History of YIA

• YIA English Division was established and began in its present location in July of 1997. The first headmaster ordered the first curriculum, which was primarily what was called Sonlight curriculum and was designed for a home school type of setup. YIA now operates in a school setting, not a home setting. The first curriculum did not serve our purposes well at YIA. The textbooks and other books in the school were primarily Xeroxed. This method of receiving textbooks and other materials was totally unsatisfactory and against all copyright laws. Beginning with the 2000-2001 school year YIA had a complete scope and sequenced curriculum for kindergarten through grade 10. In the fall of 2004 YIA began to work with TCIS and started sending students to TCIS after they had completed grade 8. Therefore YIA changed to K-grade 8 only.
• The first faculty (1997-1998) consisted primarily of volunteer mothers who had little or no trained administrator and one teacher began serving. Beginning with the 1999-2000 school year YIA English Division had Western trained teachers in most areas of the school; however, the need for Western trained teachers has been and remains a continuing concern. In the fall of 2000 an inexperienced but Western educated administrator began serving and continues to serve. He will serve until Dec. 31, 2006. During the Spring Semester of 2006 five out of seven full time teachers were western trained. The only exceptions were the two Chinese Teachers. Two out of three part time teachers were Western trained. Two out of three part Teachers were western trained. Two of seven Time Teachers were western trained. In the Spring Semester of 2006 YIA had a total of 17 teachers and 62 students.

Admission(To register to take the entrance exams)

 YIA ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES
< May 30, 2002 >

1. The Headmaster is in sole charge of all matters relating to the day-to-day operation of YIA.

2. There will be an Admissions and Guidance Committee for YIA. This Committee is available to the Headmaster for consultation on admissions, financial, and other important school matters that may arise. In case there is an appeal of the Headmaster's decision on admissions, he will present the appeal to the Committee. All appeals to the Committee on admissions must come through the Headmaster.

3. This Committee will be made up of 6 members plus the Headmaster as follows:

  (1) The YIA Representative on the Yust faculty or staff, provided that this person does not have any children who are students at YIA. In case this person does have children at YIA, the President or his representative will appoint a replacement who has no children at YIA.
  (2) A representative from YIA parents
  (3) A representative from YIA parents
  (4) An elementary school homeroom teacher from YIA appointed by the Headmaster
  (5) A middle school homeroom teacher from YIA appointed by the Headmaster
  (6) A full-time high school teacher from YIA (if available) or other full-time teacher appointed by the Headmaster. The Headmaster will only vote on the Committee in case of a tie vote.

4. YIA welcomes students whose parents work at YUST as professors or staff. These students have the FIRST PRIORITY if they have a non-Korean passport or have attended an English-speaking school outside the Republic of Korea for two consecutive years.

5. YIA welcomes students, whose parents work at YUST as professors or staff and who have South Korean passports and have brothers or sisters attending YIA. Students in this category have SECOND PRIORITY and can be admitted subject to the availability of classroom space, faculty, curriculum, and other guidelines listed below.

6. YIA welcomes students, whose parents work at YUST as professors or staff and who have South Korean passports but do not have any brothers or sisters attending YIA. Students in this category have THIRD PRIORITY and can be admitted subject to the availability of classroom space, faculty, curriculum, and other guidelines listed below.

7. Students whose parents are business/professional people and who have brothers or sisters attending YIA have FOURTH PRIORITY and can be admitted subject to the availability of classroom space, faculty, curriculum, and other guidelines listed below.

8. Students whose parents are business/professional people and who do not have brothers or sisters attending YIA have FIFTH PRIORITY and can be admitted subject to the availability of classroom space, faculty, curriculum, and other guidelines listed below.

9. Students who hold citizenship in the People's Republic of China will be unable to enroll in YIA. This is in accordance with the laws of the P.R.C.

10. September 1 is taken as the date of the beginning of the school year with respect to the ages of all new the students, both new admissions and transfers. The allocation of grades by age is as follows:
   Kindergarten Children begin Kindergarten aged 5 years (Western style). Even a child born Sept. 2, 1996 would still only be 5 years (and 364 days) on Sept. 1, 2002. This child would be a kindergarten child.
   Grade 1 Children begin this grade aged 6 years.
   Grade 2 Children begin this grade aged 7 years.
   Grade 3 Children begin this grade aged 8 years.
   Grade 4 Children begin this grade aged 9 years.
   Grade 5 Children begin this grade aged 10 years.
   Grade 6 Children begin this grade aged 11 years.

12. Students who do not know any English at all may only be admitted to kindergarten. New students desiring to transfer to grade 1 or above may only be admitted to any class after the homeroom teacher considers the student and the classroom capacity and feels that space is available in that class.

13. All prospective new and transfer students are absolutely required to take an entrance exam and to be interviewed with their parents by the prospective homeroom teacher and the Headmaster. In case the prospective student's English ability as evaluated by the test results does not meet our grade level standards, the student may be placed in the next lower grade if his test score meets that level or the student will not be admitted.

14. All new students will be admitted conditionally for one year only. After one year in school their English ability will be evaluated by a test, and in accordance with the test results the student will be allowed to continue in our English-speaking school or will be required to transfer to a Korean-speaking school. All parents will be required to sign a document agreeing with this process before the child's admission to our school.

15. THE MAXIMUM NUMER OF CHILDREN NORMALLY ADMITTED IN ANY ONE GRADE WILL BE 8. This is due to the size of the classrooms and because for some time to come two grades or classes will have to be taught together.

16. Upon admission, a valid transcript of the last 2 previous school years, if the student is old enough, is required. If the student is admitted to the ninth grade or above, all the school records are required. All test scores which are available should be submitted.

17. A personal interview with parents and student(s) will be conducted before any decision to admit a student to YIA, even if one or both parents are YUST professors or staff. Also arrangement for payment of all fees must be made at the time of admission.

18. Tuition for students whose parents are YUST professors or staff will be RMB 500 per month per child with payment due for each month of the year. For students whose parents are not YUST professors or staff tuition will be RMB 1,500 per child per month with payment due each month of the year after admission. After these parents have paid at the rate of RMB 1,500 for two years, the rate will be reduced to RMB 1,000 per month per child with payment due each month of the year. After these parents have paid for two years at the rate of RMB 1,000 per child per month, the rate will be reduced to the same as the students whose parents are YUST professors.

19. There will be a one-time registration fee of RMB 500 for the children of YUST professors or staff, payable when the student is registered the first time. There will be a one-time registration fee payable when the child is registered for each child of parents who are not YUST professors or staff as follows:
  For the first child of a family to register at YIA  -  RMB 10,000
  For the second child of a family to register at YIA  -  RMB 5,000
  For the third child of a family to register at YIA  -  RMB 2,500
  For the fourth and later children of a family to register at YIA  -   No registration fee will be charged.

20. The Headmaster will originate all requests for funds for YIA from YUST or other donors. The only exception to this will be that the Headmaster may pass on requests for funds for YIA projects, provided that those requests have been accepted by the PTA in a duly authorized motion. The Headmaster will present these requests to YUST through the Admissions and Guidance Committee.

To register to take the entrance exams

YIA needs:

1. A copy of the prospective student'S passport.

2. A copy of the prospective student'SChinese visa.

3. A copy of the Father'S passport and Chinese visa, or a copy of the Mother’s passport and Chinese visa.

4. A filled-out entrance questionnaire.

5. A filled-out copy of the prospective student'S previous schools and dates of attendance.

To register for entrance into YIA :

1. Be sure that the following documents are on file:

(1) A copy of the student’s passport and Chinese visa.

(2) A copy of the Father’s passport and Chinese visa or a copy of the mother'S passport and Chinese visa.

(3) A filled-out entrance questionnaire.

(4) A filled-out copy of the student'S previous schools and dates of attendance.

2. To enter, YIA should have :

(1) Any previous preschool, kindergarten, and school records of the student.

(2) A filled-out Application For admission.

(3) 2 recent photos of the student.

(4) A filled-out conditional admission form for the student.

YIA PURPOSE STATEMENT

Yanbian International Academy, English Division (YIA English Division), is affiliated with but not governed by Yanbian University of Science and Technology, centered on Christ and providing a high quality Western style education through the medium of the American English language, promoting Christian values, personal integrity, and responsible citizenship throughout the world.

Teachers are granted maximum academic freedom as long as they teach in a Christian manner that glorifies Christ. To hae an adequate faculty for the 2006-2007 school year and beyond, the following additional teachers are needed:

Position (Teaching) Teacher

Kindergarten Homeroom

Grade 1 Homeroom have

Grade 2 Homeroom

Grades 3-4 Homeroom, Earth Science have

Grades 5-6 Homeroom, Computer have

Grades 7-8 Homeroom have

Lower elementary Language Arts (native speaker)

Security, Playground Supr. PE Boys have

Girls PE, Time teacher

Chinese Teacher and Dept. Head have

Chinese Teacher have

Chinese Teacher, Time Teacher

ESL Coordinator, Bible, SS have

ESL, Time Teacher have

ESL, Time Teacher have

ESL, Time Teacher

ESL, Time Teacher

Geometry, Algebra 2, Time Teacher have

Grades K-8 Art, Time Teacher have

Music Teacher, Time Teacher have

Kindergarten Math, Time Teacher have

Headmaster Needed as of 1/1/2007

In the 2000-2001 school year, Yanbian International Academy (English Division implemented a complete curriculum, K-10), with 1999 or 2000 copyright dates on all textbooks published dither by Bob Jones University Press (Science and Social Studies) and Houghton Mifflin for all other areas of the curriculum. There has been a change to Saxons for math for grades 5-8.

In the elementary grades (Kindergarten through sixth) reading, grammar, spelling, handwriting, and literature are included in the language arts curriculum.

In mathematics, the basic developmental program is offered through sixth grade; then, pre-algebra for seventh grade; Algebra I for eighth grade; Usually our advanced students get into geometry.

In science, the basic developmental program is used through sixth grade; then, science is taught as follows: seventh grade: life science; eighth grade: earth science.

In social studies, the basic program is followed through sixth grade; then, seventh grade: world studies, dighth grade: American republic.

Language arts at the middle school level includes reading, literature, spelling, and grammar in grades seven and eight.

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