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  • Montessori School of Beijing: Barbarians Beyond the Wall Zhangjiakou Adventure

    Students from the International Montessori School of Beijing traveled ancient paths beyond the Great Wall in search of the history and culture in the steppe near Zhangjiakou.

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  • Taking it to the Streets: Company Culture in Action!

    Since our first scavenger hunt took place a few years back, The Hutong’s corporate team has “Zou’d” and gone to many different spots throughout Beijing. From bike-powered adventure races within the second ring road all the way to challenging courses on the Great Wall, we’ve seen our fair share of interesting locales. As such, it’s a rare occasion that we’re

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  • Staff Spotlight: Jeffrey Schwab

    As a full time Educational Programs Coordinator at The Hutong, Jeffrey Schwab is quite busy in his role in program development – most recently traveling to the mountains of Shandong to visit Confucius’ hometown, as well as trailblazing an all-new adult travel program to the vast steppe of Inner Mongolia. We caught up with Jeffrey prior to his setting off

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  • Cookie Monster Bake-Off 2015 a huge success for cookie lovers and for charity

    The 2015 Cookie Monster Charity bake-off this past month was a huge success, attracting bakers and cookie lovers from all over Beijing while raising over 6000 RMB for charity.

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  • Chinese Immersion with ASL

    Art. Central Axis. Retired. Village. “Li Nong.” High-Speed Railway. The Bund. These seven seemingly unrelated terms are the “mystery” words that I give, as a language exercise, to the students from the American School in London each morning after the students finish breakfast.

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