Shanghai Pinghe Bilingual School is a boarding school established in September 1996 with full operational and financial independence authorized by its board of directors, Shanghai Jinqiao Group. In September 2002, the school launched the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in the high school section. The application of this program passed the examination of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) in May 2003, and the school has been a member school of the IBO since then. Pinghe School with its campus designed by a renowned Canadian architect is located in Jin Qiao Green International Community in Pudong, Shanghai. The beautiful campus with its unique and human-oriented design offers a warm and cozy atmosphere and fosters the school culture which is known as Modest but not Mediocre, Harmonious but not Homogenous, which enables students to spend each and every one of their school days happily. All subjects except Chinese literature are taught by both foreign and Chinese teachers as required. In August 2004, we set up the International Program Department for the international students. In October 2005, the school underwent the scrutiny of CITA, which is an international and cross-regional accreditation organization, and was granted as a member school for CITA China Model School accreditation. In December 2004, the school was recognized as one of the first bilingual schools in Shanghai.