Wealth of Learnig Facilities

The Route to Graduation

Age	Course
6-12	Primary School
12-15	Junior Middle School
15-18	Senior Middle School or
	Profes sional Middle School
18-22	College or University
22 or Above	Graduate Diploma
	Master's Degree
	Doctorate

 

Beijng International School (BISS)

This is a multicultural, coeducational day school with students drawn from some 50 countries at its kindergarten up to Grade 12. The school is known for its policy of providing appropriate educational opportunities to help students develop relative to their age, aptitude and proficiency in spoken and written English, and in the attainment of their full potential. The school "vision" is for students to achieve the four primary goals of personal growth, social responsibility, social justice in a holistic manner, and overall development.

Tuition:	Kindergarten	US$13,500
	Grades 1-5	$16,500
	Grades 6-8	$17,600
	Grades 9-12	$19,800

No.17, Area 4, Anzhen Xili, Chaoyang District.

Tel: 6443-3151; Fax: 6443-3156.

Website: www.biss.com.cn

Beijing Zhongguancun International School (BZIS)

This is a newly opened private English-language co-educational day school for Beijing's expatriate community and Chinese children from overseas. Its aim is to give students an international perspective, with each child learning in a caring and positive teaching environment. BZIS teaching is also structured to produce students with the so-called "Right Stuff" for success in the 21st century resourceful and respectable graduates able to work together for the general good.

Tuition:	Kindergarten	US$10,000/year
	Elementary school	$15,000/year
	Middle school	$16,900/year
Application Fee:		$200

Taiyangyunan, Dazhongsi, Haidian District.

Tel: 8205-0777.

Website: www.bzis2002.com

Beanstalk International School

Established in 1983, Beanstalk offers a child-centered program based on a rich and varied curriculum. The hands-on approach caters to the development of the whole child in a warm, caring environment. Children enjoy special events such as field trips and after-school activities.

Tuition:	Morning Class	US$5,900
	Full Day Class	$7,600
	Capital Levy	$500
Registration Fee:		$200

1/F, Building B, 40 Liangmaoqiao Lu, Chaoyang District.

Tel: 6466-9255.

Website: www.Beanstalk-bj.com

Fang Cao Di Primary School

Fang Cao Di, which translates as fields of fragrant grass, is a government-run primary school for international students. Over the past 40 years it has taught countless children, most of whom now make their mark the world over. A complete range of courses is offered, including in Chinese, English, computers and artworks. Emphasis is on enhancing pupilsÕ basic ability and talents to produce a rounded graduate. Also offered are spare-time classes that further foster a pupil's special skills and draw out his or her main characteristics.

Tuition:	Grade one	30,000 yuan
	Grade 2-6	10,000 yuan

Ritan Beilu, Chaoyang District.

Tel: 6507-2430.

Website: www.fce.com.cn

International Academy of Beijing (IAB)

This officially registered international school was opened in 1999. Its mission statement is to provide a strong, enriched academic program centered on biblical values which inspire and empower students to embrace wisdom, excellence, personal integrity and become responsible world citizens. IAB provides a quality American core curriculum and has a team of qualified and dedicated teachers.

Tuition:	Kindergarten	US$7,200
	Grade 1-5	$9,800
	Grade 6-8	$11,200

Address: Dongjiao Nongchang East, Chaoyang District

Tel: 6432-3151; Fax: 6434-3660.

Website: www.iabchina.net

International School of Beijing - Shunyi

Located only three minutes' walk from popular residential villas, this English-language day school teaches more than 1,300 students from more than 50 countries. ISB is proud to be recognized locally and internationally as a school that provides a well-rounded educational experience to every student. Its special programs include a model United Nations, China Studies, Performing Arts, Fine Arts, and Athletics.

Tuition: From US$14,000 to $20,960.

10 An Hua Dajie, Shunyi District.

Tel: 8046-2345; Fax: 8046-2001.

Website: www.isb.bj.edu.cn

Lido Kindergarten Beijing

Opened in 1987, this kindergarten caters to infants aged 12 months to six years. Formal teaching is in English, embracing the ABC, basic arithmetic and reading, and various cultural activities. Course material reflects the multicultural make-up of the students and often incorporates key phrases used in several languages. Additional classes in English and Chinese language skills, music and ballet are also available.

Tuition:	Half Day Nursery	57,132 yuan
	Full Day Pre-K3	72,036 yuan
	Full Day Pre-K4	74,520 yuan
	Kindergarten	86,940 yuan

Jichang Lu, Jiangtai Lu.

Tel: 6437-6688, ext. 1640.

Website: www.lidoplace.com

Western Academy of Beijing (WAB)

Offering a quality international curriculum for students from Nursery level to Grade 8 within a challenging and caring environment, WAB is dually accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the European Council of International Schools. This acknowledged outstanding new school supports a wide range of programs, and offers students numerous opportunities. WAB is a leading school in the integration of information technology (IT), and has hundreds of laptop computers operating on its own wireless network.

Tuition:	Nursery	US$8,135
	Pre-Kindergarten	$12,755
	Kindergarten	$13,595
	Grades 1-5	$13,595
	Grades 6-8	$14,015
	Capital Levy	$1,200-4,200

10 Lai Guang Ying Dong Lu, Chaoyang District.

Tel: 8456-4155.

Website: www.wab.edu

80-Twenty Limited

This unusually named body is an education provider which introduces children's programs, a system that has proved successful in the United States and numerous other countries. Its programs are unique and quite different from those currently available in China because courses are based on the latest research into how the human brain works and how it best learns.

An 80-Twenty spokeswoman explained that, simply, the brain is split into two hemispheres, with the left half controlling language and logic while the right controls creativity and intuition. Most traditional children's education focuses on teaching the left half, leaving its counterpart underutilized.

Research of "multiple intelligence" reveals that in addition to intelligence based on mathematics, logic and linguistics, there is also intelligence in music, "visual spatial" physical, naturalist, inter-personal and intra-personal matters. The main courses now available in Beijing include a SuperCamp program, intensive English (see separate article abut rapid learning) and drawing as inspired by the right hemisphere of the brain.

Tel: 8511-8020.

Website: www.80-twenty.com

Yew Chung Beijing International School

Educating boys and girls from early childhood through secondary level to graduation, this school offers a clearly structured English program based on the British National Curriculum. To support its bilingual vision, the school provides intensive ESL (English as a Second Language) and CSL (Chinese a Second Language) programs for students.

Honglingjin Park, 5 Houbalizhuang, Chaoyang District.

Tel: 8583-3731.

Website: www.ycef.com