Learning to teach and learn outside the box

An experiment in Chinese education strives to break free from a public school model heavily geared toward passing exams

When mother-of-three Li Yinuo returned to Beijing after living in the United States, she was flummoxed - like many Chinese parents - about how to choose the right school for her oldest son.

"There is no satisfactory option," sighs Li, formerly a partner for management consultancy McKinsey in the US and China. "Public schools stymie creativity and individuality while international schools end up nurturing Chinese as foreigners."