The Giraffe English brand has already been well established in its native Taiwan for over 30 years, boasting over 700 schools.Giraffe lnspire Shanghai opened in 2009 as the first Giraffe in Mainland China, and remains the only non-franchised mainland outpost. We teach students 3 to 12 years oldand believe that we must not only be effective ESL teachers but create an environment where students can work and learn collaboratively.Giraffe is dedicated to instructing the whole person, which means we believe in character education, and teaching students to enjoy learning, as well as English education.