Top 5 Reasons to Attend JISE 2019

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Jingkids International School Expo is the largest annual educational event for Beijing’s international community. It is known not only for the quantity and quality of the exhibitors, but also the huge numbers of parents attending. For the 2019 event, we have secured all of the available conference and exhibition spaces that make up the Kerry Hotel, Kerry Sports, and Kerry Mall in Beijing. The school exhibition will be divided into two areas, one focusing on primary and secondary schools, and the other focusing on early education, making this year’s event more targeted and convenient, so that you can discover efficiently the schools which are most suitable to the needs of you and your child, and benefit from essential face-to-face communication with participating faculty and staff from these academic institutions.

JISE 2019 will feature a unique education forum to disseminate cutting-edge educational concepts and practices. At this year's forum, principals from the most prestigious international schools and education experts from Beijing will gather for the first time to explain the latest educational research and ideas, explain how these can be turned into real-life learning experiences, and answer questions from parents.

At present, three headliners are confirmed for our first Innovative Education Forum. They are:

- Mr. Simon Herbert, Headmaster of Dulwich College Beijing

- Mr. Patrick Hurworth, Head of School at the International School of Beijing 

- Dr. Marta Medved Krajnovic, Director of Western Academy of Beijing

Along with our exploration of contemporary educational issues, we are also passionately engaged in exploring new thinking about parenting, and our need for intellectual and psychological growth as carers. Dr. Sun Daqiang, a well-known lecturer at the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will be at the Expo to explain to parents the importance of being both happy and healthy, mentally and physically.

Student teams from Beijing’s best international schools will match wits in a day-long event where they will learn to craft an entrepreneurial business pitch from scratch. Participation is free and no experience is necessary – you just need to be a middle or high school student currently enrolled at a Beijing school, and form a team of five. The competition is held in English, so fluency in the language is a must.

Best of all, there’s RMB 38,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs – so you’ll not only learn and grow, you can walk away with tangible rewards for your efforts.

Administered by professionals, and coached and judged by real-life Beijing-based entrepreneurs, the contest is one part of the Jing International School Expo taking place at the Kerry Hotel on Feb 23-24, 2019.

We’re thrilled that we’ve secured Kerry Hotel, Kerry Sports, and Kerry Mall for this year’s expo. The Kerry Center is conveniently located in CBD, and along with being an ideal place to hold our comprehensive event exploring the world-renowned educational opportunities that exist in Beijing, it is also a venue which offers a host of playing, dining, and shopping options. While parents meet with schools or attend our forums, there will be plenty of top-notch entertainment opportunities throughout the weekend for visitors young and old to enjoy.