ACAMIS MEMBERSHIP

ACAMIS was founded to support the building of a community of international schools in China and Mongolia and to promote student and professional interaction amongst us.

Last year, ACAMIS had a very successful year hosting a large number of student activities, professional development workshops for teachers and networking opportunities for heads of schools, and groups of key personnel within our schools.

39 of the 150+ international schools operating within China and Mongolia are already members of ACAMIS. From the beginning, ACAMIS was established as an inclusive organization designed to support all international schools in China and Mongolia, and therefore, we invite you to consider joining our organization and gaining the benefits for your staff and students.

ACAMIS school heads meet once a year in various locations in China.

Annual membership is US$ 500. A school wishing to join needs to download and fill in the ACAMIS application form as a candidate school and email it to ACAMIS Executive Director, . After confirmation of membership an invoice will be sent.

Membership is considered and confirmed at an ACAMIS Board meeting.

While schools are awaiting confirmation of their membership, they may participate in activities as a candidate school. Payment of fees is due after membership is confirmed.

See ACAMIS Membership Standards below.

For more information, please contact one of the members of the board.

ACAMIS Membership Standards

The following general standards are designed to guide the Executive Board and the ACAMIS general membership in regard to membership decisions. While striving to be an inclusive organization, ACAMIS believes that membership should be extended to those schools it can best serve and that, in return, can contribute to the ACAMIS community.

1. The entire school shall demonstrate a commitment to an international program of high quality delivered in the English language, supported by ongoing improvement efforts.

2. The school's mission, program, and system of operation shall be in keeping with appropriate respect for diversity, and pluralism in international education.

3. The School shall be accredited or affiliated with an international organization such as W.A.S.C., N.E.A.S.& C., C.I.S., EARCOS or other similar bodies as recognized by the ACAMIS Executive Board.

4. The School shall be governed by its own school board or other competent authorities which in turn shall appoint and authorize an appropriately certified School Director/Head/Superintendent to serve as the school's CEO.

5. The School shall provide and maintain facilities, a certified faculty, and resources that meet applicable safety, health, and educational regulations.

6. Schools applying for membership shall agree to host, at their school's expense, a visit of a sitting school head of a member school, or the ACAMIS Executive Officer, to be selected by the President. Upon the conclusion of the visit, the visiting head shall report to the Executive Board on the degree to which the candidate school meets standards 1-5 above. The report shall include the visiting head's non-binding recommendation to the Executive Board as to a yes or no vote for membership.