What is the difference between choosing an international school and choosing a regular school for high school?

Different Curriculum

The curriculum of an international high school is more diversified, and is divided into compulsory and elective courses, which students can choose according to their own strengths and interests. The curriculum of a regular high school is more standardized and consists of nine categories of subjects, leaving little room for choice.

Second, different plans

International high school, generally to study abroad after graduation, the target institutions are mainly famous foreign schools, and the international high school using a comprehensive performance assessment, the opportunity to enter a famous foreign schools, a wider range of choices, and the pressure is much smaller than the ordinary high school.

Basically, there is only one way to get through the college entrance exam, and because of the education system, it's very difficult to get into the top schools through the entrance exam, after all, there are many candidates, and the enrollment quotas of the institutions are just a little bit, and the pressure of the students is not generally big.

Three, the teaching mode is different

International high schools are generally small class teaching, each class is composed of roughly 10-20 students, emphasizing the students' independent, cooperative, exploratory learning, encouraging students to actively answer questions in class, fully express their own thoughts and ideas, and teachers and students to communicate actively.

There are dozens of students in each class in a regular high school, so it's hard for a teacher to take care of every student when he or she has limited energy, and teaching is also done in a "fill-in-the-blank" style, which makes it difficult to ensure learning results.

Fourth, the learning environment is different

International high school is in line with international standards, basically in pure English or Chinese and English bilingual teaching, in this kind of environment, learning, on the improvement of students' English is very helpful. In addition, there are many foreign students in the school, and through the exchange of learning with each other, it can also expand the international vision of the students.

Basically, in a normal high school, the students would just bury their heads in the sand and study, and there would be less interaction, which is not very good for the students' vision and character development.

Fifth, the teacher structure is different

International high school teachers are usually composed of Chinese teachers and foreign teachers, foreign teachers are used to teach international curriculum programs and improve students' oral language, and the Chinese teachers are responsible for reinforcing the students' Chinese curriculum. Regular high schools are basically made up of Chinese teachers, so students don't get to experience the international culture, and the teaching is more monotonous for the students.

Sixth, the cultivation goal is different

International high school for the cultivation of students, in addition to letting students enter the famous foreign schools, but also focus on the cultivation of students' ability in various aspects, so that the students who have achieved success in all aspects of the good improvement, rather than only learning. Ordinary high school is mainly focus on improving students' performance, and strive to make learning to enter a good university, for other aspects are not very important.

Seven, after-school arrangements are different

International high schools in the course of study will organize students to participate in a variety of activities, but also encourages students to sign up for a variety of clubs, so that the student's extracurricular life is enriched, but also conducive to students for the interpersonal interaction, independence, teamwork ability to develop. The general high school basically does not have a rich curriculum, usually after school will be occupied by homework, tutorials, is not very good for the diversified development of students.

Eight, tuition fees are different

International high school tuition fees are generally very high, most of them are in the hundreds of thousands, of course, do not rule out a few tens of thousands of schools. The tuition of ordinary high school is much cheaper, if it is a public school, the tuition is usually a few thousand dollars, private schools may be a little more expensive, but the average family can afford.