Le Cheng International School

Beijing City International School was opened in September 2005. It was established to provide an international education for the expatriate communities in Beijing, as well as, uniquely, offering education to the children of internationally-minded Chinese nationals. Beijing City International School (BCIS) is a private, not-for-profit institution governed by an appointed Board of Trustees. The school is funded by tuition fees. The school boasts purpose-built, state-of-the-art facilities specifically designed to support our curriculum and progressive teaching and learning environment. This 51,000 square meters main campus sits on a plot of prime land in the heart of the CBD within one kilometer of the China World Trade Centre. In 2014/2015 the Early Childhood Program (Toddler, Nursery, Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten classes) transferred to a new purpose-built Early Childhood Center located approximately one kilometer from the flagship BCIS campus. This 21,000-square meter facility has been built to an extremely high standard (LEED Gold Standard) of environmental sustainability, in line with the school’s mission. BCIS is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School which places a strong emphasis on personalized learning and academic rigor. We have integrated the Chinese National Curriculum with the BCIS curriculum and we are authorized to teach the IB Diploma, the IB Middle Years and the IB Primary Years Programmes. The IB curriculum frameworks stress the importance of inquiry and educating the whole child. In addition, in 2018 BCIS launched its own inquiry-based, two-year high school diploma, IDEATE, to further personalize learning for high school students. The school is accredited by CIS and WASC and is a member of the Council of International Schools (CIS), the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS) and the Association of China and Mongolia International Schools (ACAMIS).