Maple Leaf News
Newest Maple Leaf International School
Announced for Luoyang, Henan
MLES is proud to announce the establishment of its newest school, the Maple Leaf International School – Henan. At an MOU signing ceremony held on December 24, 2011 Mr. Sherman Jen, Chairman and CEO of MLES and Mr. Wang Lilin, Director of Luoyang New District Administration Committee signed into agreement a partnership that will see the opening of the newest MLES Education Park in the historic city of Luoyang, Henan. The school which, will eventually offer programs from pre-school through high school graduation, will open to new students initially in grades 7 - 9 in September 2012.
Groundbreaking Ceremony in
Suncheon City, South Korea
On November 29th in front of over 1000 invited guests, distinguished government officials and senior members of the Maple Leaf Educational Systems administrative team, Mr. Sherman Jen, Founder, Chairman and CEO of MLES officially announced the launch of Phase 1 of the first Maple Leaf International School outside of China.
In his address Mr. Jen reflected on the growth of MLES over the past 16 years and the schools’ commitment to serving Korean students since it was established in 1995. He noted that with the opening of this school MLES will introduce its model of blending educational practice and languages to Korea. The Maple Leaf International Academy – Suncheon will blend the best of Korean and Canadian educational practice and offer curriculum and graduation diplomas from the educational authority of Jeollanam-do, Korea and the Ministry of Education, Province of British Columbia, Canada. The result will be the high quality university preparatory education that MLES has built its reputation upon and will ensure graduates a successful entry into the universities and colleges of their choice.
Members of the senior management team of MLES and representatives of the Chinese media travelled from China to participate in this event and were joined by the Governor of Jeollanamdo, Mr. Joon Young Park; the Superintendent of the Jeollanamdo Office of Education, Mr. Man Chae Jang; the Mayor of Suncheon City, Mr. Kwan Kyu Roh, the Commissioner of GFEZ, Mr. Jong Man Choi and the CEO of Eco Valley, Mr. Woo Won Bang.
The school opening is planned for Spring 2013 with classes initially for grades 8 – 10. Further announcements and updates on the progress of the school’s development will soon be available on a new Korean website.
MLES 7th Annual University/Colleges
Student Recruitment Fair
November 19 – 26, 2011 MLES hosted the 7th annual university/colleges student recruitment tour, welcoming over 90 representatives from 59 colleges and universities in 6 countries worldwide, along with representatives from the Canadian Embassy in Beijing and the US Consulate in Shenyang. Over the 8 days of the tour the representatives visited our schools in Dalian, Tianjin, Chongqing and Wuhan meeting with over 1100 grade 12 students and over 4000 grade 10 and 11 students — and their parents — making this a very impressive series of educational gatherings.
We were especially pleased to have added MLIS-Chongqing to the official fair tour this year in recognition of their first graduating class – the class of 2012.
The theme for this event this year was ‘Presenting a World of Opportunities’. We view this annual event as a way to connect our students and their parents to the world of educational opportunities that a MLIS education brings, and to showcase our post secondary education partners from around the world.
Next year’s tour is already in the planning stages and will be held November 17 – 24, 2012.
Annual BC Ministry of Education Inspections Completed — Congratulations to our Teachers and Principals on their Excellent Results
Once again all Maple Leaf International Schools delivering programs accredited by the Ministry of Education of the Province of British Columbia, Canada have passed their annual Fall on-site inspections. The inspection teams from Canada conducted their on-site inspections during a three-week period from November 14 – December 2, 2011. The teams visited all Maple Leaf International High Schools (grade 10-12) in Dalian (Boys’ and Girls’ Campuses), Wuhan, Tianjin, Chongqing and Zhenjiang, and the Maple Leaf Foreign Nationals Schools (K-9 programs) in Dalian and Wuhan. Our newest school, Maple Leaf International School – Zhenjiang passed its first certification inspection and has now signed the Certification Agreement with the BC Ministry of Education making MLIS-Zhenjiang our 7th school offering the a certified BC Program.
These annual inspections are an important element of MLES quality assurance and we take our schools’ evaluations and the inspectors’ comments very seriously and use them to ensure continual improvements in our programs. We congratulate all of our schools’ teachers and principals for another year of excellent results.
Maple Leaf Opens New Campus in Zhenjiang
On September 1, 2011 Mr. Sherman Jen, Founder and CEO of Maple Leaf Educational Systems (MLES) and distinguished guests, parents and students celebrated the opening of the newest Maple Leaf international school in China. The Zhenjiang Maple Leaf International School (ZMLIS) is the 6th BC Certified High School and the 23rd school in the Maple Leaf system. MLES schools from pre-school to high school are also located in Dalian, Wuhan, Tianjin and Chongqing.
This opening was especially auspicious for Maple Leaf with several very special guests present for the occasion. Senior representatives from the Zhenjiang included:
- Deputy Secretary-General of Zhenjiang City—Mr.Zhu Jinsheng
- Director Ministry of Education of Zhenjiang City—Mr. Liu Guorong
- Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Secretary of Committee of Politics and Law of Zhenjiang New District—Mr. Wang Yixiang
- Deputy Secretary for Education of Zhenjiang City—Mr. Liu Yuanliang
- Director of Foreign Affairs Office of Zhenjiang City—Mr. Wang Xiaoming
- Deputy Director of New District Administrative Committee—Mr. Zhong Xinfu
- Director of District Party Working Committee and Center of Investment of Zhenjiang New District—Mr. Zhang Ninghui
In addition to this delegation representing City of Zhenjiang, Maple Leaf had the great honour to welcome to this opening two gentlemen who officiated at the opening of the very first Maple Leaf school in Dalian on September 6, 1995. Mr. Li Yongjin, former Mayor of Dalian Municipal People’s Government and Mr. Cao Guoxing, former Director, Department of International Exchanges, Ministry of Education.
The Headmaster Mr. Li Dongsheng and the Canadian Principal Mr. Ewan Hunt welcomed guests, parents and students to the beginning of this new school year. For this year classes are being held in rented facilities while the new school building is under construction nearby.
Maple Leaf Appoints New Vice President Marketing & Development
Mr. Sherman Jen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China Maple Leaf Educational Systems, a leading private international school service provider in China, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Dawn Sutherland as Vice President for Marketing and Business Development. Ms. Sutherland brings more than 30 years experience in Canadian post secondary education, with the last sixteen years as a Director of International Education responsible for different aspects of international marketing, student recruitment and business development. Ms. Sutherland is the 2011 recipient of the BC Council for International Education Distinguished Leadership Award.
More than 670 Maple Leaf Students Graduate with BC High School (Dogwood) Diplomas
June 2011 saw more than 670 grade 12 Maple Leaf students graduate with BC high school (Dogwood) diplomas. Nearly 100 percent of Maple Leaf’s graduates were accepted into foreign universities. Graduates of 2011 are now attending universities and colleges throughout the world. The breakdown of country destinations is as follows Canada 70%, USA 17%, Australia 1% , Britain 4%, China 3% other countries 5%.