In contrast to the majority of schools that 'build the school first and then plan the curriculum', ISASC has taken a unique approach: planning the curriculum first and then building the school according to the needs of the curriculum. Before the school was built, ISA's Education Management Centre determined the content and the amount of space required for teaching and learning, and then worked for almost a year with CPG, the world's leading architectural team, to create a school environment that truly integrates teaching and learning into the design of the building and inspires students to learn.
Ofiicially accredited with the WELL Gold v2 Environmental Health and Safety Standard, making it the only K-12 international school in China to receive this award.
Ranked 2nd in the list of Hurun Education China International Schools Best School Campuses.
Won 'Green Innovation School' in BEED AWARDS 2022 Ideal Campus Awards.
In order to meet the high standards of teaching and learning and the physical and mental development of our students, the school has made full use of the mountainous terrain to provide students with a complete range of first-class sports and arts facilities that are up to international competition standards, allowing our students to have access to a wide range of world class experiences without having to leave the school, helping them to have the courage and confidence to compete on a variety of world class stages in the future.
Sportsfield
Stadium
Fencing Hall
Mini-golf Practice Room
Aquatic Centre
Learner Pool
Climbing Wall
Tennis Court
Auditorium
Black Box Theatre
Dancing Centre
Music Studios
School Library
Early Years Library
Science Centre
Innovation Centre
Visual Arts Centre
Lecture Theatre
Central Atrium
Parent Reception Area
Cafe
Cafeteria
Boarding House
Boarding House
As an international school for the IB, every corner of the campus embodies the philosophy of 'freedom and openness' in education.
Early Years Classroom
Early Years Classroom
Outdoor Activities Area
Outdoor Activities Area
Outdoor Activities Area
Outdoor Activities Area
The separate kindergarten building provides plenty of personalised space for children, including classrooms, library, indoor and outdoor creative and interactive areas and a small auditorium. The flexible and colourful layout of the classrooms and the multi-functional facilities on each floor of the building, which are fully equipped with outdoor and semi-outdoor spaces and facilities according to the nature and needs of the children, ensure that the children have at least 2 hours of outdoor activities every day, regardless of the weather, to effectively exercise and improve their flexibility, balance and motor skills. In addition, the classrooms are illuminated with full LED, high colour rendering lamps to protect students' developing eyesight.
The Early Years Library at ISA Science City offers a plethora of carefully selected quality literature sourced worldwide that caters to a broad spectrum of interests and literacy levels. The environment is aesthetically designed with clearly defined spaces and accessible materials for young children to explore independently. The Early Years Library was set up and decorated with the natural inclination of IB learners to explore at the Early Years level, and the welcoming teaching space and reading environment are conducive to fostering children's interest in reading. We expect that more students will fall in love with the library and reading, as well as develop excellent reading habits and an exploratory spirit.
Early Years Library
Early Years Library
Early Years Library
Primary School Classroom
Primary School Classroom
Primary School Classroom
Primary School Classroom
Assembly Hall
Assembly Hall
Assembly Hall
Assembly Hall
The overall triangular design of the primary school building, combined with glass enclosures and floor-to-ceiling windows, not only creates a sense of openness and permeability, but also maximises the circulation of natural air and the penetration of light. The open plan design of the classrooms maximises the freedom of teachers to arrange areas to allow for flexibility and innovation in teaching and learning. The primary school auditorium on the top floor, with an area of over 300m2, is used on a daily basis for primary school assembly performances, student achievements, parent classes and important primary school ceremonies.
Secondary School
Secondary School
Seconadry Teaching Area
Seconadry Teaching Area
Seconadry Teaching Area
Seconadry Teaching Area
Lecture Theatre
Lecture Theatre
The Secondary school, resembles a long, ‘V-shape’ with an open centre. Similar to the Primary building, this design enhances a sense of openness, spaciousness and lightness. The building is equipped with science laboratories, drama and art classrooms, and the corridors and staircases provide large areas for relaxed learning and easy access to important reading and sports areas such as the library, hall and sportsfield, ensuring that students have a free and varied learning space.
The design of ISA Science City School is based on the principle of 'all about the learner', with the aim of creating a safe and ideal learning environment for students. At the outset, the architects, designers and school management team studied the design elements that would be most conducive to student learning and wellbeing and, after careful selection, engaged CPG, the world's leading architectural design team, to create a campus design that was conceptualised and designed to meet the needs of the school's curriculum.
See what the designers have to say about the design
ISA Science City is a unique project.
The campus sits on a tight wooded site on a little hill.
After a study of the design brief and a visit to the site, we find ourselves attracted to the project and decided to take on the design challenge of this campus for K to 12.
Inspired by the hilly terrain of the site, our design idea for the campus is to create a series of ground planes at different altitudes to support various learning activities.
These are platforms with varying sense of enclosure, from the enclosed to the semi-outdoor or open to sky terraces.
It is on these platforms that learning spaces for the various levels are organised.
At the master plan level, the campus is designed with an elevated sports field in its centre.
The elevated field accommodates the campus shared facilities and large spaces such as the auditorium and the sports hall below it.
All the schools will encircle the elevated field culminating with the boarding facilities to the north of the site.
The entry to the campus is taken from the south and is framed by the Kindergarten, the Primary School and the Admin Building.
The sense of progression is heightened through a series of spaces to finally arrive at the forecourt to the auditorium, which is the heart of the campus.
The design of the architectural elevation draws its inspiration from the wooded site and creates a rhythm or texture of earthy expression that becomes the language of the architecture.
As a whole, the design team forges meaningful connections between the different architectural blocks and in order to achieve a biophilic, conductive and memorable learning environment, we weave nature as well as greenery into the fabric of the whole campus.
