学院是常青藤孩子们在校园里的家。
上海常青藤学校秉承了英美精英学校的学院制传统，设立五个学院。每个学院由不同年级的学生组成。新生入学后被分到各自学院。学院制内部实行级长(Captain)管理模式，通过选举学院干部，每个学院设有一位级长(Captain)和一位副级长(Vice-captain)，共同进行学院管理。学校设有学院积分，以学年为单位进行累加，并在学年终清零。学生以学院为单位参加各类活动、竞技，为各自的学院争取荣誉，而当学生在日常行为中领到处分，也会在学院积分中得以体现。采用学院制，既是一种对精英文化的传承，也是一种“以老生带新生”的创新尝试，有助于培养学生的领导力，发掘领袖特质。同时，可以强化学生的集体荣誉感，提高团队合作意识。
全人教育的核心在于我们深信“超越课堂教育”(Education Beyond the Classroom)的力量。在培养全面发展的人之前，首先就要求我们的每一位教师都是“全人”，他们以身作则，以专业的素养、高尚的品格、进取的精神，为学生们树立良好的榜样，在充分理解每一位学生的基础上不断激励他们，以获得在学业、身心、社交、志趣等方面的持续进步。当然，学生们将不仅仅从成年人的身上学习宝贵的品质，更将向身边的同龄人学习、在团队中成长，这是一种完整的教育教学体验，在耳濡目染之中，促进常青藤学子的全方位成长。
在课堂之上，超学科、项目式、合作式与探究式学习方法，不断强化学生独立自主、团队合作以及解决实际问题的能力；作为学术学科的重要补充，常青藤的延展课程、户外拓展、实践活动与机会，则为每一位学生创造了在现实中应对各种全新挑战的机会，他们将在此过程中学会与人沟通和合作，以多样化的视角剖析问题，培养开拓创新精神，养成独立、自尊、自信、坚毅等重要的品格特质。通过课堂内外的丰富挑战机遇与全方位锻炼，常青藤学校将全面发展常青藤学子，会清晰地知晓自己的求学与人生目标，并为自己构建完整的个性化的学习与发展路径，用优秀的综合能力素养应对种种难以预料到的突发问题与日益变化的未来世界。唯有具备如此能力的学生，才能找到一生的志趣方向与卓越所在，在一个充满高度不确定性、变动性与挑战性的未来世界，拥有“以不变应万变”的底气。
Shanghai Ivy School has inherited the tradition of the British and American elite schools and established five colleges. Each college is composed of students of different grades. Freshmen are assigned to their respective colleges after admission. The captain management model is implemented within the college system. Through the election of college cadres, each college has a captain and vice-captain to jointly manage the college. The school has college points, which are accumulated in units of the school year and cleared at the end of the school year. Students take the college as a unit to participate in various activities and competitions, and strive for honors for their respective colleges. When students receive punishments in their daily behaviors, they will also be reflected in the college points. Adopting the college system is not only a kind of inheritance of elite culture, but also an innovative attempt to "bring new students with old students", which helps cultivate students' leadership and discover leadership characteristics. At the same time, it can strengthen the students' sense of collective honor and improve the awareness of teamwork. The core of whole-person education lies in our deep belief in the power of "Education Beyond the Classroom". Before cultivating well-rounded people, we first require each of our teachers to be "whole people." They lead by example, set a good example for students with professionalism, noble character, and enterprising spirit. On the basis of understanding each student, we will continue to motivate them to obtain continuous progress in academic, physical and mental, social, and aspirations. Of course, students will not only learn valuable qualities from adults, but also learn from their peers around them and grow up in a team. This is a complete educational and teaching experience that will promote the development of Ivy students. All-round growth.
In the classroom, transdisciplinary, project-based, cooperative and inquiry-based learning methods continue to strengthen students' independence, teamwork, and practical problem-solving abilities; as an important supplement to academic disciplines, Ivy extended courses, outdoor development, and practical activities With opportunities, it creates opportunities for every student to deal with various new challenges in reality. In the process, they will learn to communicate and cooperate with others, analyze problems from diversified perspectives, cultivate a pioneering and innovative spirit, and develop Independence, self-esteem, self-confidence, perseverance and other important character traits. Through the rich challenges and opportunities and all-round exercise both inside and outside the classroom, the Ivy school will fully develop the Ivy students, will clearly know their own school and life goals, and build a complete and personalized learning and development path for themselves, using excellent comprehensive abilities Literacy responds to all kinds of unexpected problems and the ever-changing future world. Only students with such abilities can find the direction and excellence of their life-long interests, and have the confidence to "respond to ever-changing changes in a highly uncertain, volatile and challenging future world."
每个House都有自己的House名称、颜色、属性和吉祥物。House内都有9-12年级四个年级的行政班学生。新生入学时，会根据其学术成绩、特长能力、 男女比例等平均分配到各个House中。除了学术课程以外，学生的课后活动、住宿生活、运动比赛等，都会以House为单位进行开展。House就像一个大家庭，是学生和老师心灵的归属。
Each house has its own house name, color, attributes and mascot. There are four administrative class students from grades 9-12 in the house. When freshmen enter the school, they will be evenly allocated to each house based on their academic performance, special skills, and gender ratio. In addition to academic courses, students' after-school activities, residential life, sports competitions, etc. will be carried out in the house. House is like a big family, it is the spiritual belonging of students and teachers.
