Electives

Every day in Primary and Middle School and three times a week in High School, students participate in a range of different electives. Some electives available may include soccer, badminton, guitar, table tennis, homework, science fair, movie, orchestra, French, baton twirling and basketball. Every elective has a teacher supervising at all times. Electives are chosen at the beginning of the midterm, and students may not change their clubs after this time. The electives are carefully planned by teachers who are naturally gifted at the activity. For many electives there will be opportunities to represent the school at local, regional and national levels.

Our Electives program is designed to help students develop and expand their knowledge and skills in any field of their chosen field.

ZKIS Orchestra

ZKIS boasts of the ZKIS Orchestra which is already developing a history with Mr. and Mrs Kang organising it. It’s becoming a very popular program of the school and has been catering to the cravings of the many music-talented Zhongshi students. Its numbers have reached to over 40 members who perform almost every month in many different occasions for the school This group performs during special ceremonies of the school such as opening and graduation ceremonies and other school’s special events. They  perform  during regular nursing home visits which are done three times a semester. This group’s performance, surely shall be one of the highlights of the upcoming ZKIS Festival. With its proven performance, the group is expanding their horizons and Mr. Kang is currently organising for a business trip to the USA.

The ZKIS orchestra may tour and perform throughout the world as well as locally in China in the near future.

Concert Band

(1 Semester, meets once a week, Grade 6-8, limit: 20 students)
The brass band provides opportunities to develop performance skills on brass, woodwinds and percussion instruments,; emphasizes performance and production; may include analysis, historical and cultural influences, improvisation and appreciation of music; organizes objectives for self-paced progress; and stresses individual progress and group experiences.
Guitar (1 Semester, meets once a week, Grade 6-12, limit: 15 students)
Guitar introduces basic guitar techniques for electric and/or acoustic guitar; covers performance and production, analysis and theoretical studies, historical and cultural contributions and influences, creative aspects of music and appreciation of music; and providesan individualized setting.

Arts

Primary school Art classes improve their ability to express creativity and imagination. Students are given a chance to try a variety of different art forms from colouring to drawing. With each new endeavour the students are encouraged to improve their artistic skills. In upper school, the students develop natural curiosity and show independence in learning in making art and in using tools and materials. The students learn about the theory and history of visual art as they try different styles of expressing their moods or ideas. They are taught to strive to create their own masterpiece as they learn various techniques for producing their work.

Murals (wall painting)

(1 semester, meet once a week, grades 6-8, Student limit: 10 (Ms. Ahn))
Students will learn how to design and prepare wall murals.

Sketching

((Grades 6-12) Limit 15 students)
Students will receive mini-lesson on topics ranging from perspective and composition to figure-drawing and still life. Throughout the semester, students will be expected to keep a sketchbook and complete a weekly drawing. Students will spend most class time sketching or doing mini-sketches. Students should want to learn how to draw from life, rather than drawing cartoons and making doodles.

Theater, Beginning

(1 Semester, meets once a week, Grade 6-12, limit: 15 students)
Learn the basics of acting and production. Produce a series of skits for chapels as well as help produce a Christmas / Easter show.

Theater, Intermediate 

(1 semester, meets once a week, Grade 6-12, prerequisite: Intro to Theater, limit: 15 )
Learn more advanced techniques of acting and production. Students will take on more leadership roles in direction and the management of productions.

Basketball

(1 quarter, meets once a week, grades 6-12, repeatable, limit: 12 students)
Students will learn the basics of the sport of basketball. No prior knowledge is needed for this course. Students will be given opportunities to learn the basics of shooting, dribbling, passing, playing on a team, and basketball rules.

Wrestling, Beginner

(1 quarter, meets once a week, grades 6-12, repeatable, limit: 12 students)
Students will learn basic and intermediate techniques for conditioning the body as well as basic techniques for take downs, tilts, reversals, and escapes. Students will remain in the beginning level until they have mastered the wrestling stance, how wrestling is scored, and mat safety. In addition, wrestlers will have to demonstrate proficiency in the double leg or single leg take down and one tilt before they can advance to the Intermediate level.

Wrestling, Intermediate

(1 quarter, meets once a week, grades 6-12, repeatable, prerequisite: instructor permission, limit: 12 students)
Students will learn intermediate and advanced techniques for conditioning the body for wrestling, as well as intermediate techniques for take downs, tilts, reversals, and escapes. Students will remain in the intermediate level until they can demonstrate proficiency in the double leg and single leg take down, the sprawl, three leg-takedown counters, the arm drag, the duck under, one throw, and three tilts before they can advance to the advanced level.

Wrestling, Advanced

(1 quarter, meets once a week, grades 6-12, repeatable, prerequisite: instructor permission, limit: 12 students)
Students at the advanced level begin to refine their techniques as well as learning more advanced techniques such as the ankle pick, fireman’s carry, Japanese whizzer, foot sweep, inside leg trip, Russian arm bar, set-ups from open and tie-ups, gut wrench, and the leg lace. In addition, students in the advanced level will be introduced to Greco-Roman wrestling and its associated scoring and techniques.

Greek, Beginner

(1 semester, meets once a week, grades 6-12, limit: 20 students.)
Students will learn the Greek alphabet, a common pronunciation method for group reading, the four cases of the noun system and how to identify them, prepositions, the verbal system (present, future, imperfect, aorist/simple past, perfect – indicative; subjunctive, infinitive, and imperative) and how to identify each, and the use/importance of participles and how to identify their various forms.

Beginner French 1

(1 semester, meets once a week, grades 6-12, limit: 20 students.)
Learn to introduce yourself, buy things at the market and tell a story in French. Prerequisite: permission from English teacher/ minimum level of English to be determined by HOD

Beginner French 2    

(1 semester, meets once a week, grades 6-12, limit: 20 students.)
Learn to describe the weather, talk about the solar system in French. Prerequisite: beginner

Website designing, Beginner

(1 semester, meets once a week, grades 6-12, repeatable, limit: 8 students)
Student will learn the basics of website designing using HTML, DHTML, and CSS. If time permits can go up to java script.

Website designing, Advanced

(1 semester, meets once a week, grades 6-12, repeatable, limit: 8 students, should have done beginners course.
Student will learn the advance topics starting with introductory PHP, website authoring, hosting, Content Management Systems, can go further as per the student interest and time up to advanced PHP.

Academic Help  

(1 quarter, meets once a week/subject, grades 6-12)
Students who did not pass one of their core subjects for the previous term will have to take academic help until they can achieve a ‘C’ or better on their report card.