Stepping Stones is a not-for-profit charitable organisation registered in Hong Kong with a mission to improve the education and general welfare of disadvantaged children in China.

Stepping Stones works with expatriate and local Chinese volunteers to teach English in Shanghai’s migrant schools and community centres. Stepping Stones currently recruits, trains, coordinates, and supports around 200 volunteers to teach 4,000 students in 15 migrant schools and community centers in Shanghai. We also regularly take groups of volunteers to teach English to children in rural schools outside of Shanghai and run other charitable projects including the provision of eye care.

This programme offers a rewarding way to get to know another side of China’s society and to contribute in a meaningful way to the education of under-privileged children.
To know more about how to become a volunteer, please go to the volunteer page.

Stepping Stones is proud to be sponsored by Shanghai Soong Ching Ling Foundation this year.

is pleased to give Stepping Stones a donation worth 10% of fees earned from all new clients personally introduced, no matter where the referral originates. Please spread the word.

is proud to offer Stepping Stones a 5% referral fee to for all students referred by Stepping Stones. Please just mention Stepping Stones when signing up at our school.