Dr. Du Lijuan
Acting Head of Elementary School, Dehong Beijing
Dr. Du Lijuan serve as Acting Head of Elementary School from the 2026–2027 academic year. With nearly thirty years of experience in education, she is a bilingual education leader with a strong academic foundation, combining curriculum expertise, school leadership, and a deep commitment to learner-centred pedagogy.
Dr. Du holds a Bachelor of Education from Beijing Normal University, a Master of Arts in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and a Doctor of Education from the University of Hong Kong. She has translated and published several influential educational works, including the Chinese edition of *Choice Time: How to Deepen Learning Through Inquiry and Play*, and has delivered keynote speeches at national education forums. She has also led online professional development sessions reaching over 100,000 teachers across China, demonstrating her broad academic influence.
At the Canadian International School Singapore, she served as Primary Principal for the Chinese-English Bilingual Division, overseeing curriculum development, instructional quality, teacher professional development, and parent education programs. At Dalton School Hong Kong, as Founding Vice Principal, she played a key role in establishing the school's bilingual curriculum framework, assessment systems, staff recruitment and parent engagement strategies. As Senior Director of Academics at Wellington College China, she led the Institute of Learning, providing bespoke professional development and quality assurance across the group's schools.
Dr. Du is committed to translating educational theory into effective classroom practice. She looks forward to bringing her deep academic expertise and leadership experience to Dehong, supporting academic excellence and innovation in primary education, and fostering the holistic development of every student.
