About
See also: Academic Director, Chinese Headmistress, Shijingshan, Foreign Management, Chinese Management, Staff History
Aihua Foreign Languages Academy was founded on January 2nd, 2002, by Dr David Cotter, Ms Chen Xi, and Swan Training Institute, Dublin. On April 25, 2002, we received licensing to teach English in Shijingshan from the Shijingshan Education Committee. On the 10th of May, 2002, we opened our first classes. On the 1st of September, 2003, we received licensing to hire foreign teachers from the Beijing Education Committee and the Beijing Foreign Affairs Office.
At present, Aihua has 12 full time teachers hired from abroad, and 8 part time teachers hired locally. We have 40 Chinese staff working in academic, marketing and administrative departments. Our school operates under the joint guidance of foreign management and Chinese management.
Aihua is the culmination of the efforts of the people who have worked together here. A vibrant hybrid culture has been transmitted down through generations of our staff, and been developed in turn by new members of staff. Our teachers learn from Aihua, and Aihua in turn learns from its teachers.
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