Founded in 2007, Rise has expanded at an astonishing rate with a two-pronged approach of direct operation and franchise, and has 113 campuses in more than 60 cities across the country as of 2012. At present, there are nearly 40 branches in Beijing Rise alone.
As the initiator of "Subject English", Rise integrates English language, subject knowledge, and English thinking into teaching, so that children's abilities in all aspects gradually increase like a spiral. The courseware it uses is the Destination Success series (DS series) products (DM, DR, DS and Edmark, etc.), a multimedia interactive teaching courseware used by more than 45,000 schools in the United States for nearly 8 years and more than 50% of American children, and has won dozens of awards such as the Codie Award in the American education industry, and was finally included in the recommended use directory by 24 states in the United States. In addition, relying on the world's largest K12 (i.e., kindergarten to 12th grade in English-speaking areas of the United States, Australia, and Canada, also used as a general term for the basic education stage) education group - Horton Mifflin Harcourt Group - Rise's curriculum from Pre-k to S5 is homogeneous and synchronized with American primary and secondary schools.
However, Rise's advanced teaching concepts and systematic curriculum lack excellent teachers to implement them. Rise's teaching is mainly based on Chinese education, but the requirements for Chinese education are not strict, college degree or above is sufficient, and it does not even have to be an English-related major. Its foreign teachers are basically used to decorate the façade, and many campuses even have only one foreign teacher. Many parents reported that Rise's teachers relied too much on mobile templates to expand beyond the syllabus, and they were unable to correct their children's mistakes or inauthentic grammar.
Of all the institutions, Rise has the strongest sales temperament and is suspected of exaggeration. In addition, the salary of the teacher is linked to the rate of student renewal, and the teacher will strongly persuade the parents to continue the class near the end of the course, which will inevitably make people tired. When it comes to refunds, Rise is also notoriously poor.
Overall, Rise has a large number of campuses and a wide range of locations, so if you live in a remote area and your child already has a certain level of English foundation, Rise is a good place to consider.
