Morgan Rothschild Academy mentioned in the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Delegation for

Morgan Rothschild Academy mentioned in the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Delegation for

Diversity 2008 Agenda

In 2008, we received a group of educators from the U.S. The visit was organized by the National Association of Independent School http://www.nais.org/

Following is an excerpt from the delegation’s schedule.

Tuesday, July 29

Shanghai

Go-to Person:  Gene Batiste

Dress:  Business Casual/School Dress

·        Breakfast from 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M.

·        Coach departs Equatorial @ 8:30 A.M.

·        Name of School:

Morgan Rothschild Academy (9:30 AM – 11:30 AM)

Host:  Morgan Huang Founder.  Mr. Huang will give us a thorough introduction to MRA’s programs, including the reading, math and science curricula.  Questions, of course, are welcome.

Context:

The Morgan Rothschild Academy (MRA) takes a particularly innovative approach to  early childhood education, an approach not seen until now in mainland China.  Morgan Huang, MRA’s Taiwan-born and Harvard-educated founder, conceived this bilingual academy for children aged 2 to 6 years, in 2001, during a visit to the mainland.  Today, in each classroom children learn from one English-language teacher and two Chinese-language teachers.

Morgan Rothschild Academy strives to meet the high expectations of parents, who are concerned about results and academic learning in an early childhood program.  To address these expectations, MRA makes its educational results evident to parents and, at the same time, helps parents to understand

the school’s own expectations for the children. 

For example, Moran Rothschild Academy teachers draw up monthly curricula for their students, detail every lesson under each subject area, and display these for parents’ reference.  Morgan Rothschild Academy teachers treat every child as a unique individual, and work earnestly to ensure that each child’s own particular personal and academic needs are met.

Agenda:

à 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM:  Presentation by Morgan Huang, followed by Q&A.

à 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM:  Tour of the facility; talks with teachers; introductions to young students in the Morgan Rothschild Academy.

à 11:30 AM:  Coach departs Morgan Rothschild Academy.

·        Visit Qibao Ancient Town, w/ Lunch in Qibao Restaurant (12:00 PM – 1:30 PM; Lunch Own Account)