Daystar Academy 启明星双语学校
A focus on bilingual excellence, character development and environmental awareness
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Founding Date: Founded in 2002 and moved to current campus in 2008 School type: Kindergarten-Grade 6 Day school Tuition Fees (2010-2011 Academic Year): Kindergarten RMB 86,000 Registration RMB 2,000 (one time fee) Elementary RMB 92,000 Registration RMB 3,000 (one-time fee) Early enrollment (before March 18, 2011) and sibling discounts available Bus Fee: RMB 7,000-10,000/year (optional) Lunch fee: RMB 20-25/day (optional); trained in-house staff provides organic meals sourced from local farms. Lunches are approximately 95 percent organic. Chinese and Western food is served. Age range: 3-12 Number of students: 175
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Nationality of students: 16 nationalities represented Primary teaching language: Half-day Chinese, half-day English Languages taught: Chinese and English Class size: Kindergarten 25 students per class; Elementary 20 students per Chinese class, 30 students per English class; Teacher/student ratio: Kindergarten 8:1; Elementary Chinese classes 20:1; Elementary English classes 10: 1 School hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 8.10am-3.45; Tue, Thu 8.10am-4.40pm After school activities: Art classes, RAD ballet, ClubFootball, cooking, computers, Chinese folk dance, djembe drumming, kung fu, oral English, rock climbing, Roots & Shoots, Lego robotics, table tennis, tennis,
School Choice Guide
2011
“Daystar offers an international bilingual education program, excellent facilities and a warm and caring environment for its students. Our aim is for students to be fully fluent in both Chinese and English, linguistically and culturally, and to develop good character so that their knowledge can benefit society … We enroll both foreign and Chinese nationals, which further enriches our unique bilingual environment, and our graduates have gone on to many of the top international and Chinese middle schools in Beijing or have successfully returned to their home countries.” Dawn Vermilya, Director track and field, tumble rope School facilities: 19,000sqm energy efficient modern campus, gymnasium, outdoor sports facilities, professional stage, dance studio, instrument practice rooms, library, ICT lab, workshop with cooking facilities. School nurse: Yes Contact: Kristin Lack, Director of Admissions (English), (8610 2654 ext. 8007, kristinl@daystarchina. cn); Lijun Liu, Vice Director (Chinese), (8610 2654 ext. 8012, lijunl@daystarchina.cn) 2 Shunbai Lu, Chaoyang District (8430 2654, info@daystarchina.cn) 朝阳区顺白路2号
Dulwich College Beijing (DCB) 北京德威英国国际学校
Intellectual and personal development in a community-based setting
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ne of the four Dulwich schools in Asia (alongside Shanghai, Suzhou and Seoul), Dulwich College Beijing opened in 2005 and is affiliated with Dulwich College London as well as a member school of Council of International Schools. The curriculum is based on the best practices of British and international systems leading up to the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) in Year 11 (Grade 10) and International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB) in Year 13 (Grade 12). The three DCB campuses are characterized by a strong sense of community where every student is placed under the care of a form teacher or tutor who is the first point of contact for families. Students also join one of five houses for competition, which is the basis for class groups in the Senior School – in so doing they are both supported and challenged to excel in a community based environment. Founding Date: 2005 School type: International School Tuition fees (2010/2011 Academic Year): Deposit RMB 18,000; Application Fee RMB 2,000; Toddler 1 RMB 27,200-60,500; Toddler 2 RMB 87,100; Nursery RMB 132,400; Reception RMB 132,400; Years 1-2 RMB 153,400; Years 3-6 RMB 163,700; Years 7-9 RMB 172,900; Years 10-11 RMB 183,800; Years 12-13 RMB 191,100 Transportation fee: RMB 8,000–10,000/year Lunch: Early Years RMB 5,300/year; Junior and Senior school students pay through SmartCard;
vegetarian, Western and Chinese options. Age range: 1-18 Number of students: 1,300 Nationality of students: Over 50 Primary teaching language: English Languages taught: Chinese, French and Spanish Class size: 16-21 Teacher/student ratio: From 1:4 to 1:10 School hours: Early Years 8.30am-3.30pm; Junior School & Senior School 8.15am-3.40pm After school activities: Extensive School facilities: 230 seat theatre, large teaching rooms with interactive LCD screens, music practice rooms, iMac music suite, iMac art suite, Media Centre, sports facilities including tennis courts and swimming pool
Word from the principal: “At Dulwich College we place equal emphasis on our students’ intellectual and personal development. We focus on four core areas throughout the school, academic achievement, diversity in sport, the promotion of art, music and drama, and commitment to the community. We offer the opportunity for all to take part in a wide range of activities and experiences, and the chance for those with talents to achieve excellence...” Brian McDouall, Headmaster
School nurse: Yes Contacts: Dulwich College Beijing Legend Garden Campus, 89 Capital Airport Road, Shunyi District (6454 9000, info@dulwich-beijing.cn); 丽京花 园,北京市首都机场路89号 Dulwich College Beijing Riviera Campus, 1 Xiangjiang Beilu, Jingshun Lu, Chaoyang District (8450 7676, info@dulwich-beijing.cn); 香江花园,朝阳区京顺路香江北路1号 River Garden Campus, River Garden Villas, Houshayu，Baixin Zhuang, Shunyi District (8046 5132, info@dulwich-beijing.cn); 顺义 区后沙峪白辛庄裕京花园别墅 www.dulwich-beijing.cn
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2011
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aystar Academy, a Kindergarten-Grade 6 school, offers a balance of Montessori-based English education and the Chinese National Curriculum – students spend half of their day in each language environment. The curriculum also focuses on establishing students’ good habits and supports the development of the child through the progressive “Virtues in Us” character education program which emphasizes nobility of character and service to humanity. This innovative approach brings together two cultures and combines the strongest attributes of both Western and Eastern teaching methodologies.
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