Dongguan, China ─ Tsinglan School has earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles. Tsinglan School was one of 834 schools recognized by this award for having expanded girls’ access in AP computer science courses.
Tsinglan School achieved a 50% female representation in AP Computer Science Principles (CSP) course, and the percentage of the female computer science exam takers (50%) exceeded that of the school’s female population (46.5%) during the 2022-23 school year.
“We’re thrilled to congratulate our female AP computer science students and their teachers on this step toward gender parity in computer science education,” said Principal Wenping Li. “We’re honored that our school earned this distinction and look forward to seeing these young women and others pursue and achieve success in computer science education and careers.”
Providing female students with access to computer science courses is critical to ensuring gender parity in the industry’s high-paying jobs and to driving innovation, creativity, and representation. According to the data, female students who take AP CSP in high school are more than five times as likely to major in computer science in college, compared to female students of similar background and academic preparation who did not take CSP. AP CSP also serves as a stepping stone to other advanced AP STEM coursework.
Tsinglan School is committed to developing future computer scientists through its carefully laid out curriculum. Our Computer Science (CS) program covers Grades 3-9 during core hours of the day with a variety of electives and extracurricular activities after the regular school hours. Our students learn the fundamentals of CS through block-based programming, robotics, digital citizenship and Information Technology (IT) units in the primary years. They then advance to text-based programming and apply their skills to creative projects involving smart boards and robotics, and other innovative units involving 3D printers and laser cutters. In High School, our students can choose from a range of externally assessed CS courses (e.g. IGCSE, A Level and AP) and explore IT elective ourses that interest them. Because Tsinglan believes that CS can help the students become more future-ready, the school supports different CS-leaning clubs, CS competitions, and CS research-oriented activities.
Dongguan, China ─ Tsinglan School has earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles. Tsinglan School was one of 834 schools recognized by this award for having expanded girls’ access in AP computer science courses.
Tsinglan School achieved a 50% female representation in AP Computer Science Principles (CSP) course, and the percentage of the female computer science exam takers (50%) exceeded that of the school’s female population (46.5%) during the 2022-23 school year.
“We’re thrilled to congratulate our female AP computer science students and their teachers on this step toward gender parity in computer science education,” said Principal Wenping Li. “We’re honored that our school earned this distinction and look forward to seeing these young women and others pursue and achieve success in computer science education and careers.”
Providing female students with access to computer science courses is critical to ensuring gender parity in the industry’s high-paying jobs and to driving innovation, creativity, and representation. According to the data, female students who take AP CSP in high school are more than five times as likely to major in computer science in college, compared to female students of similar background and academic preparation who did not take CSP. AP CSP also serves as a stepping stone to other advanced AP STEM coursework.
Tsinglan School is committed to developing future computer scientists through its carefully laid out curriculum. Our Computer Science (CS) program covers Grades 3-9 during core hours of the day with a variety of electives and extracurricular activities after the regular school hours. Our students learn the fundamentals of CS through block-based programming, robotics, digital citizenship and Information Technology (IT) units in the primary years. They then advance to text-based programming and apply their skills to creative projects involving smart boards and robotics, and other innovative units involving 3D printers and laser cutters. In High School, our students can choose from a range of externally assessed CS courses (e.g. IGCSE, A Level and AP) and explore IT elective ourses that interest them. Because Tsinglan believes that CS can help the students become more future-ready, the school supports different CS-leaning clubs, CS competitions, and CS research-oriented activitie.
