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Lanzhou Country Garden School

China, Lanzhou

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The school at a glance
Fees Fees not listed
Ages Not listed
Bus Service No
Availability Not shared by this school
Academic offering
Curriculum IB (PYP), IB (DP)
Strengths Performing Arts, Languages, STEM
Clubs Arts and Creative, Cultural and Language, Community and Service
Introduction

The Lanzhou Country Garden School is a boarding K-12 campus in the Country Garden Community of Chengguan District, Lanzhou. The project cost over 800 million yuan and the campus spans 237.58 mu, serving more than 2,500 students from kindergarten through high school. The school features a bilingual high school and a study abroad pathway, with CAIE accreditation and authorization for the IB Primary Years Programme and Diploma Programme, making it the first IB dual-programme school in Northwest region. An immersive English learning environment is provided by foreign teachers, with one on one oral English, Cambridge oral exams, graded reading, English drama, and foreign taught mathematics and computer instruction integrated into daily life and study. Extracurriculars include a wide range of activities across arts, culture, and service, and the school offers regular international exchanges and inquiry experiences to develop communication, collaboration, and awareness. It welcomes families seeking a bilingual education worldwide.

China, CN 甘肃省 兰州市 城关区 150 米 邮政编码: 730020

The Essentials
Fees
Application fees
- No public application or admissions fee amount is published by the school. Parents are required to complete registration and payment within the timeline given after admission; specific application‑fee requirements and any payable amounts are provided directly by the school's admissions office.

Tuition fees (by year group and per term)
- The school does not publish a publicly available, itemised tuition schedule by year group for the 2026/27 (or 2025/26) academic year. Tuition is communicated to families as part of the admissions and enrolment process and is charged on a per‑term (semester) basis. Exact per‑term and per‑year amounts for kindergarten, primary, middle and high school levels are provided to admitted families by the admissions office.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- When an offer of admission is issued, parents must complete the required payment within 20 calendar days of the admission notice. If payment is not completed within that 20‑day window, the offer is treated as forfeited. Payment is handled at the school's admissions/registration office and the school registers the student after payment is received. After registration and payment, the school issues school uniform items and completes student card and record processing.

Boarding fees (if applicable)
- The school operates as a residential (boarding) K–12 school and offers boarding places. No public per‑term or per‑year boarding fee amounts are published; boarding availability and any boarding charges are confirmed and billed by the admissions office at enrolment.

Other costs or fees (uniform, meals, materials, transport, extras)
- Uniforms are issued/collected during registration after fees are paid. The school does not publish uniform pricing, meal plan charges, textbook or learning‑materials fees, school‑bus fees, or charges for extra‑curricular programs; these ancillary costs are billed or communicated at enrolment where applicable. Parents should expect separate charges for optional services (boarding extras, certain extracurricular activities, exam fees and similar), which are determined and invoiced by the school.

Refund information
- No public, itemised refund policy or standard refund schedule is published. Refund terms, including whether any deposits or prepayments are refundable and the conditions for refunds on withdrawal, are provided by the school's admissions/finance office at the time fees are issued.

Fee payment options
- Payment is processed through the school's admissions/registration channels; the school's admissions pages reference the school's managed payment procedures. Payments are handled in person at the admissions office (parents complete payment and registration on site). Any accepted electronic or third‑party payment methods used by the school (for example, the school's standard payment platform) are confirmed by the admissions office when invoicing a family.

Notes:
- The school provides detailed fee amounts, discounts (where applicable), payment methods and any refund conditions directly to families at offer/registration; those specifics are not published in a public fee schedule for the 2026/27 (or 2025/26) academic year.
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
The Hongyi Curriculum is a signature program at Lanzhou Country Garden School. It aims to forge students' resilient character and strong will, and to help students set ambitious life goals.
Parent Experience

History
The Lanzhou Country Garden School is located in the Country Garden Community in Chengguan District, Lanzhou. It has invested over 800 million yuan and covers an area of 237.58 mu. It currently enrolls more than 2,500 students and is a boarding private K-12 school that includes kindergarten, primary school, middle school, a bilingual high school, and a high school with a study-abroad track.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
Lanzhou Country Garden School is a boarding private K-12 school located in the Country Garden Community in Lanzhou's Chengguan District. The campus has investment over 800 million yuan and covers 237.58 mu. It serves kindergarten through high school and includes a bilingual high school with an overseas study pathway. It is Cambridge International Examinations (CAIE) accredited and the Northwest region's first IB dual‑program school with PYP and DP authorization. The school provides an immersive English‑learning environment with foreign teachers offering one‑on‑one oral English, Cambridge oral exams, English graded reading, English drama, and foreign‑taught mathematics and computer instruction.

Academic Facilities
The school offers an immersive English-learning environment that integrates English into daily life and study, with regular online international exchanges and diverse English activities and competitions to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. It holds Cambridge International Examinations (CAIE) accreditation and IB authorization for PYP and DP programs. Bilingual classes use the national curriculum as the main framework, supported by a bilingual education approach across subjects.

Extra Curricular Facilities
The school provides a wide range of extracurricular activities including football, swimming, dance, LEGO, sand art, Lan Bi Little Reporter, calligraphy, drama, creative crafts, piano, 3D puzzles, English‑Chinese picture book storytelling, I Love the Golden Microphone, children's guzheng, children's percussion, and children's Western string instruments. A variety of CAS courses are also offered to broaden students' horizons and foster social responsibility.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
IB inquiry-based learning is implemented to enhance students' overall competencies; science in the PYP; PSPE (Personal, Social and Physical Education); and art within PYP projects.

Arts & Creative
Art is integrated into PYP projects; English drama is offered.

Cultural & Language
Immersive English learning environment; English is integrated into daily life; regular online international exchanges; diverse English activities and competitions; comprehensive improvement of listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities; graded English reading; Cambridge speaking practice.

Community & Service
Students participate in social practice activities; annual thematically driven inquiry activities; student-organized charitable activities such as charity sales and caring for autistic children.

Leadership & Professional
Hongyi curriculum forges resilient character and cultivates global competence; students develop leadership, innovation, and collaboration through activities and social practice.
Languages

Language Provision
Chinese and English are taught. Bilingual education uses Chinese and English as languages of instruction; English-medium instruction is applied in some programs.

Bilingual Teaching
Bilingual classes are based on the national compulsory education curriculum as the main framework. They integrate interdisciplinary inquiry-based teaching. The school offers international programs including IG, A Level, and IBDP. All-English instruction is provided in some courses.
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