Northeast Yucai School

Northeast Yucai School (NEYC) (Chinese: 东北育才学校)
Location
Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China
Coordinates	41°25′20″N 123°15′18″E / 41.422245°N 123.254976°E / 41.422245; 123.254976Coordinates: 41°25′20″N 123°15′18″E / 41.422245°N 123.254976°E / 41.422245; 123.254976
Information
Type	Public
Motto	学会关心　学会创造　全面发展　初露才华
Established	May 1, 1949
School district	北校区（初中） 浑南校区（小学、高中、科学高中、超长实验、国际部、悲鸿美术学校） 东关模范小学 外国语学校 辉山校区（双语学校） 幼儿园 抚顺校区 悲鸿美术学校
President	GAO Chen (高琛)
Faculty	N/A
Number of students	Approx. 10,000
Color(s)	Spring bud and Office green
Philosophy	自信 自强 自豪
Website	http://www.neyc.cn

Northeast Yucai School (simplified Chinese: 东北育才学校; traditional Chinese: 東北育才學校; pinyin: Dōngběi Yùcái Xúexiào) is an educational institute in Shenyang, China, offering education from kindergarten to Pre-University (Senior High) level.

NEYC is now composed by 8 campuses throughout the Shenyang City. The main campus (the South Campus) covers an area of 164-acre (0.66 km²), and a building area of 343,000 square meters.

History

• 1927 to 1932

The school was an annex of Manchurian Special Educational School.

• 1933 to 1946

The school was an institute by name of Fengtian Chiyoda Primary School (Chinese 奉天 千代田 小学 fèng-tiān qiān-dài-tián xiǎo-xué; Japanese:奉天の千代田小学校).

The name Chiyoda is due to the name of a major road nearby.

The Fengtian Chiyoda Primary School was aimed at the children who were the offspring of immigrates from Japan at World War II

• 1947 to 1948

The school was moved to Fushun by name of Wen Li School

• 1949 to 1955

On May 1, 1949, with great revolutionary tradition, Northeast Yucai School was established by those respectable proletarian revolutionists headed by Zhang Wentian and Xu Teli.

At that time, the school was an institute educating those whose parents were members of the Chinese Communist Party with positions of certain level in the army, communist party or the government of Northeastern China.

• 1985 till now

The school has been known to all as Northeast Yucai School.

Especially, since the implement of talent education in 1986, NEYC has been constantly reinforcing educational and teaching reform, created a middle school quality-education pattern----talent education pattern, which aimed at placing a foundation for creative talents of high standards. NEYC has formed a sound theoretical system and developed a successful pattern practical for talent education and has made outstanding achievements, which have made NEYC a nationally first-ranking and world well-known school.

Community

NEYC, founded in 1949, serves the educational needs of the whole Shenyang City (Shenyang, the economic and political center of the Northeast China, with a population of 7.9 million). The school is now composed of 8 campuses utilizing a K-6, 7-9, 10-12 grade-level configuration. The whole school has a current enrollment of nearly 10,000 students. And the high school division is regarded as the most beautiful window of Shenyang basic education to the outside world.

School

NEYC (main campus, the high school division) is a comprehensive 6-year public high school enrolling students in grades 7 through 12. Fully accredited by the Provincial Education Department of Liaoning, NEYC is one of the key high schools in Liaoning Province as well as a nationally prestigious institution.

In order to meet the demands for excellent educational resources, NEYC provides advanced teaching facilities and best faculty; studies the cognitive and psychological developments of the students in different age groups (3-6, 6-12, 13-15, 16-18). NEYC established the brand-new Group Education patterns “Varieties of main body, Go in different ways, Chancellor’s accountability, Autonomous schooling”

Campuses

The 8 campuses respectively are:

1. The North Campus
   • the Junior High Division.
   • Address: No.100 Nanyi Road, Heping District, Shenyang, China, 110001
2. The South Campus
   • including
     1. Senior High Division
     2. the Primary School Division
     3. the International Division
     4. Math and Science Senior High Division
     5. Talented Experimental School Division
     6. Northeast Yucai Beihong Fine Arts Academy (Grade 10)
   • Address: No.2 Gaogong Road, Hunnan New District, Shenyang, China, 110179
3. Northeast Yucai Kindergarten
   • Address: No.2 Gaogong Road, Hunnan New District, Shenyang, China, 110179
4. The Huishan Campus
   • Northeast Yucai Bilingual School
   • Address: No.200 Shenbei Road, Shenbei New District, Shenyang, China, 110164
5. Northeast Yucai Foreign Language School
   • Address: No.1 Gaorong Road, Hunnan new District, Shenyang, China, 110179
6. Northeast Yucai Dongguan Model Elementary School
   • Address: No.12 Yucai Lane, Dongshuncheng Road, Dadong District, Shenyang, China, 110042
7. Northeast Yucai Fushun School
   • Address: No.4 North Shunda Street, Lishi District, Fushun, China, 113122
8. Northeast Yucai Beihong Fine Arts Academy (Grade 11 & 12)
   • Address: No.34 Xinggongbei Street, Tiexi District, Shenyang, China, 110021

President

Li Liqun (李立群 Lǐ Lì-qún),(December 26, 1919 – ) , is the first president of the school, whose husband Gao Gang （高崗） was the chief party secretary and government leader of Manchuria (Northeastern China) from 1949 to 1952.

• 1985 - 2001

Ge Chaoding (葛朝鼎 Gě Cháo-dǐng)

• 2001 - 2007

Su Wenjie (苏文捷 Sū Wén-jié), who is the current Director of the bureau of education of Shenyang

• 2007 - now

Gao Chen (高琛 Gāo Chēn)

Faculty

There are about 600 incumbent teachers in NEYC, 99.4% of whom have earned a bachelor's degree in national famous normal universities. More than 120 teachers graduated from or are still in the postgraduate course. About 100 teachers have been to the US, the UK, Australia, France, New Zealand, Canada and Japan to have further professional improvements. High-qualified experts and professors have been invited to be part-time teachers, among whom 15 persons have served the school for more than one year, including 9 professors and research fellows, and 4 doctors. About 25 foreign teachers have been invited to work in our school each term.

The Curriculum

Each school year consists of 2 semesters with various courses and subjects depending on the grade. We have no block schedule in either semester.

All students in the senior high school division (ranged grade 10 to 12) have daily required academic courses in Chinese Language, Math (including algebra, geometry and basic calculus), English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Economics, and Philosophy. All science courses include lab courses and lecture in each school year.

4 times a week students have elective courses. There are almost 35 kinds of elective courses available for students in grades 9 through 11, for instance, Computer science, Pottery, Theatre & Drama, Chinese traditional painting, Art history and appreciation, etc.

Science Accelerated Programs are offered in Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Computer science.

Some Specialized Classes offer Japanese Language, French Language, English Language, Advanced level mathematics or other specialized courses.

Rank

The school does not rank in any official final exams regarding to the overall GPA in students academic record.

GPA Calculation

All the students' cumulative GPA is on a 100 scale. GPA is unweighted and computed using the above quality points. Beginning with grade 9, all subjects, whether passed or failed, are included in the computation. Grades are recorded on the transcript and GPA is computed in January and July. And the elective courses are marked with an asterisk on the official transcript.

Class of 2009

There are 717 graduates in the Class of 2009.

Notable alumni

• Zhou Enlai （周恩来 Zhōu Ēn-lái）the 1st Premier of the PRC and the 1st Foreign Minister of the PRC

External links

• http://www.neyc.cn/Index.html The official website of Northeast Yucai School

Other major schools that use the name "Yu Cai"

See also: Shenzhen Yucai