IMPORTANT

On the first day of school, students in grades 7-12 are required to bring their own MacBook with at least macOS 13 Ventura installed to school every day. MacBook software required for Secondary School students will be programme or subject specific. It will either be provided by CIS, downloaded as needed, or requested to be purchased at a later date.

In secondary school, MacBooks, and a range of digital resources, are used in ways that help students personalise, enhance and transform their learning, building essential digital literacy skills, promoting creativity and innovation, and demonstrate content mastery. Students are not allowed to play any games or use chat and social media platforms on their MacBook on campus. If there is an educational purpose to use such, the teacher will inform the parents with a clear outline of the educational context and achievable learning outcomes.

Order your MacBook early to ensure you have it before the new school year starts. Students currently in 6th grade may transition to a laptop during their final semester in PYP.

Vision

The heart of the CIS vision statement is to provide students with "extraordinary learning opportunities", promoting creativity and innovation. 

Apple products have many built-in applications that promote creativity and allow students the chance to easily display their learning in a variety of ways. These applications include iMovie, Keynote, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, Quicktime Player, Preview, iBooks, iTunes, Photo Booth, Maps, Notes, Photos, Safari, AirDrop, Swift Playgrounds, AirPlay, and Voice Memos. These tools are versatile being used across all grade levels and all subjects. While we do use Google web-based products for collaboration at CIS, our learning activities require dynamic media tools as well.

Purchasing, Recycling and Extended Warranty Options

Repairs:

You can use your preferred Apple repair service or contact one of the repair service centres listed here. Please ask for a repair invoice as your child needs to give a copy to the CIS IT support team in order to get a loaner device. Keep in mind that the repair agreement is between the parent and the repair service centre and that they are responsible for the execution and quality of the repair.

To ensure there is no disruption in the learning, CIS provides the service of handing your child a loaner device after giving a copy of the repair invoice for a maximum time of 14 days.