Maple Leaf Educational Systems opened its first school in Dalian, China in 1995 with 14 students. It is China’s Largest Private K-12 and Largest international school system. Maple Leaf Systems, and its secondary, middle, elementary and foreign nationals schools, as well as its Maple Leaf World Schools Curriculum are accredited by Cognia (formerly AdvancED) – Cognia is the largest school accrediting body in the world, and Cognia’s accreditation includes accreditation by 3 of the 6 regional school accrediting agencies recognized by the USA government.