International Schools Open Houses This Month

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Are you looking for a school for your child or perhaps just curious what the other international schools in Beijing are like? Here are a few open houses taking place this month.

Be sure to join us at this year's Jingkids International School Expo (JISE) next month on April 9 & 10.

Beijing International Bilingual Academy

March 5 & March 27

Beijing International Bilingual Academy (BIBA) is established in 2006. It is a school providing quality bilingual international education based on contemporary education concepts, with a focus on love and fulfillment as well as preparing global citizens deeply rooted in the Chinese culture. The Chinese name of BIBA is “Hai Jia”, originated from classic Chinese literature.“Hai” comes from “海纳百川” which means the ocean accommodates all rivers, and “Jia” comes from “嘉言懿行” which means words of virtues and noble deeds. These Chinese phrases also imply “Great and Wide”, “Splendid and Kind”. BIBA’s vision is to become a model for developing internationally-bilingual ambassadors, who promote inter-cultural understanding, respect, and integration in a dynamic global community.

BIBA’s quality is internationally assured through a variety of accreditation and professional membership. These included accreditation by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) as an IB World School offering the IBDP and IB MYP programmes; accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) of the U.S.A., membership of the Association of China and Mongolia International Schools (ACAMIS), International Schools Athletic Conference (ISAC), and East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS). BIBA is also a member of the Cambridge International Examinations Professional Development Centre (PDQ), a test center for the Certificate for Bilingual Teaching Ability test for International Education Teachers, and is a China Aerospace Science and Technology Education Alliance unit. In 2019, BIBA also introduced the Duke of Edinburgh International Award China (DofE China) program to provide students with a broader platform for growth.

Address: No 1. Yumin Road Houshayu, Shunyi District. 北京市顺义区后沙峪裕民大街1号
Contact: 8041 0390, [e-mail]
Web: www.bibachina.org

Le Maison Montessori de Pekin

March 5

Conveniently located in downtown Beijing, La Maison Montessori de Pékin (LMMP) kindergarten was created in 2013 originally to answer to the needs of French speaking families in Beijing to have more options for their children’s education. The schools is committed to providing an alternative educational method that adapts to each individual student and is inclusive for each individual family. Their Montessori-certified teachers provide a fully bilingual French-Chinese environment for now more than 17 nationalities of children.

LMMP aims to create a connected community, cultivate the joy of life-long learning and prepare children to the future with care and trust.

Address: Splendid Garden Apartment D109, Xingfucun, Chaoyang District, 朝阳区幸福村中路锦绣园公寓D109
Contact: 17310857396
Email: [e-mail]
Web: www.lmmp-beijing.com

The Children's House Montessori

March 5

As one of the Montessori schools to have been established in Beijing, The Children’s House Montessori Kindergarten has a deep understanding and experience of how to bring a first-class Montessori education to parents across all areas of the city. Since 1992, we have strived to provide children with the education, freedom, and guidance they need to establish strong academic foundations for successful learning. To equip students with qualities that will help them grow into joyful, righteous, civil, knowledgeable, and caring citizens of the world.

Address: Oceanwide Campus, Beijing 北京泛海园 1, Nanshiliju Road, Dongfeng Xiang, Chaoyang District, Beijing (near Haofeng Sports Park). 北京市朝阳区东风乡南十里居路甲1号（豪丰体育公园内).
Contact: 8556-4611, 8556-4122
Email: [e-mail]
WeChat: TheChildrensHouse
Web: www.montessoribeijing.com

Western Academy of Beijing

March 12

Western Academy of Beijing (WAB) is a leading non-profit, independent IB World School. Serving Early Years to Grade 12 students from 51 different countries, WAB offers a rigorous, innovative approach to learning through the full suite of International Baccalaureate programs, as well as bespoke pathways to graduation recognized by universities worldwide. The WAB campus features six clean-air school buildings, as well as world-class athletics and arts facilities, all of which are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and materials. With a focus on empowering students to make a positive impact in their communities, WAB is inclusive and lives its mission to Connect, Inspire, Challenge: Make a Difference.

WAB is a leader of international education around the globe and has been recognized internationally for its community-wide initiative for innovation. The school is known worldwide for its delivery of the International Baccalaureate programs from Early Years through High School students, including the Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme, and Diploma Programme. The Early Years curriculum is based on the Reggio Emilia approach to learning. WAB offers a rigorous, innovative approach to learning, as well as a wide variety of flexible pathways to graduation, in which individual students can work with their parents, teachers, and counselors to create a program that fits their specific learning needs and are recognized by universities worldwide.

Address: 10 Laiguangying Donglu, Chaoyang District. 朝阳区来广营东路10号
WeChat: WAB_Chat
Contact: 5986 5588, [e-mail]
Web: www.wab.edu

NAS Beijing, Shunyi

March 12 & 13

NAS Beijing, Shunyi is situtated in Gaoliying, Shunyi District. The campus area covers 53 acres and can accommodate 1,440 students. The school has a boarding capacity of 480 students, creating a new bilingual G1-12 experience for students aged 6-18.

Designed by our regional curriculum specialist team, our unique Grade 1-9 integrated curriculum merges the Chinese National Curriculum with international approaches. Students are educated in an immersive bilingual environment to ensure that they rapidly master language acquisition. Through thematic and interdisciplinary learning, students will have the opportunity to apply academic understanding to real life. We want our students to excel on the global stage whilst maintaining their mother tongue language, cultural pride and heritage. Our students will become a new bilingual generation, with the confidence to create a better future for themselves and others.

Address: NAS Shunyi Temporary Office
Contact: 8141 0800
Email: [e-mail]

Accredited Italian Kindergarten in Beijing

March 12

Accredited Italian Kindergarten in Beijing has been offering bilingual (Italian & English) education with a strong promotion of the Chinese language and culture since 2015. The educational environment is truly international, with children coming from many different nationalities.

The School has a direct partnership with Reggio Children, the Italian institution valorizing and safeguarding the experience of Reggio Emilia’s Municipal Infant-Toddler Centers and Preschools, known throughout the world as the Reggio Emilia Approach. Teachers are in continuous training with experts from Reggio Emilia.

The Reggio Emilia Approach recognizes that each child has all the skills and potentialities that can develop by encountering rich environments, exploration contexts, and experimentation. Boys and girls are subject active, predisposed, and interested in relationships with others, eager to communicate and get to know, “researchers” and “builders” of knowledge, moved from curiosity and the desire to explore. The didactic is innovative and teachers support and document each child’s research path.

Address:  SB05-1-012, Sanlitun DRC, No.1 Gong Ti North Road, Chaoyang District, 朝阳区工体北路1号三里屯外交公寓SB05-1-012
WeChat: ItalianEmbassySchool
Contact: 8532 2334
Email: [e-mail]
Web: www.scuolapechino.com

Canadian International School of Beijing

March 12

The Canadian International School of Beijing (CISB) offers classes ranging from Montessori Nursery (18 months) to Grade 12 in downtown Liangmaqiao Lu campus. CISB is a three-program IB World School: Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme, and Diploma Programme. Graduates obtain a Canadian (New Brunswick) High School Diploma and the opportunity to complete the full IB Diploma. The current 900+ student body represents over 50 nationalities.

Address: 38 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. 朝阳区亮马桥路38号
WeChat: CISBeijing
Contact: 6465 7788, [e-mail]
Web: www.CISBeijing.com

Blossom Montessori

March 26

In the heart of Beijing, Blossom Montessori offers a child-centered true Montessori Program for 6 to 12 year old children. They focus on the emotional, intellectual, physical, and social development of the child in a mixed age bilingual environment. Their indoor space is purposely reproducing a home setting, as in the genuine Montessori tradition. Outdoor facilities are top-notch, with a well-cared for garden, pond, and a safe playground. Diverse environment, fully bilingual curriculum, and trained educators will give your child the chance to naturally unfold their potential, with a strong academic foundation. Blossom Montessori also follows an environmental awareness program which aims to reduce waste and impact on the environment. Their location is easily reachable by taxi, subway, and bus.

Address: Sanlitun area
WeChat: Blossom_Montessori
Contact: [e-mail]

Abelia Eveil

March 26

Abelia Eveil is the only school in Beijing that uses the Freinet method of teaching. Here your child will experience a multilingual and multicultural teaching environment. A team of teachers from native Chinese, English and French speaking countries break away from traditional educational models and practices, they implement an individual teaching program that takes the laws of child development into account while respecting the rhythm of their individual development.

Their unique ECEC multi-lingual educational system is based on children’s interests. By mean of thematic activities and games to inspire the inner self, here children make their decisions in group discussions, they cooperate with their classmates in mutual trust, they take responsibilities in different activities and realize themselves through independent exploration. In the nature study base, children’s curiosity and desire to explore are stimulated, so that they learn and develop the ability and habit of observing things alone, they explore answers and express ideas, and become knowledge gainers and creators.

Address: 16 Wangjiayuan Hutong, Dongcheng District Beijing
WeChat: AbeliaEveil
Contact: 65510809, 15010102928

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