Nationality: China

Michael Shi was the Co-Founder and former Principal of the International Campus at Beijing No.4 High School. He holds a B.A. in History Education from Capital Normal University, and an Ed. M. in Leadership and School Development from Acadia University in Canada.

From 2003 to 2017, he served as a History Teacher, Deputy Director of the Teaching Affairs Office, Director of the International Curriculum Programme and Principal of the International Campus of Beijing No. 4 High School. In terms of teaching research, he had participated in the research of the municipal-level project "The Application of Foreign Language Materials in History Teaching" and the district-level project "The Practice of Oral History in Secondary School History Teaching", etc. Relevant papers and researches have been awarded by the Beijing Municipal Government.

In 2017, he joined Future Leadership Academy, Hainan as the founding Principal. He introduced the idea of “localized international education’” advocating for an educational system that absorbs the essences of Chinese and Western curricula.

He believes in the combination of humanities and technology, arts and sports, emphasizes reading, social practice and public welfare services, and insists on implanting character education, civic education and future education in the entire process of education.