This year saw the students of Utahloy International School Guangzhou taking risks, pushing their limits, and truly making connections with Mongolian culture. From day 1 Utahloy students were encouraged to get out and interact with local businessmen, passersby, and peers their own age.

Concordia Shanghai students had a blast at Mosaic Interim, our annual Beijing-based creative arts program! Throughout the week, our young artists dabbled in a diverse range of activities in all mediums of the arts and explored the developing art districts in Beijing.

by Ian Gabrielson, Educational Programs Coordinator From September 9th through September 13th, the Hutong Education set out with Beijing City International School’s grade six students for our annual Shaolin: Kung Fu Kids program in Henan Province. Joining us again for the trip again this year was our very good friend and partner from XMA Martial Arts, Master Xie, whose expertise

The Fujianese are China’s most intrepid souls. Many of the baby boys and girls who once crawled across these wooden tulou planks would go on to sail across the Pacific. And again, these earthen fortresses – built to keep outsiders out – are full of surprises.

The Hutong broke new ground with one of our oldest partner schools this fall as we headed to nearby Hebei, hot on the trail of the most famous assassin in Chinese history: Jing Ke. After starting our program in the center of by visiting Jingshan and Beihai Parks in Beijing, we took our journey West towards Yi County in Hebei Province.