23rd Jan. 2018 broguht the annual summary conference for CIEO and introduced its new blueprint for 2018. Leadership from over 30 branches, including kindergartens, English training centers, schools and the international culture exchange center gathered in the auditorium of the Canadian Foreign Language School-Cambridgeshire, a subsidiary of CIEO. 

The itinerary for the day was same as in past years with the morning involving group discussions with conclusions and the afternoon dedicated to the entire management team presenting their new year plans with the guidance of Winnie, CIEO president.

The year 2017 witnessed booming development for CIEO and it marked our expansion oversea. 2017 was a fruitful year with 4 new kindergartens and 1 international school successfully launched. CIEO now has 21 kindergartens, of which 16 are in mainland China with the remaining 5 newly acquired from Hong Kong Sunshine House Pre-school International Co., Ltd. in 2017. Our Sunshine House kindergartens are located in the Discovery Bay, Chifu, Dongchong, Pokfulam and Clear Water Bay areas of Hong Kong. By the end of 2017, CIEO had 9 subsidiaries with the government-issued A-Level Kitchens, which is the top of three-tier evaluation system, followed by B and C. 12 CIEO kindergartens were awarded the titles of Provincial First-Class Kindergarten, Municipal First-Class Kindergarten, Regional First-Class Kindergarten and Standardized Kindergarten, with one Provincial, two Municipal, five Regional and four Standardized. 

It is quite satisfying that CIEO received no complaints, accidents or negative media exposure in 2017. Winnie shared her expectations and new plan for 2018, placing greater emphasis on children’s protection, legal protection, business operations, core competence, brand image, reputation and new projects.

Winnie acknowledged the efforts that staff have made for CIEO. She presented excellence awards to selected managers and teams. The whole conference ended with the signing of 2018 Plans and Responsibilities for CIEO management teams followed by a banquet for celebrating the new year.

2017 was an important year for CIEO to grow profoundly and to develop steadily. We want to thank all of our staff for their efforts and management for the guidelines provided by the team. We hope for 2018 to be a brand new year with even greater achievements.