“Standardization Unlocks the Promising Future”——In 2018 VIS Conference, over 70 guest speakers and thousands of attendees gathered together to review the past, know the present and foresee the future.
November 10, 2018 is the second day of VIS conference. Here’s the review of those great moments:
Guest speaker: An Ying, founder of Beijing No.4 High school international courses project ,original principal of the intentional campus. Former Chinese general principal of BIBS; General principal&General Manager of Education Division of Kingsun. Co-founder Chief Research Fellow of Institute of Education of NSI
In his speech, Mr.An described the history of the development of the VIS and explained the profound meaning of its theme.That is to say, the development of the international school industry should have a clear "boundary", adhere to the school's teaching philosophy and strictly implement the school's rules and regulations and special courses. It must refuse to blindly cater to the market and needs of parents,then the international education in China can achieve a mufti-dimensional balance. However, the international school industry cannot restraint itself from development and innovation.Adhere to the standardization but not to be restrained by it that needs international schools to tap the resources of the future which means cultivating the talents with global competence.
Host: Li Huiling, Founder and CEO of Nalicollege, famous media people and planner; former host of BTV and Hunan Satellite TV, An expert on women’s fashion and lifestyle.
Ⅰ：Cultivate Global Kids for the Future ---Cindy Mi - Founder and CEO of VIPKID
Mrs.Mi talked about the urgency and importance of cultivating the future-oriented and world-leading “global citizen”. And as the fastest growing online education company in the world, VIPKID has cooperated with the qualified educational resources around the world and made use of Internet technology to connect 60,000 North American foreign teachers and 500,000 users to create a personalized education platform, which helps children to recognize themselves and to build the a diverse worldview.
Mi Wenjuan believes that achieving the goal of cultivating "the global citizens" requires the joint efforts of international schools, training institutions, family education, and social welfare. VIPKID has always maintained an open attitude. It hopes to cooperate with domestic and foreign partners to provide better service to parents and students with its international education experience so that the diversified international learning atmosphere would be available for more and more young students
Ⅱ：The Embodiment of Future Education in Western Academy of Beijing--- Marta Medved Krajnovic - Director of Western Academy of Beijing
Dr. Marta Medved Krajnovic first described the development history of the School and the top 10 skills that students in Western Academy of Beijing are trained. In the 21st century, it is necessary to cultivate students' ability to deeply understand themselves and achieve self-realization, and to pay attention to the individualized development of students. By contrasting the different educational views between schools and parents, Dr. Marta Medved Krajnovic emphasized that Western Academy of Beijing encourages connections, incentives and individualized development among students.
Speaker: Larry Rosenstock --Founder/CEO of High Tech High and General Superintendent of Blue Ridge HTA
Dr.Fang Houbin-- Columbus State University Associate Professor and Director of Blue Ridge Education Research Institute.
They have talked about the advantages of the US charter school, the curriculum and the characteristics of the teaching methods.
Larry Rosenstock introduced High Tech High to the audience. HTH as a charter school featured with innovation helps most of it students go to college and make the qualified education affordable for more family.
May Wu - Co-founder and CEO of NSI has released the” 2018 Development Report of International Schools in China “ which is believed to be the most authoritative and comprehensive industry report.
With the theme of “Fast Growth, Strict Standardization, and High Quality”, she shared the overall development of the industry and the information of the number of schools, courses, teachers, tuition, and future trends, which helps to explain the status quo and explore the future development of the international education industry .
Award Presenter:
Jason Tsui - General Principal of Zhongshan Whampoa International Education (ZWIE) Group
Maxine Lu - General Principal of Shanghai Xiehe Education Center(Group)
(Mrs. Lu Huiwen and Mr. Tsui have won the honor of “Most Influential Principals” for two consecutive years. They are also the expert juries of this year.)
“The Most Influential Principal of International Schools ” is the annual prize initiated by the Newschool Insight in 2016. It aims to introduce the principals who have made contribution to China’s international education industry and has a large impact in the international school field. The event has been successfully held for two sessions so far, and this year is the third year.
The selection activity was launched on September 18 this year. After the public nomination, shortlist announcement, public vote, expert review vote, industry review vote, etc., the winners were finally decided.
The two awards were announced on VIS conference, starting with the “Outstanding Contribution Award for International Education”. The principals who have won this award are the soul of the private international school, the preacher of international education concepts, and the explorer of the integration model of Chinese and foreign education. They have made many contributions to promoting the internationalization of Chinese private schools, and they have the highest prestige and superior influence in society.
The second award is “The Most Influential Principal of the International School”. The principals who have won this award have outstanding performance in guiding international schools to continuously reform and develop, innovatively building international school curriculum, teaching and management models, and have a high reputation in the industry.
Host: Teng Jun
Associate Professor and Associate Dean of the Institute of International and Comparative Education, Beijing Normal University
Guests:
Li Fu principal of elementary education department of Zhongshan Whampoa International Education (Zwie)
Pang Kai, Founder&Principal of Zhengzhou Cornerstone High School
Liu Jian, Principal of Ealing International School
In the Forum, the three principals shared their understandings of global competence and the different teaching methods of each school based on their practical experiences.
ⅠProfessional development of bilingual teachers and staff
Host: Lily Wen, Head of British-style Schools, Department for the international Trade British Consulate-General Guangzhou.
①Surely CPD has impact, doesn’t it?
Dr.Ahmed Hussain - Wellington College China, Institute of Learning
②Training and Career Development of Teachers
Grace Chen - the Principal of the Affiliated Foreign Language School of SCNU
Ms.Chen gave the Brief introduction of Affiliated Foreign Language School of SCNU; experience of talents building and teachers training.
③Professional development for non-academic staff
Ian Hunt - International Principal of Citic Lake Bilingual International School
Mr. Hunt introduced the current situation of foreign teacher hiring and emphasized on the training on both teachers and non-academic staff. And parent workshops on what good teaching looks like in the classroom is very important to get parents involved in the education for children.
ⅡIntegration of After Class Curriculum
Host: Zhang Weiqi --The founder and CEO of Blue Oak Education Group
①Implement interdisciplinary teaching lead Integration of Curriculum
Christine Xu - Director of Curriculum and Instruction of Yew Chung Education Foundation
Ms.Xu talked about the elements of deep learning and the difference between fused curriculum and integrated curriculum.
②Teaching and Learning Revolution: Scenario-based Teaching Theory
WU chih jung - CEO of Lihan Science Education Group
The revolution of learning and teaching in international schools was showed through the vivid science class.
③The bitter sweet experience of meeting the needs of both the internationalized curriculum and exam-driven curriculum
Jason Tsui - General Principal of Zhongshan Whampoa International Education (ZWIE) Group
Jason Tsui who has been long engaged in the school administration explained on the conflict between international programs and domestic entrance exam.
ⅢOperation and management of international schools
Host：Luo Dehong, Expert of education media/former chief reporter of Beijing Morning Post/Founder of “bjeduvision”--well-known education media and platform
①"Practice and Thoughts on the Internationalization of Private School
WU Zijian - Principal of YK Pao School"
"the education revolution around the world is directed to the international education; curriculum with modernity as well as variety and administration group and teachers with competence are both very important.”
②"Empower Education with Technology
Eric Ma - Chief IBU(Institute Business Unit) Officer of SchoolPal Online"
“in the time of Internet+education, informatization is very important.” He also shared about the construction of intelligent and digital campus.
③"The Operation and Management of International Schools
Jasper Pan - CEO and Board Director of Elite K12 Education Group"
“ The establishment story of Elite K12 Education Group 、Tight Three Architecture; Extra-curriculum project and Team structure
Ⅳ New Ideas of Multi-channel Marketing Enrollment
Host:Iris Xu --member of the Revolution Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang/ senior education media person and internet operation expert/partner and CEO of Jilang Media/Former Senior Marketing consultant for education groups/Former core VP in Baidu( NASDQ:BIDU) Zuoye Bang,in charge of internet operation,Brand and Business Division/ Former Baidu education head and system Architect in Baidu Education and Baidu Search business Group /Former Senior Manager in SoHu(NASDA:SOHU) Content Department/Editor-in-chief of Sohu Education./Sohu Overseas and Sohu Business School channel.
①Brand Positioning of International school
Xu Lingke -Vice President of Chongqing Depu Foreign Language School"
“Six Principles for Brand Positioning: consumer sentiment and acknowledgment,marketing segment,problem identification,differentiation marketing, effective new category”
②"Enrollment of K12 Schools
Wu zheng-Vice General Manager of Marketing Department of Bright Scholar Educaion Group"
he gave the Informative speech about students enrollment and practical experience of marketing skills.”
③"Chinese International School Market Analysis
Hunter- Director of Strategic Consulting Department of NewSchool Insight"
“ to analyze the international programs in China through three aspects including glance of current situation, the observation on market change and predication of the future development. ”
ⅤTraining of Students 'Comprehensive Quality
Host: Hao Yuefei, Head of Hiworld, TAL Education Group,Director of NewSchool Insight--the professional media and service platform for international school industry
①"Cultivation of Students' Comprehensive Quality
Thomas Topham - Academic Director of Kingswood International School
“To cultivate the Life learning skills and ability for Chinese century ”
②"How to cultivate students' core literacy
Han Fei-Deputy head of Dulwich International High School Zhuhai
Ms.Han showed us what Dulwich International(Zhuhai) High School is like, including the History of the school, education philosophy, curriculum development,teching planning,students’ well-bing and individual development.
③"Cultivation of students' comprehensive quality in international schools
Tian Min - Chinese Principal of EduChina International High School"
Ⅵ"Capital operation of the international education industry"
Host: Li Yifei, Investment manager of EdBeta Fund
①"The Differentinal Positioning of International Schools and Deveiopment Paths——The Potential of International Schools
Tony Zheng，Chief Principal of Peking University Experimental School (Jia Xing)
“Background,development,commission of Jay Bird Tong Wen Education Group”
②Introducting American Education Brands and Overseas Opportunities - David Barrutia, Co-Founder and Executive Director of GES
ⅠInternational Education Capital Operation
Host:WangYang Founder of SPHINX INTERNATIONAL ART EDUCATION
Guests：Yang Fei -General manager of K12 Education Division of Uni Group
Wang Qian- Principle of ShangHai EdBeta Fund
Gao Hang-Executive general manager of TIAN HONG ASSET MANAGEMENT
Chen Yinhua- BoYu Capital
Ⅱ Innovative enterprises help international school development
Host：
Li Yifei ,Investment manager of EdBeta Fund
Guests：
Pan Tianhan, Founder of Vision Academy
Li Taozhi Founder of WEsport
Zeng Shiran, CEO of Viax
Zhu Zhiqiang Founder of School Plus
Highlights！
