For the coming weeks, we will be highlighting local and international schools around Beijing from our upcoming 2014-2015 School Choice Guide, which comes out in early February 2014. Scroll down for more information on how to participate in our annual school choice fair in March 2014.
Ivy Academy offers an English speaking environment. Taught by a team of highly qualified early childhood educators, the Multiple Intelligences theory-influenced curriculum is customized according to the children’s interests.
Founding date: Ivy Academy East Lake Villas Campus – 2004, Ivy Academy Central Park Campus – 2013
School type: International preschool and kindergarten
Grade levels: Nursery to kindergarten
Age range: 2-6
Tuition fees (2013-2014 Academic Year)*:
Ivy Academy East Lake Villas Campus: RMB 146,030 per year
Ivy Academy Central Park Campus: RMB 145,500 per year
Lunch fee: Optional (contact school for latest info)
Transportation fee: Optional (contact school for latest info)
Number of students:
Ivy Academy East Lake Villas Campus: 65
Ivy Academy Central Park Campus: 75
Nationality of students: Australian, British, Canadian, Japanese, French, German, American, Chinese
Foreign passport holders accepted? Yes
Local Chinese students accepted? Yes
Primary teaching language: English
Languages taught: English
School hours: 8.30-11.30am (half day); 8.30am-3.30pm (full day)
After school activities: Extended after school care by request
School facilities: A library, art classroom, and children’s kitchen
School nurse: Yes
Contact: East Lake Villa Campus: C-101 East Lake Villas, 35 DongzhimenwaiDajie, Dongcheng District. (8451 1380/1, info-EL@ivyschools.com) 东城区东直门外大街35号东湖别墅C座101室
Central Park Campus: Bldg 24, No.6 ChaowaiStreet, Chaoyang District. (5738 4559, 6597 0250, info-CP@ivyschools.com)朝外大街6号新城国际公寓24号楼
Word from a Parent:
“We have always been apprehensive about how our son Ryan would adjust to school here in Beijing … but we were pleasantly surprised by how well he has taken to the staff and his classmates. We have definitely seen much progress in his development, his keenness to explore and learn and his unquenchable thirst and curiosity with all things around him … We have also noticed that Ryan is developing in a more well-rounded way since coming to Beijing. He has always been talkative and super active [and]we are glad that all these traits have not been inhibited and have instead been channeled into something constructive, interesting and educational for him. His constant and daily need to bring a toy and getting ready for his "show and tell" session is a testament of how excited he is about going to school. We are constantly and eagerly looking out for the online weekly journals because we enjoy laughing at the pictures of him in class, carrying out various activities from playing, learning, painting, socializing and oh yes … cooking.”
-Rodney Looi, Malaysian, father of Ryan (5)
For more information on the 2014-2015 School Choice Guide e-mail editor@beijing-kids.com and click here to view the 2013-2014 School Choice Guide on ISSUU. For more information on our upcoming School Choice Fair on March 1-2, 2014, please e-mail schoolchoicefair@truerun.com.
Photo courtesy of Ivy Academy
