On the morning of October 9th, Eastern Time, the Boston Teaching Center of Xueersi Online School, a subsidiary of TAL Education Group, was officially opened for business. Ms. Mary Frazier-Davis from the Harvard University Office of Career Services (hereinafter referred to as "Ms. Mary"), Mr. Dinghong Chen, Chief Investment Officer of TAL Education Group, and Ms. Yuefei Hao, Deputy General Manager of Xueersi Online School jointly presided over the opening ceremony. A number of overseas media were present to witness the event.

After a year of preparation, the Boston Teaching Center of Xueersi Online School began operating on July 7th of this year. As the first overseas teaching center established by an online education institution in the industry, the center's establishment signifies that Xueersi Online School has opened a new channel for the long-term, continuous, and stable construction of its global teaching staff. It also marks Xueersi Online School's leading achievement in the industry with the recruitment, training, and service standardization of foreign teachers, represented by "Harvard graduate teachers" as part of a closed-loop process.

Ms. Mary Frazier-Davis from the Harvard University Office of Career Services (Center), Mr. Dinghong Chen, Chief Investment Officer of TAL Education Group (Right), and Ms. Yuefei Hao, Deputy General Manager of Xueersi Online School (Left) presided over the opening ceremony

At present, the first batch of 11 Harvard foreign teachers have settled in the Boston Teaching Broadcasting Center. Ms. Mary expressed her appreciation for the establishment of the teaching center near Harvard University, stating, "Thank you to Xueersi Online School for providing good employment opportunities for Harvard students. I greatly admire the unremitting efforts Xueersi Online School has made in the exchange of Eastern and Western education. We have also gleaned profound connotations of 'respecting teachers and valuing education' from the Chinese culture. In the future, we look forward to more cooperation with Xueersi Online School."

The first overseas green screen live broadcast setup allows children to have an authentic American English classroom "across regions"

"Inspiring children's learning motivation is more important than teaching knowledge," said Ms. Yuefei Hao, Deputy General Manager of Xueersi Online School. Xueersi Online School continuously enriches teaching scenes and interaction modes through technology, combining modern green screen technology and entertaining animations to place English learning in vivid, story-filled scenarios, allowing children to grasp the beauty of language while feeling like they are truly there.

Ms. Yuefei Hao, Deputy General Manager of Xueersi Online School, delivering a speech

The green screen live broadcast equipment has also been synchronized in the Boston Teaching Center. With the help of green screen keying and animation synthesis technology, foreign teachers can flexibly change roles and scenes according to the course content, complemented by rich body language, making the classroom as exciting as a stage performance. The Boston Teaching Center of Xueersi Online School has 10 green screen live broadcast rooms that have undergone rigorous operations and testing, and are now officially in use. They can simultaneously meet the needs of 10-15 people for live and recorded teaching, and the foreign teacher support team from Xueersi Online School's live broadcast operation department will also be stationed long-term to provide timely assistance to foreign teachers and ensure classroom technology security.

Even when separated by thousands of miles, teachers and students from China and the United States can interact face-to-face in live broadcast classrooms. In order to accommodate the learning schedule of Chinese children, foreign teachers in Boston have special work shift times. During live classes, the work hours are from 5 am to 2 pm local time, and when there are no live classes, they return to their regular working hours.

Ms. Mary (second from left) experiencing green screen live broadcast

Upholding the mission of "advancing education through technology," Xueersi Online School has already served millions of families in China through online classroom services. The establishment of overseas broadcast rooms means that while Xueersi Online School further empowers English teaching, it also brings the "educational dividends" driven by technology. In the future, a wider selection of foreign teacher-led courses and a "zero time difference" live broadcast experience will truly bridge across hemispheres and benefit English education in China.

Opening a window to world-class teachers to bring the "Harvard model" to more Chinese English learners

"Teachers are role models," Ms. Yuefei Hao said at the event. "Insisting on hiring well-educated teachers is more conducive to maintaining and enhancing children's learning interest." From technology to teaching staff, Xueersi Online School's exploration of providing "top-notch" education for students has never stopped. Many "Harvard figures" have already appeared in Xueersi Online School's English classrooms. With the launch of the Boston Teaching Center, more "Harvard figures" will appear in Xueersi Online School's classrooms.

Ms. Mary delivering a speech

In addition to their educational background at Harvard, Xueersi Online School also values the rich academic experiences and understanding and love for education of these foreign teachers. Ms. Yuefei Hao introduced that the first batch of Harvard graduate foreign teachers who have joined the teaching center all have teaching experience and have demonstrated excellent interactive skills during live trial classes, being familiar with classroom language and using rich body language to make teaching more interesting.

"Some of them have in-depth research in educational psychology, some have international academic speech experience, some have rich interdisciplinary knowledge..." Not only that, in the growth stories of these Harvard graduate foreign teachers, the qualities of perseverance, an open mindset, and the ability to delve deeply into the curriculum, will become the guiding force for children through intimate interactions and emotional connections.

"English is a language that is being learned all over the world, and as a teacher, my goal is to make learning English more interesting. I am very willing to bring a better future to children all over the world through education," Jared Wright, a Harvard graduate foreign teacher, shared his thoughts at the event.

The establishment of the Boston Teaching Center signifies the establishment of a new window for Xueersi Online School's global teaching team, serving as a new channel for domestic educational institutions to attract overseas talents from top universities like Harvard and upgrade the teaching staff. Xueersi Online School will continue to actively participate in the recruitment promotion and exhibitions organized by the Harvard Office of Career Services, bringing advanced educational concepts and high-quality teaching resources to provide Chinese children with an unprecedented learning experience.