Maple Leaf World School Program

Introduction & Significance

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The World's First International Curriculum with Chinese Characteristics

Maple Leaf World School Program

In of May 2023, Ecctis completed its benchmarking of the Maple Leaf World School Program. It found that the Maple Leaf World School Program curriculum met international standards when compared to the curriculum standards of the US (New York), and Canada (British Columbia), and UK A Level. Maple Leaf World School Curriculum/Program has attained global accreditation by Cognia (the world’s largest school accreditation agency) and international bench-marking by Ecctis, filling a gap in China's international curriculum.


The Maple Leaf World School Program was developed over a five-year period by international and Chinese curriculum experts and teachers. It is based on more than 20 years of Maple Leaf International School experience and practice; and focuses on the learning and practical needs of students whose first language is not English and native culture is not western; with a particular emphasis on the needs of Chinese students. It is the first internationally accredited program with Chinese characteristics in the world.


The Maple Leaf World School Program - including English academic courses, Chinese academic courses, English language courses and Chinese language courses - was officially implemented starting in the September 2020/ 2021 school year. China Maple leaf Educational Systems Ltd. owns the intellectual property rights; and has obtained international authoritative accreditation of this unique and distinct educational program with Chinese characteristics. The Maple Leaf World School Program has created a new model of "One Diploma, Dual Accreditation, and Global Recognition"; that is, the high school diploma issued by Maple Leaf Educational Systems has dual accreditation by Cognia and Ecctis. The curriculum meets international high school academic standards, as well as the standards for entrance into international colleges/academies of Chinese Universities. In addition, it has been specifically benchmarked with UK – A Level, USA, and Canadian curricula high school standards and shown to meet the entry requirements for undergraduate admission in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States of America.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MAPLE LEAF WORLD SCHOOL PROGRAM

A Brand-New Model: One Diploma, Dual Accreditation, and Global Recognition

One Diploma


“One Diploma” refers to the MLWSP High School Transcripts and Graduation Certificate issued by Maple Leaf Educational Systems after completing a set of integrated Chinese and Western courses.

Dual Accreditation


“Dual Accreditation” refers to the accreditation by both Cognia and Ecctis; that is, the third-party international accreditation from Cognia, as well as the independent review and curricular benchmarking provided by Ecctis.



Accreditation from Cognia

Maple Leaf has been accredited by Cognia (formerly AdvancED) since 2016. In August 2019, AdvancED and Measured Progress merged to form Cognia, the world’s largest accreditation agency, which works with more than 40,000 institutions around the globe, serving 25 million students, and 5 million teachers in 85 countries. Cognia accreditation includes accreditation of 3 of the 6 regional accrediting agencies recognized by the United States Government, i.e., North Central Association of Schools and Colleges (NCA) Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, Southern Association of Schools and Colleges (SACS) Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, and Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (NWASC) Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. According to US News, 6 of the top 10 high schools in the United States are accredited by Cognia, demonstrating Cognia's authority and influence.

Accreditation from Ecctis


Ecctis is the designated national agency for the United Kingdom responsible for standards of international qualifications and skills. Ecctis' benchmarking and international comparisons are respected worldwide by more than 1,000 international education providers and government agencies.


Ecctis has benchmarked MLWSP with other international mainstream curricula, such as Canada (BC), United States (New York) and UK A-level through a three-year phased-in approach.


Cognia provides third-party international accreditation and validation for Maple Leaf grade 12 graduation student transcripts and diplomas to ensure their credibility and their reliability for global university admissions. Ecctis' curriculum benchmarking provides external assurances for colleges and universities to establish reliable admission standards efficiently and conveniently for MLWSP graduates, so that these institutions do not have to individually assess the MLWSP.

Global Recognition


“Global Recognition” means MLWSP graduates can apply directly to global English-language universities, including international programs in Chinese Universities, with their MLWSP transcripts and graduation diplomas. In addition to accreditation from Cognia and Ecctis, the brand value from more than 20 years of successful educational practice of Maple Leaf also contributes to successful global recognition.


Since the implementation of MLWSP three years ago, Maple Leaf has received official support letters from 113 universities in 12 countries. All universities have expressed their recognition and support for MLWSP and prioritized the admission of Maple Leaf World School graduates. As the number of signed universities continues to increase, Maple Leaf graduates will have more and more choices for further education in both domestic and international universities. As of September 2023, the first cohort of 1,145 grade 12 graduates have received 4,282 offers from domestic and international universities. 80% of them have been admitted to QS Global Top 100 Universities. They were admitted to 236 higher education institutions from 18 countries and regions, including 17 students who were admitted to the top ten universities in the world.

The Significance of Implementing and Promoting MLWSP

Innovation


As the world’s first internationally accredited program with Chinese characteristics, MLWSP fills the gap in the Chinese program in the field of K-12 international education, and is uniquely designed and more suitable for non-native English students, especially Chinese students. The MLWSP has successfully responded to the national strategies and actively implemented them.

Necessity


Maple Leaf Educational Systems is devoted to training cross-cultural elites mastering English to tell stories of China in a more understandable way, which plays a unique role in the new era of national education opening-up, serving the “Belt and Road” initiative, and in the process of building “a community with a shared future for mankind”.

Conclusion


Maple Leaf Education has been practicing international education innovation for 28 years and has embarked on a path of continuous innovation and development; from introducing foreign courses to integrating innovation models and establishing Maple Leaf standards. The short-term educational practice can be explained by economic logic. Long term educational conduct must be explained by cultural logic. Looking ahead to the future of Maple Leaf Education from its history, we can clearly outline a development path and contribute a valuable experience for the development of international education in China. MLWSP standards have filled a gap in China's international schools.


For the past 28 years, Maple Leafers have been adhering to the educational philosophy of blending the best of China and the West in education to implement quality education. Maple Leaf has cultivated international elites, serving local investment attraction and economic soft environment construction, and contributing to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Maple Leafers adhere to the unity of international education positioning and localized practice, have the courage to develop international courses and standards with Chinese characteristics, and create a curriculum system of "integration " in both Eastern and Western cultures instead of “co-existence”. On the basis of cultural integration, highlighting the advantages of Chinese cultural characteristics ensures that China's local international courses rank among the world's top international curriculum (for example IB, A-Level, etc.). In the future, Maple Leafers have the confidence to achieve stability and progress. With the advantages of Maple Leaf World School Program, they will promote Chinese internationalization courses around the world. They will also become a bridge for the exchange and integration of Chinese and Western civilizations and cultures!

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