Blog Tag - education

Get Up Close & Personal With Schools at JISE
The annual Jingkids International School Expo (JISE) is back in March and we are excited to usher in a new era of connecting families with schools in...
What's Special Education Like in Beijing
Every year when Jingkids publishes our annual School Choice Guide, there’s one question that parents invariably ask: Which school is the “best”? We’...
20 for 20: Education Entrepreneur Jennifer Hyde Sachs
In celebration of our 20th anniversary, we're profiling 20 movers and shakers who, much like The Beijinger, have called the capital home for 20 years...
New Oriental To Close 1500 Learning Centers
New Oriental, a tutoring and education company considered a leader in China's education industry, is shuttering 1500 of its learning centers,...
Kapital Koopas: Video Games Can't Catch a Break
Last month we covered the controversy surrounding an article that dubbed video games the "mental opium" of young generations, and though this...
Why are Video Games Still Regarded as Electronic Heroin in China, 20 years on?
Recently, an article in Economic Information Daily broke the internet by taking a stand on video games with the sensational title “Why on the earth...
Kapital Koopas: Games for Kids, or the Inner Child That Never Ages
Press F to pay respects to all the fallen goombas. It's time for a deep dive into China's gaming culture in our column, Kapital Koopas....
Mandarin Monday: HSK is About to be Reformed And You Can Take An Online Test by The End of This Month
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing learning tips, fun and practical phrases, and trends. As the...
Four Tribes of Beijingers You Should Know About
In contrast to Shanghai, where people are considered less Shanghainese the further they settle from the People’s Square, in the capital, the further...
Sex-Ed to Finally be Acknowledged Under Chinese Law
While doing research for a piece in our September beijingkids Relationships-issue, we came across a study from 2014 done by the China Family Planning...
Kapital Koopas: Play Games to Learn Chinese Culture and History
Press F to pay respects to all the fallen goombas. It's time for a deep dive into China's gaming culture in our column, Kapital Koopas. In recent...
Post-COVID University Admissions: Everything You Need to Know
Due to COVID, university admissions are rapidly changing. Are you prepared? Join this free webinar to learn everything you need to know about...
Most Beijing Students to Return by Jun 8, While Others Still Await Dates
At a press conference held at 4pm Wednesday, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission (BMEC) announced the latest round of class return dates, this...
Beijing Education Commission Releases Comprehensive FAQ on Restarting School
Following the announcement that Beijing schools will partially reopen on Apr 27, the Beijing Education Commission has moved quickly to answer a...
Beijing Bunker: "We Did Not Anticipate the Huge Negative Impact the Virus Would Have on Businesses"
As Beijing enters its seventh week in self-quarantine, the stories of how people have been dealing with the coronavirus outbreak – by staying,...