Shenzhen American International School (SAIS, ) is an American international school in Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Shenzhen American International School (SAIS) is a Cognia accredited school which was established upon the approval of both the Ministry of Education of the PeopleâÂÂs Republic of China and the Department of Education of Guangdong Province in May, 2005. SAIS provides exceptional education services to foreign nationals as well as students from HongKong, Macau and Taiwan.
it is one of eight schools in Shenzhen designated for children of foreign workers. Initially a China campus of Lee Academy of Maine, it was approved by the Ministry of Education of China in 2005. Due to issues regarding land, by 2008 it had not yet been built.
Project Based Learning History
SAIS is a PreK-8 school whose 2015-2022 curriculum was heavily influenced by the High Tech High charter schools in San Diego, the Buck Institute for Education, Edutopia, as well as the Maker Movement in general.
SAIS previously hosted a school Maker Faire every November, has one of Shekou's first school makerspaces (MakerSAIS), and mounts an Exhibition of Learning each spring.
It was originally in another location in Nanshan District. The school opened in its current Shekou location in January 2014.