BEIJING, May 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- RISE Education Cayman Ltd ("RISE" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: REDU), a leading junior English Language Training ("ELT") provider in China, today announced two new aptitude training products, WhySTEAM and Hiyeah, to further complete its aptitude training ecosystem.
As a RISE brand focusing on STEAM-oriented aptitude development for children, WhySTEAM aims to, through cognitive skills training and development, which includes math logical thinking, science literacy and science exploration. The courses are designed for nurturing deep understanding of conceptual thinking and innovative problem-solving. The Company believes that cognitive thinking skills are a crucial part of child development and parents are placing an increasingly high value on this. The Company has received positive feedback on its STEAM courses, which were introduced last year. Under this new branding, WhySTEAM, RISE expects continue to improve the learning experience of students and effectively enhance their comprehensive aptitude skills.
As a brand focusing on children's social interaction and emotional development, growth mindset and family education support, Hiyeah advocates the combination of abilities and practice. It is designed to cultivate children's character, personality and social skills in order to foster core strengths for future academic achievements. It aims to develop a leading systematic training program in China that focuses on the social-emotional development of children.
The official announcement of WhySTEAM and Hiyeah represents an acceleration of the development of RISE's aptitude training ecosystem. With the two new products and its core ELT courses, RISE will continue to provide its customers with comprehensive aptitude training solutions based on an online-merge-offline model, and seeks to build a better education ecosystem for children and parents. It is expected that the new brands and products will help RISE further diversify its product offerings and improve its brand positioning, which will facilitate the future development of RISE.
About RISE
RISE is a leading service provider in China's junior ELT market, which refers to after-school English teaching and tutoring services provided by private education institutions to students aged three to 18. We pioneered the "subject-based learning" teaching philosophy in China, whereby various subject matters, such as language arts, math, natural science and social science, are used to teach English. RISE courses use interactive courseware to create an immersive English learning environment that helps students learn to speak and think like a native speaker. For more information, please visit http://ir.risecenter.com/.
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Aaron Li
RISE Education
Email: riseir@rdchina.net
Tel: +86 (10) 8559-9191
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