On November 7, the Zhuhai International Education Expo was held, and Zhuhai Yinghua International Education participated as an invited exhibitor. At the event, Executive Principal Peter delivered a keynote speech titled “The Essence of Education: Seeing Every Unique Child,” and brought A-Level, HKDSE AP and Singapore’s four major international undergraduate programs held face-to-face sessions with attending families.

Three questions that strike at parents’ hearts

The speech did not begin with the course; instead, it started with three questions.

The first is “Parents’ Questions”: At every admissions consultation, the two questions parents ask most often are: “What’s your school’s environment like?” and “How many students have been admitted to Oxford, Cambridge, or Harvard this year?”

The second issue is “Students’ Pain.” Superintendent Yang said that many students, upon arriving abroad, struggle to adapt to an all-English learning environment: they cannot understand the lessons or participate in class discussions. Unable to integrate into local life, they have trouble eating and sleeping well. Some even experience psychological loneliness and helplessness, ultimately regretfully dropping out before completing their studies.

Third, there is “The Pain of Parents.” When he reached this passage, he paused and recited the exact words of a mother:

"I just want a healthy child; I no longer expect him to attend a prestigious school."

This led him to pose what he calls “the question of our times”: What kind of education is truly responsible for children? Is it enough simply to send them abroad and secure a foreign degree, thereby considering the task accomplished? “If a child’s inner world is empty and their abilities are lacking, isn’t sending them away actually doing them harm?”

Immediately afterward, he said something that made many parents in the audience nod in agreement:

“Education isn’t a movie. In films, the story ends when the protagonist receives their acceptance letter, but real life is only just beginning.”

In ten years, answer one question.

To answer the question of “what kind of education Chinese children really need,” Peter said that Zhuhai Yinghua spent nearly a decade “revising its plans countless times.” The answer boils down to four words: personalized education—education that puts students first is the most responsible approach.

In terms of implementation, these are the key initiatives: ultra‑small, highly personalized classes; and the adoption of the Kuder Career Planning Assessment System, which will also serve as Gordon International E.T. Performance Training Demonstration School; a world-class curriculum system with localized adaptations; holistic physical and mental development that equally emphasizes sports and the arts.

When it comes to course selection, Yinghua’s guiding principle is “the best fit is the best”: students aiming for top international universities follow the standard international pathway, studying IG and A-Levels; those with Hong Kong residency seeking admission to Hong Kong or mainland Chinese universities take the HKDSE; and students looking to keep costs down and graduate early to enter the workforce choose Singapore International Undergraduate Program ; For those aiming for the United States, take the AP route. On the same campus, four paths run in parallel, so students don’t have to compromise their choices.

Underpinning these four approaches are “one plan per student, enrichment and remediation, and customized college admissions support”: a personalized timetable is created for each student; in addition to regular classes, students receive free enrichment and remedial instruction during breaks or holidays; and upon enrollment, every student receives a comprehensive college-planning roadmap and schedule.

The Invisible: Psychology and Self-Confidence

The most substantial part of the speech, paradoxically, consists of those “invisible” elements.

Principal Peter noted that at Yinghua, the school has helped many students who had once fallen into despair get back on track through psychological counseling, habit reshaping, and confidence-building: “Watching them go from avoiding eye contact to becoming confident and outgoing, from disliking school and skipping classes to gaining admission to top universities, graduating, finding employment, and discovering their own sense of worth.”

“Only children who are both physically and mentally healthy and possess inner strength can better adapt to the world and to the changes brought about by the global landscape.”

Ten years, a string of awards

The speech also underscored a decade of achievements with a list of awards; we have highlighted a few of them:

• 2025 Physics Bowl Physics Bowl Competition Super Gold Award, Silver Award, Bronze Award;
• 2024 Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) National Second Prize, Third Prize, and Mathematics Skills Award;
• 2024 ASDAN UKMT-SMC UK Mathematics Challenge (Senior) Global Silver Award and School’s Best Honor Award;
• In 2024, ASEEDER’s simulated business challenge regional competition in South China advanced to the national finals, where it won multiple awards, including the Bronze Award and Business Battle Winners.
• Second Prize in the 2023 Australian AMC Mathematics Competition and Gold Medal in the South China Region of the ASDAN Model Business Competition;
• In 2023, obtained in the UK Edexcel Examination Authority’s “International School Teacher of the Year in Asia” Award;
• Best Individual Debater at the Guangdong Model United Nations Competition for two consecutive years, 2017 and 2018.

From Model United Nations to business competitions, from mathematics to physics, and from robotics to artificial intelligence contests—behind these awards lies the everyday integration of “STEM education” into campus life.

In conclusion

At the end of his speech, Principal Peter left the parents in attendance with two messages:

“There are no children who cannot be taught; only educational approaches that are not suitable.”

“Going to school remains their best option.”

On the day of the expo, inquiries kept pouring in at Yinghua’s booth. If you missed this event, please call our admissions hotline at 3639981 or schedule a campus visit—let’s talk about which path would be the best fit for your child.