With over a hundred international schools in attendance, educational forums given by both parents and experts, activities for bourgeoning student entrepreneurs, and much much more, the Jingkids International School Expo (JISE) 2019 is something you can’t miss out on this coming February 23-24 at Kerry Hotel, Kerry Mall, and Kerry Sports.
This expo is the most all-encompassing and largest-scale education event of its kind, that not only brings together an incomparable number of attending schools, but also a large, diverse number of attendees from Beijing’s local and expat parenting community.
In order to shield parents from the overwhelming anxiety that comes along with picking a school, this expo will be a comprehensive educationally focused event seeking to inform in addition to providing a superb venue for schools to show off their fabulous curriculums and facilities. After all, education is not just about school choice. Scan or long-press the QR code above for ticket information.
The History and Development of JISE
JISE, formerly known as the beijingkids International School Choice Expo, is an annual fair focusing on the latest and greatest in education. We strive to not only give insight into school choice but also the rapidly developing educational landscape as a whole. The international education community and a growing number of schools are placing parents into a growing state of anxiety about choosing the right school, allowing for some to blindly give priority to a prestigious school over the necessary long-term educational goals. This year’s JISE is themed “Education Beyond School Choice,” for exactly this purpose of helping parents to ease their short-sighted anxiety and perform a more comprehensive probe into education through the great communication opportunities and learning experiences this expo is designed to present.
Jingkids International School Expo (JISE) 2019
JISE 2019 will have over 100 schools to choose from, spanning both the K-12 and preschool categories, ready to answer all of your questions about what’s new or more importantly, what’s next! Here’s a list of the schools that have registered to attend the event happening from Feb 23-24, and it’s growing by the day.
JISE 2019 Beijing: Early Years Education Fair (Ages 0-6)
Brilliant International School
Children’s House of Virtues International Bilingual Kindergarten
Day by Day Learning
Enable Me to Grow
Etonkids International Kindergartens
Hacore Education American House
Harmony Beijing
House of Knowledge
ibg School Xicheng Campus
iHommy International Daycare
Innova Early Years Center (Fanhai Campus)
Innova Early Years Center (Yizhuang Campus)
Jack & Jill Academy
Jack & Jill Children’s Center
Kids ‘R’ Kids Learning Academy
Let’s Play Daycare Center
LiMai Chinese American International Preschool
Muffy’s International Kindergarten
Prestige Education Centre
Reading Garden Montessori Children’s House
SPRING
The Children’s House International Montessori Kindergarten
The Family Learning House Jian Wai SOHO Campus
The Family Learning House Wang Jing Campus
Vanguard Kindergarten
WonderTree Community of Co-Learners
JISE 2019 Beijing: K-12 School Fair (Ages 5-18)
Beanstalk International Bilingual School (BIBS)
Beijing 21st Century International School
Beijing Aidi School
Beijing Chaoyang KaiWen Academy
Beijing City International School (BCIS)
Beijing Concord College of Sino-Canada
Beijing Experimental Foreign Language School
Beijing HaidianKaiWen Academy
BEIJING HUIJIA PRIVATE SCHOOL
Beijing International Bilingual Academy (BIBA)
Beijing Mingcheng Academy
Beijing New Talent Academy
Beijing No.8 High School Yihai Campus
Beijing Royal School
Beijing Xin Fu Xue International Academy
Blossom Montessori Elementary Programme
Branksome Hall Asia
British Schools of Beijing (BSB)
Cambridge International School of UIBE
Camford Royal School
Canadian International School Beijing (CISB)
Central Conservatory Preparatory School
CKWA.Art International Project
Daystar Academy
Dehong Beijing
Dehong Shanghai
Fangcao Foreign Language School Beijing•Kingswood International School
Haileybury International School
Harrow Beijing
HD Beijing School
House of Knowledge (HoK)
IDEAS EDUCATION
JunyiXingxing International School
Keystone Academy Summer Archway
LiMai Chinese American International School
New Oriental Academy
Nord Anglia School, Beijing, Fangshan
Peking University YitianTongwen School
Saint Paul American School (SPAS)
Springboard International Bilingual School (SIBS)
T School
Tsinghua International School
Tsinghua University High School International-Chaoyang
U.S.A. Veritas Prep School, Beijing Campus
Yew Chung International School (YCIS)
Yew Wah International Education School Beijing Yizhuang Campus
YueCheng Education – The Learning Frontier
YueCheng Education – The Reading Frontier
Zhongshan Academy
JISE 2019 Beijing · Educators Forum
We are bringing together the principals of Dulwich College Beijing (DCB), International School of Beijing (ISB), and Western Academy of Beijing (WAB) to talk about their innovative programs, along with the successes and the apparent challenges they face in their implementation and development. This lecture happening on Saturday, February 23 in Kerry Hotel’s Kowloon Room (2-4pm), will be the first time that these important figures share a stage, explaining to parents their innovative programs along with the cold hard facts supporting these important movements in education.
Simon Herbert, Headmaster of Dulwich College Beijing
Simon joined DCB as Head of Senior School in 2012 and became Headmaster of the College in August 2016. He is currently studying for an MA in International Leadership and Education and gained a BA in French and Latin from the University of Nottingham. He has worked in advertising and has taught in an international school in Kenya and a lycée in South-West France. He was Head of Modern Languages and then Senior Housemaster at Fettes College in Edinburgh, where he also introduced the IB Diploma Programme, before moving to China.
Patrick Hurworth, Head of School at the International School of Beijing
Patrick was born and raised in the UK and left in 1996 to teach at the International School of Geneva, Switzerland. He has now lived and served schools in four countries; UK, Switzerland, USA, Hong Kong China, and now Beijing where he has served as Head of School at the International School of Beijing (ISB). ISB (a non-profit school) is Beijing’s oldest and largest International School and enrolls the daughters and sons of foreign passport holders.
Dr. Marta Medved Krajnovic, Director of Western Academy of Beijing
Krajnovic joined WAB in 2018. With nearly two decades of academic experience, Krajnovic served as the director of Stockholm International School for five years, and worked as Associate Professor at the University of Zagreb, and was also director of the Postgraduate Programme in Applied Linguistics there. Marta has authored books and research articles on second language acquisition and multilingualism.
JISE 2019 Beijing · Parenting Forum
In accordance with the principles of “education beyond school choice, change begins with me,” we invited some example parents from the international community to share about the challenges they face on the path towards self-growth and the importance of being a positive role model for your child.
JISE 2019 Beijing · Youth Entrepreneurship Competition (Ages 12-18)
Join our JISE Youth Entrepreneurship Competition! The event, to take place Feb 23-24 at the Kerry Hotel as part of the Jing International School Expo, seeks to provide kids with creative real-life entrepreneurial skills and will be open to teams of five who are currently enrolled at any Beijing school. No experience is necessary to take part – you’ll learn everything you need on the day of the event itself! There are two divisions: Middle Schoolers (Grade 6 to Grade 8, with the workshop happening Saturday, Feb 23) and High Schoolers (Grade 9 to Grade 12, with the workshop happening Sunday, Feb 24). Not only a competition, the event is an awesome learning opportunity for middle schoolers and high schoolers who want to develop their skills. Professional facilitators from Venture Education and Techtrek will coach teams on site on how to develop an idea into a sellable pitch, all in one day.The day concludes with short three minute pitches to a panel of real-life entrepreneurs, to be followed by an awards ceremony with RMB 38,000 in prizes up for grabs. Register here!
About True Run
As the forerunner of hosting international school expos in Beijing, True Run is a company advocating advanced lifestyle and educational concepts through the combination of traditional and new media outlets, and planning activities catered towards the diverse range of people who call Beijing home
School Registration
The registration for participating schools at JISE 2019 is in full swing. All schools and educational institutions that want to register for JISE 2019, please scan or long press to learn more and to reserve your spot.
Photos: Uni You; courtesy of ISB, DCB, and WAB