective
Students will be actively encouraged to develop global perspectives, habits of mind, and habits of heart that permit them to engage and address, as world citizens, the widest range of current and prospective global issues. A commitment to community service, public purpose, and sustainable living will form an integral part of these global perspectives. Students will benefit from a close association with the Shattuck-St. Mary’s School campus in Minnesota by participating in periodic exchanges and academic collaborations.
Forest City, Malaysia
Standing opposite Singapore, across the strait of Johor, is the site of a new project that its architects and developers hope will be the future of urban life in south-east Asia – a mega-city built along eco-friendly lines, with green energy and an end to the pollution that afflicts so many of Asia’s cities…
Energy will be provided from renewable sources, transport will be publicly provided, waste will be diverted to other uses, and the city is planned by the Malaysian government as a showcase to be copied on a bigger scale across the region. The plans are for a city that not only incorporates the latest in environmentally friendly technology, but that is designed for social integration. Green spaces and areas where people can mingle and relax will improve people’s wellbeing and encourage social cohesion…. Skyscrapers will be mixed with low-rise buildings and small self-contained “neighborhoods”. (Excerpt from: The Guardian)
The Iskandar Malaysia project features several easily-accessed, pedestrian friendly islands with neighborhoods intentionally arranged to accommodate services from housing to shopping to health care to education. Most traditional transportation – cars and buses – travels almost exclusively underground while the surface is criss-crossed by an elevated monorail, walkways, parks, and lots of greenery, including on the sides of buildings. The school’s campus is located on the main island, and is prominently positioned as the first set of buildings as one crosses the causeway onto the island. To learn more about the Forest City project, click here for a short video.
https://www.s-sm.org/about-us/ssm-forest-city/
