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JISE at Hilton Beijing

Mar 23 9:00 am -
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Hilton Beijing

This year’s Jingkids International School Expo (JISE) is a not-to-miss event for parents searching for the perfect school for their children. Taking place for one day only at the Hilton Beijing, this will be a day packed with in-person meetings with the city’s top international schools, where you can get a real feel for each school and its philosophy.


We’ve also set up a series of PechaKucha presentations by schools to share what it is they find the most important.



What’s PechaKucha? 


“PechaKucha” is a dynamic and concise presentation style that originated in Japan, and which has since spread globally as a unique format for sharing ideas and stories. These presentations offer an interesting and efficient way to learn about international schools in Beijing due to their dynamic and concise format. With 20 slides, each lasting only 20 seconds, presenters are compelled to distill key information, providing a focused and streamlined overview of their schools. In other words, you’ll get a highly concentrated dose of information and won’t have to sit through any long presentations. 

This ensures that the audience receives a comprehensive snapshot without getting bogged down by lengthy details. Moreover, featuring multiple schools in a PechaKucha event allows prospective parents and students to explore a diverse range of educational offerings in Beijing within a relatively short time, making it an efficient and captivating way to gather valuable insights.


Be sure to sign up for this year’s JISE by scanning the QR code in the poster.



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Jingkids International School Expo (JISE) at Four Seasons Hotel

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Four Seasons Hotel Beijing

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 the most effective manner possible.


Last month, we asked you, our readers, to tell us what you would like to see in a school choice fair and we heard you: it’s more important to you to meet teachers and principals (rather than marketing and admission personnel); you would like to have a wide variety of schools present; and you’d like personalized guidance on how to choose a school. So that’s what we’re focusing on bringing you at this year’s JISE.


We’re also switching our format of having larger formal lectures to friendly small-group sessions where you can have more personal conversations with education experts and schools. These short sessions will be running several times each day, so it doesn’t matter when you come – you’ll be able to hear the info session you want. As for the topics we’ll be discussing? They are the ones you’ve told us you’re most interested in: from how to choose a school for your child; what schools offer in terms of extracurriculars; to the differences between the various national school systems.


On top of this, we’re proud to say that at this year’s JISE, you will have the exclusive opportunity to interact with several special guest schools from Japan and Singapore that do not usually attend events in Beijing.


The annual Jingkids International School Expo (JISE) has been connecting parents to the right schools since 2012, all in one place. The 2023 JISE will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel Beijing on March 11-12.


Attendance is free. To sign up for JISE 2023, scan the QR code in the poster.


https://www.beijing-kids.com/blog/2023/02/17/close-personal-schools-2023-jise/


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Jingkids International School Expo

Apr 17 10:30 am - 17:30 pm
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Jiarui Culture Center

When should your child start kindergarten? Are they child getting the right kind of international education? What’s the difference between a Bilingual Approach and a Hybrid Curriculum?


Getting straight A’s in school isn’t easy for kids, but choosing the right school isn’t easy for parents either. The term “international school” covers a wide range of curriculums in Beijing and they all differ from one another. That’s why, before you send in your child’s application for the prestigious international school that your friend recommended, make sure you’re familiar with all the options in Beijing.


The annual Jingkids International School Expo (JISE) has been connecting parents to the right schools since 2012. Prospective parents can meet the decision-makers at Beijing’s top international school all in one afternoon.


This year’s JISE will be held on Apr 17 from 10am – 5.30pm at the Jiarui Culture Center.


 


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2017 Mandarin Month Mixer (Postponed to June 25!)

Jun 25 11:00 am - 15:00 pm
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NOTE: due to the 40 percent likelihood of rain on June 24, we have postponed the Mandarin Month Mixer Q Bar's rooftop to Sunday, June 25. Sunday calls for sunny skies so it should be no problem.


Apologies for the change in plans, we tried bribing the officials in the Weather Bureau to stop the rain, but it didn't work.


2017 Mandarin Month is here!


The Beijinger is excited to bring Mandarin Month back to Beijing's hardworking Mandarin learners this year after the big success last year. For more information, check out our selection of articles at http://www.thebeijinger.com/2017mandarinmonth


This June 25, join us at the 2017 Mandarin Month Mixer to meet Beijing’s best Mandarin language training centers and your fellow students. There will be free snacks and drinks, a free T-shirt, and music.


Only 300 spots are available for pre-registration, so act now and scan the QR code below, or click HERE!


Pre-registration required.


NO registration available at the entrance.


Foreign passports need to be checked at entrance.

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Cisb Discovery Morning

Jan 21 8:15 am - 15:30 pm
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Canadian International School of Beijing (北京加拿大国际学校)

Step into the future with CISB! This Discovery Morning (北京加拿大国际学校发现上午) is designed for Grade 6-12 students. Meet academic leadership and passionate educators to learn how CISB prepares students for university. Customize your day to your needs and explore a world-class educational environment in Beijing. Space is limited!

More Info: Scan QR code in poster to register


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Bcis Courtyard Kindergarten Open Day

Jan 17 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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BCIS Courtyard Kindergarten, No. 6 Shuanglong Lane, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Join BCIS Courtyard Kindergarten (北京乐成四合院幼儿园) for an Open Day (园所开放日). Learn how to choose the right kindergarten, explore their educational philosophy, and enjoy an immersive campus tour. The session features Principal Suzanne and Curriculum Coordinator QiongQiong, offering expert insights and a Q&A for parents planning for the 25/26 school year.

Phone: 17801561725
Wechat: 17801561725
More Info: Scan QR code in poster to RSVP


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Painting Like Matisse

Jan 11 14:00 pm - 16:00 pm
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Art & Floral (Sanlitun)
¥150 pre-book / ¥200 same-day

Unleash creativity at this vibrant workshop in Sanlitun! Young artists aged 6-10 will explore portraiture using Matisse-inspired bold, unexpected colors. All materials are provided for this hands-on session at 北京市朝阳区工人体育场东路乙二号二层201. A perfect weekend activity to develop artistic skills and colorful self-expression.

Wechat: Miss Eliza
More Info: Scan QR code on poster to book


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Painting Like Matisse (Ages 6-10)

Jan 11 14:00 pm - 16:00 pm
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Art & Floral艺空间鲜花 (Sanlitun) 北京市朝阳区工人体育场东路乙二号二层201
200rmb

This is a hands-on workshop for kids (ages 6-10) who want to paint! We will be looking at the amazing artwork of Matisse and then creating our own portraits using bold and surprising colors. Some aprons will be available, but we advise that you wear clothing that can get a little messy. All materials provided.


Event will be conducted in English.


150 rmb per kid if you book ahead! The cost at the door is 200rmb.


Scan the poster to add the instructor, Miss Eliza -- she can answer questions and get you registered!

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Smile...or Else: Optimism Under Capitalism & Socialism," a Zoom Talk by Prof. Wendy Larson, Moderated by Dr. Jeremiah Jenne

Jan 14 19:00 pm - 20:00 pm
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Free for members of RASBJ; 50 RMB for members of RAS branches in London, Shanghai, Hong Kong and members of the Yale community. 100 RMB for non-members.

ABOUT THE EVENT: Optimism—which always has a gaze to the future—is the favoured state of mind in both capitalist and socialist societies. As offspring of Enlightenment thinking, these cultures have always encouraged happiness and optimism in their citizens and a belief in progress. History showed a steady improvement, they came to believe, and things would continue in this direction indefinitely.



Thinkers in the West, including Émile Coué in France and Norman Vincent Peale in the United States, sought to overcome the heroic melancholy of 19th-century European culture. In China, the New Socialist Person carried the banner of optimism out of the Soviet Union and into the society of the 1930s, where the political and literary figures Zhou Yang and Hu Feng debated how this new person should appear in stories and novels. By the 1950s, revolutionary optimism had become the expected state of mind for those living in a socialist society. Finally, in the 1960s, young people raised the question of whether, as revolutionaries, they deserved to be happy. Prof. Larson compares fictional characters, some of whom model optimism and others who fight its coercive and hypocritical demands, in the decades following WWII.




ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Wendy Larson is Professor Emerita of East Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Oregon. Her research monographs include Global Good Cheer: Optimism in Socialism and Capitalism (Oxford UP 2025); Zhang Yimou: Globalization and the Subject of Culture (Cambria Press, 2017; forthcoming in Chinese); From Ah Q to Lei Feng: Freud and Revolutionary Spirit in 20th Century China (Stanford UP 2009); Women and Writing in Modern China (Stanford UP 1998); and Literary Authority and the Chinese Writer: Ambivalence and Autobiography (Duke UP 1991). In 2025, Larson worked on her new research project on Nobel Prize winning author Mo Yan at Heidelberg University.




ABOUT THE MODERATOR: Jeremiah Jenne is a writer and historian who was based in Beijing for over two decades. He taught Late Imperial and Modern Chinese History in Beijing for 17 years. Now in Geneva, Switzerland, he is the lead columnist for The Archive Picks section at the "China Books Review" and hosts the podcast, "Barbarians at the Gate".



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Ducks Experience Day at Dulwich College Beijing

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Dulwich College Beijing

Dulwich College Beijing invites parents to an immersive school morning (北京德威英国国际学校学前部体验日). Prospective students aged 5-6 can join literacy activities, art or library lessons, and interact with current DUCKS classes. Explore this vibrant international school environment across several dates in early 2026. Scan the QR code to register.

More Info: Scan the QR code in the poster to register


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