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- 2003
- Other
- 西安梁家滩国际学校
Located at International Community, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, 710100.Xi’an Liangjiatan International School (XLIS), the successor of Xi’an Hi-Tech International School, International Department (XHISID), was founded in 2003. It is the first IB World School authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization in the northwest region of China. It is also a key international education program supported by the Hi-Tech Zone Administrative Committee of Xi’an, Shaanxi. The new campus of Xi’an Liangjiatan International School covers a land area of 68,666 square meters. This establishment will be considered a green and modern campus which will provide outstanding international education on a large scale.
- 2010
- Kindergarten
- 上海长宁区民办哈比桥治幼儿园
Shanghai Happy Bridge Kindergarten (HBK), located in Changning District, Shanghai, offers a bilingual early childhood program with a blend of American and Montessori curriculums, supported by IB principles. Catering to children ages 2–6, the school emphasizes creativity, inquiry, and cultural integration within a modern campus featuring extensive facilities, including sports fields, arts rooms, and exploration spaces. HBK aims to nurture well-rounded, globally minded learners prepared for the future.
- 2015
- K-12
- 上海华旭双语学校
East China Normal University Affiliated Bilingual School (ECNUAS) is a private K-12 boarding school co-founded by Huashi (Shanghai) Education Investment Co., Ltd, Loyal Valley Innovation Capital, and the Shanghai International Automobile City Group. The CiFi Education became the main stakeholder of the school since July 2021. ECNUAS is located in Anting Town, Jiading District in Shanghai, and offers international curriculum for Chinese and expatriate students. With the assistance and instruction from Jiading District Government and the District Bureau of Education, ECNUAS aims to become a high-quality Chinese school that can impact the world.
CIFI Education Group
CIFI Education was established in 2016 with its headquarter located in Shanghai. We take “light up life of each individual with love” as our mission and focus on developing high-qualified education with our own characteristics by investing and running schools, doing course research and development, providing training for teachers and trusteeship for students, and constructing laboratories.
By establishing a cooperative relationship with East China Normal University, Communication University of China, Shanghai Normal University and other high-quality educational resources and relying on the strong strength of CIFI Group, CIFI Education enjoys rich experience in educational investment and management and has an excellent education management team. We have been working hard and in a unique way in the education field. Our institutions can be seen in core cities including Shanghai, Chongqing, Tianjin, Hangzhou and Changsha. We have more than ten schools including East China Normal University Affiliated Bilingual School, Chongqing Zhongxu School Affiliated to East China Normal University, Zhoushan Zhongxu School Affiliated to Shanghai Normal University, and A-STEM Kindergarten, etc. Apart from this, we have also built up the following special educational projects: East China Normal University Postdoctoral Workstation, STEAM Youth Innovation Center, Future Cities Lab, Future Pastoral Lab, the Da Vinci Flying Bionic Lab, and the Brewing-Wonder-Life Lab.
- 1996
- K-12
- 上海市民办平和学校
Founded in 1996, Shanghai Pinghe School (SPS) is a prominent bilingual boarding school located at 261 Huangyang Road in the Jin Qiao Green International Community of Pudong, Shanghai. Under the guidance of the Shanghai Jinqiao Group, SPS operates independently, blending a strong foundation in Chinese culture with an international perspective.
SPS introduced the International Baccalaureate (IB) program in 2002 and became an accredited IBO school in 2003. By 2007, it was among the first Shanghai schools authorized to directly recruit international students. With a diverse faculty and over 2,500 students, SPS offers a student-centered education model with four distinct academic programs, encouraging academic excellence and a creative mindset aligned with its mission: “Competitive and Successful Life-long Learners Deeply Rooted in Traditional Chinese Culture.”
Students at SPS benefit from a curriculum that emphasizes global awareness, self-discipline, foundational knowledge, and cultural fluency. The school fosters holistic development, focusing on both academics and character, preparing students for top global institutions like Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge, and Oxford, with over 40% of graduates earning scholarships. This commitment has led to consistently high achievements among its students and a strong reputation as a leading international school in Shanghai.
- 1986
- Training Center
- 长颈鹿美语
In 1986, Giraffe English was born, which is subordinate to Shanghai giraffe Education Technology Co., Ltd. the first English Teaching Center for children was established in 1987, and the English authorization Promotion Center for children was established in 1988 to promote the cause of authorization. At present, there are nearly 400 schools all over the country, with a huge chain system and influence.
In 2009, Giraffe English took the professional advantage of the brand with the children’s English education to enter Shanghai. The headquarters of giraffe English Chinese mainland was set up, presenting a high quality English learning platform. At present, Giraffe English has set up strongholds in major cities one after another, hoping to root the high-quality learning culture of giraffe English everywhere.
Giraffe English teach students 3 to 12 years old, and given the age of our students our mission extends beyond teaching English Giraffe English believes that not only be effective ESL teachers, but create an environment where students can work and learn collaboratively. Giraffe English is dedicated to instructing the whole person, which means Giraffe English believes in character education as well as English education.
- 1996
- K-12
- 上海长宁国际外籍人员子女学校
Established in 1996, Shanghai Community International School (SCIS) is one of the first international schools in Shanghai. What began as a single campus in the heart of Changning District with just 7 teachers and fewer than 50 students has now expanded to three campuses, serving over 1,800 students.
SCIS was founded with the vision to provide a truly international education that focuses on developing the whole child in a supportive, nurturing environment. The school celebrates a community-centered spirit and fosters internationally minded education, providing students with the tools they need to succeed in a globalized world.
Campuses:
Hongqiao ECE Campus: 2212 Hongqiao Road, Changning, Shanghai, China 200336
Hongqiao Campus: 1161 Hongqiao Road, Changning, Shanghai, China 200051
Pudong Campus: 198 Hengqiao Road, Zhoupu, Pudong, Shanghai, China 201315
- 2003
- Kindergarten
- 上海市民办格林菲尔幼儿园
Shanghai Green Field Kindergarten is a kindergarten jointly built by new Changning group and Dongzhan education company. Green Field Kindergarten is located in the garden house, No. 4, Lane 885, Hongqiao Road. Green Field Kindergarten near to Shanghai rainbow kindergarten, with elegant environment and complete facilities. Green Field Kindergarten is a kindergarten integrating Chinese and Western culture. Kindergartens offer small classes, small classes, middle classes and large classes. Green Field Kindergarten also has a variety of alternative forms of care, such as monthly care, weekly care, day care or half day care, to meet the various choice needs of parents. At present, there are nearly 80 children at Green Field Kindergarten, and small classes and personalized education are adopted. With beautiful architectural appearance, comfortable and spacious space, advanced and complete facilities, warm and active atmosphere, high starting point planning, high standard construction and high-quality exploration, Green Field Kindergarten inherits the innovative concept and brand strength of Dongzhan education. Green Field Kindergarten highlights the characteristics of international positioning and perfect high-quality service system, and creates high-end and high-quality growth space for children. Green Field Kindergarten takes “heart education, love sharing, sunshine self-confidence and happy growth” as its educational philosophy. Green Field Kindergarten takes “cultivating international new talents” as its goal. Green Field Kindergarten takes the development of children’s multiple intelligences as the core. Green Field Kindergarten implements bilingual, science, art and other characteristic education, and is committed to cultivating brave, confident, optimistic, grateful and international young citizens. Over the past few years, Green Field Kindergarten have gradually formed the development characteristics of “promoting children’s development with diversified teaching courses; meeting parents’ needs with flexible forms of running kindergartens”. The scale of running Green Field Kindergarten has developed steadily and the social reputation has increased day by day.
- 2015
- K-12
- 南通思德茀外国语学校
Located at 46 Hongxing East Road in the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jiangsu Province, China, Nantong Stalford International School was established by Singapore’s Stalford Education Group as the first international school in Nantong and an official Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) Examination Center.
The school offers a comprehensive 12-year bilingual program that combines the Chinese National Curriculum (CNC) with the Cambridge Curriculum. International students can enroll in the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and International Middle School. Additionally, the school is a candidate for the IB Diploma Programme (DP) and aims to become an authorized IB World School, enhancing academic options at the pre-university level to prepare students for a successful tertiary education journey.
Nantong Stalford embraces the IB philosophy, fostering an inclusive and diverse educational environment dedicated to challenging, high-quality international programs. The school is also authorized to run the Duke of Edinburgh Award, which supports students aged 14-16 in achieving personal and social development.
By integrating both local and international educational practices and employing experienced teachers from China and abroad, Nantong Stalford prepares students to succeed in an increasingly dynamic and globalized world.
- 2010
- Kindergarten
- 青岛市崂山区童心第一幼儿园
Based in No.232 Songling Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao. Unihearts International Education Group Qingdao Kindergarten is an early childhood education institution under the Children’s International Education Group with international high-end education concepts and Singapore-style multicultural environment. The kindergarten strives to create a private high-end kindergarten that provides a full-day English immersion learning environment for preschool children aged 1.5 to 6 years old. The kindergarten focuses on promoting the growth and development of children in all aspects of physical, intellectual, emotional, social and communicative and language (PIESL), so the holistic development of children is at the core of our curriculum. It adopts Singapore’s advanced bilingual teaching model.
- Preschool
- MEIYI英皇儿童友好俱乐部
MEIYI Royal Kid-Friendly Club is a high-end drama education and art learning space specially created for children aged 2-12. Inspired by immersive drama stories, MEIYI innovates and designs a series of qualitative art courses such as “drama, musical drama, cloth, fashion design, painting installation and cooking art”, so as to stimulate children’s curiosity, imagination and creativity, and meet the learning needs of children at different stages of cognitive development and explore the infinite possibilities of children’s development.
In MEIYI Royal Kid-Friendly Club, every space leads to art, including drama space, fabric art space, clothing and prop design space, dyeing art space, cooking art space, painting installation art space, picture book space, Hi Drama parent-child theater, MEIYI art restaurant and CASALOVE dessert area, etc, Every space gives children the freedom to give full play to their creativity. Here, children are both participants and creators.
- 2009
- High School
- 宏文学校青岛校区
Founded in 2009, Hongwen School Qingdao Campus is A full-time educational institution specializing in the teaching and examination of A-level and IGCSE international courses. The school is affiliated to Far East Macro Education, and with the British National Arts and Science Secondary School (located in the United Kingdom) to build an international high school education brand of “people-oriented, integration of Chinese and Western, shaping the elite” 23. The school is accredited by both Edexcel and CAIE Cambridge, and works closely with the British Council, which organises IELTS, to provide a scientifically authoritative assessment and learning system.
- 2015
- High School
- 成都美联国际高中
Chengdu Meten Preparatory Academy is a pure American education system international school; Adopt the American class system and small class teaching mode to ensure the learning effect of students; Create a pure American teaching model, awarded the United States Blue Ribbon high school graduation certificate.
- 2006
- Other
- 重庆为明学校
Chongqing Weiming School is committed to returning to the true nature of education, taking responsibility for children’s life, and cultivating modern people with Chinese soul and world vision. The school emphasizes love, responsibility and wisdom to help students develop comprehensively and integrate into the world.
- 2013
- Recruitment Agency
SIE is an agency, also known as a dispatch company based in Shenzhen. Shenzhen is the second largest city in Guangdong Province neighboring Hong Kong, and within close proximity to Guangzhou and Macao. SIE Shenzhen, also known as SIE Agency, or Success in Education, has been in business in Shenzhen for over 10 years. Before covid-19, SIE Shenzhen had around 200 teachers under employment.
Most teachers who get employed by SIE Shenzhen will not work at a school directly owned and managed by SIE. Instead, when the teacher is about to start their employment contract, a school will be assigned to the teacher based on which schools needs teachers, and which schools will accept the teacher. These schools can include, but not limited to the following schools; international kindergarten, bilingual schools, and training centers.
Generally, how a dispatch company works is, the school will sign a contract with SIE. Then, SIE agency in Shenzhen will sign the labor contract with the teacher. SIE will charge monthly fee to the school, and then pay the salary to the teacher. Although the work visa is held by the school, the salary is paid by SIE to the teacher and the management is done through SIE.
- 2004
- Kindergarten
- 博识梦飞幼儿园(香山校区)
Muffy’s International Kindergarten (Xiangshan Campus), located in the prestigious “Xiangshan Qingqin Villa” community, offers a unique learning environment surrounded by nature. Children have the opportunity to explore the outdoors within a fully gated community, in a boutique-sized facility that provides personalized attention to a select group of students.
Founded in 2004, Muffy’s International Kindergarten provides an all-English environment for children aged 2-6, with a curriculum based on Howard Gardner’s multi-intelligence theory, Montessori, and Reggio’s child-centered approach. The school tailors learning to each child’s developmental needs.
Muffy’s has earned a strong reputation as a leader in international early childhood education in China, with five campuses across Beijing and Wuhan. The school is committed to fostering confident, independent, and innovative children who are prepared for the challenges of the future.
- 2017
- Kindergarten
- 金融街惠泽幼儿园（鼓楼园）
In November 2018, Financial Street HUIZE Kindergarten in Financial Street was put into trial operation,the park was officially opened in March 2019, which is the first children’s growth center put into use under Financial Street education; In September 2019, Huize Kindergarten (Gulou garden) on Financial Street was put into use, which is the first kindergarten of Financial Street education to open in Beijing; At the same time, Huize Kindergarten (xunliaowan garden) in Financial Street, located in Guangdong Province, is the first kindergarten opened in a foreign port by Financial Street education. By the end of 2019, Huize children’s growth center (Sijiqing garden), Huize Kindergarten (Financial Street Garden), Huize Kindergarten (Yuetan garden) and Huize Kindergarten (Qianmen garden) on Financial Street will be put into use.
Financial Street HUIZE Kindergarten (Daxing Campus) has a complete kindergarten-based curriculum system independently developed. On the one hand, strictly follow the spirit of the guiding outline for kindergarten education and the guide for the learning and development of children aged 3-6 issued by the Ministry of education, on the other hand, absorb and learn from the advanced educational theories and curriculum models at home and abroad, reflect the integration of China and the West and broad foundation, promote children’s development in health, society, language, science and art, and lay a solid foundation for children’s follow-up learning and lifelong development.
In accordance with national standards, a contingent of cadres and teachers shall be equipped with high standards. All teachers have teacher qualification certificates, college degree or above is 100%, there are experienced teachers in the front line, graduate students with overseas study experience, and excellent college graduates. All foreign teachers are from native English-speaking countries and hold foreign expert certificates and qualifications for teaching English as a foreign language. Personnel at other posts work with certificates.
- 1999
- Primary School
- 深圳百仕达小学
Located at 219 Tai, Luohu District, Shenzhen and founded in the autumn of 1999, Shenzhen Sinolink Primary School is a non-profit state-owned private school undertaken by Shenzhen Sinolink Real Estate Company.The school is located in Sinolink Garden, Luohu District, covering an area of about 11,000 square meters, a construction area of 4,800 square meters and a green space of 60%. The school has 24 teaching classes with 28-32 students in each class and 86 teachers (including 8 foreign teachers).
The idea of small-size education provides a different position for each students in class so everyone has the opportunity to engage in certain activities and social environment. Differentiated class teaching and diversified evaluation value the development of each student. Teachers work in the classroom, providing support and guidance to students at any time.
The school provides personalized school-based courses: gentlemen and ladies etiquette course, PBL (project-based learning) course, English graded reading course, whole book reading course, functional exercise course, mathematical thinking development course, interest elective course, computer programming…
The school also provides immersive English Teaching: a team of 21 English teachers (including 8 foreign teachers) and a small class of 16 students. It helps students develop good listening, speaking, reading and writing skills and 3000 vocabulary in six years so that the students can do well in cultural exchanges with overseas friendly schools.
- 2015
- Training Center
- 重庆布鲁国际培训学校
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- 2017
- Kindergarten
- 重庆海汀顿幼儿园
Headington Children kindergarten is a new comprehensive education entity created by Headington International Education Group. It adopts the British EYFS education system, employs professional foreign teachers, and offers diversified courses such as art, language, sensory integration, thinking, and parent-child education to meet the needs of children’s learning and growth experience
- 2008
- K-12
- 上海宋庆龄学校
Shanghai Soong Ching Ling School, located at No. 2 Yehui Rd, QingPu District, Shanghai, was founded in 2008 by the China Welfare Institute, which was established by Madame Soong Ching Ling, the Honorary President of China. The school serves as a model institution that integrates teaching, research, and training, fully utilizing the educational resources of the China Welfare Institute. Guided by Madame Soong’s philosophy, “To Give Children the Most Valuable Things,” the school provides a nurturing environment where every student is encouraged to learn and grow.
Comprising primary, middle, and high schools, SCLS combines the rich traditions of Chinese culture with the best practices in Western education. The school offers a balanced and challenging curriculum that promotes international perspectives and global competitiveness. In collaboration with prestigious universities such as UCLA, SCLS provides teachers with ample opportunities for professional development and exposure to global educational practices. The school is currently recruiting talented teachers from both home and abroad to help shape a bright future for its students.
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