3e International School vs Beanstalk International Bilingual School - Shunyi

	3 3e International School Beijing, China	B Beanstalk International Bilingual School - Shunyi Beijing, China
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year RMB 220,800 - 247,200	Fees / year RMB 209,750 - 278,000
Age range	Age range 2 - 12 years	Age range 2 - 18 years
Type	Type Co-educational	Type Co-educational
Curriculum	Curriculum Chinese National Curriculum, American Curriculum, British Curriculum, Singapore Curriculum	Curriculum IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP), Chinese National Curriculum
Pupils	Pupils 200	Pupils 521
Typical class size	Typical class size 18	Typical class size —
Instruction language	Instruction language English, Mandarin	Instruction language English, Mandarin
Opened	Opened 2005	Opened 2009
Bus service	Bus service No	Bus service No
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location 3e International School is located at No. 9-1, Jiang Tai Xi Lu in Chaoyang District, Beijing (postal code 100016). Jiangtai is in the northern part of Chaoyang and is served by nearby subway connections (Jiangtai station on Line 14), and Chaoyang is a major international/diplomatic and business district of Beijing.	Location Beanstalk International Bilingual School — Shunyi (Tianzhu) Campus is at No. 15 Liyuan Street, Tianzhu, Shunyi District, Beijing. The campus is close to Beijing Capital International Airport and the Beijing International Exhibition Center, making it convenient for families who travel by air. The website lists the campus size and basic facilities (tennis court, indoor stadium, library, etc.).
Stages	Stages The school runs an Early Years and elementary program: Nursery, Pre‑Kindergarten (younger and older), Kindergarten, and Elementary (Grades 1–5). Age cutoffs use a September 1 birthday rule (e.g., 2 years for Nursery, 6 years for Grade 1).	Stages The school offers around 15 years of education from kindergarten through senior high (ages shown as 2–18) and is accredited for the IB Primary Years (PYP), Middle Years (MYP) and Diploma (DP) programmes. This covers Early Years/Kindergarten, Primary (PYP), Middle (MYP) and Senior/Pre‑University (DP) levels.
School type	School type 3e is a co‑educational, bilingual (English–Mandarin) day school focused on dual‑language immersion; the website describes its curriculum and daily program but does not list any boarding provision.	School type The Shunyi campus is a bilingual IB day school and is part of the Beanstalk Education Group. The Shunyi site page does not advertise boarding; a different BIBS campus (Huairou) is described as developing a boarding provision.
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Additional learning support	Additional learning support Children with special educational needs are considered for enrolment on a case‑by‑case basis by the Admissions Committee and Administrative Team; the school may not be able to accommodate significant needs. If additional support (for example an aide or outside therapies) is required, those arrangements and associated costs are expected to be managed in cooperation with parents.	Additional learning support The Student Welfare and Development Department includes school psychologists and learning‑support staff; homeroom teachers (elementary) and grade‑level Personal Tutors (middle/high) are the first points of contact for concerns. The school runs Social Emotional Learning programmes (noted for Years 6–10) and refers specific issues to the Student Welfare team.
Country affiliation	Country affiliation The school is based in China and its Elementary program is recognised by Chinese authorities as a foreign school for children of non‑Chinese nationality; the website does not state an official affiliation to another country's national school system.	Country affiliation The school is based in Beijing, China, and is operated under the Beanstalk Education Group.
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation No religious affiliation is stated on the school website.	Religious affiliation The campus website does not indicate any religious affiliation.
School day structure	School day structure A typical day shown on the website runs approximately 8:30–4:30: English classes 8:30–11:30, lunch/outdoor time 11:30–12:30 (with naps for Nursery and younger Pre‑K), Chinese classes 12:30–15:30, and optional after‑school activities 15:30–16:30.	School day structure The school website and the public admissions FAQ do not publish a daily start/end timetable or detailed break/lunch times for the Shunyi campus. For exact school‑day hours and a sample timetable, the admissions office (bibsadmissions‑sy@bibs.com.cn) should be contacted.
Bus service details	Bus service details The website does not describe a school bus service. For transport or pickup/drop‑off arrangements, the admissions office (admissions@3einternationalschool.org, +86 10 6437 3344) is listed as the contact and can confirm current options.	Bus service details The campus website and admissions FAQ do not provide published details of a school bus service or external transport provider for the Shunyi campus. If you need transport routes, pick‑up/drop‑off locations, or provider names and costs, contact the admissions team directly — they can confirm whether a bus service is available and share routes and arrangements.
Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details Application fee - A non-refundable, non-transferable application fee of RMB 2,800 applies and must be received before the school will process an application. Tuition fees (annual and per-term breakdowns) - Published annual tuition for the 2025–2026 academic year: - Nursery through Kindergarten: RMB 220,800 per year. - Elementary (Grades 1–5): RMB 247,200 per year. - The school lists tuition as an annual charge. Per-term amounts below are simple equal-installment calculations derived from the published annual tuition (school does not publish a public term-by-term tariff). If the school allows equal instalments, approximate per-term values are: - If billed in two equal instalments: Nursery–K per term ≈ RMB 110,400; Elementary per term ≈ RMB 123,600. - If billed in three equal instalments: Nursery–K per term ≈ RMB 73,600; Elementary per term ≈ RMB 82,400. Other compulsory annual charges - Annual meal fee: RMB 9,935 per year. - Annual school-bus fees by zone: Zone A RMB 13,500; Zone B RMB 17,500; Zone C RMB 19,500. Boarding - 3e is an early years and elementary day school (ages 2–12); no boarding programme or boarding fees are published. Other costs (uniform, activities, deposits, etc.) - No separate uniform price, placement deposit, capital fee, or detailed charges for optional after‑school activities are published on the school's public tuition page. Optional activities are noted as available but without public pricing. Billing schedule, payment terms, refunds and payment methods - The public tuition page lists annual charges but does not publish a detailed billing schedule, payment terms (due dates, instalment plans), refund policy, or accepted payment methods. These items are not publicly stated on the school's tuition and admissions pages. Contact for fee arrangements - For confirmation of payment schedules, refund policies, and accepted payment methods, contact the school's admissions office by telephone or email listed on the admissions page.	Fee details Application / Registration Fee - One‑off application / registration fee: RMB 2,200 (charged at application/acceptance). Tuition — Shunyi (annual and per‑term illustration) - Pre‑school / Kindergarten (学前班): RMB 209,750 per year (annual). - Primary (Grade 1–5): RMB 256,000 per year (annual). - Middle & High (Grade 6–12): RMB 278,000 per year (annual). - Note on per‑term: the figures above are published as annual tuition. If invoiced in two terms, the simple arithmetic split per term would be (annual ÷ 2) — use that only as an illustration unless you have the school invoice showing term billing. What the tuition typically includes / excludes - Tuition figures are commonly reported as including on‑site lunch/meal provision. Additional optional services (school bus, boarding, extra‑curricular program costs, external exam fees) are usually charged separately. Optional / Other fees - School uniform (full set): around RMB 2,500 (one‑off purchase). - School bus (optional): typical ranges reported RMB 8,000–26,000 per year depending on route; common ranges for Shunyi listings are roughly RMB 10,000–20,000 per year. - Boarding / accommodation (where offered for eligible grades): Shunyi campus reported boarding options with typical annual charges around RMB 40,000 per year (3‑person room) and RMB 45,000 per year (2‑person room). Availability is usually for higher grades and is campus/room‑type dependent. Billing schedule and payment terms - Published summaries for the school group show tuition quoted as annual amounts; practice at comparable Beijing international schools is to issue an invoice for the full academic year with specified payment deadlines (often prior to term start) or allow staged payments — verify the invoice terms for exact deadlines. Refunds and deposits - No centrally published, detailed refund policy for Shunyi tuition and deposits was located in publicly available admissions materials. Registration/application fees are commonly treated as non‑refundable in the sector; refundable deposits (where used) are normally subject to deduction for fees or damages in exit procedures — confirm final terms on the school invoice or contract. Payment methods (typical options used by schools in China) - Common payment channels for international school tuition: domestic bank transfer, international wire (SWIFT), and often school invoicing for corporate payment. Credit card / online‑payment options vary by school and may incur fees; Alipay/WeChat options are used by some schools. Check the invoice for the accepted options and required remittance details. (Amounts shown are the commonly reported published tuition and ancillary fee levels for the Shunyi/Tianzhu campus in the current 2025–2026 reporting cycle.)
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details 3e International School operates a dual‑language immersion, project‑based curriculum that splits each school day between English and Mandarin instruction to build bilingual literacy and critical thinking. Core domains taught across stages are English and Mandarin language arts, mathematics, science, creative arts, physical education, and global/cultural/social studies, with explicit attention to social‑emotional (intrapersonal/interpersonal) development and digital skills. The school serves Nursery (age 2), Pre‑Kindergarten (ages 3–4), Kindergarten (age 5) and Elementary (ages 6–12, through Grade 5), with age‑appropriate schedules and half‑day immersion in each language. At elementary level 3e states its curriculum is informed by and aligned with the Chinese National Curriculum, U.S. Common Core, British language frameworks and Singapore Mathematics, delivered through thematic and project work. The school's website presents this as an early years and elementary programme and does not list secondary examination pathways (IB, IGCSE or national secondary qualifications).	Curriculum details Beanstalk International Bilingual School (Shunyi) integrates the Chinese National Education Program with IB inquiry- and project-based approaches to deliver a bilingual “BIBS+” pathway across 15 years of education from kindergarten through senior high. For early years (BIK, roughly ages 2–5) the school uses a balanced/early‑years programme that draws on PYP concepts with bilingual immersion. Primary students (about ages 6–12, elementary/G1–G6) follow the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), teaching core subjects through inquiry in both English and Chinese. Middle school (IB MYP, roughly ages 11–16, G6–G9/G10) continues the MYP framework with subject-based learning, interdisciplinary projects and bilingual delivery. Senior high (G11–G12, ages 16–19) offers the IB Diploma Programme (DP); the campus is WASC‑approved and issues a senior‑high diploma described as equivalent to a US high‑school diploma, with college counselling for university placement.
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Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
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English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language —
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Facilities	Facilities
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Sports facilities	Sports facilities —	Sports facilities —
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Parent experience	Parent experience
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Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual	Academic & intellectual —	Academic & intellectual —
Arts & creative	Arts & creative —	Arts & creative —
Cultural & language	Cultural & language —	Cultural & language —
Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies —
Community & service	Community & service —	Community & service —
Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional —
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing —
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Immersion programs	Immersion programs —	Immersion programs —
Reputation	Reputation
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Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions 1. Initial research and contact: Review 3e's admissions pages and curriculum to confirm the school fits your child's age and language needs. If you want to see the campus, book a tour through 3e's OpenApply visit page — families who visit meet the Director of Admissions and receive further practical details about documentation and fees. 2. Check age and eligibility rules: Confirm your child meets 3e's September 1 cut-off date for the intended intake year (for example, children must be 2 years old before 1 September for Nursery, 6 before 1 September for Grade 1, etc.). Elementary (Grades 1–5) is recognized as a foreign-school program and has passport/visa eligibility conditions; Early Years accepts Chinese and foreign passport holders. If your child's passport/visa situation is atypical (for example, foreign passport without a China visa), 3e may need to apply for authorization from the Beijing Municipal Education Commission on your behalf. 3. Create an OpenApply account and begin the online application: 3e uses OpenApply for applications; start by creating an account and completing the applicant and parent sections online. The online form asks for birthdate, desired entry year/grade and uploads for required documents (child photo, passport, visa, mainland household registration where relevant). Keep your OpenApply username and password and monitor application progress through that platform. 4. Pay the application fee and submit supporting documents: The application is not processed until the non‑refundable application fee (¥2,800 RMB) and required supporting documents are received. Typical required uploads shown on the OpenApply form include a current passport/ID photo, the child's passport, visa, and for mainland applicants the household registration (hukou); Hong Kong/Macao/Taiwan applicants are asked to submit passport, travel permit and resident ID card copies. Confirm the exact list of documents with admissions before submission to avoid delays. 5. Admissions interview and assessment: All children are required to attend an admissions interview; for Elementary applicants, previous school records are required and an interview or assessment may also be necessary to determine grade placement and bilingual readiness. If your child has limited exposure to English or Chinese, the admissions team discusses language support options during the interview. Expect the interview to cover language, social readiness and curriculum fit; contact the Director of Admissions for guidance about preparing your child. 6. Special educational needs disclosure and support planning: If your child has special educational needs (SEN), inform the admissions team early and provide relevant evaluations so the Administrative Team and Admissions Committee can assess the application on a case-by-case basis. 3e aims to place only one child with known SEN in a class at intake and may not be able to accommodate significant needs; where additional support (aide, therapy, consultation) is required, this is arranged cooperatively but is generally at the parents' cost. Be prepared to discuss realistic support plans and associated costs before accepting an offer. 7. Offer, enrolment and practical arrangements: Offers are made based on space availability and in accordance with the school's admissions policies; 3e accepts applications throughout the school year but cannot guarantee space. If an offer is made you will receive instructions on acceptance steps (contract/deposit), meal arrangement and optional services such as school bus — note the school provides bus zones with different annual fees. Confirm deadlines for returning signed enrolment paperwork and for paying any deposit to secure the place. 8. Final pre-start checks: Before your child starts, complete required health and enrolment forms, communicate any allergy or medical information to the Director of Admissions and School Nurse, and arrange bus stops if needed (bus routes operate mainly within Chaoyang district). If parental or diplomatic discounts are relevant (see scholarship/discount notes), confirm the documentation needed to apply these discounts during enrolment. Keep the admissions office contact details handy for any late paperwork or visa/authorization follow-up.	Admissions 1. Book a visit or request information: Parents should use the school's published booking channel (the website's “Book a Tour” / QR-code reservation guidance) to arrange a campus visit or initial enquiry. The English admissions FAQ on the Beanstalk/ BIBS site explicitly asks parents to scan the QR code to make an appointment on working days, and this is the fastest way to see the campus and speak with admissions staff. Scheduling a visit early is useful because availability and interview slots are managed by the admissions office. 2. Obtain and complete the application form / pack: The site says you can collect an application pack from the campus Admissions Office or download the application form from the website and submit it to the campus admissions office. Parents should read the application pack carefully because it will list required supporting documents (the admissions page refers to “other materials” to be submitted with the form). If you prefer, request the pack or form by email to the campus admissions contact before your visit so you can prepare documents in advance. 3. Prepare supporting documents: The admissions pages refer to submitting the application plus “other materials” to the campus admissions office but do not publish a full checklist online; contact admissions to confirm the exact list for your child. Be prepared to provide current/previous school records or transcripts, identification (passport/ID), and any language or assessment reports — and ask the school which specific documents they require for your child's year level. Confirm document translation and notarisation requirements (if any) with admissions before submission. 4. Assessment / interview scheduling: After the school receives an application and materials, Admissions will contact you to set the interview and assessment date. Entrance assessment content varies by year level: the school's FAQ lists the entrance requirements in broad terms — Kindergarten: age check; Elementary: age, language, maths, previous records and interview; Middle/High School: language, maths, previous records and interview — so plan for both an interview and some age-appropriate English/math checks for older children. Bring originals of documents to the interview and arrive prepared to discuss your child's recent school history and learning needs. 5. Results and offer: Following the assessment/interview, Admissions will advise whether a place is offered. The website describes the assessment stages but does not publish detailed timelines for when offers are sent, so ask admissions at your interview for the expected decision date and any deadlines for accepting an offered place. If an offer is made, confirm with Admissions what paperwork, signed acceptance forms, and payments (deposit/first term tuition, if applicable) are required to secure the place. 6. Acceptance, payment and enrolment formalities: The campus website does not publish a public fee schedule or the specific acceptance-payment steps for Shunyi, so parents should request the current fee schedule, deposit policy and payment deadlines directly from the Shunyi admissions office (email and phone are listed on the campus page). Before making payments, ask for a written fee schedule and the school's refund/cancellation policy in writing. Keep copies of signed acceptance forms and payment receipts for your records. 7. Mid-year entry and start dates: The admissions FAQ states that students can join at any point during the academic year subject to availability and meeting entrance requirements. If you plan a mid-term start, check class availability, curriculum catch-up arrangements, and whether the school runs assessments only at fixed intake points or on rolling dates. Confirm start date, timetable and any orientation arrangements so your child can integrate smoothly. 8. Special needs or language support and follow-up: If your child requires English-as-an-additional-language support, learning support, or has medical/health needs, disclose this early in the process and ask the admissions team how such needs are assessed and supported. The school's college-counselling and student-welfare pages (group-level) indicate structured support services, but specific support plans and staffing should be confirmed with Shunyi Admissions and the campus student welfare team. Ask for written details of the proposed support, monitoring, and review process before you accept a place.
Scholarships	Scholarships 3e does offer scholarship opportunities specifically for the Elementary program: these scholarships provide a partial discount against Elementary tuition and are awarded depending on space availability, entrance requirements and the admissions assessment. The Elementary page also notes that diplomatic passport holders may be eligible for a discount under the school's diplomatic discount policies. The website does not publish fixed scholarship amounts or an open application form for scholarships; for eligibility details, application timing and how awards are decided you should contact the admissions office directly at admissions@3einternationalschool.org. For reference, 3e's published 2025–2026 fees show annual tuition levels (Nursery–Kindergarten ¥220,800; Elementary ¥247,200), an annual meal fee (¥9,935) and annual school-bus fees by zone (Zone A ¥13,500; Zone B ¥17,500; Zone C ¥19,500) — the admissions team can confirm whether a particular scholarship or discount applies to these published fees.	Scholarships The Shunyi campus public pages do not publish an incoming-student scholarship or fee-remission programme. At the group level, Beanstalk/BIBS has public references to scholarship-style awards for graduating students (for example the Beanstalk “Green Vine” scholarship mentioned in the school yearbook) and the College Counselling service states it assists students in applying for university scholarships and financial support. However, there is no clear, published admissions-scholarship policy for new entrants to the Shunyi campus on the English or Chinese campus pages. If you want to pursue scholarship or financial-aid options, contact Shunyi Admissions and the College Counselling Office to ask whether any campus-level or group-level scholarships, merit awards, or financial-aid schemes are currently available, what the eligibility criteria are, and what application deadlines and supporting evidence are required. The two relevant references on the BIBS site are the college-counselling overview (which mentions help applying for scholarships) and the group yearbook/article that documents the Beanstalk Green Vine award; these illustrate that scholarship awards exist at the group level but do not confirm a standard incoming-student scholarship at Shunyi. For up-to-date, formal details request the campus' written policy or a fees-and-scholarship schedule from Admissions.
Waitlist	Waitlist 3e's public admissions materials state that applications are accepted throughout the year and that spaces are offered based on availability, but the school does not publish a formal public waitlist procedure on its admissions pages. The website and OpenApply materials emphasise that places are offered in accordance with admissions policies and space availability; they do not describe a ranked waitlist or a standard wait-pool process. If you are unable to secure a place at application time, contact admissions (admissions@3einternationalschool.org or +86 10 6437 3344) to ask whether the school maintains an internal wait pool, how families are notified if a place opens, and whether the school can hold your application active for future vacancies.	Waitlist The school's English admissions FAQ does not describe a formal waitlist or central ‘pool' system on the public pages; instead the site notes that mid-year admission is possible “subject to availability.” In practice this means the campus manages places at the programme/grade level and will advise parents of available places after assessment and interview. Because the website does not publish a waitlist policy or prioritisation rules, parents who are offered a place late or who are told no place is available should ask Admissions whether their child can be placed on a waiting list, the child's position on that list, and whether deposits or acceptance forms are required to hold a prospective place. For the most reliable, up-to-date information about waiting lists at the Shunyi campus, contact the campus admissions office directly (phone and email are listed on the campus page).
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