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Chen Yidan Foundation strives for the diversity of education ecosystem, in contribution to sustainable development.
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We actively advance educational research to generate insights and foresights that can shed light on educational practices.

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We pragmatically explore educational innovations and work closely with a variety of stakeholders to strengthen the cooperation among school, family, and community, in contribution to the diversity of education ecosystem and furthermore to sustainable development.

A blueprint for creating a better world through education

We stand at a critical moment in history. Climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic, food insecurity, inequality, and other key challenges threaten our way of living. To build a more equitable, sustainable, and peaceful future, we need solutions rooted in education.

New Year's Message 2025 | Let Education Be a Haven for Everyone

We see education as a method—a way to make it a haven for everyone, a garden to nurture the soul.

The winners of the 4th "Three Teaching Awards" were announced

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2025 Yidan Education Forum held in Qianhai

Themed “Nurturing future learners: Designing learning spaces and building learning communities for tomorrow,”the forum brought together professionals in education, design, architecture, curation, publishing, and community building. Through one main forum and four sub-forums, they shared insights on creating better environments for future learning through space design and community building.

Dr. Charles Chen Yidan receives Honorary Doctorate

At the conferral ceremony, Dr. Chen delivered a speech titled Legacies That Endure.

New Year's Message 2025 | Let Education Be a Haven for Everyone

We see education as a method—a way to make it a haven for everyone, a garden to nurture the soul.

CMYK: The Cross-Boundary Design for Learning by a Future Educational Syntax

Through multi-stakeholder collaboration and real-world validation, the report redefines the spatial and temporal dimensions of education, reshaping learning into a multidimensional and dynamically evolving collaborative network.

The 2024 Yidan Education Forum was held on Dec.14

Education forum highlights cross-disciplinary collaboration in learning

Chen Yidan Foundation partners with Nanyang Technological University to advance AI education and research, attract top talent

The gift also drives cross-border efforts to advance education development and research, particularly fostering collaborations within Asia.

【Register Now!】 Yidan Education Forum 2024 | Building the Future Learning Ecosystem through Cross-disciplinary Design

The forum will be held on 14 Dec 2024.

Yidan Education Forum 2023 and New Book Launch Unveiled, Continuing the Release of the Learners for the Future Keynote Report

Experts, scholars, publishers, artists, designers, writers, educational innovation project initiators, and teachers gathered to redesign the future of learning together with the public.

Yuepu Music Space Summer Camp 2023 Successfully Concludes

Over 40 children from Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County in Sichuan Province completed a fun-filled five-day musical journey.

Yuepu Choir Shines on the Stage, Experiencing the Multifaceted Charm of Music X Technology

During the four-day trip from September 5th to 8th, 2023, the members of the Yuepu Choir performed at the special event at the Tencent Global Digital Ecosystem Summit 2023, bringing a warm and loving choral performance to the audience.

Chen Yidan, LEGO foundations release report on learning through play

Encouraging and practicing learning through play, according to the report, serves as an effective way to cultivate talents in the face of a future of increasing uncertainty.

Discussing the Future Learning Ecosystem of the Greater Bay Area: Yidan Education Forum 2023 Hosts Roundtable Forum and New Book Launch

The Yidan Education Forum 2023 kicked off with its first event on April 22, hosting a roundtable forum titled "The Future of Learning Ecosystem in Bay Areas: Education, City, and Sustainability".

New Year's Message 2023 | Connection and Growth: Fostering a New Family-school-society Education Ecology for the Future

Let's believe in the power of education, the power of connection, and the power of growth. In 2023, let us move forward and let the future happen!

Yidan Education Forum 2022，Keynote Report Competence and Education of the Learner for the Future Releasede

From 12 to 13 November 2022, Yidan Education Forum 2022 & Series of International Academic Exchange Activities for 120th Anniversary of Beijing Normal University were successfully held. Focused on the theme of “Learning Ecosystem for the Future: Family, S

Successful Conclusion of the Yuepu Music Space Summer Camp 2022

The camp featured various segments, including exploring ancient Qiang culture, blending Eastern and Western music, and participating in online Qiang singing and dancing sessions.

Yuepu Reading Project Launched, Exploring More Possibilities for “Family-Society” Collaboration

Jointly initiated by the Snow Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the CEREC Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the Chen Yidan Foundation, the project has been launched.

The First Notes of 2022 Sounds as Yuepu Music Space Begins the New School Year

On March 6, 2022, Yuepu Music Space kicked off the new semester with an event titled "Joyful Childhood, Colorful Dreams," announcing the start of classes.

Education and Beyond

As the first beam of sunlight of the Year 2022 showers the world with warmth and brilliance, we send our greetings to the new year, and to you.

Reimagining and Reshaping Education Ecosystem for the Future

The Yidan Education Forum 2021 was held in Beijing.

Liberal Education between China and the West

Chen Yidan Foundation’s inaugural Yidan Education Forum was held from January 3-4, 2020 in Beijing.

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