On February 25th 2023, the Palm Springs Junior Golf Classic and Shenzhen MIS Golf Million Scholarship Friendly Match officially took place at Sandy River Golf Course! During the one-day competition, young players aged 6-18 from around the country were divided into four groups according to age and gender and competed for the championship.
MIS awards three full scholarships each year and has launched its innovative Golf Million Scholarship Programme
On the afternoon of the match, MIS held an International Education Salon with an emphasis on key golfing characteristics, whilst sharing policy presentations on the reward method, criteria and selection process of the Golf Million Scholarship Programme. Parents could appreciate the charm of British whole-person education while enjoying English afternoon tea.
The Scholarship Programme has established three full and six half scholarships every year and this is aimed at students with golfing talent and potential. The MIS Golf Academy will evaluate the applicant's golf level, academic performance and a comprehensive interview will take place once every academic year, thereby determining the applicant's scholarship for the next year. Their results of the past year will be used to assess any further scholarship award for the forthcoming academic year.
Constructing a characteristic curriculum system to meet students' diversified demands for Higher Education
For successful applicants, courses will be set according to their age and professional level, and a personalized teaching, training, and a competition system as well as a promotion plan will be provided. In this way, students can achieve an excellent academic performance, actively participate in junior golf events at home and abroad and finally realize the "win-win" of both academic and professional development.
This measure another beneficial exploration in which MIS Shenzhen trains students to enter the top international universities through their specialties and is an illustrative example the ‘whole-person’ concept of Shenzhen MIS. The purpose is to encourage more excellent young golfers to have outstanding golf skills and to receive the pure British whole-person education of MIS, which in turn will achieve academic and professional improvement.
Four sports colleges are in full swing to inherit our Mother School's sportsmanship
It is reported that golf originated in Scotland, and MIS is the first overseas branch of MCS ( a top private school in the UK, located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, with a history of nearly 200 years). They share the same cultural genes. In 2021, MCS in Edinburgh was ranked second in the UK National Golf Competition.