Elementary School

Our Elementary School immersion program is rich and challenging and is designed to build on the bilingual foundation that was laid during our Program.
To gain entry into our elementary school, students must already be proficient in Chinese. For children without experience in the second language, entry may only be made during the early years (nursery, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten).
A language proficiency test may be required for entry into our elementary school.

Students enrolled in our Chinese program will spend 50% of their time immersed in Chinese.
Our Chinese and English teachers work closely together to develop our program content and curriculum.

Our program is comprehensive with Chinese and English teachers complementing and reinforcing each other's teaching strategies and content in a proactive way. Teachers also jointly determine and address our students' needs.

Students enrolled in our elementary school enjoy specialty courses in art, music, and physical education taught in the target language.
In addition to these courses, our curriculum seamlessly integrates technology into the program. Our full-time Technology Coordinator assists teachers in creating projects that are completed in both languages, starting in the first grade.

At ISTP, Chinese culture is innately integrated into our curriculum. For example, starting as early as pre-kindergarten, students recite Chinese rhymes in class to help develop their linguistic and cognitive skills. Through songs and rhymes, students learn the beauty and the unique rhythm of the language.
The entire program benefits from year-round culture-based celebrations and activities, including the Mid-Autumn "Moon" Festival and Chinese New Year.

In 3rd, 4th and 5th grade, our students take the Educational Records Bureau (ERB) standardized tests. ERB tests are given to private and suburban schools across the country. The International School of the Peninsula is currently evaluating an age and content appropriate assessment test for students enrolled in the Chinese program.