Maple Leaf Educational Systems opened its first school in Dalian, China in 1995 starting with 14 students. This school represented the vision of Dr. Sherman Jen - Founder, Chairman & CEO, to operate a high quality, externally accredited, international, private school in China. The educational system Dr. Jen introduced was a blend of the educational model he had witnessed while living in Canada, with the strengths and cultural richness that exist in the Chinese educational systems.

As one of China’s international education leaders, since the establishment in 1995, Maple Leaf Educational Systems (MLEs) has opened over 100 schools in 25 cities globally, including Shenzhen, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing, Dalian, Wuhan, Zhenjiang, Luoyang, Yiwu, Xi'an, Huaian, Huzhou, Yancheng, Haikou, Xiangyang, Luzhou, Jinan, Hohhot, as well as Vancouver, Kamloops and Brockville in Canada, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, and Singapore. MLES has more than 40,000 students and over 7,000 Chinese and foreign staff, forming a multi-level, high-quality international education system integrating foreign nationals’ schools, preschools, elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools. MLES adheres to the philosophy of “blending the best of China and the West in offering quality education", and is committed to the mission of providing an elite education to all students regardless of race, color, or nationality. Under the guidance of advanced culture and philosophy. it has trained numerous international talents and become China's influential international education brand.