US-China opening for global school

Ambitious project seeks to innovate education with creative approach

Chris Whittle, a 70-year-old veteran education entrepreneur, has not spent his life resting on his laurels, but instead has built a career based on passion and vitality, which has culminated in the establishment of the world's first "global school".

The school is backed by the United States and Chinese investors and is planning to open its first two campuses simultaneously in Washington DC and the city of Shenzhen in South China next year, following five years of research and preparation.