Staff Spotlight: Ivy Chang
Read moreAs one of the few people at The Hutong who understands basic concepts of Information Technology and given the flexible nature of her work, Ivy Chang is able to work remotely, from San Francisco, California, where she just moved this past winter. Ivy’s responsibilities at The Hutong include, but are not limited to: a quarterly systems improvement plan, daily systems maintenance,
Happy New Year from The Hutong
Read moreChinese New Year is Beijing at its best. People seem just a little bit friendlier, the traffic a little bit less, and the decorations and fireworks dress up our city with just the right festive touch. I know all the complaints about the noise and random explosions being set off around town, but the thing about festivities is that a
Staff Spotlight: Kristen Lum
Read moreThe Hutong’s only part-time staff member, Kristen is unique not only in her job description with our organization, but you’d be pressed to find anyone juggling as many successful projects at one time. Kristen is not only a Program Leader and Logistics Dominator for The Hutong Education Team, but she also handles four additional jobs: PR & Events Manager for the
Laba Festival in the hutongs
Read moreToday our little corner of Beijing is celebrating Laba Festival, named for the date the festival falls each year on the lunar calendar.
From Texas to Beijing
Read moreThis past December, The Hutong Education team welcomed students all the way from Explorations Preparatory School in The United States to our courtyard. The group, along with their families, were travelling to Beijing to participate in this year’s Destination Imagination competition in Changping. The group was The Hutong Education’s first multi-generational program and we had tons of fun showing them