History of YIA

Yanbian Internation Academy	YIA China

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Tuesday, July 04, 2006

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.

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