Founded in 2003, Ai Yi Education Group has Ai Yi International Kindergarten, Ai Yi Bilingual Kindergarten and Ai Yi Multiple Intelligence Kindergarten, as well as a separate K12 bilingual teaching Daystar Bilingual School. Different kindergarten settings are available to meet the needs of different families.
All of Ai Yi's kindergartens cater to children aged 2-6 years old, with English teaching being the highlight. The international kindergarten recruits Chinese and foreigners, and the teacher-student ratio is about 1:5 and 1:6, and the teaching in English is more suitable for children who study abroad in the future. Children who graduate from international kindergartens generally go on to international primary schools or go abroad. In the bilingual kindergarten, 50% of the teaching is in English and English, and the English and Chinese teachers in the 2-4 year old class are in the class all day, and the 4-6 year old class adopts the mode of half-day all-English teaching and half-day all-Chinese teaching. Similar to traditional kindergartens, the Multiple Intelligences Kindergarten focuses on Chinese teaching and arranges English classes every week. The kindergarten department of Daystar Bilingual School is based on the Montessori teaching model, and children who study in Daystar generally go directly to the primary school. If parents just want their children to have a happy childhood in kindergarten, the curriculum and activities of multiple intelligences kindergarten are enough for children to play. If you are considering letting your child learn English, the English immersion in the bilingual kindergarten can also save parents from additional training costs.
In terms of teachers, all of Ai Yi's teachers have multiple intelligences training certificates issued by the Harvard University School of Education or the International Society of Multiple Intelligences, foreign teachers are required to come from native English-speaking countries, and need to have a university degree or above, and all Chinese teachers are graduates of early childhood education.
However, Ai Yi's campus is mainly located in Beijing's Third Ring Road, and the use of the site is a little cramped. The two branches of the bilingual kindergarten cover an area of about 1,500 square meters, and the outdoor space can only meet the general outdoor activities, and there is a separate plantation. The room is equipped with a bilingual library, a children's kitchen room, a multi-purpose hall, etc. Ai Yi's average class size is 20 to 25 students, so children have plenty of space to play.
Ai Yi also attaches great importance to interaction and communication with parents. Ai Yi arranges two one-on-one meetings with parents and teachers every school year, so that parents have enough time to understand their children's situation at school. The school also issues weekly reports, including school news, class reports, weekly schedules, and photos of young children. The most convenient thing is Aiyi's online platform, where parents can log in to Aiyi's online platform to check their children's course activities, weekly reports, lunches, etc., as well as check the details of tuition, miscellaneous fees and other expenses, as well as the use of personal accounts.
The annual tuition fee of the international kindergarten is about 150,000-160,000 yuan, and the annual tuition fee of the bilingual kindergarten is about 100,000 yuan. It should be noted that Ai Yi's school needs to pay a separate application fee of 2,000 yuan.
Ai Yi's class time is from 8:30 a.m. to 16:00 p.m., and there is no dinner set in terms of meals. The cost of Ai Yi's meals is optional, and parents can choose to bring their own lunch from home.
