I. Brief Introduction to Xiaoshi

(for more information, please visit our website: www. nbxiaoshi.net) (in Chinese)

NingboXiaoshiHigh School is located in the city center of Ningbo, a coastal city in ZhejiangProvince. It was established as a private school in 1912 and was immediately well respected. It became a public school in 1956 and was renamed Ningbo No. 5 Middle School. In 1980, it re-took its original name, Xiaoshi. Since liberation, the school has been widely recognized as a top school in ZhejiangProvince. Its honors have grown from being named a “KeySchool in the Province” to one of the “Best Key Schools in the Province”, to “the Best First-Class Key School in the Province.” In 1999 the Province chose Xiaoshi as one of two “Bases for Creative Teaching of Science,” and it was chosen to be the “Experimental School of Modern Teaching Techniques” by the National Ministry of Education in 2000. In 2005, one more great honor was awarded to Xiaoshi by the National Ministry of Education as one of the“100 Famous Schools in China”!

Over the past century, the school has inherited and developed its tenets: “Love the country and love scientific knowledge” and “Be adaptable, be realistic and be steady in making progress.” The school’s philosophy is to “stick to principles, follow laws of development, lay a sound foundation, and breed qualified people.” The school strives to cultivate high-quality students and to become a modern first-class school with a good school spirit. It promotes all-around development, stresses strong foundations, values quality and benefits the people. The school sets high and strict demands for its students. The school also advocates hard work and emphasizes reative thinking. In addition, Xiaoshi values a practical style of study: practical, realistic, efficient and honest.

Xiaoshi students, besides having good foundations, are also known for being highly competent and having great potential for further development. More than 30,000 students have graduated from Xiaoshi in its ninety-year history, including 13 academy members and Tong Dizhou, a famous biologist. Tsung-Dao Lee, the Nobel Prize winner of Physics in 1957, in a letter to Xiaoshi, praised it as “having bred up thousands of excellent students who have made great achievements in their own fields.” A lot of Xiaoshi graduates have been admitted to foreign universities and the majority of students enter China’s top universities. Xiaoshi students are always among the top scorers in the Province in graduation and college entrance examinations. Xiaoshi has won numerous academic competitions at all levels. In the past 10 years, Xiaoshi has won 26 group championships in national mathematics, physics, and chemistry competitions. Up to ten students come first in he province in the national mathematics and physics competitions for senior high and junior high school students annually. Five students have been chosen by the China National Team of Physics and Mathematics. One female student won the national physics competition final. Another five have been awarded the “Song Qinglin Scholarship” and the “Prize for Juvenile Talents” in ZhejiangProvince. Xiaoshi won the first prize in the national art competition and its performance was staged in Beijing.

Many Xiaoshi faculty members have also been highly honored. Recently, two have been given special subsidy from the State Council, three have been awarded the title of Experts with Outstanding Achievements (one at the provincial level and the other at the city level), and one has won the award of Teacher with Lifetime Achievements in the province. The school is also proud of having nine Province-level Prestigious Teachers, nine Province-level Star Teachers and eight City-level Teachers of Fame. Xiaoshi has also established a friendly relationship with some well-known schools in the United States, Australia, Japan, Singapore and Germany. It participates in teacher and student exchange programs with many of these schools. In 2001, a delegation led by the president of YaleUniversity, Dr. Richard Levin, paid a visit to Xiaoshi. In recent years, there have been quite a few Xiaoshi graduates who are accepted by world-famous universities, such as Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and ColumbiaUniversity in the USA and CambridgeUniversity in Britain for their bachelors, masters or doctorate degrees.

In 1999, the school moved to its present campus. It covers an area of 126 mu with a construction area of 38,500 square meters. It’s mainly made up of a classroom building complex, an administrative building, a laboratory, a audio-visual center, a library and several dormitory buildings with three cafeterias. The library has a collection of 110,000 books. A well-equipped gymnasium, Kuancheng Gymnasium after the donator, stands in the southwest of the campus covering 8765 square meters. There is a standard 400-meter sports field with rubber tracks. Several tennis courts and basketball, volleyball courts are all around it.

There are currently 42 classes, with 2,027 students and 252 teaching staff. The teaching facilities are being improved at a miraculous speed and the school is on its way to being a first-class school in the nation as well as a modern and model one.

II. Connections with foreign countries

NingboXiaoshiHigh School has long been having connections with many foreign countries and associations. In 1999, Xiaoshi established a good relationship with the Yale-China Association in the United States. In accordance with the agreement signed by both sides, Yale-China has sent 5 Yale graduates to teach at Xiaoshi, each working for 2 years. In the same year, we established a sister-school relationship with HopkinsSchool in New Haven, Connecticut. Both schools sent exchange teachers to work in the other school. So far more than 7 teachers have benefited from this program. Meanwhile, Xiaoshi also has an agreement with Perth College, Scotland, which allows 8 Xiaoshi teachers each year to be sent for language training at Perth and two Perth teachers every year to teach at Xiaoshi for one year. Xiaoshi also has strong ties with three distinguished schools in Singapore, namely, Nanyang Girls’ High, Yishun Junior College and the Chinese High. Each year more than 20 teachers and students from both sides exchange visits for about half a month. Besides, Xiaoshi also has set up a program with Heinrich-Heine Gesamtschule in Germany. Every three years, Xiaoshi welcomes around 30 German students on its campus and the German host families have the pleasure of having Chinese visitors for about ten days. Moreover, the WittsEducationCenter in Hong Kong is also sending foreign teachers to teach at Xiaoshi. Each year, Xiaoshi welcomes numerous groups of visitors from home and abroad. In 2001, a delegation led by the President of Yale University, Dr. Richard Levin, paid a visit to Xiaoshi. He spoke highly of the many achievements that Xiaoshi had made. In recent years, there have been quite a few Xiaoshi graduates who are accepted by world-famous universities, such as Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and ColumbiaUniversity in the USA and CambridgeUniversity in Britain for their bachelors, masters or doctorate degrees. Indeed Xiaoshi is worthy of its reputation for being a warm home-like place for foreign teachers who have come a long distance to teach.

III. Introduction to Ningbo

If you are interested in knowing some information of Ningbo, please visit the official website: http://english.ningbo.gov.cn . It will offer you a comprehensive understanding of the city.

IV. Offers to foreign teachers:

1. All oral classes. No more than 16 classes per week, each period lasting 45 minutes.

2. Daytime classes Monday through Friday, no extra class on weekends.

3. 4000-5500 RMB monthly salary, paid during contract duration. Summer and winter holidays discounted.

4. Travel expense paid upon completion of each semester’s teaching: 1000 RMB.

5. A round-trip air fare is covered for a one-year contract. For one semester or less, a one-way air trip is covered.

6. Free private accommodation on campus provided with all the modern conveniences. (Internet connection is provided, but no computer. Long distance calls paid by the foreign teacher.)

7. Adequate medical insurance paid by the school.

8. The school will obtain all visa and government documents, incurred expenses paid by the school.

V. Requirements:

1. Applicants from English-speaking countries aged between 25 and 55 are welcome, American and British nationalities preferred.

2. A bachelor’s degree or above.

3. At least two years’ experience in teaching is a must. A TEFL or TESL certificate preferred.

4. Applicants must be in good health.

5. Appreciative of the Chinese culture and friendly to the Chinese colleagues and students.

6. Materials needed:

a. a resume with all the necessary information and means of contact

b. a clear copy of the valid passport with the photo

c. a clear copy of the highest academic certificate

d. a clear copy of TEFL or TESL certificate if available

e. a recommendation letter from the ex-employer

f. other proof of work competence

Contact: Ms Rebecca Zhou

Tel: 0086-574-87159593

Fax: 0086-574-87112704

Email: foreignaffairs_xiaoshi@hotmail.com