School Policy

1. ANTI-BULLYING

We reject all forms of bullying. No student, employee, parent, guardian, or community member should experience bullying within our educational environment. Bullying is defined as repeated incidents involving a stronger, or more powerful person or group on a smaller or weaker person. These might be Verbal: the person is embarrassingly nicknamed, put down, threatened; Physical: the person is hit, tripped, kicked or belongings are stolen or damaged; Social: the person is left out, ignored, or rumors are spread; Psychological: the person is stalked or given dirty looks.

Actions: Bullying behavior is managed through the school discipline code, and the development of appropriate interpersonal skills is trained twice per semester.

The responsibility of Staff Members is to act as role models of caring and tolerant behavior, listen to student reports of bullying, take steps to protect the victim from further harm, act to stop the behavior reoccurring, and document incidents of bullying and report it to school administrators.

The responsibility of students is to tell a teacher and give full details of the incident, and report incidents of bullying to a teacher, parent, responsible adult, or peer.

The responsibility of parents is to listen sympathetically to reported bullying, inform the school if bullying is suspected, and work with the school in seeking a solution.

2. SCHOOL UNIFORMS

Wearing School Uniforms will assist in developing students’ sense of belonging to the school community, promoting a sense of inclusiveness, non-discrimination, and equal opportunity, reinforcing the perception of the school as an ordered and safe environment, increasing the personal safety of students and staff by allowing easier recognition of visitors, and potential intruders in the school and promoting positive community perceptions of public education. All students agree to identify with SIS and wear the correct uniform as depicted below.

Everyday school uniforms:

Girls: Shirt, Skirt, Footwear, (Headwear- for Field trip or beyond school campus only)

Boys: Shirt, Pants, Footwear, (Headwear- for Field trip or beyond school campus only)

Students will be in Sport, Summer, or Winter School Uniforms upon occasion and season.

3. APPEARANCE

All students agree to identify with SIS, be neat and tidy with pride as depicted below.

Girls: Tidy hair, hygienic nails and teeth, clean and neat uniforms, footwear, and headwear.

Boys: Appropriate hair, beard and mustache, hygienic nails and teeth, clean and neat uniforms, footwear, and headwear.

4. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

SIS takes responsibility for promoting the regular attendance of students in partnership with parents.

Students are to attend school (85%+ of school day).

School staff are responsible for promoting regular attendance at school, maintaining an attendance register, following up student absences, and informing parents of attendance requirements and the consequences of unsatisfactory attendance.

Students are responsible for attending every school day and arriving on time and ready to learn.

Parents are responsible for ensuring students attend school each day, providing an explanation in the event of their child’s non-attendance, ensuring students arrive on time and ready to learn, and ensuring enrolment details are correct and up to date.

5. EXAMINATION

Students agree to attend exams on the exam date. Those who request to take a certain subject or all subjects exam before or after the exam date, agree with five percent (5%) of their certain subject score or all subject or total score be deducted.

For example, by certain subject:

A student took Math test before the exam date, earned a math score of 98.

The deducted score is equivalent to 98 * 5/100 =4.9

Therefore, his remaining score is equivalent to 98 – 4.9 = 93.1

For example, by all subjects:

A student took all subjects test after the exam date, earned all subjects or total score of 85.

The total deducted score is equivalent to 85 * 5/100 = 4.25

Therefore, his remaining total score is equivalent to 85 – 4.25 = 80.75

6. ASSESSMENT

AERO AND EAP PROGRAM

For Preschoolers & Prekindergarten:

Monthly test for all subjects-English, Math and Socio-science,

Participation in STEAM projects,

Three homework sheets of English Language Arts per week. A one-page homework sheet is given and collected on every other day basis.

Semester & Annual Physical Development Checks,

The reflection from students’ participation in STEAM and homework indicates if they are in ‘the top 5 of the months.’ The top 5 of the months will be posted on school media. Student’s school records of the current month will be sent home every first week and collected every second week of the new month.

Kindergarten

Basic monthly test: English Language Arts, Mathematics and Socio-Science (30 minutes each subject), Participation in STEAM projects, Three homework sheets for English Language Arts and Mathematics per week. A one-or-two-page homework sheet is given and collected on every other day basis.

Semester & Annual Physical Development Checks

The reflection from students’ basic monthly test, participation in STEAM, and homework indicates if they are in ‘the top 5 of the months.’ The top 5 of the months will be posted on school media. Student’s school records of the current month will be sent home every first week and collected every second week of the new month.

Grade 1-6

Comprehensive monthly test – English Language Arts, Mathematics and Socio-Science (40 minutes each subject),

One three-minute-from-home recorded presentation about Socio-Science per month,

Participation in STEAM projects,

Three homework sheets for English Language Arts and Mathematics per week. A two-page homework sheet is given and collected on every other day basis.

The reflection from students’ comprehensive monthly test, recorded work, participation in STEAM and homework indicates if they are in ‘the top 5 of the months.’ The top 5 of the months will be posted on school media. Student’s school records of the current month will be sent home every first week and collected every second week of the new month.

Grade I-IELTS7-12

Monthly test on Entrepreneurship and or IELTS,

One fifty seconds-from-home recorded presentation about either entrepreneursip or IELTS per month,

Semester test on Entrepreneurship and/or IELTS for EAP (60 minutes each subject),

The reflection from students’ semester test indicates if they are in ‘the top 5 of the  the semesters.’ the top 5 of the semesters. will be posted on school media.

Student’s school records of the current month will be sent home every first week of and collected every second week of the new month.

LOCAL CURRICULUM

For Preschoolers, Prekindergarten:

Monthly test for all subjects-Khmer, Math, Science, Social Studies,

Participation in STEAM projects,

Three homework sheets of Khmer Language per week. A one-page homework sheet is given and collected on every other day basis.

Semester & Annual Physical Development Checks,

The reflection from students’ participation in STEAM and homework indicates if they are in ‘the top 5 of the months.’ The top 5 of the months will be posted on school media. Student’s school records of the current month will be sent home every first week and collected every second week of the new month.

Kindergarten

Basic monthly test: Khmer Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies (30 minutes each subject), Participation in STEAM projects, Three homework sheets for Khmer Language and Mathematics per week. A one-or-two-page homework sheet is given and collected on every other day basis.

Semester & Annual Physical Development Checks

The reflection from students’ basic monthly test, participation in STEAM, and homework indicates if they are in ‘the top 5 of the months.’ The top 5 of the months will be posted on school media. Student’s school records of the current month will be sent home every first week and collected every second week of the new month.

Grade 1-6

Comprehensive monthly test – Khmer Language, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies (40 minutes each subject),

One three-minute-from-home recorded presentation about Science or Social Studies per month,

Participation in STEAM projects,

Three homework sheets for Khmer Language and Mathematics per week. A two-page homework sheet is given and collected on every other day basis.

The reflection from students’ comprehensive monthly test, recorded work, participation in STEAM and homework indicates if they are in ‘the top 5 of the months.’ The top 5 of the months will be posted on school media. Student’s school records of the current month will be sent home every first week and collected every second week of the new month.

Grade 7-12

Monthly test on all subjects (60 minutes each subject),

Every subject homework (one or two pages per homework),

The reflection from students’ monthly test, and homework indicates if they are in ‘the top 5 of the months.’ The top 5 of the months will be posted on school media. Student’s school records of the current month will be sent home every first week of and collected every second week of the new month.

7. STUDENT LEADERSHIP

Active participation in schooling helps students find their voices, participate in decision-making, and understand their rights and responsibilities as responsible citizens. It assists students to have a real impact on their learning and school environment and prepares them to participate meaningfully in their community. SIS provides inclusive student leadership opportunities within the classroom, school, and wider community through:

1. Student Council
2. Sporting Club Captains
3. Community Volunteers
4. DIY talk show

8. STUDENT BEHAVIOR AND DISCIPLINE

Our discipline committee recognizes and reinforces appropriate student behavior while setting clear boundaries and processes for managing inappropriate behavior in a fair and consistent manner in a good relationship among students, staff and parents as mentioned below.

Students are expected to respect other students, their teachers and school staff and community members, follow school and class rules and follow the directions of their teachers, strive for the highest standards in learning, respect all members of the school community and show courtesy to all students, teachers, and community members, and resolve conflict respectfully, calmly, and fairly. Staff are expected to recognize and reinforce appropriate student behavior, follow up on inappropriate student behavior, and always model appropriate behavior. Parents are expected to work with the school to ensure their child behaves appropriately.

9. PROTECTING AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS

SIS provides a protective, supportive, safety, welfare, and well-being environment where all students are supported with the below procedure.

School staff are responsible for awareness of the indicators of abuse and neglect of students, awareness of their obligations to advise the principal of concerns about the safety, welfare, and well-being of students at school as well as reporting suspected risk of significant harm and the procedures to do so. Our school supports students by teaching them protective behaviors, and informing students of their rights to be protected from abuse and of channels of support if they have concerns about abuse, while parents are responsible for reporting to or discussing with us on their child’s concerns.

10. STUDENT HEALTH

SIS enables students in managing their own health through the implementation of school programs and practices that protect and promote health and safety, the development of health care plans to support individual students in need as well as the provision of first aid and temporary care of students who become unwell or who have an accident at school.

11. STUDENT INSURANCE

SIS, in partnership with Forte General Insurance company, provides students with GPA benefits for school project from which each student will be compensated by Forte General Insurance between three thousand and five thousand US ($3000 for students who paid annual tuition and fee after July 2023 and $5000 for those who paid annual tuition and fee before the end of July 2023) in case of accident relating GPA. This insurance is applicable for students in international and or local curriculum, EAP, and ACIE (Intermediate and above) who pay annual school tuition and fees only. One student will be provided with one insurance package only. Please, contact our admission office for more information.

12. DRUG EDUCATION

SIS ensures students aware of issues related to drugs, alcohol, cigarette, all types of e-cigarettes and vaping, and illegal drugs as outlined here-involvement or supply of illegal substances by students will be dealt with under the school discipline code including suspension and notification to police; no consuming or bringing drugs, alcohol, cigarette, all types of e-cigarettes into school grounds during school hours or at school events.

13. BUSINESS VISIT

SIS raises charity funds for children hospitals and vulnerable groups. On behalf of them, we gratefully thank business visitors who wish to support. We will issue a business enterprise who offers funds US$ 20 up a ‘thank you certificate’ and/or post your business logo for a month period on our school media as per the funders’ permission.

14. SPONSORSHIP

So far SIS has offered partial or full scholarships to students. We gratefully thank any individuals or business enterprises who wish to offer partial (from 20% up) or full school tuition fees for any children, please, contact our admission staff. We will issue the individual a ‘thank you certificate’ and/or post your picture for a month period on our school media if you like. We will issue the business enterprise a ‘thank you certificate’ and/or post your business logo for a month period on our school media as per your permission.

15. MOU SCHOLARSHIP

SIS offers a satisfactory scholarship on school tuition fee to students from NGO; children of staff from government offices, private clinics, hotels, tour guides and other business enterprises that signed MOU with us and agreed to pay full and completed annual tuition fees.

16. COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Each academic year, from 2024-2025, SIS offers one full ESL scholarship for students who are matched with our community scholarship terms and conditions. Please, contact our admission staff for more information.

17. TOP1 STUDENT​ SCHOLARSHIP

The top 1 students of each grade level in AERO program are offered 10% tuition fee discount for next school year at the current campus upon their full and completed annual paid reenrollment.

(For non-MOU scholarships only)

Each grade level in Cambodian program, the top 1, 2, 3 students are respectively offered 30%, 20%, 10% tuition fee discount, while the top 4 and 5 will be offered a consolation prize, twenty-five USD (USD 25) each for next school year at the current campus upon their full and completed annual paid reenrollment. (For non-MOU scholarships only)

Students in Cambodian program who win the Total-Scored-A from grade 12 national examination are rewarded one five hundred USD ($USD 500) each.

18. REGISTRATION AND RE-ENROLLMENT

All new students are required to go through the registration process toward the final stop (pay and enroll) before being introduced to their classrooms and teachers.

Prior to each new academic year, the current students are required to complete the re-enrollment process before they start at a new grade level.

19. BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

Business individuals or enterprises who comply with the healthy food standard of the Cambodian Ministry of Health, wish to rent our canteen space, please contact us by at sisbizinfo@gmail.com.

We are enlarging and strategically moving on to different potential geographical areas in Cambodia. By 2027, we are planning to have new campuses in Kampong Cham, Phnom Penh (other than Toul Kork district), Kampot and Sihanoukville. Business individuals or enterprises seeking our franchise, please contact us at sisbizinfo@gmail.com.