NEWS & EVENTS

To be honest, I’d never planned to study in Beijing, or even to pursue studying Chinese. What I have had, however, is a lifelong appreciation for languages and cultures.

This past summer at The Beijing Center (TBC), students from Marquette University took TBC’s Chinese language courses for college credit. TBC’s program offers an intensive, immersive curriculum in the heart of Beijing.

This past summer in China, TBC connected students from Notre Dame School of Manhattan and Xavier High School with some of Beijing’s local elementary students. The young children were shy at first, but they eventually loved interacting with their new American friends.

Last summer, The Beijing Center (TBC) hosted Loyola Blakefield High School, Boston College High School, Xavier High School, and Notre Dame High School in China.

This past summer, The Beijing Center (TBC) accompanied Loyola Blakefield High School, Boston College High School, Xavier High School, and Notre Dame High School to tour multiple famous attractions in China, including Beijing’s Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, and Great Wall.

In the summer of 2026, The Beijing Center (TBC) hosted Loyola Blakefield High School, Boston College High School, Xavier High School, and Notre Dame High School for visits to renowned attractions and immersive experiences in Chinese daily life.

This past summer, students from Loyola Blakefield high school and Boston College High School travelled to Yunnan Province with the company of TBC staff. The experience was very different from the busy metropolitan area in Beijing, as students got the opportunity to immerse themselves in a much more rural area with diverse ethnic culture and daily life practices.

This past summer, students from Loyola Blakefield High School, Boston College High School, Xavier High School, Notre Dame High School, Wah Yan College Kowloon (Hong Kong), and St. Ignatius High School (Taiwan) visited the Tomb of Matteo Ricci during their time in Beijing. Father Matteo Ricci, S.J., was a very influential figure on modern Chinese society, and he is credited for being one of the main introducers of European culture to China.