From Early Years Foundation Stage through graduation, our small class sizes of about 15 students allow our outstanding teachers to give our students the individual attention they need to flourish – helping build their strong foundations, as they grow into confident, kind, and independent learners.

We’re also always ready to support our students’ fast growth through a variety of supplementary and specialised efforts. Our Head of Inclusion provides services like English support, special education, and psychological counselling, and our highly qualified English as an Additional Language (EAL) Department supports students of varied abilities in English. Furthermore, our University Counsellor guides our students through all parts of their university preparation and applications.

By the time our students take the IB Diploma, they’re ready for success: For seven consecutive years, LIS Chengdu students have surpassed the IB world average. Last year, for example, our average IB score of 38.2 was over 19% higher than the IB global average of 32 points. We’re incredibly proud of our students’ outstanding achievements. 

As an important component of all learning experiences at LIS Chengdu, our students develop their critical thinking in tandem with developing global perspectives. Our Global Perspectives curriculum, from Year 9, is designed to broaden our students’ international awareness, and our IB Programme particularly allows our students to focus on creating an international mindset through its ‘global citizenship’ framework. Through this framework, our students analyse various international topics and connect their local service with global events.

Our students love to showcase and further their learning through a wide range of after-school activities spanning the arts, technical skills, and sports, and they also enjoy going on national trips across China and international trips to destinations like Tanzania and Lés Martinets.

During all our students’ learning experiences, our learning support team is always available to guide those who may have individual needs and differences – including skills acquisition to personalised programming and support.

Being part of the Nord Anglia international family allows our students to have an immediate network of both peers and alumni all over the world, with whom they can connect with to support their ambitions and future endeavours. 

Our Nord Anglia platform, Global Campus, especially allows our students to connect, collaborate, and learn with and from each another through exclusive global projects, challenges, and resources that expand their worldviews. Through Global Campus, every student can feel truly part of a unique global family of learners, and many students develop lifelong friendships.

On campus at Léman, we have an international community of 30 different nationalities, as we welcome families from across the world. We arrange many educational and social activities to make friends, build connections, and strengthen the home-school partnership. As a result, an astounding 99% of new parents say their experience joining LIS Chengdu was positive, warm, and welcoming.

Whether it’s taking a leadership role on the Student Council, getting involved in environmental actions, or participating in a UNICEF activity, our students are connecting with the communities around them and thinking beyond their locale, too.

At Léman, our Student Council are trusted and empowered by their classmates to serve as the voice for their year groups. By communicating their fellow students’ needs, concerns, and desires to their teachers and administration, they develop a sense of purpose to make things better within our own school. They also build important critical thinking and leadership skills that they’ll use in their futures.

Another popular activity our students are engaged in is building a more sustainable future through a circular economy via Zero Waste Company Chengdu. Our students develop an economic system aimed at eliminating waste and the continual use of resources.

Each area of our campus has been thoughtfully designed to maximise our students’ learning experiences in safe, age-appropriate spaces.

We make considerable ongoing investments to develop our spaces for indoor and outdoor sports, the arts, and STEAM activities. Our spaces have best-in-class teaching tools, equipment, and materials including the newest technologies in using interactive whiteboards, iPads, 3D printers, music technology and instruments, and makerspace equipment.

With the best on-campus sporting facilities of any international school in Chengdu, we host many sporting events in the region and welcome all students to our two full-sized artificial soccer fields; indoor volleyball courts; 25-meter, six-lane heated pool; 400-meter track; and extensive cross-country trails.