Shanghai Hongrun Boyuan School

Located on a beautiful, ten-acre lakeside campus adjacent to the ancient water town of Zhujiajiao in Shanghai’s western Qingpu district, SHBS was founded in 2018 by a group of life-long international educators. The residential campus offers state-of-the-art resources, including a science and STEAM laboratory building; an arts center with painting, digital arts and ceramics studios; music practice, performance and recording spaces; and recreational facilities for a wide range of sports. With our values of dignity, honor, respect, and integrity, students’ personal and intellectual growth is fostered through a rigorous curriculum and discussion- and project-based learning.

SHBS offers a comprehensive American high school curriculum in partnership with Griggs International Academy, which approves and audits all elements of instruction, including faculty credentials, course material, and examinations. Students are thus eligible to receive a fully accredited U.S. diploma. SHBS is also authorized by ACT to offer GAC courses and to operate as an ACT testing center, with eligible students able to sit for examinations beginning in the Spring of 2021.

Executive Principal Wenguo‘Bowen’ Chen was a founding member of Shanghai High School,International Division, and spent more than twenty years in leadership positions helping to establish it as one of the most highly regarded international schools in the country. He spearheaded the introduction of AP and IB curricula in China, is a distinguished physics teacher, and consults regularly on the development of international schools for Chinese students.

Foreign Principal Christopher Moses held a number of roles at U.S. independent schools, including as Associate Director of College Advising at St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire, and as Dean of Students at Berkeley Carroll in Brooklyn. This is his eighth year as a leader in an international school. He attended Reed College, where he subsequently worked in admissions, before pursuing graduate studies in history at Princeton University.

Partnership with GIA

Griggs International Academy is owned an operated by Andrews University in Michigan, and for over one hundred years has been a pioneer in providing the highest-quality education to students around the world. With a focus on values-based learning, students at affiliate institutions complete a flexible yet comprehensive high school curriculum enriched by opportunities for leadership and service. Licenses by the State of Maryland and fully accredited by Middle States, GIA provides globally recognized credentials of the highest quality. SHBS is the sole licensed partner of GIA in Shanghai; for more information, visit www.griggs.edu

Expansive Possibilities

SHBS students explore their interests with depth and purpose. In Fine Arts, students can partake in a series of Advanced Studio Arts courses that include drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, and digital media. SHBS also offers an innovative partnership with Shanghai Jiaotong University for hand-on STEAM learning in robotics, design, 3D printing, and more.

In athletics, along with a comprehensive physical education program, SHBS offers expert training for students who wish to excel at a competitive level. Double Excellence programs—combining academic achievement with sportsmanship—are available in golf, rowing, and tennis.

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