The EGC Schools curriculum was designed by a team of educational experts from the US and China, working at the US-China Center for Research in Educational Excellence located at Michigan State University.

In February 2004, the US-China Center convened for a four day conference at the Skywalker Ranch in northern California. Representatives from a wide range of children’s educational institutions attended. By the end of the meeting, the team had developed a set of educational guidelines and goals. These goals were then refined and fleshed out over the course of the next several months.

In the summer of 2005, the first EGC school was launched with the start of the 3E International Kindergarten (www.3eik.com) in Beijing, China.

The US-China Center is currently establishing partnerships with existing school districts in Michigan. The Center plans to expand the EGC Schools model by opening additional EGC schools around the country and in China in the coming years.