Every child deserves
a school
of their own.

The One School is personalized learning coordination built for the future. For thoughtful families in the age of AI, we put a child's learning, time and education spending on one map, and walk with them as they find their own path.

Hua Zhang sets the direction.
A learning strategist follows through every week.

Founder

Hua ZhangJoshua

I spent seven or eight years as a journalist, then thirteen in education. In 2013 I founded YouthMBA Academy so children could learn and practice in the real world; in 2023 I launched the AI Future School Project to study future schools around the globe and rethink how the next generation learns and grows.

Over the years I've talked with thousands of parents. The line I hear most: I understand the direction, but when it comes to doing it, I don't know how to support my child the right way. The One School was built for exactly that.

I hope to become your trusted education advisor. I've turned the method into a standard and trained learning strategists to do the weekly work. At the end of every semester, I personally read each child's progress report and decide with the strategist where the next semester goes.

Founder, YouthMBA Academy
Founder, AI Future School Project
Senior Visiting Scholar, National University of Singapore
Judge, Hurun China International School Rankings
Authorized by the Stanford d.school's founder to teach design thinking in China
Internationally certified senior career planner

Hua Zhang's personal site ↗AI Future School Project ↗

Where the method comes from

This method
didn't come out of nowhere.

Every part of The One School traces back to years of hands-on practice.

Since 2013

200,000+

YouthMBA Academy paying studentsGeneral education and real-world projects: thirteen years of watching children grow.

Since 2014

Design thinking

Understand the child, then design the learningAuthorized by David Kelley, founder of the Stanford d.school, to bring design-thinking education to China.

Since 2022

1,100+

Hua Zhang Book Club livestreamsOne every morning, with thousands of parent call-ins. Many of The One School's judgments come from these real conversations.

Since 2023

47+ reports

Future school researchThe AI Future School Project studies future schools worldwide and develops methods for learning in the age of AI.

The One School: Assessment · Planning · Weekly check-ins · Semester review

@David Kelley speaking about YouthMBA Academy in an interview — David Kelley on YouthMBA Academy in an interview: "So YouthMBA is using the process that we developed here at Stanford."

@Design thinking authorization certificate signed by David Kelley — Certificate signed by David Kelley, naming YouthMBA Academy an authorized educational facility in China for design thinking.

Learning strategist

A professionally trained
new role.

Not a homeroom teacher. Not a tutor.

Learning science

Figures out whether the issue is knowledge, method or follow-through.

Education resources

Knows which classes are worth keeping, which to drop, and where time and money should go.

Growth planning

Connects today's tasks to longer-term goals.

AI tools

Helps your child use AI to build an efficient, independent study routine, not to copy answers.

How we ensure quality

Systematic trainingEvery strategist is fully trained in The One School method.

Shared standardsEvery child grows in their own way, but assessment, planning and check-ins follow one framework.

Ongoing supervisionRegular case reviews and coaching; difficult cases are discussed together.

Semester reviewAt the end of every semester, Hua Zhang personally reviews each child's progress report.

Finder Future

Beyond The One School,
here's where else to find us.

Every morningHua Zhang Book ClubLivestreams on WeChat Channels about education and growing up ResearchAI Future School ProjectStudying future schools worldwide ↗

You are hereThe One SchoolPersonalized learning plans with ongoing coordination

Academics & talentNCET AcademyAcademics and talent, side by side ↗ Where it beganYouthMBA AcademyFounded 2013: general education and real-world projects ↗

City partners

Build The One School with us

We provide the method, systems, training and brand; you lead learning strategists serving families who share the vision. For individuals or teams with an education background who believe in the approach and want to serve families for the long term.

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