Mr. Warren Johnston formerly served as the Executive President of Shanghai YK Pao School, and as the Elementary Principal of The German Swiss International School Hong Kong (GSIS). His unique personality, extraordinary leadership, and his insight of both international and Chinese culture have underpinned his high reputation among the International Education Industry of China.

Chief Academic Officer of Elite K12 Education Group

Founder of Chinese Integrated Curriculum

Director of Research Center of Chinese Integrated Curriculum

Chief Editor of Contemporary Educator

Former Founding Principal of Yizhuang Branch of Beijing National Day School

Former member of Steering Committee for Basic Education Curriculum Material with the Ministry of Education

Initiator of many far-reaching nationwide education models

“I think that good education is not about control, but about openness. Every life has the instinct to grow automatically. Good education must be able to respond to this instinct and to support it. The reality, however, is that we often do too many things with good intentions to control such instinct of children, too many things to polish and curb the edges of children. Education is supposed to provide the sunshine and the rain, enabling each flower to bloom freely. Good education must be fully open: the sky should be open, so that the children could fly; the gate of truth should be open, so that the children could explore; the mind should be open, so that the child could breathe freely…In a school that is open rather than controlled, you will see different smiles, diverse ideas, various ways to grow—"Variety is the source of happiness". Only in such an ideal realm could we truly step into the territory of education.”

B.A., M.A., Christ Church, Oxford University (1981-5)

Former Head of Department and Housemaster, Radley College, UK (1988-2003)

Former Headmaster, Repton School, UK (2003-14)

Former Chairman, UK Independent Schools Examination Board (ISEB)

Pioneered the expansion of the Repton brand into Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Jordan and India

Mrs. Han graduated from the School of Foreign Languages of Northeast Normal University. She has over 30 years' management experience in high-quality bilingual kindergartens. Prior to joining HD Schools, she was the principal of The Family Learning House Kindergarten in Beijing. She is an advocator for whole-child education, community education and peace education. Believing that education for children relies on the self-awakening and growing of adults, she pays much attention to teachers and parents’ physical and mental development, as well as practical efficacy. She believes that the essence of education is to help children achieve their full potential, and help adults to liberate their minds.