ACT
|
American College Testing
|
| AGM |
Annual General Meeting; often refers to the AGM of the ISB Association of Parents |
| AP |
Advanced Placement courses, offered to High School students |
| APAC |
Asia-Pacific Activities Conference |
| ASA |
After School Activities |
| BEIMUN |
Beijing Model United Nations |
| CAS |
Creative Action Service (a component of the International Baccalaureate Diploma program) |
| CEEB |
College Entrance Examination Board |
| CIS |
Council of International Schools, a European accreditation group by which ISB is accredited |
| EARCOS |
East Asian Regional Counsel of Overseas Schools |
| CGPA |
Cumulative Grade Point Average (high school) |
| ECIS |
European Council International Schools (see CIS) |
| EC |
Early Childhood. ISB offers EC3 for 3-year-olds, EC4 for 4-year olds. |
| ESOL |
English for Speakers of Other Languages |
| FCD |
Freedom from Chemical Dependency |
| GPA |
Grade Point Average |
| HL |
Higher Level (International Baccalaureate) |
| HOD |
Head of Department |
| HOS |
Head of School |
| HS |
High School (grades 9 – 12) |
| IB |
International Baccalaureate Program |
| ISA |
International Schools Assessment (standardized tests given in grades 3-8 and grade 10) |
| ISB |
International School of Beijing |
| ITBS |
Iowa Test of Basic Skills (standardized tests given in grades 3-8) |
| JV |
Junior Varsity (second team, HS sports) |
| LES |
Lower Elementary School (EC3-Grade 5) |
| LMC |
Library Media Center |
| MPR |
Multi-Purpose Room (#2636) |
| MS |
Middle School (grades 6-8) |
| MUN |
Model United Nations |
| NEASC |
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (one of the agencies through with ISB is accredited) |
| NCCT |
National Center for School Curriculum and Textbook Development (the international schools accrediting
agency authorized by the Ministry of Education, P.R.C.) |
| NMSC |
National Merit Scholarship Corporation |
| OLE |
Outdoor Learning Environment |
| OWL |
Open Writing Lab (for high school students) |
| PA |
Performing Arts Department |
| PD |
Professional Development (teacher and staff training) |
| PSAT |
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test |
| PTA |
Parent Teacher Association |
| SAT I & II |
Scholastic Aptitude Tests |
| SL |
Standard Level (International Baccalaureate) |
| TAP |
Test of Academic Proficiency - Grade 9 |
| THIMUN |
The Hague International Model United Nations |
| TOEFL |
Test of English as a Foreign Language |
| TOK |
Theory Of Knowledge (International Baccalaureate) |
| UbD |
Understanding by Design, a curriculum development program |
| UES |
Upper Elementary School (grades 3-5) |