JIA Lili, Vice President of Dipont Education Group will succeed her as Head of School

Dear Dipont Huayao Collegiate School Kunshan Community,

With profound gratitude and renewed optimism, we are here to officially announce that Mdm. CAI Fang, who has served with distinction as General Principal of Dipont Huayao Collegiate School Kunshan will step down from her role and Mdm. JIA Lili, Vice President of Dipont Education Group will succeed her as Head of School.

Since March 2024, Mdm. CAI Fang has served as General Principal with outstanding leadership and commitment, driving improvements in school management, academic excellence, home-school collaboration, innovative programs, and community building. Due to family reasons, she will conclude her tenure at the end of this academic year. We extend our deepest gratitude for her remarkable contributions and wish her every success in her future endeavors.
 

Effective August 1st  2025, Mdm. JIA Lili will officially take on the role of Head of School. With 32 years of experience spanning public, bilingual, and international education, Mdm. JIA is an exceptional leader in the field. She has played a pivotal role in the accreditation and promotion of international educational programs and is a seasoned practitioner and pioneer of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. This diverse background positions her to guide Dipont Huayao Collegiate towards a new world of education.
 

Karl Jaspers, the famous German philosopher once said: "True education is not the accumulation of knowledge and intellectual training, but the education of people and the soul." Zhuangzi, the great Chinese philosopher said: "The most perfect man has no self, the divine man has no merit, and the sage has no name." The thoughts of the two philosophers transcend time and space and meet on the campus of Dipont Huayao Collegiate- the former emphasizes that the essence of education is the awakening and dialogue of the soul, and the latter pursues the transcendence of individuals in nature and freedom.  Mdm. JIA Lili envisions education not as a dichotomy but as "a dialogue between civilizations, birthing new possibilities." 
 

What defines a good education? Here at our school, we believe that a good education is a symphony of humanity with three core notes:

· Academic Excellence: building intellectual foundations and nurturing critical thinking and innovation—akin to starlight illuminating paths of knowledge and discovery;
 

· Multicultural Understanding: fostering global perspectives through transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary projects, bridging cultural misunderstandings like gravitational waves across galaxies;
 

· Social Responsibility: cultivating civic engagement through community service and global issues research, empowering students to spark transformative change.

The three core notes embody Mdm. JIA Lili’s “Three-Dimensional International Education Model”, which integrates the holistic education with IB practices, blending global breadth and local depth. Her vision is to prepare every student not only to answer “who am I? ”but also respond to “what can I contribute to the world?”
 

As a ‘slow-cooker’, she champions patient, transformative growth; as a ‘ferryman’, she bridges Chinese and Western cultures; as an ‘explorer’, she inspires educators to teach creatively and students to develop an inquisitive mind.
 

Mdm. JIA sees Dipont Huayao Collegiate School Kunshan not as a school to manage, but as a giant ship at sail. She will leverage her expertise to elevate our presence on the world stage, inviting students, parents, and educators to co-create a future where we measure the world with educational warmth and energize the future with cultural depth. Education thrives in morning greetings, dormitory life skills sessions, and every spark of intellectual exchange.

Her vision aligns seamlessly with Dipont’s mission to blend Chinese and Western education, fostering future leaders through K-12 bilingual programs, STEAM innovation, and the Global Competence Development Center.
 

We invite the entire community to join us in honoring Mdm. CAI Fang’s remarkable contributions while warmly welcoming Mdm. JIA Lili to Dipont Huayao Collegiate School Kunshan. With open minds and shared purpose, we will soar to new heights, weaving Eastern and Western wisdom into a tapestry of progress.

Thank you for your unwavering trust and support. Let us stride forward together into this promising new chapter!

Dipont Education Group
May 22, 2025