XiamenJune 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — While parents at many schools are still struggling with homework battles and fretting over the costs of after-school tutoring, parents at Huashi Xiping Bilingual School heard an unexpected piece of news in the cafeteria: starting next semester, their children’s homework will be completed at school, and parents will no longer need to worry about tutoring.
From May 27 to 29, Ke Xiping, Chairman of Xiamen Hengxing Group and Chairman of the School Board, appeared for three consecutive days in the cafeteria of Huashi Xiping Bilingual School, having lunch with parent representatives from the elementary, middle, and integrated departments. This lunch meeting, themed “Listen, Trust, Move Forward,” had no scripts or gimmicks. Faced with “tough questions” from parents about teacher balance, classroom teaching, and tiered tutoring, Ke Xiping not only took detailed notes but also delivered on the spot the “Six Major Commitments” — the most significant, well-funded, and thorough reforms since the school’s founding.
From “Listening to the Truth” to “Bold Promises”: An Unfiltered Home-School Dialogue
“We arranged this relaxed, candid lunch exchange with a very pure purpose: to hear the truth, suggestions, and the most authentic voices from parents face-to-face,” Ke Xiping stated outright.
What made this dialogue noteworthy was, first, the school’s track record over the past three years was indeed impressive, but faced with this outstanding performance, Ke Xiping did not rest on his laurels. “Compared to the expectations of the vast majority of parents, we objectively see that the school still has many shortcomings,” he admitted.
It was precisely this self-reflection that drove the School Board to launch a comprehensive reform in the new academic year, described as a “self-upgrade” — six core initiatives, each directly addressing parents’ pain points and concerns.
Reducing Burdens: From “AI Companions” to “Zero-Cost Tutoring”
The most eye-catching initiative for parents was undoubtedly the sixth: “Truly Reducing Burdens for Parents.” Ke Xiping made a clear promise: starting the new academic year, aside from tuition, boarding fees, and meal fees, the school will completely eliminate laundry fees and after-school care fees. All special elective courses in science, art, music, and sports will be offered free of charge. More critically, “children’s academics, homework, tutoring, and remedial work will all be completed on campus, eliminating the need for parents to supervise, correct, or urge at home.” For students with knowledge gaps, in-class instruction, after-school services, AI-assisted learning, and targeted teacher remediation will be fully covered. The new academic year will also introduce boarding application services for first-grade elementary students.
This means that while many schools still operate on a model of “teachers teach in class, parents follow up at home,” Huaxi is pioneering a shift to bring the entire educational chain back to the campus.
To ensure that “everything done on campus” is truly realized, the first and second reforms provide the most solid support.
Regarding the construction of an AI-powered smart campus, Ke Xiping’s resolve was particularly clear: the School Board will invest heavily in resources and top-tier resources to fully establish a nationally leading AI smart base school. “Not for show, not for publicity, not as a decoration” — the school will equip students with dedicated AI smart learning terminals, enabling full-scenario coverage from classroom quality improvement, precise identification of weak points, personalized remedial tutoring, dynamic tracking of learning progress, to intelligent home-school communication. The school’s previous explorations in AI have already yielded results, earning it a four-star smart campus rating with the comment, “Making homework design more precise, effectively reducing student burdens.”
In terms of teacher recruitment, the School Board is also investing heavily, recruiting experienced and accomplished key teachers from across the country to fill gaps in all grade levels and subjects. The goal is to ensure that “every grade level, every class, and every subject has a good teacher” — consistent with the school’s earlier stated commitment to “first-class campus environment and a strong teaching team.”
Tiered Teaching + Full Mentorship: Turning “Hating to Learn” into “Wanting to Learn”
Grades are only one aspect. Among parents’ anxieties, children “not being able to learn or keep up” ranks high. Ke Xiping provided a solution in the third reform: starting the new academic year, tiered teaching will be fully implemented from elementary to high school. Students with weak foundations will focus on remedial work and basics, average students will improve and stabilize progress, and excellent students will be nurtured and pushed to higher levels. A full mentorship system will be implemented school-wide, with each student having a dedicated mentor to track learning progress, guide weak areas, and monitor mental well-being.
“Our ultimate goal is simple: to ensure that children no longer hate learning, fear learning, or resent learning, but truly are willing to learn, take the initiative to learn, understand what they learn, and make progress.”
Beyond teaching, the school’s “specialized system” and “psychological care” are also being upgraded.
Leveraging the unique advantage of a 15-year integrated system spanning kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high school, the school will comprehensively build six specialized systems: English, AI intelligence, science and innovation, specialized sports, art, and music, starting with coherent foundational education from kindergarten and progressing step by step. At the same time, every student will have a personalized “one student, one file” growth record and a dedicated career plan. In terms of psychological care, AI smart education will be paired with professional psychological teachers to build an intelligent mental health guidance platform, achieving dual psychological protection through “intelligence + professionalism.”
From hardware to software, from the classroom to the mind, these six reform initiatives weave a comprehensive safety net covering all dimensions of student growth.
Staying True to the Original Vision: The Promise Made at the Start Is Being Fulfilled Step by Step
It is worth noting that this is not the first time Ke Xiping has promised parents to “run a high-quality school.” As early as the school’s brand launch in 2022, he publicly stated: “The environment can be exceptionally good, the quality can be exceptionally high, but tuition cannot be exceptionally expensive.” This time, facing parents at the lunch meeting, Ke Xiping and the School Board used more substantial financial investment and institutional innovation to fulfill the ideals set at the school’s founding.
From “building a school worth 2.2 billion yuan” to now “creating a premium school where parents are worry-free and children learn solidly through six major initiatives,” Huaxi is forging a path of “leapfrog development” in private education.
“We will not betray our original aspirations, trust, responsibilities, or expectations. We will build Huashi Xiping Bilingual School into a first-class, 15-year integrated private premium school that students love, parents trust, society recognizes, and with distinctive features,” Ke Xiping declared with conviction, earning prolonged applause from the parents present.
The curtain is rising on the new academic year. This reform declaration over a lunch table may well mark the beginning of a new benchmark for private education in Xiamen.