Barstow School of Ningbo at Ningbo Hanvos Kent School

Ningbo Hanvos Kent School is an international bilingual school integrating Chinese and Western education, founded jointly by leveraging the educational resources of two century-old schools – Zhejiang Province Zhenhai Middle School and Barstow School in Missouri, USA. The school encompasses three stages: an international bilingual kindergarten, a nine-year consistent bilingual elementary and middle school, and an international high school and specialized regular high school. It fully implements Chinese-English bilingual immersion teaching, creating an integrated Chinese-Western teaching system suitable for both domestic college entrance exams and studying abroad.

School Characteristics:

● Strong Alliance, High-Standard “Local” International School Backed by two century-old prestigious schools – Zhejiang Province Zhenhai Middle School and Barstow School USA, with strong support from Hanvos Education Group, the school has a solid foundation, complementary high-quality resources, and promotes sustainable development. It provides students with “local” Chinese-Western integrated international education. Both campus hardware and educational philosophy are designed and built according to integrated international school standards, creating a high-spec, high-starting point Chinese-Western integrated education system from kindergarten to high school for 15 years, supporting children’s growth.

● Excellent Academic Ability, Impressive College Admissions Results 100% of Ningbo Hanvos Kent School graduates have entered world QS top 100 schools, 80% have entered US NEWS top 60 universities in the United States, and 60% have entered world QS top 50 institutions. With impressive admission results, the school has been listed in the “Top 100 Mainland China Overseas Study High Schools” for two consecutive years and ranked in Hurun’s Top 100 International Schools in 2020.

● Chinese-Western Integrated Curriculum System Established a Chinese-Western integrated characteristic curriculum system centered on “Three Major Curriculum Teaching Systems and Nine Characteristic Curriculum Modules.” The curriculum has both depth and breadth, focusing not only on excellent academic performance but also on students’ personality development, leadership, and creativity. It is committed to bringing students the best quality sports and art education, fully tapping into students’ talents and potential, and striving to enhance students’ competitiveness for admission to world-renowned universities.

● Joint Teaching by Excellent Chinese and Foreign Teachers, Careful Planning by Admissions Team The school implements a Chinese-foreign principal responsibility system under the leadership of the board of directors, with a team of excellent Chinese and foreign teachers, including foreign teachers, Chinese teachers, bilingual teachers with overseas backgrounds, and specially appointed university professors. The school currently has over 200 Chinese and foreign teachers, including more than 150 Chinese teachers and over 50 foreign teachers. Foreign teachers are appointed by Barstow School USA, have many years of overseas and Chinese teaching experience, and hold subject-specific professional teaching qualifications. 100% have bachelor’s degrees, 75% have master’s degrees or above, including graduates from world-renowned universities such as Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Maryland. The Chinese teaching team consists of experienced teachers from public schools, teachers with overseas study backgrounds and profound professional knowledge, most of whom graduated from overseas renowned universities such as University College London, University of Edinburgh, University of Washington, University of Washington (Seattle), as well as domestic 985 and 211 universities like East China Normal University, University of Hong Kong, and Zhejiang Normal University. The stable and strong faculty team is the strongest guarantee for the school’s excellent quality and distinctive features.

● Small Class Teaching, Three-Tutor Service, Stratified Classes, Truly Tailoring Education to Individual Needs Each class has about 25 students, implementing small class teaching and personalized service, with a teacher-student ratio of 1:6. A three-tutor system is implemented, with the school assigning 3 tutors (project tutor, career planning tutor, life tutor) for each student, allowing children to fully enjoy equal and caring teacher-student relationships and an inclusive educational atmosphere, truly putting students first and helping them grow. Adhering to the “student-centered” educational philosophy, the school implements stratified classes and a course exemption system, establishing four levels: General courses, Honor courses, Advanced courses, and Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Respecting individual differences, the school implements personalized schedules and plans for each student, promoting a credit system and a curriculum model combining required courses, elective courses, and social practice courses, truly tailoring education to individual needs and developing strengths while avoiding weaknesses.

● Combination of Strict Management and Scientific Evaluation, Supporting Healthy Student Growth The school integrates the rigor and practicality of Chinese education with the inclusiveness and innovation of American education, focusing on cultivating students’ cooperation, inclusiveness, gratitude, integrity, rule awareness, and self-awareness, self-discipline, and self-management abilities. The school adopts an advanced teaching management system. The international high school introduces the Jupiter Grades system, which is synchronized with Barstow School USA, while the elementary, middle, and specialized regular high school use the “Xiaobao Online” teaching management system. A comprehensive evaluation method combining process-oriented and result-oriented approaches is implemented, providing a more scientific, reasonable, and humane evaluation of students’ academic performance and behavior, conducive to cultivating students’ comprehensive qualities of active learning, good at summarizing and reflecting, teamwork, and courage to take responsibility. The school uses the globally leading Kuder Navigator career planning system and College Board admission guidance system, allowing students to deeply understand their personal interests, skills, and work values, establishing a solid foundation for career planning, clarifying their future goals, and providing one Chinese and one foreign admissions tutor for each student. From the moment students enroll, comprehensive planning and careful guidance are provided to support students in applying to world-renowned universities.

● Parallel Ivy League and Specialized Classes, Rewarding Excellence and Assisting Studies, Supporting Outstanding Student Growth The school’s educational system is planned as a fifteen-year consistent system from kindergarten to high school. After enrollment, students engage in diversified learning based on their interests within the Chinese-Western culturally integrated educational philosophy and campus atmosphere. In elementary and middle school stages, while based on the national compulsory education curriculum, the school focuses on creating bilingual integrated courses and characteristic school-based courses, cultivating children’s ability to communicate, explore, and think in both Chinese and English. At the high school stage, based on the national standard curriculum, authentic American high school courses and international art high school courses are offered, implementing AP course teaching in numerous categories. Additionally, academic English, TOEFL/IELTS, SAT/ACT, and other standardized test preparation courses are provided, along with diverse clubs, social activities, international competitions, and social practice activities, all aimed at helping students enter their ideal schools.