You can either fill and submit the application form directly online, or download the application form, print it, fill in and then email back to us a scanned copy.

 
As soon as we receive your application form, our coordinator will contact you for next steps. Your application is complete after your payment is received by RISH. At the end of the application process, our coordinator will send to you an enrollment verification letter to confirm that your child has been successfully registered in our summer program.

 
In order to guarantee a smooth application process and, as program places are limited, we recommend that students apply at least two weeks before they plan to arrive in China. However, applications can be submitted anytime before the intended starting date.

 
We accept payment by wire transfer or by credit card via PayPal. If you choose to pay by credit card via Paypal, your payment is subject to 3% additional fee charged by PayPal.

 
Yes, our former students are coming from US, Canada, France, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, Britain, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Dubai, and so on.

 
Usually the age range is between 8 and 18 years old.

 
Yes, total beginners are also welcomed to join us. All students will accept level assessment test on the first day of the camp to be placed into different groups according to their language proficiency.

 
Yes, parents could join, we can help them to book the same hotel as students. After morning classes, parents can join the rest of the camp. Also they can choose to take part in the final field trip with us. We also offer services such as private Chinese lessons, customized excursions, etc.

 
Teacher-Student ratio is about 1:5. Counsellor-Student ratio is about 1:4.

 
The hotel is university owned, located inside campus, only open to students and teachers taking part in school exchange programs. Hotel staff are all school employees. Our counsellors will stay with students in the same hotel, which can ensure 24/7 service. There is front desk in the hotel. Student can call room service or counsellor’s room if they need any help.


 
RISH staffs are all trained in first aid procedure. A full first aid kit is on site to take care of scrapes and bruises and for more serious injuries. First aid packs are carried by staff when out of reach of the main camp area. If further medical assistance is required, we will take the student to the school clinic or local hospital and reach the parents for further directions.

 
You can call your child's room in the morning before students leave for class or in the evening after classes and meals are finished for the day. Students are required to turn off their cell phones and other communication devices during the class. If you want to leave message to your kid, you may contact our camp coordinator. During excursions and field trip, students are allowed to use their cell phones.

 
Students will stay in the on-campus university-owned hotel. Rooms are 4-star standard, double occupancy. All rooms are equipped with air-conditioner, bathroom with 24hours hot water, all sets of furniture, cable TV, free wifi connection, phone access. The security guards will be on watch 24/7.

 
Yes, there is free WIFI in the hotel room, in school and on trip.

 
We will make room assignments based on gender and age just before students arrive on campus. Roommates are always same-gender.
 Students who are the similar age and in the same class have the best chance of being roomed together.

 
Yes you can request that your child be grouped with one other child. However, students are encouraged to meet new friends who come from other parts of the nation and world.

 
Yes, we welcome parents to join our program. You just need to inform our coordinator in advance.

 
No need to buy. Campus hotel will provide toothbrush, toothpaste, shower gel, shampoo and towel every day.

 
Yes, there are several grocery stores inside the campus, students can easily buy daily stuff.

 
The laundry will be organized every 4 or 5 days without any surcharge.

 
Usually we recommend not more than 500 Rmb per week. Our counsellors will take students to do the money exchange if needed. We strongly suggest that we keep pocket money for students in case they spend it on useless stuff or lose it.

 
Sure, actually you may ask your daughter to give her medicine on the first day of the camp to her counsellor. Please put all her medications in a bag with a label about how it should be administered.

 
22:30 is bedtime. Students have to be in their assigned room and bed. Since students will stay as a group the whole day, no one could get a chance to go out of the campus or hotel without accompany. There will be room checks from 22:00 to 22:15 every night. Counsellors will stay in the same hotel with students to ensure problem solving if there is any.

 
There are different types of visa. The one that our students and parents should apply is L type (tourist visa) issued to an alien who comes to China for sightseeing, family visiting or other private purposes.

 
Yes, for your visa application, if you need any document or information from our side, you can just contact us.

 
RISH requires each student to organize her/his own health insurance, which will be valid for the duration of the program. Students are strongly recommended to buy travel insurance covering medical expenses and accident injury in their home country before leaving for China. We recommend you buy insurance from an internationally-recognized provider to avoid any possible problems when using your insurance in China.

 
Yes, we offer free airport pick up and drop off for each student. Just make sure with us his flight information. Counsellors will be waiting for each student at least 20 minutes before landing time. We are going to hold a board with student's name on, waiting at the custom exit. There will be no problem finding us. The airport pickup guide will be sent to parents one month before camp starting date.