Founded in 2017, Beijing Chaoyang Kaiwen Academy (CKWA) is a K-12 full-time bilingual IBDP World School situated on a 14.14 hectare campus in the Chaoyang District, offering: modern, state-of-the-art facilities for all disciplines of academic study, quality boarding for students and faculty, and a vast range of athletic and arts facilities ranging from ice hockey to football, to contemporary music and performing arts facilities. CKWA is committed to ensuring quality teaching in all our curricular programs (CNC, Cambridge, IB, A-Level) and its talent programs (Kaiwen Art Program and Kaiwen Music Program) and to developing a community that is deeply rooted in China yet prepares our students to enter and succeed in a global world. At the same time, CKWA adopts the small class bilingual teaching model, draws from the essence of both Chinese and international teaching methods, including an importance to the basic teachings of Chinese culture and literature, and emphasizes the cultivation of good learning habits and academic excellence in all its students, fostering in each child creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving through inquiry-based learning.
Address: No.46 Baoquansan Street, Chaoyang District. 朝阳区宝泉三街46号院
WeChat: 北京市朝阳区凯文学校
Web: http://cy.kaiwenacademy.cn/en/
Founding date: 2017
School type: Private boarding and day school
School hours: 8am-4.30pm
Ministry of Education accredited? Yes
Curriculum description: CKWA is accredited by Cambridge Assessment International Education (2018), Pearson BTEC (2019), and IB (2020). CKWA runs a bilingual dual curriculum program in its Primary and Lower Secondary schools, integrating both the Chinese National Curriculum and the CAIE curriculum, and a rigorous international program in its school, where students can choose to study in their Scholastic Track pursuing IGCSE courses and exams and then either A-Levels or IBDP courses leading to the IBDP – diploma, both of which prepare their students for the top US and UK universities. Or students may study in their Talent Track where they can specialize in CKWA’s uniquely tailored Kaiwen Art and Kaiwen Music programs specifically designed to meet admission requirements for tertiary education in Arts/Music and Music Conservatories.
Age range: 5-18
Grades offered: K-12
Number of students (per campus): 900
Foreign passport holder accepted? Yes
Local Chinese students accepted? Yes
Class size (average): Up to 20 students per class in kindergarten and up to 24 students per class in other grades.
Teacher-student ratio:1:5
Tuition and other fees (2024-2025 academic year):
• K: RMB 197,600
• G1-G5: RMB 208,600
• G6-G8: RMB 222,600
• G9-G12: RMB 247,600
Primary teaching language(s): English & Chinese
Other elective language(s): No
After-school activities: Primary school students have 18 classes of STEM, arts, and sports activities every week. These feature program classes are embedded into the regular schedule. This design makes sure that students’ learning is constantly monitored and strengthened through our various academic support programs and feature programs to ensure students progress at each stage of their educational development. The extracurricular curriculum in the secondary school is based on the philosophy of the IBDP program. It requires each student to choose a course in Creativity, Action, and Service, to ensure the balanced development of students. The school provides nearly 40 different kinds of CAS courses ranging from arts, music, academic, English, drama, AI, etc. for our secondary school students to choose from.
Scholarships offered? Yes
Extra help offered? Yes
Total area: 14.14 hectare
Facilities: CKWA offers state-of-the-art classrooms, science laboratories, art and music rooms, theatre and dance studios, gymnasium, and library facilities. All classrooms are equipped with the most cutting-edge air purification and smog reduction facilities. Separate male and female boarding houses. All have twin rooms with en-suite bathrooms. Each boarding house also offers ample living spaces, laundry rooms, and study areas, and is supported by an on-site doctor who is available for medical concerns 24 hours a day.
Lunch: Yes. Break and lunch are available
Meals fee: RMB 10,206 per school year
Boarding program? Yes
Nurse/doctor available? Yes