On October 28 and 29, 2023, Wuxi Dipont School of Arts and Science and Hangzhou Dipont School of Arts and Science celebrated their fifth birthdays.
How it began
In 2014, Dipont became the exclusive partner in China of King’s College School, Wimbledon. That same year, with the support of local government leaders in Wuxi and Hangzhou, Dipont worked with Nanjing Foreign Language School and the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China to found two K-12 schools, including provision for the children of foreign nationals. Building began in 2016, and both schools opened in 2018.
Five years of growth
Over the past five years, the two schools have built learning communities for students aged 3 to 18 that bring together Chinese and Western education and focus on each student’s individual growth. Their aim is to develop young people with strong roots in their own culture, a global outlook, creativity, teamwork and a sense of responsibility.
Looking ahead
At the celebrations, Benson Zhang, CEO of Dipont and Chair of both schools’ boards, looked back on Dipont’s history and its partnerships with the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, Nanjing Foreign Language School and King’s College School, Wimbledon, and thanked the schools’ partners for their support.
Education for the future, he said, has no fixed model and no single right answer, and calls for a spirit of innovation. He encouraged both schools to keep innovating, to attract talented international educators and to contribute to education in their regions.
