Dear parents and friends:
First of all, thank you for paying attention to Dingwen, considering applying for Dingwen, and entrusting us with your child's growth and development. For Dingwen, this is the highest honor and even more a mission. We must "keep rising and keep walking", be explorers of educational ideals and practitioners of ideal education, deepen our education, remain true to our original aspiration, and create unlimited possibilities for students to further their studies in the future.
Dingwen is a bilingual international school that covers kindergarten, primary school, junior high school and high school for 12 years. It adheres to the principle of "everything is student-centered", giving children enough time and space to grow, accompanying them with love, and cultivating people with virtue. The curriculum integrates the essence of Chinese and Western education, focusing on cultivating children's critical thinking ability, interdisciplinary inquiry ability and lifelong learning ability, improving students' academic level and pursuing excellence. At the same time, it emphasizes stimulating students' diverse interests and potential in art, sports, science, etc., expanding students' talents and expertise, and discovering unlimited possibilities for growth.
In addition, Dingwen offers international understanding education courses focusing on "China and the World", philosophy courses, debate courses and other special courses to help children build cultural confidence and identity, allowing children to better explore themselves and discover their own value. In cross-cultural communication and interaction, one can perceive the impact of cultural differences on individuals, differences in values and ways of thinking, and be able to appreciate others and understand the world more comprehensively, helping them realize their ideals and ambitions, and contributing to the well-being and sustainability of society, the country and even all mankind. Contribute to sustainable development and become future talents who are globally competent.
We sincerely hope that you will choose Dingwen and work with us to create and build a learning community, empower children's diversified development, and be fully prepared for the future.
degree plan
In the 2024-2025 school year, the school will open from kindergarten to the first grade of high school. School-age children who meet the entry age specified by the Hangzhou Municipal Education Bureau can apply for admission.
At Dingwen, teachers are strictly selected and recruited through dual assessments by the school department and the Institute of Education. The proportion of teaching staff with master's and doctoral degrees is no less than 70%, the average teaching experience is more than 10 years, they have working backgrounds in prestigious schools, and they are fluent in both Chinese and English.
Small class teaching, with no more than 24 students per class, gives children ample room for personal growth and interaction.
The teacher-student ratio of the kindergarten is 1:4, and each class is led by 1 Chinese teacher, 1 foreign teacher, 1 teaching assistant and 1 life teacher. The average teacher-student ratio for primary school, junior high school and high school is 1:6. The primary school stage adopts a three-class system, managed by 1 Chinese teacher, 1 foreign teacher and 1 bilingual teacher. A tutoring system has been implemented since grade 6, with each tutor responsible for no more than 6 students.
Note: The solid color blocks represent the enrollment grades in the 2024-2025 school year.
The dotted line is the school development plan
Dingwen provides a wealth of sports, visual art activities, interest club activities, drama competitions, service volunteers, outdoor study, labor experience and learning opportunities, allowing children to explore and discover their talents and expertise, consolidate and improve them, and develop the five educations simultaneously. .
Regarding activity fees, CCA courses organized by our school’s teachers are free to attend and no additional payment is required. Fees are charged for ECA courses guided by professional institutions and conducted by external professional teachers.
boarding
Dingwen provides 450 student apartments, open to all ages from elementary school to high school, and offers two modes: weekly boarding and full boarding.
In order to better serve students, Dingwen recommends that all junior high schools start boarding in standard four-person rooms. Grades 11 and 12 can apply for two-person rooms.
If primary school students choose boarding, Dingwen fully considers the children's growth and development needs and provides families with the benefit of staying in the International Exchange Center for free one night a week to enhance the parent-child relationship.
Dingwen adopts a boarding college management model to create an immersive bilingual boarding environment, providing opportunities for children of different ages to communicate, share and cooperate. At the same time, it arranges quality development activities for boarding students of no less than one hour a day to help students improve their social skills. abilities, build character and enhance a sense of community, and strengthen the ability to communicate and understand issues through cross-cultural interaction.
FOOD
In order to protect the "safety on the tip of the tongue" of teachers and students, the school restaurant is independently managed and operated by Dingwen, and each ingredient is carefully selected to ensure the safety and health of teachers and students. At the same time, a Family Committee Meal Committee was established to regularly supervise food ingredients, environment, etc.
The procurement of food ingredients is open and transparent, using Metro's green, safe and healthy ingredients, combining Chinese and Western ingredients, with meat and vegetables, so that teachers and students can eat healthy, delicious, safe and nutritious meals. Pay attention to details and strictly limit pre-made dishes.
Admission process
Student information registration ➡School briefing appointment ➡Admission application filling ➡Entrance examination evaluation ➡Admission result notification ➡Payment and online registration
To help you better understand Dingwen, scan the QR code below, fill in and submit the information registration form, and we will contact you later.
"Educators are not for the past or the present, but for the future."
Dingwen uses the power of vigorous rebirth to practice the reality of ideal education; based on the foundation of diversified integration, it draws the beauty of co-creation and sharing; it cultivates multi-dimensional innovative talents with the concept of whole-person education.
Life is learning, and environment is education. At Dingwen, we hope that every child can have "love in his eyes, light in his heart, and culture in his heart", and be able to be handy, happy and enthusiastic in his future study, life, and work.
Founding students enjoy great admission benefits, so stay tuned!