Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fuzhou Lakeside International School

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The result was keep. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) LibStar (talk) 22:33, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Fuzhou Lakeside International School

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Fails WP:NSCHOOL. No significant coverage in English or Chinese. LibStar (talk) 03:09, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Education, Schools, and China. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 08:35, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.
1. Qiu, Ling 邱陵, ed. (2012-09-17). "西湖国际学校正式开学　首批外籍新生多数是华裔" [Fuzhou Lakeside International School officially opened, most of the first batch of foreign freshmen are Chinese] (pages 1, 2, and 3). Fuzhou Evening News [zh] (in Chinese). Archived from the original (pages 1, 2, and 3) on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  The article notes from Google Translate: "Fuzhou West Lake International School is a contracted project in the Gulou District of this year's Shanghai Fair, and it is currently the only international school in the main urban area of Fuzhou. After enrollment, West Lake International School currently has about 60 students, distributed in 8 grades from Kindergarten to Senior One. The reporter noticed that although the school recruits foreign children, most of the students are Chinese."
2. Que, Que Wenlong 阙文龙; Xiao, Chundao 肖春道; Zhang, Yong 张勇 (2012-05-08). "西湖国际学校9月1日开学" [Fuzhou Lakeside International School will start school on September 1]. Strait Metropolitan Post (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30 – via Sina Corporation.
  The article notes from Google Translate: "According to reports, the school will open kindergartens, primary schools, and middle schools, adopt American-style education, introduce American teachers, and implement bilingual teaching, mainly in English. Students can choose Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, Italian, Spanish and other languages. It is understood that Fuzhou West Lake International School covers an area of 11 acres, with an investment of 30 million US dollars. At present, the main part has been completed, and indoor and outdoor decoration is underway."
3. Qiu, Ling 邱陵 (2020-12-22). "朴志炫：曾在福州开餐厅的英语教师，盛赞福州有味道" [Park Ji-hyun: An English teacher who once opened a restaurant in Fuzhou, praised Fuzhou for its taste]. Fuzhou Evening News [zh] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  The article notes from Google Translate: "Fuzhou West Lake International School, where Pu Zhixuan works, was founded in 2012. It is the only international school in Fuzhou approved by the Fujian Provincial Department of Education. The school currently offers kindergarten, primary school, middle and high school grades, creating an all-English teaching environment for students, and attaching importance to teaching students' academic and social research and use of English."
4. "Fuzhou Lakeside International School". China Daily. 2018-08-16. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  The article notes: "Fuzhou Lakeside International School (FLIS) was founded in 2012 to offer international education program from preschool to grade 12. The school is authorized to accept foreign students and students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan."
5. "美国福建同乡会与福州合作办学服务在榕外籍人士" [American Fujian Association and Fuzhou Cooperate in Running Schools to Serve Foreigners in Fuzhou] (in Chinese). China News Service. 2012-05-22. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30 – via Sina Corporation.
  The article notes from Google Translate: "It is understood that Fuzhou West Lake International School will officially open in September this year, and will provide a good educational service platform for children of foreign nationals working in Fuzhou and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan."
6. Wu, Zechun 吴泽春, ed. (2018-06-20). "马塞洛邀福州西湖国际学校足球少年前往西班牙特训" [Marcelo invites Fuzhou West Lake International School football teenagers to Spain for special training] (in Chinese). NetEase. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  The article notes from Google Translate: "In September 2017, Fuzhou West Lake International School established a youth football team. In the next three months, the football team participated in the 2017-2018 Fuzhou Youth Football League [Primary School Under 10] group stage, 11 matches, and achieved a record of victory!"
There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Fuzhou Lakeside International School (simplified Chinese: 福州西湖国际学校; traditional Chinese: 福州西湖國際學校) to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".
Cunard (talk) 01:55, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: relisted to allow discussion of presented sources.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 04:16, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Cunard. There is enough to meet WP:GNG. Taung Tan (talk) 10:38, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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