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In collaboration with the Sustainability Management School (SUMAS), a top business school in Switzerland, the IB Career-related Programme has a joint enrollment package for students interested in pursuing a career in the business world, with a specific focus on sustainability and leadership. WISS is the fourth IBCP school in the world to offer students this unique and exciting program.
This study program is relevant for all students interested in responsible management in different fields. The SUMAS ‘‘Business & Sustainability’’ pathway aims to provide students with the foundational knowledge on managing sustainability and helps them develop their competencies in becoming responsible leaders. The Business & Sustainability study plan prepares students professionally and academically by stimulating their critical thinking and creativity. SUMAS has designed its IBCP Business and Sustainability pathway to help develop responsible young leaders with the appropriate skills and qualities needed for a successful career in business.
Studying the IBCP-SUMAS pathway allows students to graduate from WISS with 12 college credits, along with the IBCP Certificate and WISS High School Diploma. It is important to note that IBCP-SUMAS will be delivered via eLearning by SUMAS faculty. WISS IBCP-SUMAS students will be mentored in school by the CP Coordinator and IBDP Business Teacher.
CP-SUMAS has already produced graduates now studying in business schools all over Europe. Sustainability is becoming increasingly important within all kinds of organizations and societies. Start your path to becoming the next generation’s responsible business leader.
BUSINESS & SUSTAINABILITY
In collaboration with the Sustainability Management School (SUMAS), a top business school in Switzerland, the IB Career-related Programme has a joint enrollment package for students interested in pursuing a career in the business world, with a specific focus on sustainability and leadership. WISS is the fourth IBCP school in the world to offer students this unique and exciting program.
This study program is relevant for all students interested in responsible management in different fields. The SUMAS ‘‘Business & Sustainability’’ pathway aims to provide students with the foundational knowledge on managing sustainability and helps them develop their competencies in becoming responsible leaders. The Business & Sustainability study plan prepares students professionally and academically by stimulating their critical thinking and creativity. SUMAS has designed its IBCP Business and Sustainability pathway to help develop responsible young leaders with the appropriate skills and qualities needed for a successful career in business.
Studying the IBCP-SUMAS pathway allows students to graduate from WISS with 12 college credits, along with the IBCP Certificate and WISS High School Diploma. It is important to note that IBCP-SUMAS will be delivered via eLearning by SUMAS faculty. WISS IBCP-SUMAS students will be mentored in school by the CP Coordinator and IBDP Business Teacher.
CP-SUMAS has already produced graduates now studying in business schools all over Europe. Sustainability is becoming increasingly important within all kinds of organizations and societies. Start your path to becoming the next generation’s responsible business leader.
WISS EXCLUSIVE COURSES
WISS EXCLUSIVE COURSES
Sustainability leadership
Sustainability leadership
Sustainability Leadership focuses on developing fundamental leadership competencies, confidence, self-esteem, and interpersonal skills.
Sustainability Leadership focuses on developing fundamental leadership competencies, confidence, self-esteem, and interpersonal skills.
Fundamentals of sustainability
Fundamentals of sustainability
Through the Fundamentals of Sustainability course, students are instilled with a sense of responsibility for the environment by discussing global issues such as climate change, pollution, electronic waste and recycling, and the impact of business on the environment.
Through the Fundamentals of Sustainability course, students are instilled with a sense of responsibility for the environment by discussing global issues such as climate change, pollution, electronic waste and recycling, and the impact of business on the environment.
Integrative project
Integrative project
Sustainable innovation
Sustainable innovation
The Integrative Project Experience challenges students to apply their theoretical learning in an industry simulation. Students can focus on Nature Conservation, Sustainable Fashion, or Sustainable Hospitality.
The Integrative Project Experience challenges students to apply their theoretical learning in an industry simulation. Students can focus on Nature Conservation, Sustainable Fashion, or Sustainable Hospitality.
Sustainable Innovation focuses on investigating solutions to improve the world through life-cycle analysis, sustainability of materials, cradle-to-cradle design, and how various industries can benefit from such improvements.
Sustainable Innovation focuses on investigating solutions to improve the world through life-cycle analysis, sustainability of materials, cradle-to-cradle design, and how various industries can benefit from such improvements.
Leadership
The Leadership course aims to enhance teamwork and leadership skills by analyzing group power dynamics, contemporary issues in leadership, and cross-cultural competencies.
Leadership
Leadership
The Leadership course aims to enhance teamwork and leadership skills by analyzing group power dynamics, contemporary issues in leadership, and cross-cultural competencies.
The Leadership course aims to enhance teamwork and leadership skills by analyzing group power dynamics, contemporary issues in leadership, and cross-cultural competencies.
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POSSIBLE CAREER-PATHS | BUSINESS & SUSTAINABILITY
POSSIBLE CAREER-PATHS | BUSINESS & SUSTAINABILITY
APPLICATION DOCUMENTATION
Applications are completed through Open Apply and all requested documents are uploaded to the system.
Personal Documents
• Completed application
• Copy of student birth certificate
• Copy of student and parent passports
• Copy of student and parent Shanghai residence permit, diplomatic visa, or letter from your employer affirming that a visa will be procured
• ID Photos (Head & Shoulder Passport Style photos) for each member of the family.
• Completed Medical Form and Immunization Records
Academic Records
School reports for the current and previous academic years (Certified translations into English are required for reports in other languages.)
• For PK- Kindergarten: school reports from the current year
• For Grades 1 – 8: school reports from the current and previous year
• For Grades 9 – 10: school reports from the current and previous 2 years
• For Grades 11 – 12: all school reports beginning from G9 including the current year
Supporting Documents
• Early Years Parent Questionnaire
• Confidential Principal/Teacher Recommendation Form
• Standardized test scores (if available)
• Relevant educational or medical evaluations, IEPs, or other reports about learning needs (if applicable)
• Completed Transportation Request Form (if applicable)
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Eligibility
Admission is open to all foreign passport holders with no preference given to any one nationality. Preference will be given to families with siblings already attending WISS.
PRC Regulations
In compliance with Chinese government regulations, WISS can accept applications from foreign passport holders or residents from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Applications can also be received by any Chinese passport holder who has one or both parents holding a foreign passport, or those who qualify to apply under the regulations of the Shanghai Education Committee.
Guardianship
Local government requirements in regard to proper guardianship of students mean that WISS may accept students who are a: a) resident with at least one parent, or b) resident with an approved guardian (with power of attorney). Students are not permitted, under local regulations, to be under the supervision of non-resident guardians. Students who are not living with at least one parent or authorized guardian cannot be enrolled at WISS.
English Fluency
Students applying to WISS will be evaluated for English speaking, reading, and writing ability. As the school wishes to maintain an environment where English is the primary language of academic instruction, preference is given to those students who are most functional or have the greatest potential to be functional at their grade level in English. All entering Secondary students not having English as their native language must, as a minimum, be at a level from which they can work to complete the IB Subsidiary English B program by graduation, along with self-taught study of their mother tongue language.
Age Placement
A child must be:
• toilet trained and 2.5 years old by February 1st of the year entering Pre-Nursery
• toilet trained and three years old by September 1st of the year entering Nursery
• four years old by September 1st of the year entering Pre-Kindergarten
• five years old by September 1st of the year entering Kindergarten
• six years old by September 1st of the year entering Grade 1
During the admissions process, the Admissions Team and Application Review Committee will take into account a student’s country of origin, the educational system from which the student comes, and the student’s past performance to determine suitable grade placement. Students who have not completed a full year in the previous grade may be required to repeat the grade.
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Create an account and submit the WISS Online Application Form, which can be found by clicking our "Apply Now" button.
Complete, upload, and submit all WISS-required application documents. The list of grade-specific required documents and their downloads can be found below and on the pages within our "Apply Now" button.
Request Confidential School Recommendation Forms from your child’s educators. Admissions will share a secure link to an online form for convenience.
Speak to your dedicated Admissions Officer to arrange a time for an Admissions Assessment, Academic Interview, and a Family Introduction Meeting.
*Step 5 must be completed before the Language Proficiency Test takes place.
Submit payment of the application fee. Once the Step 2 online application is received, you will receive an invoice for payment. This non-refundable fee is 2,500 RMB and applies only for the academic year of application.
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