Fuzhou Lakeside International School (FLIS) is founded in 2012 to offer international education program from Preschool to Grade 12. It is the only Fuzhou international school examined and approved by the Fujian Ministry of Education. The school is authorized to accept foreign students and students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. FLIS employs foreign teachers who are predominantly certified in the U.S, U.K and Canada. All teaching staffs are required to hold valid teaching certifications and relevant professional degrees from highly recognized colleges and universities.

福州西湖国际学校（Fuzhou Lakeside International School）创建于2012年，是福建省福州市唯一一所经教育部门审批的国际学校。学校目前开设有幼儿园、小学、初高中各年级，拥有三十多位专业外教、四十多位双语助教组成的师资团队，为学生营造全英文教学环境，打造国际化、现代化、个性化的国际学校。



教育使命 ▏Education Mission 


FLIS is committed to cultivating outstanding students through a challenging International curriculum, an English language teaching environment, value-oriented education, and high-quality academic standards. We will create and maintain an environment that fosters personal responsibility, civic responsibility, and lifelong learning.
福州西湖国际学校致力于通过富有挑战性的国际课程、英语教学环境、价值观导向的教育、高质量的学术实践来培育优秀的学子。我们将创造维护一个培养责任感、富于公民义务、终身学习的环境。


校训 ▏School Motto


Dignity, which stands for the relationship between the individual and the inner self, and stimulates the inner self-reflecting ability and self-improvement ability of human beings. Therefore, the curriculum design includes physical fitness, health, music, art, reading, morality, values and more, to build individual competences, while correcting the negative aspects of human nature.
忠-（Dignity），代表个人与自我内在的关系，激发人类的内在自省能力与自我调试能力，因此课程设计包含体能、健康、音乐、艺术、阅读，道德及价值观等等自我能力的建立，同时修正人性中的负面特质。

Respect, which stands for personal relationship with society. The main purpose of the course is to strengthen students' interpersonal and self-control skills. Through social science, behavioral science, and other courses, the objective is to build up understanding, compassion, respect, tolerance, logic, organization, communication, expression and other skills to promote harmonious relations with others.
恕- （Respect）, 代表个人与社会的关系，主要目的在强化学生的人际关系以及自我控制能力，课程主要透过社会科学、行为科学等等课程建立理解、同情、尊重、忍让、逻辑、组织、沟通、表达等等能力，促进与他人的和谐关系。

Versatility, which stands for the relationship between individuals and their environment. It aims for the learning and application of science, knowledge and skills. Language ability is an important tool to acquire knowledge. With the evolution of civilization, knowledge, and inventions for the satisfaction of human needs and material enjoyment, through the understanding of the environment and life, our goal is to instill in students the concepts of sustainability, environmental protection and health, and lay a solid foundation for their future university study.
達- （Versatility），代表个人与环境的关系，主要目的在于科学、知识、技能的学习及应用，语言能力更是获得知识的重要工具。随着文明的演进，知识和发明从满足人类的需求和物质的享受，透过对环境和生命的认识，引导学生观念走向永续、环保与健康，为他们未来大学的学习奠定夯实的基础。

Honor, which represent the sublimation of personality, to become a better person. The edification of education, social contact and historical reference will lead to positive changes in personality among students, with attention to integrity and caring about honor. These are not only for personal improvement of an individual, but also the important characteristics for a future leader.
仁- （Honor），代表人格升华，成为更好的人，透过教育的熏陶，社会的接触和历史的借镜，让学生在人格是产生质量的变化，重视诚信，爱护荣誉，这是个人修为的提升，也是作为未来领导人重要特质。



教育理念 ▏Educational concept


1、FLIS should recognize its role in the collective aspect and provide development opportunities for all students through its diverse curriculum and services. 
学校应认识到自己在集体中的角色，并通过其多样化的课程和服务为全体学生提供发展机会。

2、FLIS should train students to do their best to fulfill social responsibilities, including their world citizenship.
学校应培养学生，以其最佳面貌适应社会职责（包括其世界公民身份）。

3、The faculty and staff, along with students and parents, should support FLIS through different cultural and educational efforts, forming an educational cooperative relationship with the school.
全体教职员、师生及家长应通过不同方式，文化及教育上的努力支持学校，从而创造一种教育协作关系。

4 、FLIS should develop different learning styles according to different students' abilities and interests so as to enhance personal development.
学校应根据不同学生的资质，制定不同的学习方式，以便加强个人发展。

5、FLIS should provide students with an atmosphere conducive to learning, a safe and orderly environment and the necessary infrastructure, as well as efficient and well-trained staff.
学校应为学生营造有助于学习的气氛，提供安全有序的环境，必要的基础设施，以及高效、训练有素的职员。

6、FLIS should encourage a relationship of mutual trust, respect, and positiveness, and encourage collaboration among students, teachers, and the administrators.
学校应鼓励建立一种互信、尊敬、积极的关系，并鼓励学生、老师、行政人员，集体之间的协作。

7、FLIS should equip students with the skills to cope with a changing society and job market.
学校应让学生掌握足以应对多变社会和工作市场的技能。

8 、FLIS should provide opportunities to learn skills and knowledge so that students can lead productive lives.
学校应提供学习技能及知识的机会，以让学生过上富有成效的生活。

9、FLIS should instill in students a desire to learn, acquire skills, and live to learn.
学校应为学生灌输对学习、获得技能的渴望，以及活到老学到老的觉悟。

10 、FLIS should promote a positive attitude among students about self-worth, acceptance and self-affirmation.
学校应在学生间推广一种关于自我价值，接受，自我肯定的积极态度。