NovaEd 2025: A Year of Progress in Global Education

As 2025 comes to a close, we take a moment to reflect with gratitude and pride on a year of steady growth and meaningful progress at NovaEd. What began as a clear mission to simplify international education decision-making has continued to evolve into a trusted ecosystem that supports families, schools, and partners across China and beyond.

This year was not about chasing trends. It was about building strong foundations, asking better questions, and creating tools, content, and partnerships that genuinely serve students in a rapidly changing world.

Supporting Families With Clarity and Confidence

Throughout 2025, NovaEd worked closely with families navigating some of the most complex education decisions they will ever face. These included school transitions, curriculum choices, relocation planning, and long-term pathway alignment.

Through personalized consultations, structured insights, and the continued development of our digital companion framework, we helped families move from uncertainty to clarity. Every conversation was guided by one principle. The child comes first.

Expanding the Education Conversations That Matter

This year saw NovaEd deepen its thought leadership across the themes shaping modern education in China and internationally.

We explored international and bilingual school pathways, helping families better understand IB, A Levels, AP, and blended models. We addressed digital literacy and AI readiness, reframing technology as a tool for empowerment rather than anxiety. We highlighted the importance of student wellbeing, belonging, and emotional safety. We focused on future skills, leadership, and adaptability as core outcomes of education. We also strengthened the narrative around parent and school partnership, positioning families as active collaborators in the education journey.

Our content was designed to inform, not persuade. The goal was never to promote schools, but to raise understanding, encourage reflection, and support better decision-making.

Strengthening Partnerships Across the Education Ecosystem

Partnership building was a central theme of 2025. NovaEd worked alongside schools, educators, and education-focused organizations to strengthen alignment between school intent and parent understanding.

Our collaborations supported clearer school storytelling, improved digital communication, and more transparent parent engagement. We also contributed to broader conversations around innovation, wellbeing, and future readiness within the international education space.

These partnerships reinforced a belief we hold strongly. When schools and families speak the same language, students benefit most.

Building the NovaEd Platform With Purpose

Behind the scenes, 2025 marked steady and intentional progress in the development of the NovaEd assessment and companion ecosystem. Rather than rushing to launch, our focus remained on quality, relevance, and responsibility.

We continued designing holistic student-centered frameworks, aligning insights with real decision points for families, and ensuring cultural relevance for China-based and globally mobile families. Ethics, data privacy, and student well-being remained at the core of every design choice.

This careful approach has positioned NovaEd for meaningful and sustainable growth ahead.

Looking Ahead to 2026

As we look toward 2026, our focus remains firmly on collaboration and impact.

We look forward to deepening partnerships with schools and education leaders, launching new tools and insights for families, expanding research-driven content, and building new relationships across China, Asia Pacific, and international markets.

Above all, we remain committed to listening. To parents, students, educators, and partners. NovaEd will continue to evolve alongside the communities we serve.

Thank You

To the families who placed their trust in us, the schools who collaborated openly, and the partners who shared our belief in better education conversations, thank you for being part of the NovaEd journey in 2025.

We look forward to continuing this work together in 2026, building clarity where there is complexity, confidence where there is uncertainty, and opportunity where it matters most for every child’s future.