Background & History

Maple Leaf’s Background

Maple Leaf Educational Systems is a rapidly growing educational firm in the People's Republic of China. It has grown from one school with 14 students in 1995, to operating nine Pre-Schools, two Primary Schools, two Middle Schools, five High Schools, two Foreign Nationals Schools and a Post-Secondary Institute of Technology.

Currently more than 6,750 students are enrolled in Maple Leaf schools. More than 500 teachers and 1,000 staff (including teachers) are employed by Maple Leaf Educational Systems. More than 250 of the teachers employed are British Columbia, Canada certified.

Brief History

  • 1995
  • Founder and headmaster, Mr. Sherman Jen, opened Dalian Maple Leaf International School, enrolling 14 high school students.
  • Jinshitan site secured.
  • 1998
  • Dalian Maple Leaf International School is inspected and certified as British Columbia’s first Offshore School Program.
  • 2001
  • Opening of second campus in Kaifaqu.
  • 2003
  • Opening of Maple Leaf Educational Systems Main Office Building (which currently also houses the Maple Leaf Institute of Technology).
  • Opening of Daheishi (Black Mountain) Campus.
  • 2004
  • Opening of Maple Leaf Institute of Technology (in cooperation with BCIT).
  • Opening of first Maple Leaf Pre-School (in cooperation with Learning Vision: Singapore).
  • 2006
  • Opening of newly-renovated campus for the Maple Leaf Foreign Nationals School.
  • Opening of more Maple Leaf Pre-Schools.
  • 2007
  • Opening of Maple Leaf English and additional Pre-Schools.
  • Opening of Wuhan Maple Leaf Foreign Nationals School.
  • Opening of Wuhan Maple Leaf International High School.
  • 2008
  • Opening of Tianjin (TEDA) Maple Leaf International School.
  • BC Program High School (ESL, Grade 10-12).
  • Chinese Program Elementary School (K-6).
  • Chinese Program Middle School (7-9).
  • 2009
  • Opening of Chongqing Maple Leaf International School.
  • Opening of second Dalian Maple Leaf International School High School Campus in Jinshitan Holiday Resort with Boys’ and Girls’ Campuses.