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House of Knowledge International Kindergarten is a co-educational tri-lingual day school situated at Victoria Gardens near Chaoyang Park in Beijing. Founded in 2007, the campus serves children from eighteen months to six years old across its Nursery, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten programs. The educational framework adheres closely to the Reggio Emilia approach, integrated with the International Primary Curriculum and the Cambridge Primary Curriculum for language learning. Campus facilities include an indoor gym, libraries, and classrooms equipped with specialized computerized air-purifiers. The institution is specifically known for its tri-lingual language environment, actively teaching English, Chinese, and German. A signature initiative is the school's project-based charity partnership with the Migrant Children’s Foundation, where students design hand-sewn toys and host art exhibitions to raise funds. Celebrations like the St. Martin's Day tree lighting and Oktoberfest are annual traditions that reinforce communication, design thinking, and community cooperation. These opportunities actively prepare young children for an ever-changing world.
Beijing No. 80 High School International Department offers a Sino-English school program established through cooperation begun in 2006. Instruction is delivered in Chinese and English, with an international student program offering a Chinese language track and academic track for junior and senior Chinese. International students take Gaokao and gain admission to universities such as Peking University and Tsinghua University. The department has AP authorization (2011), Cambridge International Examinations authorization (2013), IB authorization (2017), and AdvancED accreditation (2017). Extracurricular activities emphasize cross-cultural exchange, with sister-school relationships and regular teacher-student exchanges. Activities include Jin Fan Wind Band, Dance Troupe, Art and Photography, and technology teams in robotics and electronics, plus Jin Ao Track and Field Team. The IB program provides English-instructed courses with subjects including Math Analysis, Biology, Spanish AB Initio, Psychology, Economics, Physics, English B, ENV. AND SOC., Chemistry, English A LIT, Theory of Knowledge, Chinese B, and Chinese A LIT.
Beijing SMIC Private School — English Track is an English‑medium K–12 programme whose campus is located in southeast Beijing in the Yizhuang BDA (Beijing's hi‑tech development zone). The English Track began when the school was founded in 2005 and offers a bilingual kindergarten (early years) followed by a fully immersive English environment from Grade 1 onward. The elementary curriculum uses U.S. Common Core ELA, Singapore Math, and NGSS‑aligned science; Chinese language follows the local government programme. The school operates three campuses (kindergarten, main campus for elementary/middle, and a separate high‑school campus) and reports an English‑track student population on school pages. The school lists a Student Achievement Center (SAC) and a range of co‑curricular sports, academic competitions (World Scholars Cup, World Spelling Bee) and arts activities. Key contact and address details are published on the school site.
Beijing National Day School (北京市十一学校) is a middle-and-high school established in 1952 and located in Haidian District with two campuses. The school site covers 234 mu with about 160,000 square metres of buildings and around 5,000 students across the two campuses. Its International Department was founded in June 2004 and runs three parallel university-preparatory tracks: Cambridge A-Level, Advanced Placement (AP), and the IB Diploma Programme. The international programme lists roughly 50 Chinese and 71 foreign teachers and reports a teacher–student ratio of 1:6. Students in the international track can choose from language courses including English, Spanish, German, French and Japanese, and the school hosts extensive academic clubs and competition teams. The website also lists student apartments (dormitories) and contact numbers for campus services. For admissions and programme details consult the school's international curriculum and school profile pages. The school publishes admissions contacts and announcements on its website regularly.
Lycée Français International Charles de Gaulle de Pékin (LFIPékin) is a French-curriculum school that is part of the AEFE network; it teaches from petite section (maternelle) through terminale and prepares students for the Diplôme National du Brevet, the French Baccalauréat and the Baccalauréat Français International (BFI). The school's website states it operates a new campus and highlights multilingual pathways, including English and Chinese international sections that can lead to the OIB. LFIPékin reports about 800 students from roughly 50 nationalities and lists five teaching languages on its homepage. The school runs regular cultural and arts events (for example the Quinzaine des Arts), offers a web radio and pupil-led bodies (CVL, délégués éco-responsables), and provides an on-site catering service. Transport information on the site describes an organised school-bus service with dedicated routes and safety features. (All items above are taken from the school website.)
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