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Jan 17 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Jazzy Preschool, Building C, East Lake Villas, 35 Dongzhimenwai Main Street

Discover a unique trilingual educational approach at Jazzy Preschool's Open Day (杰思幼儿园). Families can experience live class demos in English, French, and Chinese, tour the learning spaces, and meet the staff. This community event is designed for children aged 0-6 and their parents to explore the school's facilities.

Phone: 64179960
Wechat: 15110283398
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Jan 21 8:15 am - 15:30 pm
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Canadian International School of Beijing (北京加拿大国际学校)

Step into the future with CISB! This Discovery Morning (北京加拿大国际学校发现上午) is designed for Grade 6-12 students. Meet academic leadership and passionate educators to learn how CISB prepares students for university. Customize your day to your needs and explore a world-class educational environment in Beijing. Space is limited!

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Jan 17 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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BCIS Courtyard Kindergarten, No. 6 Shuanglong Lane, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Join BCIS Courtyard Kindergarten (北京乐成四合院幼儿园) for an Open Day (园所开放日). Learn how to choose the right kindergarten, explore their educational philosophy, and enjoy an immersive campus tour. The session features Principal Suzanne and Curriculum Coordinator QiongQiong, offering expert insights and a Q&A for parents planning for the 25/26 school year.

Phone: 17801561725
Wechat: 17801561725
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Jan 11 14:00 pm - 16:00 pm
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Art & Floral (Sanlitun)
¥150 pre-book / ¥200 same-day

Unleash creativity at this vibrant workshop in Sanlitun! Young artists aged 6-10 will explore portraiture using Matisse-inspired bold, unexpected colors. All materials are provided for this hands-on session at 北京市朝阳区工人体育场东路乙二号二层201. A perfect weekend activity to develop artistic skills and colorful self-expression.

Wechat: Miss Eliza
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Jan 11 14:00 pm - 16:00 pm
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Art & Floral艺空间鲜花 (Sanlitun) 北京市朝阳区工人体育场东路乙二号二层201
200rmb

This is a hands-on workshop for kids (ages 6-10) who want to paint! We will be looking at the amazing artwork of Matisse and then creating our own portraits using bold and surprising colors. Some aprons will be available, but we advise that you wear clothing that can get a little messy. All materials provided.


Event will be conducted in English.


150 rmb per kid if you book ahead! The cost at the door is 200rmb.


Scan the poster to add the instructor, Miss Eliza -- she can answer questions and get you registered!

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Poster for Art Workshop - Painting Like Matisse
Painting by Matisse: The Green Stripe (1905)
Painting by Matisse: Goldfish (1911)
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Jan 14 19:00 pm - 20:00 pm
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Free for members of RASBJ; 50 RMB for members of RAS branches in London, Shanghai, Hong Kong and members of the Yale community. 100 RMB for non-members.

ABOUT THE EVENT: Optimism—which always has a gaze to the future—is the favoured state of mind in both capitalist and socialist societies. As offspring of Enlightenment thinking, these cultures have always encouraged happiness and optimism in their citizens and a belief in progress. History showed a steady improvement, they came to believe, and things would continue in this direction indefinitely.



Thinkers in the West, including Émile Coué in France and Norman Vincent Peale in the United States, sought to overcome the heroic melancholy of 19th-century European culture. In China, the New Socialist Person carried the banner of optimism out of the Soviet Union and into the society of the 1930s, where the political and literary figures Zhou Yang and Hu Feng debated how this new person should appear in stories and novels. By the 1950s, revolutionary optimism had become the expected state of mind for those living in a socialist society. Finally, in the 1960s, young people raised the question of whether, as revolutionaries, they deserved to be happy. Prof. Larson compares fictional characters, some of whom model optimism and others who fight its coercive and hypocritical demands, in the decades following WWII.




ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Wendy Larson is Professor Emerita of East Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Oregon. Her research monographs include Global Good Cheer: Optimism in Socialism and Capitalism (Oxford UP 2025); Zhang Yimou: Globalization and the Subject of Culture (Cambria Press, 2017; forthcoming in Chinese); From Ah Q to Lei Feng: Freud and Revolutionary Spirit in 20th Century China (Stanford UP 2009); Women and Writing in Modern China (Stanford UP 1998); and Literary Authority and the Chinese Writer: Ambivalence and Autobiography (Duke UP 1991). In 2025, Larson worked on her new research project on Nobel Prize winning author Mo Yan at Heidelberg University.




ABOUT THE MODERATOR: Jeremiah Jenne is a writer and historian who was based in Beijing for over two decades. He taught Late Imperial and Modern Chinese History in Beijing for 17 years. Now in Geneva, Switzerland, he is the lead columnist for The Archive Picks section at the "China Books Review" and hosts the podcast, "Barbarians at the Gate".



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Multiple dates 8:45 am - 11:00 am Toggle calendar
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Dulwich College Beijing

Dulwich College Beijing invites parents to an immersive school morning (北京德威英国国际学校学前部体验日). Prospective students aged 5-6 can join literacy activities, art or library lessons, and interact with current DUCKS classes. Explore this vibrant international school environment across several dates in early 2026. Scan the QR code to register.

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Jan 24 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Dulwich College Beijing

Dulwich College Beijing is hosting an Open Day (北京德威开放日) for its Senior School (中学部), catering to students aged 11-18. Prospective families can explore the campus and learn about the curriculum. Scan the provided QR code to register for this educational event taking place on Saturday, January 24th.

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Dec 31 15:00 pm - 16:30 pm
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Global Village School

High-Quality Small Group Teaching: 3-8 students per class, ensuring ample attention for each student!
Scientifically Structured Curriculum: Courses for all levels, from beginner to advanced, with professional textbooks and personalized tutoring!
"Language + Culture" Dual Experience: Chinese language classes combined with fun cultural courses!
Efficient Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 12:10 PM, ideal for intensive short-term learning during the winter break!
Professional Teaching Team: Certified teachers of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, providing a fully immersive Chinese-language learning environment!
Start Date: January 19, 2026 (Classes from Monday to Friday)
Course Duration: 2 weeks, 10 class days
Class Size: Limited to 3-8 students per class
Suitable Levels: All levels (free level assessment provided before enrollment)


Tell:6253 7736/ 7737


Wechat:gvschinese01

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Jan 7 19:00 pm - 20:00 pm
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RMB 250 for RASBJ members, RMB 350 for non-members. The price includes one welcome drink and canapés – as well as a donation to the Shan Shui Conservation Center.

MORE ABOUT THE EVENT: How much do you know about the wildlife that coexists with Beijing’s human residents? Since 2018, Dr. Shu-Jin Luo and her team at Peking University have studied the ecology of the wild leopard cat. RASBJ welcomes Professor Luo to share her discoveries regarding one of Beijing’s “big 10” wild mammals. She reveals the research behind an article in Science, “The Hidden Olympic Spectator,” a story that offers a window into the little-known wild side of the modern capital of China.


Twelve of 40 species of the cat family live in China -– tigers and leopards once roamed the Beijing region. Now, the leopard cat is the only wild cat proven to be living here still, placing Beijing among few G20 capitals to host wild felines today. Beijing is also home to two types of badger, two types of weasel, a masked palm civet,the raccoon dog, wild boar, Siberian roe deer and Chinese goral. Leopard cats in Beijing show strong ecological resilience, but threats to their survival include retaliatory killings linked to poultry predation, road deaths, and illegal hunting. Having lived alongside humans in China for at least 3,500 years, leopard cats remind us that Beijing’s residents still have ancient wild neighbours.




ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Dr. Shu-Jin Luo is a Professor at Peking University whose research focuses on the genomic diversity, evolution, and conservation of wild and domestic animals, with particular emphasis on the cat family (Felidae). She received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Peking University and her Ph.D. in Conservation Biology from the University of Minnesota, USA. After completing an NIH postdoctoral fellowship at the National Cancer Institute in Maryland, she returned to Peking University in 2009 to establish a research group applying molecular genomics to questions of mammalian evolution, adaptation, and systematics. Dr. Luo is the lead author of several landmark studies, including the identification of the Malayan tiger as a distinct subspecies (Panthera tigris jacksoni), the discovery of the genetic basis of white tigers, and reconstructions of the evolutionary histories of multiple felids, such as tigers, leopard cats, domestic cats in China, and the Chinese mountain cat.




ABOUT THE MODERATOR: Terry Townshend is a naturalist with wide-ranging interests and connections at all levels of China's environmental programmes and issues, including the study and conservation of wild cats. He's a longstanding RASBJ speaker, perhaps best known as the charismatic leader of RASBJ's two popular birding excursions each year, timed to coincide with the migrations in spring and autumn.

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