BE Education

BE Education
Founded 2003 (2003)
Founder William Vanbergen
Headquarters Shanghai, China
Number of locations
  • Shanghai
  • Beijing
  • Changzhou
  • Chengdu
  • Shenzhen
  • Tianjin
  • Zhengzhou
  • Hangzhou
Services Education
Website www.behk.org www.beeducation.london

BE Education is an international education company created to help students in China gain entry into schools and universities in the UK, US, and Switzerland. BE Education was founded by William Vanbergen in 2003 and currently has offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Changzhou, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Hangzhou and Zhengzhou in China and London in the UK.

BE Education in collaboration with Wycombe Abbey, opened Wycombe Abbey International School in 2016, located in the city of Changzhou, China. Wycombe Abbey International School accepts both local and international students with options to board full-time or attend as day students. The school accepts kindergarten, primary, secondary and high school students. The school specialises in British IGCSE and A'level curriculum to allow students in China to experience elements of the British curriculum, learning style and environment, complementing a Chinese school curriculum, following which many students continue university studies in UK universities. Wycombe Abbey international school has a significant focus on sports, arts and music as well as a program of over 40 extra-curricular activities.

BE Education's study abroad services include, giving advice and support to parents and students on choosing the right school for them in the U.K. or the U.S., Study tour Programmes sending students over summer and winter breaks to study at top schools and universities in the UK, US, Australia and Switzerland. Other services include a range of overseas education consulting, mock interview practice, and one-to-one private tutoring in English language and a variety of subjects in preparation for overseas study.[1]

BE Education has published an annual Schools Guide since 2009, providing in-depth information on top schools and universities. The Schools Guide includes recent news, information, and interviews with headmasters, educators and students.

History

The idea for BE Education began when founder William Vanbergen was approached during his time in university by a friend asking Vanbergen to help get a Chinese friend into Stowe School. Vanbergen agreed and prepared the student with typical interview questions and tips for a successful interview. The student was accepted and his mother insisted on paying Vanbergen for his work.[2]

From there, Vanbergen booked a flight to Shanghai, where he began hosting promotional events to explain the benefits of a British education. By the end of 2003, he had placed 10 Chinese students in a variety of notable UK schools including Eton, Wycombe Abbey, Westminster and Winchester. Vanbergen opened an office in Guangzhou and set up a course at Eton to send students abroad on a Summer Course, sending its first students to Eton in 2004.[3][4] This was followed by the opening of Summer Courses at Charterhouse School in 2009, Rosenberg Switzerland Winter Course in 2012, and Tonbridge School and Dartmouth College in 2014.

BE Education’s Shanghai headquarters officially opened in 2007, with study abroad consultancy offices opening in Beijing in 2006, Chengdu in 2008, Shenzhen in 2010, and others in Tianjin, Hangzhou and Zhengzhou.

BE Education has opened one private school in China that follows a British IGCSE and A'Level curriculum which complements the Chinese school curriculum, founding Wycombe Abbey International School of Changzhou in 2016.


Overseas Education Consulting

The Overseas Education Consulting Programme, headed by Emma Vanbergen, helps students prepare for study overseas in the UK, US and Switzerland. Students receive IGCSE and A-Level practice, English language tutoring, visa application assistance, interview preparation and support with living arrangements. BE Education appoints guardians and tracks students’ progress after placement.[5]

Mrs Vanbergen serves as an advisor to international schools looking to recruit top Chinese students. Mrs. Vanbergen was born in England, completed her secondary education in the United States and then returned to England where she obtained her bachelor's degree.

To date, BE Education’s students have secured placement at top schools including Wycombe Abbey, Eton College and Harrow School in the UK, Phillips Exeter Academy and Emma Willard in America, and Le Rosey in Switzerland.

Holiday Programmes

BE Education’s Holiday Programmes are designed to allow students to study and gain experience abroad for a short period of time. The programmes take place at UK, US and Swiss schools including Tonbridge School and Dartmouth College.

Students are housed on school campuses, taking classes in English and a range of other subjects, including drama and public speaking courses. Students participate in extracurricular activities through sports, arts, and cultural trips and events off campus to the countries’ local places of interest.

Students on the Eton College Summer Holiday Programme
Holiday Programme Country Student Ages Programme Length
Eton College Summer Course UK 13–17 years old 3 weeks in July
Charterhouse Young Learners Course UK 8–12 years old 2 weeks in July
Young Learners Course at Tonbridge School UK 8–12 years old 2 weeks in July
The Elite University Experience with Dartmouth College’s Rassias Center US 11–17 years old 2 weeks in July
Institut auf dem Rosenberg Winter Course Switzerland 8–17 years old 2 weeks in February
Students on the Institut auf dem Rosenberg Winter Holiday Programme

Wycombe Abbey International School

BE Education in collaboration with Wycombe Abbey has one international boarding school in China: Wycombe Abbey International School, Changzhou accepts students for kindergarten, primary school, secondary school and high School. The school takes both Chinese and foreign students and follows the British national curriculum of IGCSE and A' Levels complementing the Chinese curriculum, to help prepare students wishing to study at universities abroad. The school is an accredited Edexcel testing centre for IGCSEs and A-Levels.[6]

The school allows for students to either board full-time or attend as day school students. Faculty are native English speakers from the UK, US and Canada, and all British curriculum classes are delivered in English. Counseling and guidance is provided for students during the university application process.

References

  1. ↑ "Chinese 'Tiger Mothers' spending £100,000 on teaching their children 'Britishness' for Oxbridge exams". Daily Mail. 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  2. ↑ "The Old Etonian helping Chinese pupils into Britain's public schools and universities". The Telegraph. 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  3. ↑ "The old Etonian selling British education in China". The Telegraph. 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  4. ↑ http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2012/08/11/eton-out-his-hand-will-vanbergen-education-britishness
  5. ↑ http://www.universitiesnews.com/2012/05/14/chinese-students-broaden-horizons/
  6. ↑ http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/f1b73306-b104-11e3-9f6f-00144feab7de,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Ff1b73306-b104-11e3-9f6f-00144feab7de.html%3Fsiteedition%3Duk&siteedition=uk&_i_referer=#axzz3482gN8oV
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