The Wellington Family of Schools Continues to Grow

As President Xi Jinping’s successful state visit to Britain marks a new "Golden Age" of Sino-British relations, Lujiazui Group and Wellington College have again joined forces to develop jointly the ‘New Bund Wellington College Bilingual Education Project’.

The project embraces Wellington College’s ethos, values and model to meet China's domestic demand for high-quality education, and will result in the opening of the seventh school in the Wellington Family - Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai.

Following the successful joint launch of Wellington College International Tianjin and Wellington College International Shanghai, the first phase of Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai is designed to meet the needs of children between the ages of 2-6 years. The second phase will extend Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai into a bilingual school for students until Year Nine.

The project will fully integrate the concepts of Chinese and British education. Furthermore, it will build on the foundation of China's educational heritage and mainstream values and be linked to the Eight Aptitudes of Wellington College, to provide an exceptional educational environment and underpinned by quality educational resources.

The project is therefore ground-breaking in its nature as it will create Shanghai’s first bilingual education institution with a British tradition. The bilingual immersion will ensure that students have a 50/50% exposure to Chinese and English.

“As Wellington College’s international school is currently unable to meet the educational needs of all households in Shanghai, we are cooperating with New Bund to develop a bilingual education project that is committed to giving Chinese families access to the best of Wellington College’s education," said Mr. Stephen Crouch, Group Finance & Operations Director at Wellington College UK. "The bilingual education project is another example of our commitment to China. I believe Chinese students will benefit from Wellington College's values, aptitudes and commitment to excellence. Our team is working hard to ensure that students will have access to a unique learning experience in an extraordinary learning environment."

"The ‘New Bund Wellington College Bilingual Education Project’ is undoubtedly another successful example of Sino-British educational exchange and cooperation," said Ms. Liu Jing, Head of Education and Skills, UK Trade & Investment, British Consulate General during the signing ceremony. "The ‘Golden Age’ of Sino-British relations is opening a broader space for the development of British educational exchange and prospects for more cooperation. We want to support the Chinese government and enterprises, as well as academic and other relevant institutions, in to bringing high-quality British education resources and partners to China to promote mutually beneficial cooperation in education."

British Headmaster of Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai, Ms. Vanessa Szucs-Hussain, said: "The early years’ environment of Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai has been very carefully planned and designed to meet the varying needs at each important stage of a child’s life in all areas of learning and development. Supported by a purposefully planned and themed curriculum, the children at Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai will be exposed to learning opportunities in the indoor and outdoor learning spaces by a team of highly motivated and qualified early years’ practitioners.”