中国日报专访：德威国际学校深耕亚洲丨China Daily: Dulwich College International Deepens Roots in Asia

1619年，演员、创业家爱德华·艾伦（Edward Alleyn）在伦敦创办德威公学（Dulwich College）时，或许从未想过，四个世纪后，这所学校的教育理念与实践会远渡重洋，在东方中国落地生根，枝繁叶茂。 

作为英国最古老的独立学校之一，德威公学以深厚的学术积淀、持续的创新探索和对全人教育的坚守著称。在扎实的学术基石之上，学校构建了涵盖体育、音乐、视觉艺术、戏剧与辩论的广阔联课活动体系，旨在通过富有挑战性的多元体验，塑造心智与人格全面发展的个体。 

2003年7月，时任英国首相托尼·布莱尔（Tony Blair）在访华期间，特意为上海浦东德威外籍人员子女学校揭幕。这标志着由英国独立学校在华创办的第一所国际学校正式启航。

自此，德威公学与其战略合作伙伴屹珈国际教育集团（Education in Motion，简称EiM） 携手，共同开拓全球教育事业，二十余年来，双方凭借独家而稳固的合作关系，成功构建了覆盖多国的德威国际学校（DCI）网络，其中在中国的发展尤为瞩目。

从上海起步，德威国际学校的教育版图已扩展至中国、韩国和新加坡的七座城市，为来自60多个国家、年龄2至18岁的逾万名学生提供优质教育服务。

“过去二十年，国际教育领域变化巨大，但教育的核心始终未变。” 德威国际学校的运营方EiM创始人兼董事长魏斐泽（Fraser White）表示，“我们始终致力于培养自信、拥有自驱力、并能为世界带来积极改变的年轻人。我们坚持以学生为先，构建紧密联结的学校大家庭，以开拓创新精神应对日益加速的世界变革。”  

他进一步强调，作为同属一个教育网络的大家庭，EiM善于整合各校资源，为学生提供世界级的学习体验。“我们与英国皇家莎士比亚剧团、英国皇家北方音乐学院、澳大利亚国立大学等顶尖教育与艺术机构合作，让学生有机会参与全球层面的多样化活动，直接向各领域的专业人士学习交流。” 

“这一教育网络也强化了各校间的联结，让学生在获得本土化支持的同时，也能与全球同龄人展开跨文化交流。” 魏斐泽表示，伦敦德威公学的学生定期会前往各德威国际学校，参加诸如每四年一度的、融合体育、戏剧和艺术的“德威奥林匹亚”等大型学术与课外活动。教师和员工们们同样拥有丰富的专业分享与职业发展机遇。 

在中国，德威国际学校已植根于上海、北京、苏州及珠海横琴。其中，北京德威学校于去年迎来建校20周年现已成为中国IB课程领域的领军者；上海浦东德威学校与苏州德威学校也稳居全国IB学校前列。

“这不仅体现了规模的持续增长，更是我们对卓越师资、学校社区与教育品质长期投入的印证。” EiM首席教育官Lesley Meyer表示。 

“每所德威国际学校都力求深度融入当地语境，同时牢固秉承德威公学的价值观与传统。学校的悠久历史、强大的校友网络以及学生的卓越成就，都印证了我们与中国持续深化、共同进步的长期伙伴关系。” 

培育全球胜任力

作为全人教育的重要组成部份，德威国际学校将“全球胜任力”的培养置于核心。这个理念以联合国可持续发展目标为框架，致力于培养学生面向世界的思维方式，并激励他们为人类、社会与地球创造积极价值。

北京德威学校的年度“黑客星球”（Planet Hack）赛事是一个生动注脚。该活动由德威国际学校与澳大利亚国立大学于2022年联合发起，每年汇聚各成员学校的学生，鼓励他们运用科技方案应对真实的全球性挑战。

2025年Planet Hack的赛事主题是“储能未来：变化中的世界能源”，聚焦于可负担的清洁能源议题。在为期两天的沉浸式工作坊中，年轻的创新者们经历了从头脑风暴、模型设计到编程与最终演示的完整流程，为应对全球能源危机贡献智慧。活动不仅为学生未来的学术道路奠定了基础，更关键的是锤炼了他们的创造力、韧性及团队协作能力。

文化的融通与理解能力，也被视为全球胜任力的关键，这一培养被系统地融入语言课程、课外活动及其他文化体验中。中文学习历来是德威国际学校课程体系的重要一环，学校目前提供三种学习路径，以满足不同学生的需求。

在与社区的深度融合中，北京德威学校曾组织低年级学生探访胡同，学生们在深入了解其历史脉络与当代居民面临的现实挑战后，为胡同的可持续发展提出了充满创见的解决方案。

“我们希望德威的学子无论未来身在世界何方，都能尊重文明的多元化，同时深深扎根于于自身的文化根基，从而真正茁壮成长。”北京德威学校校长裴容杉博士（Dr. Cameron Pyke）表示。

拥抱人工智能时代 

当技术浪潮持续重塑教育的边界，这所拥有先锋精神的学校也在思考新的命题：如何为人工智能时代做好准备。

“我们的策略是审慎而积极地拥抱人工智能这类技术创新，同时坚守那些人类独有的根本特质：包括批判性思维、创造力、同理心与强烈的责任感。”Meyer指出，教育的职责并非让学生回避人工智能，而是引导他们在一个人工智能无处不在的时代脱颖而出。

裴容杉博士补充：“我们致力于有意识地规范人工智能的使用场景与方式，在师生中普及人工智能素养，让大家充分理解人工智能的优势与局限。” 

为了在校园内推动合乎伦理且富有成效的AI应用，北京德威学校出台了AI使用指南，并开设名为“未来科技”（FutureTech）的非考试课程，鼓励十至十一年级学生完成以人工智能为核心的微项目，或深入探究前沿科技议题。

“家长是我们至关重要的同行者。我们定期举办交流会，帮助家庭和社区提升网络安全意识。” 裴容杉博士说。

搭建通往中国的育人桥梁 

展望未来，EiM计划进一步夯实其在华学校的根基，通过提供优质教育资源与完善的课程设置，持续保持在国际教育领域的领先地位，同时为国际学生提供高质量、获国际认可的在华求学与发展通道。

据魏斐泽介绍，集团正在推动德闳奖学金计划（Dehong Scholars Programme），为中国境外的优秀学子提供奖学金，支持其入读德威国际学校的双语姊妹校——德闳学校。学生将在完成英国国家课程A-Level阶段学习的同时，接受沉浸式中文强化训练，大幅拓宽未来在全球范围内，尤其是在中国的大学升学路径与人生选择。

EiM旗下专注中文学习的品牌“我会中文”，将在该计划中发挥关键作用。通过“我会中文”与中文水平考试（HSK）的官方承办机构汉考国际的紧密合作，在全球范围内积极推广中文学习，鼓励更多学生掌握中文、体验真实中国，并最终选择来华深造。 

此外，“我会中文”与汉考国际还联合推出了由人工智能驱动的自适应学测系统“HSK GO”。作为官方认证的HSK学习应用，该系统通过循序渐进的学习路径，引导学习者一步步迈向成功，使中文学习路径清晰、有体系且切实可行。

“所有这些努力都指向同一愿景：让中文学习更具吸引力，更易获得，也更富乐趣，从而激励全球更多学习者不仅掌握语言，更能深入理解与欣赏中国文化。”魏斐泽总结道。

In 1619, when Edward Alleyn decided to establish Dulwich College in London, the entrepreneur could hardly have imagined that its practices and ethos would take root and flourish centuries later in China.

One of the oldest independent schools in the United Kingdom, Dulwich College has a long history of academic excellence, innovation and respect for tradition. Its academic strength is matched by its broad and challenging co-curricular programme in sports, music, visual arts, drama and debate.

During a visit to China in July 2003, the then British Prime Minister Tony Blair attended the inauguration of Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong, the first British international school in China and the first Dulwich College International (DCI) school established by Education in Motion (EiM), in partnership with the College in London.

For over 20 years, Dulwich College has partnered with EiM exclusively, successfully developing a global community of DCI schools with considerable presence in China.

Since the first school in Shanghai, the Dulwich College International (DCI) family has expanded to seven cities in China, South Korea and Singapore, serving more than 10,000 students aged 2 to 18 from over 60 countries. 

Fraser White, founder and chairman of Education in Motion (EiM), said that international education has certainly changed over the past 20 years, while its core foundations remain constant. 

'We still have the same dedication to developing confident, intrinsically motivated young people who make a positive difference in the world. We continue to put students first while building a strong connected family of schools, all with a pioneering spirit that has seen us keep pace with a world that is changing faster than ever,' White said.  

He emphasized that, as one family of schools, EiM takes pride in leveraging its collective strength to offer world-class experiences to all students.  'Through partnerships with leading educational and artistic institutions such as the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Northern College of Music and Australia National University, our students can participate in diverse global events and learn directly from practitioners across disciplines.

The network also fosters a sense of connection across the school family, allowing students to grow in supportive local environments while engaging with peers from around the world,' White said. Regularly, students from the College in London travel to Dulwich International schools for large-scale academic and co-curricular events such as the Dulwich Olympiad, a sports, drama and arts event that takes place every four years. There are also opportunities for colleagues to share ideas and develop their careers.

In China, DCI has established a presence in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou in Jiangsu province and Hengqin in Guangdong province. Among them, Dulwich College Beijing, or DCB, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, is currently ranked top International Baccalaureate school in China. Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong and Dulwich College Suzhou also rank among the country's leading IB schools, according to EiM.

'This reflects not just growth, but sustained investment in people, communities and educational quality,' said Lesley Meyer, EiM’s chief education officer. 

'Each of our schools is designed to respond to its local context while remaining firmly anchored in the values and heritage of Dulwich College. The longevity of our schools, the strength of our alumni community, and the success of our students all point to a long-term partnership with China that continues to evolve and deepen,' she said. 

Global Citizenship

As part of its holistic education, DCI places great emphasis on global citizenship. Grounded in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this approach encourages students to cultivate a global mindset and create positive impact on society and the planet.

DCB’s annual Planet Hack competition offers a vivid example. Initiated in 2022 by Dulwich College International and Australian National University, the hackathon brings together students from across the school family each year to address real-world challenges through science and technology.

The 2025 theme, 'Storing the Future: Energy for a Changing World', focused on affordable and clean energy. During the two-day immersive workshop, the young innovators progressed from brainstorming and model design to programming and final presentations, contributing their ideas to discussions around the global energy crisis. The event not only lays a foundation for students' future academic path, but more importantly, fosters their creativity, resilience and collaboration. 

Cultural fluency and understanding are also considered a key competence for global citizenship, which has been embedded into language courses, co-curricular activities and other cultural learning experiences.  

A highlight is that Mandarin learning has been an important part of DCI's curriculum throughout its history and now it employs three pathways to meet the learning needs of each student. 

Deeply integrated with its communities, DCB organized a hutong trip for junior students, through which students learned about its history, significance and challenges residents face in modern times, and then they came up with creative solutions for sustainable hutong development. 

'We hope our graduates can thrive wherever they are, respect different perspectives while having confidence in their own culture and roots,' said Dr Cameron Pyke, head of DCB. 

Embracing the Age of AI

As new technologies are transforming education, the pioneering educators are also exploring a new question — how to prepare their students for the age of artificial intelligence.  

'Our approach has been to embrace innovation such as AI thoughtfully, while still preserving what is fundamentally human — critical thinking, creativity, empathy and a strong sense of responsibility,' Meyer said, adding that their job is not to shield students from AI, but to teach them how to thrive in a world where it is ubiquitous.  

'We aim to be intentional about when and how we use AI, and to build AI literacy across staff and students so they understand both its strengths and limitations,' said Pyke. 

To promote the ethical and effective AI-use on campus, DCB has introduced the AI guidance policy and launched a non-examined course, FutureTech, which encourages students of Year 10 and Year 11 to complete AI-focused micro-projects or delve into future problems. 

'Parents are also important partners in this work. We now hold regular sessions to help support families and communities in understanding e-safety,' Pyke said. 

Pathway into China 

Looking ahead, EiM is planning to strengthen its existing schools in China, ensuring they remain leaders in international education through outstanding offerings, teaching and learning, while contributing to high-quality, internationally recognized pathways for international students into and through China.

The group is developing the Dehong Scholars Programme — under which students from outside China are offered paid scholarships to study at Dehong International Chinese Schools, the bilingual sister schools to Dulwich College International, according to White. 

These students will complete their A-Level courses in line with the UK national curriculum alongside intensive Chinese language immersion, thereby expanding their future university options.

Wo Hui Mandarin, a brand under EiM dedicated to Mandarin learning, will play a vital role in this program. In close partnership with Chinese Testing International, the official examination board behind the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, or HSK, Wo Hui promotes Chinese language learning globally — encouraging more students to engage with the language, experience the real China and pursue further study in Chinese institutions. 

Furthermore, Wo Hui and Chinese Testing International have jointly launched HSK GO, an AI-powered adaptive learning system and the official Chinese learning application for HSK certification. It was designed to make Chinese learning clear, structured and achievable by guiding learners step by step toward learning success.

All of these initiatives share the same goal: to make Chinese learning engaging, accessible and enjoyable — inspiring more learners worldwide not only to learn the language, but also to deepen their understanding of Chinese culture, White said.