The primary department is centred on the ZSA curriculum that is implemented within an IB teaching and learning framework. This means that all the activities and lessons at the school are inquiry-driven and student centred. Our aim is to install the love of learning in every student and to teach him or her to become independent, self-motivated person. To this aim we have designed a curriculum that incorporates the best teaching content and practices from all around the world.

北京市天通苑中山实验学校是经北京市教委批准，由东方剑桥教育集团主办的现代化全日制学校。中山实验学校国际部隶属于集团旗下的基础教育板块，运用国际文凭组织的IB教学理念，以ZSA课程设置为中心。这意味着学校的所有教学活动和课程都是以探究为导向，以学生为中心。我们希望在每个学生的心中种下爱好学习的种子，并引导他们成为独立的，自我激励的人。基于此理念，我们设计了包含世界各地优秀教学内容与实践的课程体系。以实现孩子健康、快乐成长为目标，重视双语环境下的全人教育，希望每个孩子都能成为一名拥有良好习惯、始终保持创造力和探索精神，并拥有完善品格及正确世界观的社会栋梁。

ZSA mission statement

Zhongshan Academy inspires all 
members of the school community to be 
life-long learners that embrace future
 challenges and approach them with 
resilience and confidence. They love and 
care about the environment and are 
concerned about the future of our planet.
At ZSA we guide and motivate our 
students in the development of their
interests and deeply rooted love for 
learning.

**IB Mission statement

The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.