JOY EL International Academy is an innovative international school which seeks to inspire with its creativity, its optimism, and its values. It is easily accessible from the Jingmi Road, the Airport Expressway and the JingCheng Highway. The core concept of JOY EL is “to develop our students to become intelligent individuals with sound character and good judgment.” This school strives to create a suitable environment for creativity, to provide choices, to tap the potential of children, and to give them the freedom to discover and explore.
Address: No. 8, Laiguangying East Road, Chaoyang District.
WeChat: tianyuexuexiao
Contact: 6419 0938 / 18500559588, admissions@joyelacademy.com
Web: www.joyelacademy.org
Founding date: August 2017
School type: Bilingual international school, full-time school
School hours: 8.45am – 3.45pm (ASA 4.45pm)
Ministry of Education accredited? IB DP Candidate School
Curriculum description: Chinese National Curriculum, International curriculum, Self-owned curriculum
Age range: 2-18
Grades offered: ECC-Grade 12
Number of students: 1,500 (maximum capacity)
Foreign passport holder accepted? Yes
Local Chinese students accepted? Yes
Nationality of students: Chinese nationals and foreign passport holders
Class size (average): 16-18 (Early Childhood Center), 20-22 (elementary), 20-22 (middle/high school)
Teacher-student ratio: Adjusts according to level changes
Tuition and other fees (2019-2020 academic year):
• Early Childhood Center: RMB 166,000, KG: RMB 196,000
• Elementary School (Grade 1 – Grade 5): RMB 226,000
• Middle School (Grade 6-9): RMB 245,000
• High School (Grade 10-12): RMB 266,000
• Application fee: RMB 2,000
• Other fees (bus): RMB 8,000-15,000 (Charges according to the different lines)
Primary teaching language(s): English, Chinese
Other elective language(s): Available in middle school and high school
After-school activities: Various activities offered
Scholarships offered? Available for outstanding over Grade 3 students
Extra help offered? EAL to middle school students
Total area (in sqm): 50,000
Facilities: A wide range of modern facilities, including a basketball court, yoga studio, mufti-functional gymnasium, football pitch, technology and science lab, drama room, cooking kitchen, theater, auditorium and a large-scale library, tennis court (under development) and swimming pool (under development)
Lunch: Provided by a professional international catering company, Chinese and Western food, and vegetarian
Lunch fee: Free
Boarding program? N/A
Nurse/doctor available? Yes, full-time certified doctor