Column I Detailed Information about International Section of RDFZ 1. Introduction of RDFZ The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China (commonly known in China as Renda Fuzhong, abbreviated to RDFZ) has a garden-style campus with a beautiful environment. It is now enjoying a high reputation both in China and abroad. Guided by the school philosophy Value Individuality, Discover Personal Potential, to Enhance Student Growth, to Promote National Prosperity, and to Promote the Progress of Humanity, and under the leadership of the principal Madam Liu Pengzhi, RDFZ has been constantly creating new brilliance. RDFZ is also a condensed world school with over 60 international teachers and more than 200 international students from over 20 different countries. The international students are studying in the same classes with the Chinese students, growing happily and reaching their primes. RDFZ has been carrying out exchange programs of various kinds and levels, and we have also attempted a great deal in curriculum renovation. Ever since September 2004, we have brought in successively the British A-LEVEL, IBDP and American AP courses, so as to practice the integration of the Chinese traditional education with the international education for setting up a curriculum system combining the essences and best practices in Chinese and international education. RDFZ has developed good relationships and partnerships with 46 schools all over the world. Among them there are quite a few world-class prestigious schools, such as Thomas Jefferson Science High School and Phillips Academy Andover in USA, Ruffles Academy and Ruffles High School for Girls in Singapore, Eton College and Wellington College in UK, Escola-Hamelin Laie International in Barcelona, Spain, Mahidol Wittayanusorn in Thailand. RDFZ has fostered many students with high academic achievements, outstanding all-rounded development, innovative spirit and practical ability. There have been more than one thousand students who have won gold or silver medals in competitions at international and national levels. Thus it has become a cradle for cultivating top creative talents in China. Each year, over 85% of the international graduates are admitted into such renowned universities as Beijing Uniersity, Tsinghua University and Renmin University of China, the rest of the graduates are admitted into top-ranking overseas universities. For further information, please visit our website at: http://www.rdfz.cn. On the RDFZ campus, Chinese and international students and teachers organize and conduct rich and colorful activities. An education platform with the integration of Chinese and international education is being built to suit the need and development of both Chinese and international students.
Introduction of the International Section of RDFZ Approved by Beijing Municipal Government, the International Section of RDFZ started to recruit foreign students in 2002. Currently there are more than 200 foreign students from 24 countries at RDFZ, who are studying together with the Chinese students. The International Section of RDFZ offers the foreign students with two learning forms. One is the Language Training Course, and the other is the Regular Course (joining in the Chinese students class). Foreign students and Chinese students in our school live and study together, and they are divided into nearly 30 classes from grade 7 to grade 12. Further more, to satisfy the special needs of the foreign students, the International Section of RDFZ also arranges Chinese specific curriculums and additional lessons of other subjects for them, so that they can enjoy the high-quality educational resources with the Chinese students at RDFZ. When the International Section was established in 2002, we proposed the cultivating goals as All-round Development + Distinct Skills + Innovative Spirit + Moral Excellence. From then on, we have been creating a form of education to suit every student. For foreign students, we set the appropriate courses by combining the teaching plans for Chinese students with the characteristics of the foreign students. In addition, RDFZ provides more than 150 elective courses, from which the foreign students can choose according to their interests and capability. The International Section has established a set of complete and suitable management system for foreign students. In such a humane management system, each foreign student can enjoy better education and access to comprehensive development. We are confident that their life in the RDFZ will be unforgettable. 2. Training Objectives We strive to get the foreign students in our school to become proficient in Chinese language and Chinese culture, to build up a solid academic foundation, to have good health, and to achieve overall development with special skills, innovation, and morality, so that they can continue their study at first-class universities in China or other countries, and become the international peace envoy. 3. Academic Team
The school is fortunate to have a distinguished faculty possessing a strong commitment to both teaching and research. It is a highly motivated, innovative and professional team. Our teachers can always get opportunities to take part in all types of seminars and refresher courses, so that they can always exchange experience and explore new knowledge. 4. Teaching Facilities RDFZ has a garden-style campus with a reasonable layout and advanced facilities, including a Students' Activity Center, a Modern Academic Center, an Astronomy Dome, a Network Library and so on. It also has such art and sport facilities as a standard football field, illuminated basketball and volleyball courts, an in-door swimming pool, the Art Center and so on. In addition, there is a large restaurant with first-class facilities and a 30,000-square-meter student apartment building, which can provide the students with comfortable and convenient environment for learning and living. 5. The Semester Each school year is divided into two semesters with approximately 20 weeks in each. The first semester, Autumn Semester, is normally from September 1 to the middle or late January in the following year, with an afterward winter vacation of about 4 weeks. The second semester, Spring Semester, is from the middle or late February to early July, followed by a summer vacation of around 2 months. 6. Curriculum Considering the fact that the students of the International Section come from different countries, and their cultural backgrounds and academic levels are quite different from those of the Chinese students, their requirements for courses and options also differ. In order to help the foreign students make ultimate achievements, we have designed the curriculum by referring to the teaching plans for the Chinese students and combining the characteristics of the foreign students. The curriculum for Junior High students: Ideology and morality, Chinese, mathematics, English, history, geography, physics, chemistry, biology, PE, music, fine arts, labor technique, information technology.
The curriculum for Senior High students: Chinese, mathematics, English, history, geography, physics, chemistry, biology, PE, music, fine arts, labor technique, information technology. The elective course for both Junior and Senior High students: literary appreciation, astronomical observation, chemical self-experiment, dialectics of nature, website designing, English and American literature, English literature and so on. There are nine elective courses for language learning, including English, Japanese, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Korean and Italian, as well as 16 courses taught by foreign teachers. There are altogether 150 elective courses for the students to choose from. The International Section also organizes a variety of social activities, including tours to the Great Wall, the Imperial Palace, the Summer Palace, Beijing Hutong and some museums in Beijing. We also hold some activities, such as Christmas and New Year Parties, School Games, Foreign Students Talent Show, as well as Multi-culture Festival. All these activities are aimed for the foreign students to learn more and understand Chinese culture,help them learn to integrate, understand and respect other cultures. 7. Foreign Students Apartment According to the relevant regulation, any foreign student who applies to live in school should live in the foreign students apartment. The apartment provides triple-bedded and twin-bedded rooms with bathrooms, desks, cabinets and air-conditioning. The school also arranges the self- study room and counseling room for the foreign students to do their self-study and meet their tutors. An activity venue is also available for the foreign students to play chess or table tennis and for other recreations. 8. Contact Information Tel: (+86-10)-62513962; (+86-10)-62512094; Fax: (+86-10)-62513962 Email: guojibu3962@sina.com Address: The International Section of Renda Fuzhong,No. 37 Zhongguancun Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, China Post Code: 100080 Website: http://www.rdfz.cn
Column II General Regulation of Enrollment 1. Qualification of Applicants 1) Chinese Language Training Courses(The Main Courses are Chinese. Classes are divided into primary and intermediate classes.) Any foreign student aged 12-16 who is holding the valid passport of a foreign country and the Chinese visa, and can abide by Chinese laws and regulations is eligible for the application for Admission to RDFZ. The applicant must be in good health, have achieved good academic results in his/her previous school and have the legal guardian in Beijing during his/her study period at RDFZ. A: Beginning: Offered to the students aged 12-16 who have not learned any Chinese or whose Chinese language is at a low level. B: Intermediate: Offered to the students aged 12-16 who have passed the Entrance Test of Chinese Language or whose Chinese language is at middle level or who have mastered about 1000 Chinese characters. 2) Regular Courses ( join in the Chinese Students Class or in a separate class) Offered to the students of both Junior High (grades 7--9) and Senior High (grades 10--12), who are proficient in Chinese and with high academic level at other subjects. 3) International Curriculum Programme Offered to the new graduates from junior high school or to the students at the same age, who have performed well in their junior high schools and have good academic achievements and high English level. Applicants can choose from the following curricula to apply for admission: British A-LEVEL IB DP American AP 2. Method of Application The student s parents or guardian need to submit the materials to the International Section Office in RDFZ. 3. Application Time A: For Chinese Language Training Courses: Applying for Spring Semester: from early December to the next March (during working hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Applying for Autumn Semester: from early March to the middle October (during working hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m) B: For Regular Courses: form early March, until the quota is full. C: For International Curriculum Programme: the same process as recruitment for junior graduates. (Please check the information about the Recruitment for the International Curriculum Programme on RDFZ s website, starting from May) 4. Materials Required to Submit for Application 1) The filled-out Application Form attached to a recent 1-inch colored photo with white background. (The form can be downloaded from our website
http://www.rdfz.cn.) The applicant for Chinese Training Courses should also fill out the Recommendation Form (The form can be downloaded from school s website http://www.rdfz.cn). 2) The applicant s passport and its photocopy as well as visa and its duplicate. 3) The transcript from the previous school and one photocopy. (He/She can submit various award certificates and supporting documents, which can display his/her talents.) 4) If the student has ever had the Chinese nationality, he/she should provide the original certification of canceling Chinese nationality and its photocopy. 5) The Guardian s Letter of Guarantee. (The form can be downloaded from school s website http://www.rdfz.cn.) 6) The photocopy of the guardian s personal identity certification. Note: Any of the following personal can act as the foreign student s guardian. A registered permanent Beijing resident. (Need to provide the photocopy of the ID card). A Chinese citizen residing in Beijing. (Need to provide the photocopy of the ID card and the over-one-year temporary residence permit in Beijing). A foreign adult (not a student) who has one year or the over-one-year residence permit in Beijing. (Need to provide the passport with one photocopy of the first page and the valid residence permit.) 5. Entrance Examinations 1) For the student who applies for Regular Courses, written exams for Chinese, Mathematics and English will be arranged. Those who pass the written exams will be arranged for an interview before decision on admission is made. 2) For the student who applies for Chinese Training Courses, if the student s materials meet the requirements of RDFZ and he/she can pass the interview, he/she will get the Admission Notice. 3) The student who applies for International Curriculum Programme needs to sign in at International Section Office before going to register at the School s Admission Office. Entrance written examinations in maths with comprehensive ability and English will be arranged. For those who pass the written examinations, an English oral test and an interview will be given before admission is granted. The admitted students can choose British A-LEVEL, IBDP or American AP to study. 6. Documents for Enrollment 1) The student s passport with 2 photocopies of the first page and the valid visa. 2) The Temporary Residence Certificate issued by the Local Security Bureau where the student resides, and 2 photocopies of the Certificate. 3) The student s original transcript (in Chinese or English) 4) Photocopy of diploma or the original transfer certificate 5) The Student Information Card (marked with the Temple of Heaven) with clearance after graduation, the Registration Form for new junior high or senior high school student. 6) Medical certificate issued by a district-level or city-level hospital in Beijing.
7) Recent colored photos with White Background, 8 pieces for 2-inch-sized, 2 pieces for 1-inch-sized. 8) The original and 2 photocopies of the guardian s personal identity certification. 9) One original copy and 2 photocopies of the Notarized Guardian s Letter of Guarantee. Note: 1) According to student s specific situation, some additional documents, such as Birth Certificate, may be submitted. 2) No enrollment without the completed documents. Our school reserves the right not to admit the student if there are some unsolved problems on the documentation. 3) All of the application documents will not be returnable. Column III Questions 1. When does RDFZ recruit new foreign students? A: For Chinese Language Training Courses: Applying for Spring Semester: from early December to the next March (during working hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Applying for Autumn Semester: from early March to the middle October (during working hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) B: For Regular Courses: form early March, until the quota is full. C: For International Curriculum Programme: the same process as recruitment for junior graduates. (Please check the information about the Recruitment for the International Curriculum Programme on RDFZ s website, starting from May) 2. Are the Entrance Examination required for foreign applicants? How is the examination arranged? 1) For the student who applies for Regular Courses, written exams for Chinese, Mathematics and English will be arranged. Those who pass the written exams will be arranged for an interview before decision on admission is made. 2) For the student who applies for Chinese Training Courses, if the student s materials meet the requirements of RDFZ and he/she can pass the interview, he/she will get the Admission Notice. 3) The student who applies for International Curriculum Programme needs to sign in at International Section Office before going to register at the School s Admission Office. Entrance written examinations in maths with comprehensive ability and English will be arranged. For those who pass the written examinations, an English oral test and an interview will be given before admission is granted. The admitted students can choose British A-LEVEL, IBDP or American AP to study. 3. How are the academic studies for foreign students arranged at RDFZ? A: Chinese Training Courses(The Main Courses are Chinese, classes are divided into primary and intermediate classes.) (1) Beginning: Offered to the students aged 12-16 who have not learned any Chinese or whose Chinese language is at a low level.
(2) Intermediate: Offered to the students aged 12-16 who have passed the Entrance Test of Chinese Language or whose Chinese language is at a middle level. The duration of Chinese Training Course is normally one year. Apart from offering Chinese language course, we also offer other courses. They can transfer to the Regular Grade only when they have successfully fulfilled one year training with satisfactory performance and qualified academic results. B: Regular Grade (join in the Chinese Students class) Offered to the students of both Junior High (year 7 and 8) and Senior High (year 10 only), who are proficient in Chinese and with high academic level at other subjects. They study academic courses with Chinese students together, and select other courses. Note: Regular Grade refers to Joining in the Chinese Students class C: International Curriculum Programme Offered to the new graduates from junior high school or to the students at the same age, who have performed well in their junior high schools and have good academic achievements and high English level. Applicants can choose from the following curricula to apply for admission: British A-LEVEL IB DP American AP 4. Who can be the foreign student s guardian? Any of the following personal can be the foreign student s guardian: (1) A registered permanent Beijing resident. (2) A Chinese citizen residing in Beijing who has the over-one-year temporary residence permit in Beijing. (3) A foreigner residing in Beijing who has one-year or the over-one-year residence permit. 5. Are foreign students required to take the Graduation Examinations for Senior High Students? It is required by Beijing Education Commission that all foreign students should take the Graduation Examinations before they are eligible to be granted the Senior High School Diplomas. 6. Are there any scholarships? If yes, what kind? RDFZ offers scholarships to the international students who have made outstanding achievements every year in the following categories: (1)Scholarship for excellent students, which includes Individual Award for Excellence, Award for the Title of Outstanding Student, Award for Merit Student (2)Scholarship for Excellent Graduates including: Special Award, First Prize, Second Prize 7. Are there school doctors or nurses? There is a clinic with experienced medical workers/doctors who provide First-Aid and daily medical care services. 8. Are there dormitories and canteen?
There are dormitories available for foreign students who need to board on school campus. The school canteen provides three meals daily to students and teachers with a large variety of food. Column IV Excellent Students ColumnV Students Activities