In anticipation of the Beijing International School Expo on January 16-17, we will be highlighting local and international schools around Beijing from the upcoming 2016-2017 beijingkids School Choice Guide, which comes out on January 4

Eduwings is a trilingual international kindergarten for German-speaking, English-speaking, and Chinese-speaking children. Following a German kindergarten curriculum, students are put in small groups with native speaking teachers for an enjoyable learning experience. Alumni have gone on to attend various international schools such as the German Embassy School, British School of Beijing, International School of Beijing, as well as Chinese primary schools. Eduwings Kindergarten has two campuses, one in Shunyi and one in Haidian District.

Founding date: September 2010
Age range: 1-6
Grades offered: Toddlers, pre-k, kindergarten/preschool
School type: International kindergarten with German curriculum
Total area: 4,000sqm (Shunyi); 600sqm (Haidian)
Curriculum description: Curriculum designed by Eduwings, based on the Berlin Education Plan and customized to the needs of multi-cultural students
Boarding Program: No
Number of students: 150 total (120 in Shunyi, 30 in Haidian)
Is the school accredited by the Ministry of Education? Yes
Foreign passport holders accepted? Yes
Local Chinese students accepted? Yes
Tuition fees (2016-2017 academic year):
• Application fee: RMB 4500
• Full day: RMB 90000 (full-day) (includes uniform, lunch, two snacks, and special afternoon activities)
• RMB 68000 half-day (includes uniform, lunch, and one snack)
• Bus fee: RMB 8000-12000
Lunch offered: Chinese and western food made on-site by the school chef.
Nationality of students: German, US, Korean, Denmark, Australia
Primary teaching languages: German, English, and Chinese
Average class size: 12-15
Average teacher/student ratio: 1:3/1:4 (ages 1-2.5), 1:5 (ages 2.5-6)
School hours: 8am-4.30pm
After-school activities: Art, dance, PE, rollerblading, cooking, library time, swimming (summer only), Orff music. Shunyi campus only: German drama. Haidian campus only: Softball.
Special needs programs offered? Full-time special needs teacher available
School facilities: Climbing room (Shunyi), indoor playground (Haidian), art and science room, PE room, music and dance room, nap room, outdoor playgrounds with monkey bars, swings, and sand box, school garden, and rabbit hutch.
School nurse or doctor available? Yes, full-time nurses available in both campuses
Contact: www.eduwingskids.com
• Shunyi Campus: Bldg 52, Merlin Champagne Town, 6 Liyuan Jie, Tianzhu, Shunyi District (6450 8384, eduwings@126.com)
• Haidian Campus: 6 Guangda Xiyuan, Wanliu Zhonglu, Haidian District (8257 0436, eduwingshaidian@126.com)

Photo: Courtesy of Eduwings

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.

Bella Growth provides an early childhood education and development for 2-5 years old children. The School follows the National Curriculum of China while combing the Reggio Emilia approach with an American (ESL) preschool phonics curriculum and the best parts of traditional Chinese teaching-learning theories. Children here are guided, rather than instructed, by their teachers, to become confident, respectful, creative, and responsible individuals.

Founding date: June 2012

School type: Nursery through kindergarten

Is the school registered with Ministry of Education? no

Application fee: RMB 500

Capital Levy fee: RMB 3,000 (one-time fee)

Tuition Fees (2014-2015 Academic Year): RMB 42,000/year

Lunch fees: RMB 800/month for three meals and two snacks

Age range: 2-5

Nationality of students: Chinese, American & Canadian

Foreign passport holders accepted? Yes

Local Chinese students accepted? Yes

Primary teaching languages: Chinese and English

Languages taught: Chinese and English

Class size: 14 (maximum)

Teacher/student ratio: 1:4

School hours: 8am-4:30pm

After school activities:  dance, crafts, Calligraphy and English

School facilities: Community facilities, including a fitness center and a swimming pool

Total Area of Campus: 250

School nurse: No

Contact: 102, Unit 4, Bldg 4, Yangguang Lijing Xiaoqu, 23 Huangsi Dajie, Xicheng District (8223 1635, 138 0106 5034, 1054282607@qq.com) www.bellagrowth.com 西城区黄寺大街23号阳光丽景小区南院4号楼4门102号

Word from parent:
Our son Chen Chen has been attending Bella Growth for one year already. As time goes by, he likes Bella Growth more and more. We are very happy to see he is growing fast, not only physically but also mentally. We know that’s all because of the attentive care at the school. Li Huimei (Chinese) mother of Wang Di Chen (3)

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 Bella Growth