Dalian American International School (DAIS)
Dalian American International School (DAIS; ) is an American international school in the Golden Pebble Beach National Resort (), in Jinzhou New District, Dalian, China, about east of the center of Dalian. It is owned by the Honor Roll Company. DAIS is associated with the Association of China and Mongolia International Schools (ACAMIS). The member schools include Shanghai American School, British International School, The International School of Macao, International School of Beijing, and Dulwich College. The American international school program, serving grades Pre-Kindergarten to 12, admits pupils who are not Mainland Chinese citizens. Mainland Chinese are  instead admitted to the Huamei Academy (), a 7-12 grade program. DAIS also administers a Montessori-style preschool on campus; this preschool is administratively separate from DAIS. History. Honor Roll established DAIS in 2006 after Intel asked for an American schooling option for children of its employees; Intel had started operations in the Dalian area that year. Student body. As of 2018, the international division of DAIS has 473 students. There are a myriad of students from Germany, Korea, Russia, U.S., India, Canada, the Philippines and Japan, while Chinese-American students are a majority. This year (2017-2018), the Huamei  Academy had around 300 Chinese national students. In regards to the employers of the students' parents and guardians, students at the school who have one or more parents/guardians working for Intel make up some of the group. The language needs of the student body are diverse. Residential life. The dormitories for the Huamei Academy are located in the first building of the entrance right above the Cafe/ Restaurant. Each room has six to eight beds and two restrooms. The meals are served at the Hungry Scholar Cafe, the students have a choice of a Chinese Meal or a Western  Meal. Study hall (a service parents pay extra for) for the students is between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm Monday through Thursday. Time after 8:00 is free time, until later in the night when students are expected to be asleep.