On this occasion, the first overseas branch of St Peter's School York - Yingya St Peter's School under the Shengfeng group, welcomed the 1397th students to enroll. Representatives from various government departments at the provincial, city and district levels, representatives from St Peter's School York who came from the UK to witness the opening of the first overseas branch school, as well as sister schools and units in Hainan, gathered together to witness this historical moment of Yingya St Peter's School.

The scene of the opening ceremony

　　Mr. Andy Falconer, the headmaster of St Peter's School York for grades 8-13, said at the opening ceremony that he was very excited to participate in the establishment of a world-class school in China. "St Peter's School York is one of the oldest schools in the world, with nearly 1400 years of educational history. We are very happy to share our educational heritage with Yingya St Peter's School. St Peter's School York and Yingya St Peter's School are working together to establish a long-term partnership. We are looking forward to closer cooperation in teacher training, student exchange and curriculum development, opening up the door to world-renowned universities for your children."

Mr. Andy Falconer's speech

　　Mr. Chen Gang, the overall principal of Yingya St Peter's School, said: "The smooth opening of the school is inseparable from the support and efforts of everyone. I am full of expectations for the prosperous future of Yingya St Peter's School. Here, we will embark on a journey of inheriting cultural heritage across thousands of years with all students. This will be an opportunity and challenge encountering a better journey, rooted in the values of excellence, innovation, perfection and practice advocated by Yingya St Peter's School."

Mr. Chen Gang's speech

　　As for teachers, under the leadership of the core founding team, Yingya St Peter's School has continued to consolidate team building with a teacher-student ratio of 1:4 and a Chinese-foreign teacher ratio of 1:1. Foreign teachers mainly come from English-speaking countries and regions, especially from the United States, Britain, Canada, New Zealand and other countries for early childhood stage; high school teachers with rich experience in teaching IGCSE/A Level courses are preferred. The school has high requirements for foreign teachers' education and teaching experience. Foreign teachers must have international teacher certificates such as PGCE and QTS or hold a degree in education. 10 years or more teaching experience accounted for more than 50%; 15 years or more teaching experience reached 30%. Master's degree or above accounted for about 50%, and teachers from top 100 universities accounted for about 30%.

Ying Ya Sheng Peter student check-in on-site

　　In terms of curriculum, the compulsory education stage of Hainan Yingya St Peter's School will be centered around China's Nine Year Compulsory Education Outline (CNC), integrated with the British National Curriculum (NCE), achieving the integration of Chinese and Western education, subject integration, and bilingual teaching in Chinese and English; The high school curriculum is mainly based on A-LEVEL and IGCSE; Preschool education is based on the framework of the UK National Early Stage Guidelines (EYFS) and guided by the Chinese curriculum. The school has set up channels for domestic and international education to meet the educational needs of different families.

Foreign teachers teaching

　　In addition, Yingya St Peter's School also focuses on cultivating students' practical abilities in four major special curriculum areas. In its first year, it has launched more than 70 courses such as data media series experiments, clothing design, woodworking, pottery, marine science experiments, geography experiments, golf, ice hockey and so on. The school continues to operate under a pure British boarding system to provide students with an immersive bilingual learning environment, while also organizing various social activities to cultivate students' leadership, frustration resistance, innovation and other abilities.

　　Media coverage

　　The opening ceremony received a warm response and attracted coverage from major mainstream media. Xinhua News Agency, Hainan Daily, People's Daily, Hainan News Network, Haikou News Network, New Hainan, Sina Hainan, and others have all made promotional reports on this event. The report is as follows:

　　YINGYA ST PETER'S SCHOOL

　　Yingya St. Peter's School is a new international school with multiple channels operated by cooperation between Hainan Shengfeng Education Group and St. Peter's School York, which was introduced by the Hainan Provincial Education Department. The school is located in Sanmenpo Town, Haikou City, covering an area of 342 mu. It plans to build a high-level international school that integrates kindergartens and primary schools. The school has officially opened on September 1st this year. On January 18th, 2023, under the introduction of the Hainan Provincial Education Department, Hainan Shengfeng Education Group successfully signed a cooperation agreement with St. Peter's School York to establish Yingya St. Peter's School, constantly improving the basic ability of Hainan's education internationalization development and promoting high-standard construction of the International Education Innovation Island. The school will provide strong support for international talent education services for the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port.