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  • ISB Capstone Launch

    The Hutong helps Futures Academy Students with its Capstone Project Launch: This February saw The Hutong melting the winter thaw with grade 8 students and teachers of the International School of Beijing’s Futures Academy. The ISB Futures Academy serves as an educational model that uses project-based learning and experiential learning to invigorate the school’s 21st century curriculum. On February 4th, 2016,

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  • Cradle of Chinese Civilization

    While the weather gods may not have shone favorably on the Tenth Graders from Beijing City International School this September, they never let the rain and wind dampen their spirits. As the group exited the Xi’an train station into the light morning drizzle through the sea of umbrellas, our intrepid adventurers caught a glimpse of the majestic city wall welcoming

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  • Grassland Hunters

    Anyone familiar with The Hutong’s educational programs knows that the grasslands of Inner Mongolia are at the top of our list of favorite destinations. Over the course of the past five years, we’ve taken hundreds of students to seek challenge in exploring everything that Inner Mongolia has to offer: from the sands of the Wulong Dessert and the Asahatu Stone

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  • Where The Elephants Roam

    Written by Ian Gabrielson, former CAS Coordinator at YCIS Beijing This past year we were very fortunate here at The Hutong to begin a partnership with Yew Chung International School of Beijing. Having taught at the school for 5 years, YCIS Beijing is very dear to my heart and I was very fortunate to lead a group of Year 12

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  • Gran Fondo Racing in China

    Early in November,  the Colorful Yunnan Gran Fondo was held for the second time and has now become a rock solid fixture on the growing calendar of cycling events in China. The field in the 2015 edition, both top Chinese amateurs and international riders, was significantly more competitive. This year’s edition was dominated by three organised Mongolian teams, with Myagmarsuren

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