2013年4月，杭州市拱墅区人民政府与上海均瑶集团合作办学，引进上海市世界外国语小学优质教育品牌，创办杭州上海世界外国语小学。学校以“让学生走向世界，让世界走进学校”为办学理念，设立双语部与国际部，实行小班化教学。2015年杭州上海世界外国语小学国际部获批为杭州世外外籍人员子女学校。

    2017年8月杭州世外外籍人员子女学校正式被国际文凭组织授权为IB PYP学校。学校拥有规范的教学大楼，先进的教学设施，熟悉学校管理的校长和一支教育教学经验丰富的中外师资队伍，引进IB课程（International Baccalaureate），融合中外教育优势，为培养有中国心、世界眼、国际情怀、有探究能力和创新思维的终身学习者打下扎实的基础。

Hangzhou Shanghai World Foreign Language Primary School was founded in April, 2013 under the cooperation between Shanghai Junyao Group and the Gongshu Government of Hangzhou, bringing in the quality brand of Shanghai World Foreign Language Primary School. Following the school’s philosophy of “Let the students embrace the world; Let the world be part of the school life”, Hangzhou Shanghai World Foreign Language Primary School provides two departments, PYP Department and Bilingual Department, and adopts small-sized class teaching. The PYP Department has been authorized as an international school since 2015.

Hangzhou Shanghai World Foreign Language International School was authorized by the IBO (International Baccalaureate Organization) and became an official IB World School in August, 2017. HWFL has a beautiful school campus, excellent teaching facilities, an experienced administrative team, and a Chinese and foreign teaching team who provide a high quality education. The PYP Department brings in the IB curriculum which integrates the advantages of the Chinese and Western education systems. The PYP department has a mission to develop lifelong learners who maintain a Chinese heart, global vision, international mindedness, inquiry ability, and creativity.