Progress Phase Outcomes

China Domestic Promotion Outcomes

In October 2021, Dr. Sherman Jen was invited to publish an article entitled "Maple Leaf Exploration of International Exchange and Cooperation in Basic Education" in the "New Observation of Private Education", journal of the China Association of Private Education, which comprehensively and deeply expounded upon the innovative value of Maple Leaf World School Program.

On 7th November 2021, Dr. Sherman Jen and his promotion team of three set off for Beijing to start the promotion of Maple Leaf World School Program. During the trip to Beijing, Dr. Jen met with Cao Guoxing, Zhang Xiuqin and Liu Baoli, the senior officials of the Ministry of Education, and visited the State Administration for Market Regulation, Hankao International, International Education Branch of the Chinese Education Association, China Education Association for International Exchange, International Education Branch of the Chinese Society of Education, China Education Journal, China Institute of Standardization, Language and Culture University of China, etc. to promote Maple Leaf World School Program and discuss the recognition possibility of the China’s international curriculum.

On 13th December 2021, during the 2021 World Chinese Conference themed "Working Together for a Better Future" in Beijing, the Center for Language Education and Cooperation of the Ministry of Education and Hankao International jointly held an online seminar themed "HSK Based Preparatory Education and Study in China ". Dr. Sherman Jen, as the only representative of international schools in the field of basic education, was invited to deliver a keynote speech on curriculum standard of combining Maple Leaf Chinese and international high school academic courses. Dr. Sherman Jen pointed out: "Maple Leaf World School Program is the world's first globally accredited international curriculum system with Chinese characteristics, including Chinese language courses and English-taught academic subject courses, which is a set of "Chinese language and culture + international high school academic subjects " combination program tailored for international students. It is also the best Chinese university preparations program solution for international students in China and non-native-Englishspeaking students from all over the world from multiple dimensions."

In March 2022, Maple Leaf Educational Systems officially released the Blue Book of International Curriculum with Chinese Characteristics – Maple Leaf World School Program and Standards. This book provides a comprehensive explanation of the philosophy, contents, and values of the Maple Leaf World School Program.

On 15th December 2022, Dr. Sherman Jen was invited to attend the annual conference of the International Education Branch of Chinese Society of Education and delivered a keynote speech, introducing the Maple Leaf World School Program.

On 5th January 2023, Mr. Zhang Dongsheng, Secretary General of International Education Branch of Chinese Society of Education, and his delegation visited Maple Leaf Education Building in Shenzhen and discussed the cooperation and promotion of China’s international curriculum standards with Dr. Sherman Jen. The two sides agreed to hold high-end forum in Shenzhen Maple Leaf Education Building in June 2023 aiming for the establishment of China’s International curriculum standards.

As of May 2023, Maple Leaf Educational Systems has received a total of 113 cooperation agreements or letters of support from universities at home and abroad, all of which clearly express their recognition and support for the Maple Leaf World School Program and are willing to give priority for admitting Maple Leaf World School Program graduates. As the number of universities continues to increase, Maple Leaf graduates will have more and more options to study at 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.

Accomplishing Ecctis Benchmarking

The question arose as how to obtain an additional international authoritative accreditation for The Maple Leaf World School Program? To ensure the authority of the assessment report, Dr. Sherman Jen led a team to visit four international accreditation agencies, namely Ecctis, Cambridge Accreditation, University of Oxford Accreditation and Nuffic in the Netherlands.

After review, the choice Dr. Sherman Jen made for Maple Leaf Education was to seek an additional authoritative quality assessment report of Maple Leaf World School Program and benchmarking with A-level curriculum from the UK National Information Centre (Ecctis).

Dr. Sherman Jen selected benchmark certification by Ecctis, because it is the world's first organization officially designated by the UK to carry out assessments for the recognition and evaluation of international qualifications and skills, and because its authority and influence are highly respected in the education sector. Ecctis has the world's most complete global databank of qualifications, including more than 4,000 international qualifications, covering 200 countries and territories. The quality assessment report of Maple Leaf World School Program benchmarking with ALevel issued by Ecctis will enhance the international credibility of Maple Leaf curriculum and ensure the acceptance of Maple Leaf graduates into top world-famous universities.

On 28th October 2019, Dr. Sherman Jen led the team to the Ecctis headquarters. The CEO of Ecctis warmly welcomed the founder of Maple Leaf and the delegation, as she said earlier that she would "definitely meet the founder of Maple Leaf Education and the delegation in person". "They have known Maple Leaf Education well, so they value us as much as we value them," said Dr. Sherman Jen with deep feelings.

Dr. Sherman Jen and the Ecctis CEO and their teams had an in-depth exchange regarding benchmarking the Maple Leaf World School Program with Canada, USA, and UK A-level curricula and reached an important consensus. First, Ecctis committed to reviewing and benchmarking the Maple Leaf World School Program over three years and to provide guidance on process quality control. Second, the Maple Leaf World School Program course frameworks and overviews were reviewed and strategies discussed as to how best align them to benchmark them with UK A-Level course frameworks and overviews. Thirdly, the senior analyst of Ecctis would work directly with Mr. James Beeke, the Superintendent of the Maple Leaf World School Program, to solve the technical issues that would arise in the process of benchmarking. The above consensus was the desired result of Dr. Jen. The benchmarking accreditation of Ecctis is of great value and international significance for the acceptance of Maple Leaf World School Program as a globally recognized international curriculum system.

In May 2023, the benchmarking work carried out over three school years was completed. The overall review and evaluation report given by Ecctis confirmed that:

The Maple Leaf World School Program grade 12 diploma may be considered to meet the general entry requirements of undergraduate admission for universities in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States.

Ecctis confirms that students who complete five of the eight academic courses offered in the Maple Leaf World School Program in grade 12 meet the A-Level standards. MLWSP students do not need to take AP or other courses to meet UK A-level standards.

Ecctis’ benchmarking also determined that the MLWSP academic and graduation standards are comparable to those of Canada (British Columbia) and the United States (New York).

As part of its evaluation exercise, Ecctis also reviewed the MLWSP Personal and Global Leadership and the Creative Thinking and Problem-Solving courses and found that these courses help to develop a number of competencies associated with Higher Education Readiness. These include (but are not limited to) higher-level and critical thinking abilities, independent research skills, and presentation and communication effectiveness.