Harrow Shenzhen Qianhai opens

Writer: Chang Zhipeng  |  Editor: Holly Wang  |  From: Shenzhen Daily  |  Updated: 2020-10-22

The Harrow International School Shenzhen Qianhai welcomed its first batch of students to the campus Oct. 19.

The students had their temperature checked and hands disinfected before being allowed into the campus in Qianhai. They went on an organized orientation tour of the campus before starting their first day of lesson at the world-famed private school with more than 400 years of history.

Photos courtesy of Harrow Shenzhen Qianhai.

With a total construction area of approximately 60,000 square meters, the Harrow International School Shenzhen Qianhai (Harrow Shenzhen Qianhai) has a capacity of 800 children of Qianhai residents coming from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and overseas countries. 

Harrow Shenzhen Qianhai offers the K-12 schooling from kindergarten to senior high school. Currently, the school has students from kindergarten to Grade 9 (aged 2-13) and will start enrolling Grade 10 students in 2021, when boarding services will also be available.

Drawing upon its 450 years of educational excellence from Harrow School London and over 20 years of the four reputable Harrow International Schools in Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai, Harrow Shenzhen Qianhai is committed to offering high quality teaching with Harrow’s unique holistic education approach that is focused on nurturing future leaders, said David Shinkfield, headmaster and CEO of Harrow Shenzhen Qianhai.

Qian Lang, Chinese headmaster of the school said that Harrow aims to create an inclusive and diverse environment in which every child feel recognized, care and a sense of belonging.