When it comes to EtonHouse, it is inevitable that it is associated with EtonHouse College, but EtonHouse International Kindergarten in Beijing has nothing to do with EtonHouse College. Headquartered in Chaoyang District, Beijing, EtonHouse International Bilingual Kindergarten in Beijing was founded in 2003 by a native of Beijing EtonHouse Education Group. EtonHouse Beijing Kindergarten has four early childhood education programs, namely EtonHouse International Kindergarten, EtonHouse International Bilingual Kindergarten, EtonHouse Wisdom Bilingual Kindergarten and Huile Bilingual Kindergarten.
All types of EtonHouse International Kindergarten campuses use the Montessori system or incorporate the Montessori teaching philosophy. Eaton has its own Montessori Teacher Training Institute, which is accredited by the International Montessori Teacher Accreditation Commission (MACTE, macte.org) and works with the American Montessori Association. At present, there are too many private kindergartens in China under the banner of Montessori, but there are not many kindergartens that really implement the Montessori teaching system, on the one hand, they need to be certified by the Montessori Association, and on the other hand, they also need teachers with rich teaching experience.
EtonHouse follows the mixed-age class system of Montessori teaching, and divides the class into two categories: small class 1.5-3 years old, large class 3-6 years old, children of different ages need to learn from each other and help each other. In addition to mixed ages, teaching aids and toys also need to be set according to Montessori standards, and each child completes his or her own tasks, assisted by the class teacher or teaching assistant, and the teacher will also guide the older children to guide or take care of the younger children.
Although the entire hardware facilities are set up in accordance with the Montessori teaching requirements, the teaching focuses on the traditional kindergarten teaching method, and integrates the Montessori teaching concept in the teaching, such as emphasizing the ability of children to do it themselves. However, English teaching is based on the national "Kindergarten Education Guidelines", and the proportion of English is not as good as that of international kindergartens. This type of inclusive kindergarten is more suitable for the needs of ordinary families, and the tuition fee is much lower than EtonHouse's bilingual kindergarten.
Nowadays, EtonHouse International Kindergarten Group is also cooperating with the preschool education situation in Beijing and constantly refining the type of kindergarten teaching. The enrollment requirements of each park are also different, for example, the Lido campus only recruits non-Chinese students, which is an international school; The Palm Springs campus admits Chinese and foreign students, and has a separate kindergarten and primary school bridging program; The capital campus gives priority to meeting the needs of the capital community and belongs to the community supporting kindergarten. In 2017, EtonHouse also partnered with JD.com to open a JD EtonHouse Kindergarten at JD.com's Beijing headquarters. The park will be set up with plastic runways, sand pits, large toy play venues, children's play areas, reading castles, etc., indoor furniture schools are made of New Zealand pine, indoor installation of fresh air system, winter use of floor heating and other facilities, the park is equipped with Jingdong independent research and development of face recognition system, to achieve all-day 360-degree monitoring.
EtonHouse has 8 classes for preschool children aged 1.5 to 6, ranging from 15 to 25 students per class. International classes cost about 160,000 yuan per year, while inclusive kindergartens cost about 4 to 50,000 yuan per year. This requires parents to make a choice based on their family situation and a comprehensive assessment of their child's future development.
It is important to note that EtonHouse International Kindergarten in Beijing is not affiliated with EtonHouse Education in Singapore. Etonkids International Kindergarten can be seen in major cities, Singapore's EtonHouse International Education Group's trademark is Etonhouse, and Beijing's Etonkids uses Etonkids. In 2017, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court ruled that Etonkids Beijing Etonkids Kindergarten Co., Ltd. had infringed the exclusive right to use the trademark of Etonkids Singapore, and ordered Etonkids to compensate for the damages. However, the two kindergartens have different teaching styles, EtonHouse Singapore adopts the Reggio Emilia teaching model, while EtonHouse Beijing adopts the Montessori model.