Founded in 2012, the WLSA Fudan Academy’s mission is to develop globally-minded leaders who will help change the world for the better. WLSA Fudan Academy (WFA) seeks to inspire its students to pursue their individual passions through an internationally-recognized and innovative academic and co-curricular program. WFA was founded to meet the growing demands of international and local students in China preparing to study at top universities around the world.

WFA enjoys a close relationship with the High School Affiliated to Fudan University (FDFZ), which is widely regarded as one of the best schools in China. FDFZ’s mission statement, “All is done for the healthy growth of every student,” embodies a tradition of excellence and is a foundation stone of WFA.

The World Leading Schools Association (WLSA) consists of more than 50 schools, offering a platform for worldwide collaboration. WLSA’s mission is to lead educational change in the secondary school sector in the 21st century. WLSA is governed by an Executive Board that includes the Heads of Groton School and the Webb Schools in the USA, Beijing No. 4 High School, the High School Affiliated to Fudan University in China, and is chaired by Eve Jardine-Young, Principal of Cheltenham Ladies’ College in the UK. WLSA brings together students and educators for cross-cultural dialogue, curriculum development, and resouce sharing. Current member schools can be found on our website at www.wlsafoundation.org. The close relationship with this association of leading schools from around the world is a unique feature of WFA.

WLSA FUDAN ACADEMYSCHOOL PROFILE 2018-19

FDFZ

InternationalCurriculum

Chinese NationalCurriculum

WLSA FudanAcademy

$3,000,000 WLSA Scholarship granted to students in need of financial aid, including support for higher education expenses

Tony LittleThe President of WLSA Fudan Academy, former Headmaster of Eton College

CONTACT INFORMATIONAlice Lai: alice@wlsafoundation.comCarrie Xi: carrie@wlsafoundation.com

Students from 13 provinces in China

Dedicated faculty from 12 different countries

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Year-round extra-curricular activities

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Students boarding

FACTS ABOUT WLSA FUDAN ACADEMY

214 Alumni100% matriculated to American, Australian, Canadian, and British universities

Marla Huang: marla@wlsafoundation.comBetty Wang: betty@wlsafoundation.comTracy Cheng: tracy _ cheng@wlsafoundation.com

No. 2 Zhengxi Road, Yangpu District,Shanghai P. R. China, 200433+86 21 6510 3013

ACADEMIC STRUCTUREThe Academy offers a rigorous university preparatory curriculum. There are two credentials offered:

· The WLSA Fudan Academy Diploma is examined and validated by the High School Affiliated to Fudan University and the WLSA academic committee as well as the local Education Bureau.

· The more advanced WLSA Honor Diploma is examined by an independent Board of Examiners. It has more extensive requirements than the WFA Diploma.

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The WLSA Honor Diploma Board includes representatives from Harvard-Westlake School, The Webb Schools, Phillips Academy Andover (USA), and Winchester College, Marlborough College (UK). The Chairman of the Board is Mr.Taylor Stockdale, the Headmaster of The Webb Schools. The Board assesses and independently validates the standard of academic achievement, and awards the Honor Diploma.

Content & Structure of the WLSA Honor DiplomaThe WLSA Honor Diploma Board requires the following for the award of the WLSA Honor Diploma:· TOEFL iBT 106+ or equivalent IELTS· SAT I 1500+ or equivalent ACT· Participation in at least one international student exchange program· Successful completion of all WLSA Distinction Courses· Completion of a community service project

The Basic CoursesThe Basic Courses build a solid academic foundation in Mathematics, Science, English, Chinese, and Social Sciences. In addition, students will take courses in P.E. and Visual Art. The Basic Courses are taught in English, with some Chinese when appropriate.

The Advanced CoursesThe Advanced Courses are designed to challenge students and prepare them for Advanced Placement tests in various subjects including Calculus, Advanced Physics, Advanced Chemistry, Advanced Biology, Expansive Chemistry, Microeconomics , Macroeconomics , Phys ics E&M, Psychology, and Statistics.

Besides Calculus and Statistics, all advanced courses are electives. Advanced Courses are available to second and third year students. Students are required to choose at least two electives (Advanced Courses) in the second and third year.

The Distinction CoursesThe Distinction Courses are intended to cultivate essential skills, including critical and analytical thinking, teamwork, leadership, writing and public speaking. Subjects include:

ADAS (Assimilation and Difference in American Society)The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop an analytical model so that they can examine and understand issues in American society that relate to racial, ethnic, and other cultural differences. This course utilizes seminar-style discussion, varied resources (articles from academic journals, magazines and newspapers, excerpts from fictional works and memoirs, video and film, the Internet, and personal interviews), and students’ individual experiences. Students construct an interpretative framework that allows them to explore areas of individual interest through their written and project work in an informed and analytical manner.

SDP (Skills Development Program)The Skills Development Program (SDP) has been specially designed to meet the needs of Chinese students who aspire to further their education at reputable international universities; SDP teaches skills in a problem-based learning context. Each topic encourages independent thinking and the course culminates in an independently executed authentic project.

THE WLSA HONOR DIPLOMA

THE THREE LEVELS OF THE WLSA FUDAN ACADEMY CURRICULUM

Grade Basic Courses

Grade 10

Grade 11

Grade 12

Pre-CalculusBiology (E), Chemistry, PhysicsESL General / ESL AdvancedChinese History, General History, Philosophy (E)Chinese Literature, German (E), Spanish (E)College Counseling, P.E., Visual Art (E)

Biology (E)ESL General / English Literature, English Grammar (E)Chinese History, World History I / U.S. History ICollege Counseling, P.E., Visual Art (E)

Biology (E)ESL General / English LiteratureTactics, World History II / U.S. History IIChinese Literature, Spanish (E)College Counseling, P.E., Visual Art (E)

Grade Advanced Courses

Grade 11

Grade 12

CalculusAdvanced Biology (E), Advanced Chemistry (E), Advanced Physics (E),Microeconomics (E), Psychology I (E)StatisticsExpansive Chemistry (E), Physics E & M (E) Macroeconomics (E), Psychology II (E)

*E= Elective, the other courses are compulsory

ColloquyColloquy is designed to foster and develop critical thinking, reflection, discussion, and written argument, all at a high level of English. It occupies a central and distinctive place in our educational philosophy, based around the idea of a better understanding of the human condition and the challenges facing mankind in recent history, the present, and the future. Grade 10 students look at basic themes that relate to personal identity, such as gender, race, and death, and Grade 11 students examine questions of political organization, economics, and climate change. In Grade 12, Colloquy is replaced by a Colloquy capstone project. All students are required to read and write extensively in English, with the written component increasing in quantity and complexity throughout the course. By the end of 12th Grade, students are confident in constructing advanced academic essays in English. Colloquy prepares students to engage with ideas, and to argue with sensitivity, empathy and appreciation for others’ viewpoints. It provides a counterpoint to more quantitative subjects, and prepares our learners for the rigors, challenges, and diversities of university education.

WLSA PARTNER SCHOOLSWLSA Fudan Academy has established a wide range of exchange-based, cooperative relationships with its partner schools.Below is a partial list of our partner schools.

CONTACT INFORMATIONAlice Lai: alice@wlsafoundation.comCarrie Xi: carrie@wlsafoundation.com

Marla Huang: marla@wlsafoundation.comBetty Wang: betty@wlsafoundation.comTracy Cheng: tracy _ cheng@wlsafoundation.com

No. 2 Zhengxi Road, Yangpu District,Shanghai P. R. China, 200433+86 21 6510 3013

School Country

Grade Distinction Courses

Grade 10Grade 11Grade 12

Colloquy, SDP Colloquy Colloquy, ADAS

Eton CollegeMarlborough CollegeOundle SchoolCranbrook SchoolsGroton SchoolHarvard-Westlake SchoolMontgomery Bell AcademyPhillips Academy AndoverThe Webb SchoolsWestminster SchoolEscola Sesc de Ensino MédioAfrican Leadership AcademyWestville Boys' High SchoolThe Emerald Hights International School

UKUKUKUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSABrazilSouth AfricaSouth AfricaIndia

WLSA GLOBAL IMPACT PROGRAM (WGIP)WGIP is a unique cross-disciplinary program which ties our humanities subjects together in a united framework. WGIP focuses on five crucial points:

SKILLS: a self-reflective awareness of the skills used in any academic task, and the capacity to improve them. Taught mainly in SDP (Skills Development Program).

TACTICS: decisiveness, assertiveness and confidence in the face of difficult situations, connected to lessons taught by history. Taught in Chinese History and Tactics.

ETHICS: moral awareness, put into systematic thought and applied to a multitude of subjects, including both liberal arts and STEM courses.

ARTICULATION: the ability to imagine, formulate and express opinions and explanations, as well as comment on and evaluate the statements of others. Taught in Colloquy.

MULTICULTURAL: cultural awareness, sensitivity and reflection. The ability to understand one’s own culture and the culture of others, and relate to them in a healthy way. Taught in ADAS (Assimilation and Difference in American Society) and Cross-Cultural Leadership Program (CCLP).

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Advanced PlacementSubjects undertaken at this level are equivalent to the Advanced Placement (AP) preparation courses, but the standard goes beyond them. Our students can confidently take, and are expected to do well in, the associated Advanced Placement examinations.

Standardized Test Results, Class 2019Below are the mean AP, SAT, and TOEFL scores for WLSA Fudan Academy’s Class of 2019. The data is calculated from the scores of the current 12th graders who took AP, SAT, and TOEFL examinations prior to October 2018.

SAT I: 1445Evidence-Based Reading & Writing: 668Math: 777TOEFL: 101

Class of 2015-2018 (Total 214 Students)

GRADING INFORMATION

UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION

Bath U.Brandeis U.Boston C.Boston U.California State U-Long BeachCase Western Reserve U.Columbia U.Cooper UnionCornell U.CUNY-BaruchDartmouth C.Emerson C.Emory U.Fordham U.Franklin & Marshall C.Grinnell C.Haverford C.Hanze U. of Applied SciencesHobart and William Smith C.Indiana U.-BloomingtonJohns Hopkins U.Kenyon C.Lafayette C.Lehigh U.Les Roches Intl. Schoolof Hotel ManagementMiami U-OxfordMichigan State U.Mount Holyoke C.New York U.Northwestern U.Oberlin C.Occidental C.Ohio State U.Parsons School of DesignPennsylvania State U.

University Students Enrolled University Students Enrolled University Students Enrolled1113121110111952111231111

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Pratt InstitutePrinceton U.Purdue U.Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyRutgers, New BrunswickSchool of Visual ArtsSkidmore C.Smith C.Stanford U.St. Lawrence C.SUNY-BinghamtonSUNY-Stony BrookSyracuse U.The George Washington U.The U. of IowaThe U. of SydneyTulane U.Union C.U. of California-BerkeleyU. of California-DavisU. of California-IrvineU. of California-San DiegoU. of California-Santa BarbaraU. of California-Santa CruzU. of ChicagoU. of Colorado at BoulderU. of ConnecticutU. of FloridaU. of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignU. of Maryland, College ParkU. of Massachusetts-AmherstU. of MelbourneU. of Michigan-Ann ArborU. of New South WalesU. of Pittsburgh

U. of RochesterU. of Southern CaliforniaU. of TorontoU. of Washington (Seattle)U. of WaterlooU. of Wisconsin-MadisonVanderbilt U.Virginia Tech.Wheaton C. (Ohio)Yale U.

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AP SubjectsAP Exam

Letter

Points

AdvancedCourse

Basic & Distiction Course

# of students # of ≥4 Mean Score≥4

Biology

Calculus BC

Chemistry

Computer Science

English Language and Composition

Microeconomics

Macroeconomics

Physics I

Physics II

Physics C (M)

Physics C (E&M)

Psychology

Statistics

U.S. History

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7

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18

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90%

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100%

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91%

85%

86%

87%

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4.46

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4.67

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4.45

4.38

4.45

4.39

4.58

4.17

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3.5

Grade Distribution

A 4 5 A- 3.7 4.7 B+ 3.3 4.3 B 3 4 B- 2.7 3.7 C+ 2.3 3.3 C 2 3 C- 1.7 2.7 D+ 1.3 2.3 D 1 2 D- 0.7 1.7 F 0 0