The Reggio Emilia approach at Fairchild is child-centric and believes that children are capable of building their own learning through exploration in a sensory rich environment, rather than simply empty vessels to be filled with facts. This approach relies heavily on facilitation by the educators and at the heart of Fairchild are early year educators who are 100% committed to providing every opportunity to help a child une . . .
For the English Schools Foundation (ESF), 2017 marks fifty years’ service to Hong Kong. A series of events are organised throughout the year to celebrate ESF’s world-class education, highlighting the incredible achievements of students, staff and alumni. Two events, the ESF Secondary Concert and ESF Primary Choral Concert, were successfully performed earlier this year. From June to July, a Visual Arts Exhibit . . .
After eight years in rented commercial spaces in Kennedy Town, The HarbourSchool scored quite a coup by being awarded the last school site on Hong Kongisland by the EDB in 2015. In the last 18 months, I’ve spent many hours thinking,researching, planning the tangibles that make up a school - how can we optimisethese new spaces for learning, what can we design into the space to make learningmore engaging? The happy result . . .
Wellbeing. This word is the latest buzz-word in professional development in corporate circles although it has long existed for students, with schools recognising that a holistic approach to academic success also included the promotion of the social and emotional development and wellbeing of students. Wellbeing is difficult to define. It includes cognitive, emotional, social and physical aspects and is often referred to as t . . .
Canadian International School of Hong Kong (CDNIS) has long been recognised amongst international schools as offering one of the top arts programmes. The school’s arts programmes, which consist of both visual and performing arts, represent an exciting opportunity for the 1,800 CDNIS students to grow in their artistic skills and in their artistic appreciation. In particular, the arts programmes develop creative problem . . .
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