CAISA Affiliations

The International Baccalaureate Ogranization

Tthe majority of schools overseas offer the International Baccalaureate curriculum, CAISA also conducts evaluations with the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) of Geneva SW and New York City.

Celebrating 40 years in 2008, the International Baccalaureate (IB) offers high qualitly programs of international education to a worldwide community of schools.  In 2008, there are more that 602,000 IB students at 2,268 schools in 126 countries.

To learn more about the IBO, click on this link:  http://www.ibo.org/    

The Marymount International School in Rome, Italy is an example of a school jointly accredited by NEASC and the IBO

The National Center for Curriculum Study and Textbook Development (NCCT) - China Ministry of Education 

Margaret Alvarez, CIS;  Cao Zhixiang, NCCT;  Eva Kampits,NEASC

NCCT is the abbreviation of the National Center for School Curriculum & Textbook Development, a non-governmental agency affiliated to the Ministry of Education in China.  Established in 1998, NCCT is engaged in nation-wide study, development and assessment of school curricula, textbooks and related professional work.  It remains the only accreditation-related agency approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education to enact a process for schools seeking both international and Chinese accreditation.  As such, it is responsible for addressing accreditation tasks regarding ‘Schools for Children of Foreign Nationals.’  An accreditation process was approved in 2002 including a formal partnership with international accreditation agencies, following initial discussions held with NEASC beginning in 2001.

To learn more about the NCCT, click on the link below:

http://www.ncctac.org