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Accreditation & Affiliation<br />

01<br />

2011<br />

<strong>SWIS</strong> is established<br />

WASC Affiliate<br />

The Western Association of<br />

Schools and Colleges (WASC),<br />

a world-renowned accrediting<br />

association and one of the six<br />

regional accrediting agencies in<br />

the United States, works closely<br />

with the Office of Overseas<br />

Schools under the U.S.<br />

Department of State.<br />

2015<br />

March 2015<br />

CIS Member<br />

The Council of International Schools (CIS)<br />

is a membership community committed<br />

to high quality international education.<br />

03<br />

02<br />

04<br />

March 2015<br />

PYP Authorized<br />

The IB Primary Years Programme, for<br />

students aged 3 to 11, focuses on the<br />

development of the whole child as an<br />

inquirer, both in the classroom and in<br />

the world outside.<br />

March 2017<br />

DP Authorized<br />

The IB Diploma Programme, for students aged<br />

16 to 19, is an academically challenging and<br />

balanced programme of education with final<br />

examinations that prepare students for<br />

success at university and beyond.<br />

05<br />

06<br />

January 2016<br />

MYP Authorized<br />

The IB Middle Years Programme, for<br />

students aged 11 to 16, provides a<br />

framework of academic challenge<br />

that encourages students to embrace<br />

and understand the connections<br />

between traditional subjects and the<br />

real world, and become critical and<br />

reflective thinkers.<br />

07<br />

INSPIRING GLOBAL MINDS

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