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.

Get your tickets here!

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)

JISE 2019 Beijing: K-12 School Fair (Ages 5-18)

Education is more than just selecting a school. To help inform parents looking to find the perfect fit for their child and providing an open space to explore hot topics that are currently making waves in the world of education and parenting, JISE 2019 has enlisted the help of a variety of specialists from a number of unique fields for our Education & Parenting Forums. Forum participants will be present to discuss the essentials on topics ranging from innovative education trends to mental health, and experiential learning.

As the event approaches, the complete schedule for the JISE 2019 Education and Parenting Forum has been confirmed. Let’s take a look at all that will be going down from February 23-24 at Kerry Hotel Beijing!

JISE 2019 Forum Schedule

Education Forums (Kowloon Hall)

Experiential Education

Why learning through experiencing is so important

In recent years, Experiential Learning has become a widely thrown around phrase in international education. However, parents encountering this new trend have had several concerns:

• What can children actually gain from these courses?
• What is the difference between experiential learning and ordinary outdoor activities?
• Why are these schools beginning to prefer these courses over traditional classes?

 

In order to explain what experiential learning truly is, we’ve invited Chris Cartwright (Coordinator of Experiential Education of Keystone Academy), Brad Walsh (Vice Principal of Teaching and Resource of ETU School), and Alex Zhang (General Manager of Nuo Travel), to answer the questions that frequently leave parents confused.

Guest Speakers

Date and time: February 23, 10am-12pm
Location: Kowloon Hall, 4F, Kerry Hotel Beijing
Language: English (with English-Chinese translation)

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The Innovative Education Forum

What is the education of the future?

Innovative education has been a hot topic in the world of education for some time now. At this forum our panel will be discussing:

• What is innovative education?
• How should schools, parents, and the whole of society view the innovation of current educational models?
• How should parents and children participate in this process towards innovation?

 

We have invited Patrick Hurworth, Head of School at the International School of Beijing (ISB), Director of Western Academy of Beijing (WAB), Dr. Marta Medved Krajnovic, and Simon Herbert, Headmaster of Dulwich College Beijing (DCB), to share their opinions on advancing curriculums to best prepare students for a future filled with uncertainties.

Date and time: February 23, 2-4pm
Location: Kowloon Hall, 4F, Kerry Hotel Beijing
Language: English (with English-Chinese translation)

Guest Speakers

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International Curricula

IB or A-Level, which international course is more suitable for your children?

British curriculums such as IGCSE and A-Levels and IB curriculums are the most common types of curriculums found in Beijing’s international schools. However, the majority of parents have difficulties identifying the advantages or differences between these very important systems of education. We have invited David Shinkfield (Headmaster of Harrow Beijing), Richard Thornhill (Principal of British School of Beijing (BSB) Shunyi), and Antonio Flores (Director of Curriculum and Professional Development at Beijing Huijia Private School), to give participants a detailed explanation of these prominent international school curricula.

 

Date and time: February 24, 10am-12pm
Location: Kowloon Hall, 4F, Kerry Hotel Beijing
Language: English (with English-Chinese translation)

Guest Speakers

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Mindfulness and Academic Rigor

How to make academically successful students happier about life

What problems have arisen in a family and/or academic environment that might cause a child to sink into depression or even possibly consider self-harm?

If we look towards the future, a sound personality and a positive mind are far superior life goals than good exam scores or technical skills. Dr. Sun Daqiang, who is a psychological counselor and consultant for college students in Beijing, has consulted many highly-intelligence students who are suffering from mental illness in top Chinese universities. He will share with the audience some real-life cases and guide parents on how to communicate these important concerns with their children in a positive and constructive way.

 

Date and time: February 24, 1.30-4pm
Location: Kowloon Hall, 4F, Kerry Hotel Beijing
Language: Chinese

Guest Speaker 

Dr. Sun Daqiang

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Parenting Forums (Wuhan Hall)

Rise of the Mom-preneur

How having children inspired me to start my own business

Since becoming mothers, these women have achieved their dream entrepreneurial projects. For most stay-at-home moms who have had to give up their career after having a baby, their lives are full of raising their children, and this can sometimes lead to anxiety and regrets. But a few stay-at-home moms have done things differently, and created a new career in a family-friendly field. In this forum, we have invited three successful entrepreneur mothers to share their experience of starting a business and what impact this has made on their children’s development.

 

Date and time: February 23, 10am-12pm
Location: Wuhan Hall, 4F, Kerry Hotel Beijing
Language: Chinese

Guest Speakers

• Xu Shanshan, founder of Joy International Children’s Club

• Qin Yifang, founder of Meixing, a well-known online family-friendly community

• Zeng Shan, business partner of Family Farm Equestrian Estate

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Smart Start

What do children below the age of six need to develop?

As the second child policy was instigated, the public, especially young parents, have gradually recognized the importance of early education. Because of this, preschool education organizations have sprung up rapidly. For this group lecture, we will invite four early education experts (Zhang Yuzheng, Vivian Mei, Jessica Ma, Chu Xiaoye) to discuss what should be the most important values in early family education.

 

Date and time: February 23, 2-4pm
Location: Wuhan Hall, 4F, Kerry Hotel Beijing
Language: Chinese

Guest Speakers

 

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Learning the Ropes

Children who want to be successful in their adult life should start “working” early

Jennifer Ma, born in Tianjin, has been working with her parents from an early age after she immigrated to New Zealand with her family when she was eight. She majored in Law and Business at the University of Auckland and then worked for L’Oréal in New Zealand, Australia, and the UK. In 2012, she made the decision to move back to China with her three sons and started her own business in Beijing. In her opinion, children have a lot to learn from their parents.

 

Date and time: February 24, 10am-12pm
Location: Wuhan Hall, 3F, Kerry Hotel Beijing
Language: Chinese

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In Your Footsteps

How parents who’ve achieved great success

manage expectations for their own kids

Yi Jie (aka Zhou Guiyi), known for being a “Genius”, a blogger with a million followers, and a CITIC Bestselling Writer, is also the mother of a five-year-old boy. In the eyes of the public, she is absolutely winning at life. With all of these major accomplishments, how does she view early education? If her child isn’t achieving, should it just be considered an acceptable part of life? In this forum, she will talk about parent-child relationships, maintaining awareness, and other parenting matters.

 

Date and time: February 24, 2-4pm
Location: Wuhan Hall, 3F, Kerry Hotel Beijing
Language: Chinese

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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!

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Get your tickets here!

To register for JISE 2019 or one of our education or parenting forums scan the QR code above!

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.

 

Beijing’s young learners are encouraged to explore contemporary art through a series of specially designed events at M Woods Museum in the 798 art district. Facilitated workshops and field trips use inquiry-based teaching methods to help students develop critical thinking skills, improve their level of English and creatively engage with materials and concepts.

Students from participating schools are invited into a world of discovery through English-language guided tours, early bird private led or self-guided tours, exhibition analyses and discussion, thematic practical exercises and workshops that can be facilitated in-house or in schools.  Expert teachers guide students in talking about the works that they see, and helping them to think about art as a form of inspiration and reflection of the world and societies we live in.

The six featured workshops; Recipes for Art (ages 4-5), Places and Spaces (ages 6-8), Characters (ages 6-8), Landscapes, Real or Imagined (ages 9-10), Transforming Everyday Objects (ages 10-11) and The artist at Work (ages 12+) have been running from November 3 and will continue until February 24. Each workshop focuses on an exhibition of the works of Nicolas Party.

The immersive workshops are not only held in-house but are consolidated into comprehensive lectures facilitated at schools throughout Beijing and are led by experienced M Woods educators. Students discuss the context of the current exhibition and share their responses to themes. Finally students create their own artwork as a form of exploration of what’s been observed.

The family workshops for parents and groups of up to ten kids include a tour of the exhibition and a creative workshop afterwards. The school field trips for students are limited to 20 participants and also include a workshop. All this insight can be gained for the price of RMB 150 per child or student. Follow and reserve your ticket using the M Woods official Wechat account: MWOODSBeijing or visit www.mwoods.org for more information.

Photos: courtesy of organizers

The beijingkids and JingKids 2014 Spring School Choice Fair is sponsored by RGF AIR Purifiers.  

The recently concluded third annual beijingkids and JingKids Spring School Choice fair, sponsored by RGF AIR Purifiers, brought over 2,500 guests to mingle with 30 local and international schools; four summer camps; four education consultants and after-school activities centers and four health care providers. The two-day fair was took place at the Hilton Beijing from 10am till 4pm.

The fair occupied the second and third floors at the Hilton Beijing at Liangmaqiao with exhibitors armed with gifts and reading materials for fair attendees. Curious parents took the time to get more information from the participating schools about their curriculum, facilities and fee structures.

The Hilton Beijing’s Elements Restaurant provided lunch buffet for families that were not done exploring the fair or were just about to begin their exploration and needed a power boost.

There were two kids’ play areas manned by Ivy Schools and UCCA Creative Studio. The Ivy Schools partnered with Siemens Kitchen to have kids enjoy kitchen based activities such as dough rolling. Also, there were craft and reading corners staffed with teachers from the schools that was popular with Kids and dads looking to escape the crowds and just talk to other dads.

The success of this event would not have been possible without our sponsors, service providers, all exhibitors and attendees. We would like to say a special thanks to:

• Hilton Beijing
• RGF AIR Purifier
• Dulwich College Beijing, Harrow International School Beijing, Wellington International College Tianjin, IMTI, and Cathy Chang (Chang Qing) for giving out informative education lectures
• Victor Wong and son Victor Junior, Theresa Ahdieh and daughter Monique Ahdieh, for taking the time to share their experience in the parents panel discussion
• Lily Zhao (Zhao Wei), Abi Wang (Wang Zhe), Irene Chen (Chen Yijun), for also taking the time to share their experience in the parents panel discussion

Here are some highlights of what took place last weekend.

Be sure to see more photos on our gallery page here.

Be sure to catch us next year.

About our sponsor RGF AIR Purifiers

With our signature PHI pro-active air filtration system, RGF Air Purifier is a breakthrough in the history of air purification.  The innovation is nothing like the existing technologies and we are leading the field of air purification with advanced technology.

With our product, you will no longer be bothered by the typical problems: purification blind spots, insufficient treatment, secondary pollution, excessive cost, distracting noise and more.

The new technology allows you to breathe forest-like fresh air by eliminating harmful micro-organisms and substances in the air, including bacteria, viruses, mould, formaldehyde, benzene, TVOC, odors, and PM2.5 particles.

With RGF, you have nothing to worry about the air around you! Relax and enjoy.

Photos by Ken, Mitchell Pe Masilun and Sui

The beijingkids and JingKids 2014 School Choice Fair is picking up steam ahead of its March 1 and 2 D-days. This year’s fair is going to be a bilingual event with lectures held in both Chinese and English, kids play areas and buffet lunch provided for by Hilton Beijing.

The online pre-registration is set to open next week on January 15 on both the beijingkids and Jingkids sites, find full information on how to do this here. The online pre-registration is necessary to book your space for the lectures which has limited space as well as the lunch.

The good news is that you can buy the buffet lunch now through our  active taobao shop. Lunch will be served from 12pm till 2.30pm. The lunch rates are as follows:

• 1 Adult + 1 Kid (0-6yrs old) = RMB 220
• 1 Adult + 1 Kid (7-12yrs old) = RMB 320
• 1 Adult + 1 Kid (13 yrs and above) = RMB 420
• 1 Adult + 2 Kids (both 0-6 yrs old): The adult pays RMB 220, the first kid eats for free, the second kid will need to pay RMB 100 which comes to a total of RMB 320. If the two children fall within a different age bracket say 0-6 then that child eats for free while the 7-12 child pays RMB 100. Children above 13 yrs old will be charged RMB 200
• Children between the ages of 7-12 yrs old will be charged RMB 100

If you have no idea how to use taobao to purchase your family’s lunch, no worries here is a step by step guide on how to register for a taobao account and how to use Alipay to pay for purchases.

Parents have the options of leaving their kids in the care of two manned kid zones. Children within the age range of 3-11 years will be in one area whilst children 12 and above will be in another. There are loads of activities going to be planned and we will keep you updated.

There will be a lecture conducted by Harrow International School on, "Leading the way in international education with a perfect fusion of creativity and tradition to produce leadership for a better world". This lecture will be in English and be translated in Chinese. It will be lead by Lynne Oldfield, Headmistress, Alasdair MacRae, Director of studies and Nick Rickford, Head of Sixth Form from 1pm to 2.30pm on March 1.

JingKids and beijingkids will host two separate parent led panel discussions within the days and will focus on "What it is like for Chinese kids in international schools" and "What it is like for international kids in Chinese schools"

Hope to catch you there!

For further inquiries, you can get in touch with the Marketing team either by calling 5820 7700 ext 865 or emailing events@beijing-kids.com to get more information about attending the event. If you wish to participate in the School Choice Fair please e-mail  schoolchoicefair@truerun.com.

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