Dipont Huayao Collegiate School Kunshan

Our mission is to build a future-oriented school, focused on empowering scholars to thrive in a rapidly changing economic and social environment. We will educate them to become competent for the work that is yet to be created, to apply the technology that is yet to be invented and to solve the social problems that we cannot imagine today.

We achieve our mission by educating the whole child along a progressive continuum that starts in Preschool at age two, adds boarding in Grade 5, and culminates in Upper School at Grade 12.

Preschool is a child’s first experience of life away from home and parents. Our preschool treats children as scholars who are beginning their journey toward achieving our Upper School graduate Keys to Success. We teach children how to learn and develop the foundational habits of mind for successful learning throughout their educational experience.

In our Elementary School, a personalized dual language immersion model helps scholars to build foundational skills and proficiency in both English and Chinese. We use regular progress monitoring exercises to build and update personalized learning plans that focus on growth towards proficiency and resiliency.

Chinese and international teachers, supported by teaching fellows, deliver an integrated STEAM-based curriculum that fosters critical thinking, creative problem-solving, collaboration and self-awareness. Experiential and conceptual learning is enhanced through cross-disciplinary projects linking sciences, technology and mathematics with the arts, inclusive of the humanities.

By Middle School, scholars experience a greater proportion of the school day in English, with the exception of the Chinese language and humanities classes. Classes are led by Chinese and international subject specialists in arts, languages, STEAM and physical education.

Middle School scholars will mature and grow as they gain greater autonomy and increased flexibility provided through advisory and more frequent assisted study periods. Through the advisory program, scholars begin the process of choosing a path towards Upper School and become equipped with the resilience and adaptability required to succeed as they enter their final years at Huaer Collegiate.

In the Upper School, scholars continue the study of both the Chinese and English languages while being exposed to an increasingly rigorous educational program. They also have the opportunity to pursue further studies in areas in which they are developing a particular passion.

Specialized honors and AP classes are taken alongside the required student life program, which supports social and emotional development, physical and mental health as well as academic enrichment. Educators will also work to prepare each scholar for the rigors of college-level study.