{"id":14714,"date":"2020-09-03T14:36:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T14:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dipont.com\/?p=14714"},"modified":"2022-03-03T10:18:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T10:18:37","slug":"huaer-collegiate-welcomes-first-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dipont.com\/2020\/09\/03\/huaer-collegiate-welcomes-first-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Huaer Collegiate welcomes first students"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><span style=\"color: #254770;\">Dipont Education\u2019s newest independent school,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huaercollegiate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shanghai Huaer Collegiate School Kunshan<\/a><span style=\"color: #254770;\">, opened its doors to its first students this week.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of children and their parents arrived at the school gates in excitement, as new teaching faculty and staff welcomed them.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14714 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/img.dipont.com\/2020\/09\/huaer-first-day-welcome-e1618377690740.jpg?x-oss-process=style%2Ffull\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/img.dipont.com\/2020\/09\/huaer-first-day-lunch.jpg?x-oss-process=style%2Ffull\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dipont.com\/2020\/08\/13\/teachers-arrive-at-huaer-collegiate-ready-for-sept-opening\/\">Faculty have been arriving<\/a> from around the world over the last few weeks, experiencing challenging journeys and compulsory quarantine to arrive ahead of the school opening.<\/p>\n<p>Strictly following all health protocols during this period of coronavirus, not one teacher wanted to miss this important milestone in the school\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-14714 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/img.dipont.com\/2020\/09\/huaer-first-day-kindergarten-e1618377566467.jpg?x-oss-process=style%2Ffull\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/img.dipont.com\/2020\/09\/huaer-first-day-play-e1618377646864.jpg?x-oss-process=style%2Ffull\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The arrival of students marks the culmination of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dipont.com\/2019\/03\/11\/new-dipont-american-school-to-open-in-2020\/\">three years of work<\/a> in establishing the school, which has been developed by Dipont in collaboration with the No. 2 High School of East China Normal University.<\/p>\n<p>Opening initially from preschool to 10th grade, by 2022 Huaer Collegiate will grow into a full upper school through 12th grade. The school has developed a blended Chinese and American curriculum, combining a drive for academic excellence with a whole child education program designed to nurture healthy, well-adjusted young adults.<\/p>\n<p>The school\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dipont.com\/2019\/06\/26\/topping-out-ceremony-held-for-new-dipont-kunshan-american-school\/\">state-of-the-art campus<\/a>, which is located in the Kunshan Economic and Technological Development Zone, includes modern classrooms, a large multi-purpose sports hall, a 50-meter indoor swimming pool, a fitness center, playing fields, a running track, a performing arts auditorium and boarding facilities.<\/p>\n<div><script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/players\/IsnhlmC0-3mYpDpzJ.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Huaer Collegiate, which is located just west of Shanghai in eastern China, is the third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dipont.com\/our-services\/independent-schools\/\">K-12 school to be developed by Dipont<\/a> in a unique partnership model with local government and a leading Chinese school. It follows the successful opening of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nkcswx.cn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nanwai King\u2019s College School Wuxi<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rkcshz.cn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RDFZ King\u2019s College School Hangzhou<\/a> in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of the school\u2019s opening, founding head Carol Santos said: \u201cI hope the school will reflect its Chinese and American cultural backgrounds as well as offer a collegiate, high-achieving environment with limitless possibilities for students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-14714 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dipont.com\/2020\/09\/03\/huaer-collegiate-welcomes-first-students\/huaer-first-day-lesson\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/img.dipont.com\/2020\/09\/huaer-first-day-lesson.jpg?x-oss-process=style%2Ffull\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dipont.com\/2020\/09\/03\/huaer-collegiate-welcomes-first-students\/huaer-first-day-science\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/img.dipont.com\/2020\/09\/huaer-first-day-science.jpg?x-oss-process=style%2Ffull\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Huaer Collegiate strives to educate two-to 18-year-old Chinese and international scholars to be innovative and collaborative while appreciating their own and others\u2019 cultures and traditions. 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