Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School

The Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School (simplified Chinese: 先锋中英双语学校; pinyin: Xiānfēng Zhōng-Yīng Shuāngyǔ Xuéxiào), abbreviated to PVCICS, is a public Charter school in Hadley, Massachusetts.

Founded in February 2007, PVCICS offers an immersion program that teaches Chinese Language Arts and culture in addition to a regular curriculum.

[1] PVCICS' goals are to graduate students with excellent scholarship, high proficiency in Mandarin Chinese and English, plus sensitivity to multiple cultures.

[4] Currently, the IB courses offered include: English (Literature or Language and Literature), Math (Applications and Interpretation or Analysis and Approaches), History, Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Environmental Systems and Societies), Chinese (one of two levels), Business, Psychology, and Theatre.

In addition, the IB Diploma Programme requires a Theory of Knowledge (ToK) class, an Extended Essay, and Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) hours to be completed with a non-failing grade in each for earning the Diploma.