Journey Beyond School Choice at JISE 2019

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With over a hundred international schools in attendance, educational forums given by both parents and experts, activities for bourgeoning student entrepreneurs, and much much more, the Jingkids International School Expo (JISE) 2019 is something you can’t miss out on this coming February 23-24 at Kerry Hotel, Kerry Mall, and Kerry Sports.

This expo is the most all-encompassing and largest-scale education event of its kind, that not only brings together an incomparable number of attending schools, but also a large, diverse number of attendees from Beijing’s local and expat parenting community.

In order to shield parents from the overwhelming anxiety that comes along with picking a school, this expo will be a comprehensive educationally focused event seeking to inform in addition to providing a superb venue for schools to show off their fabulous curriculums and facilities. After all, education is not just about school choice.

The History and Development of JISE

JISE, formerly known as the beijingkids International School Choice Expo, is an annual fair focusing on the latest and greatest in education. We strive to not only give insight into school choice but also the rapidly developing educational landscape as a whole.

The international education community and growing number of schools are placing parents into a growing state of anxiety about choosing the right school, allowing for some to blindly give priority to a prestigious school over the necessary long-term educational goals.

This year’s JISE is themed “Education Beyond School Choice,” for exactly this purpose of helping parents to ease their short-sighted anxiety and perform a more comprehensive probe into education through the great communication opportunities and learning experiences this expo is designed to present. 

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Jingkids International School Expo (JISE) 2019

JISE 2019 will have over 100 schools to choose from, spanning both the K-12 and preschool categories, ready to answer all of your questions about what’s new or more importantly, what’s next!

Here’s a list of the schools that have registered to attend the event happening from Feb 23-24, and it’s growing by the day. 

JISE 2019 Beijing: Early Years Education Fair (Ages 0-6)

Bright Academy 

Brilliant International School

Children’s House of Virtues International Bilingual Kindergarten

Day by Day Learning

Enable Me to Grow

Etonkids International Kindergartens

Hacore Education American House

Harmony Beijing

House of Knowledge

ibg School Xicheng Campus

iHommy International Daycare

Innova Early Years Center (Fanhai Campus)

Innova Early Years Center (Yizhuang Campus)

Jack & Jill Academy

Jack & Jill Children's Center

Journey Academy of Beijing

Kids 'R' Kids Learning Academy

Let's Play Daycare Center

LiMai Chinese American International Preschool

Muffy's International Kindergarten 

Prestige Education Centre

Reading Garden Montessori Children’s House

SPRING

The Children's House International Montessori Kindergarten

The Family Learning House Jian Wai SOHO Campus

The Family Learning House Wang Jing Campus

Vanguard Kindergarten

WonderTree Community of Co-Learners

JISE 2019 Beijing: K-12 School Fair (Ages 5-18)

Aurora Academy International

Beanstalk International Bilingual School (BIBS)

Beijing 21st Century International School 

Beijing Aidi School

Beijing Chaoyang KaiWen Academy

Beijing City International School (BCIS)

Beijing Concord College of Sino-Canada

Beijing Experimental Foreign Language School 

Beijing HaidianKaiWen Academy

BEIJING HUIJIA PRIVATE SCHOOL

Beijing International Bilingual Academy (BIBA)

Beijing Mingcheng Academy

Beijing New Talent Academy

Beijing No.8 High School Yihai Campus

Beijing Royal School

Beijing Xin Fu Xue International Academy

Blossom Montessori Elementary Programme 

Branksome Hall Asia

British Schools of Beijing (BSB)

Cambridge International School of UIBE

Camford Royal School

Canadian International School Beijing (CISB)

Central Conservatory Preparatory School

CKWA.Art International Project

Daystar Academy

Dehong Beijing

Dehong Shanghai

EXR International Art Center

Fangcao Foreign Language School Beijing•Kingswood International School

Haileybury International School

Harrow Beijing

HD Beijing School

House of Knowledge (HoK)

IDEAS EDUCATION

JunyiXingxing International School

Keystone Academy Summer Archway

LiMai Chinese American International School

New Oriental Academy

Nord Anglia School, Beijing, Fangshan

Peking University YitianTongwen School

Saint Paul American School (SPAS)

Springboard International Bilingual School (SIBS)

T School

Tsinghua International School

Tsinghua University High School International-Chaoyang

U.S.A. Veritas Prep School, Beijing Campus

Yew Chung International School (YCIS)

Yew Wah International Education School Beijing Yizhuang Campus

YueCheng Education-The Learning Frontier

YueCheng Education-The Reading Frontier

Zhongshan Academy

JISE 2019 Beijing · Educators Forum 

We are bringing together the principals of Dulwich College Beijing (DCB), International School of Beijing (ISB), and Western Academy of Beijing (WAB) to talk about their innovative programs, along with the successes and the apparent challenges they face in their implementation and development.

This lecture happening on Saturday, February 23 in Kerry Hotel’s Kowloon Room (2-4pm), will be the first time that these important figures share a stage, explaining to parents their innovative programs along with the cold hard facts supporting these important movements in education.

Simon Herbert

Headmaster of Dulwich College Beijing

Simon joined DCB as Head of Senior School in 2012 and became Headmaster of the College in August 2016. He is currently studying for an MA in International Leadership and Education and gained a BA in French and Latin from the University of Nottingham. He has worked in advertising and has taught in an international school in Kenya and a lycée in South-West France. He was Head of Modern Languages and then Senior Housemaster at Fettes College in Edinburgh, where he also introduced the IB Diploma Programme, before moving to China. 

Patrick Hurworth

Head of School at the International School of Beijing

Patrick was born and raised in the UK and left in 1996 to teach at the International School of Geneva, Switzerland. He has now lived and served schools in four countries; UK, Switzerland, USA, Hong Kong China, and now Beijing where he has served as Head of School at the International School of Beijing (ISB).  ISB (a non-profit school) is Beijing's oldest and largest International School and enrolls the daughters and sons of foreign passport holders. 

Dr. Marta Medved Krajnovic

Director of Western Academy of Beijing

Krajnovic joined WAB in 2018. With nearly two decades of academic experience, Krajnovic served as the director of Stockholm International School for five years, and worked as Associate Professor at the University of Zagreb, and was also director of the Postgraduate Programme in Applied Linguistics there. Marta has authored books and research articles on second language acquisition and multilingualism. 

JISE 2019 Beijing · Parenting Forum

In accordance with the principles of “education beyond school choice, change begins with me,” we invited some example parents from the international community to share about the challenges they face on the path towards self-growth and the importance of being a positive role model for your child. 

JISE 2019 Beijing  ·  Youth Entrepreneurship Competition (Ages 12-18)

Join our JISE Youth Entrepreneurship Competition! The event, to take place Feb 23-24 at the Kerry Hotel as part of the Jing International School Expo, seeks to provide kids with creative real-life entrepreneurial skills and will be open to teams of five who are currently enrolled at any Beijing school. No experience is necessary to take part – you’ll learn everything you need on the day of the event itself!

There are two divisions: Middle Schoolers (Grade 6 to Grade 8, with the workshop happening Saturday, Feb 23) and High Schoolers (Grade 9 to Grade 12, with the workshop happening Sunday, Feb 24).

Not only a competition, the event is an awesome learning opportunity for middle schoolers and high schoolers who want to develop their skills.

Professional facilitators from Venture Education and Techtrek will coach teams on site on how to develop an idea into a sellable pitch, all in one day.

The day concludes with short three minute pitches to a panel of real-life entrepreneurs, to be followed by an awards ceremony with RMB 38,000 in prizes up for grabs. 

Register here: http://jingkids.mikecrm.com/X2bnleV

About True Run

As the forerunner of hosting international school expos in Beijing, True Run is a company advocating advanced lifestyle and educational concepts through the combination of traditional and new media outlets, and planning activities catered towards the diverse range of people who call Beijing home. 

The registration for participating schools at JISE 2019 is in full swing. All schools and educational institutions that want to register for JISE 2019, please scan or long press to learn more and to reserve your spot.

Photos: Uni You, courtesy of DCB, ISB, and WAB

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