Explore a China many have not seen
Key to Education establishing our cooperation
The two buildings YCIS funded: the ECE and administration
Parents/grandparents waiting for their children
Local Education of Ministry officials
Due to road block, we had to walk the last km to school
School initiates bi-lingual learning
The school exhibiting a growth mind-set
Side of the ECE building with the establishment of our cooperation
Shanghai: The Pearl of the Orient
Originally a fishing village and market town, Shanghai grew in importance in the 19th century due to trade and its favorable port location. The city was one of five treaty ports forced open to foreign trade after the First Opium War. The Shanghai International Settlement and the French Concession were subsequently established.
Since I first set foot in Shanghai in 1984, I have witnessed Shanghai transform into a global center for finance, research, technology, manufacturing, and transportation, and the Port of Shanghai is the world's busiest container port. I witnessed the transformation of the land across the Huangpu River that runs through the middle from farm land with only one street light to the Pudong district’s futuristic skyline, including 632m Shanghai Tower and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, with distinctive pink spheres. Its heart is the Bund or Waitan, a famed waterfront promenade lined with colonial-era buildings. Sprawling Yu Garden has traditional pavilions, towers and ponds.
Begin Your Shanghai Tour
Waitan: The Bund
BoAi Campus
BoAi school first opened in 2005 targeting the lower primary. By 2012, it was evident that a middle school had to be built. In 2015, the current campus was officially opened accepting students from kindergarten through middle school. The 3rd phase is underway to complete the K-12 school and accept high school students. They are raising much needed funds to meet the standards for certification.
