MLES opened its first school in Dalian, China in 1995 with 14 students. This school represented the vision of Dr. Sherman Jen, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, to operate a high quality, externally accredited, international, private school in China. The educational system Dr. Jen introduced was a blend of the educational model he had witnessed while living in British Columbia, Canada, with the strengths and cultural richness that exist in the Chinese educational system. Today MLES operates 114 schools from preschool to high school in more than 25 cities throughout China and three in Canada, one in Australia, Malaysia, and Singapore serving over 45,500 students.