I should mention that I am still looking for a preschool for my son, who will turn 3 in December. I am hoping to find a creative, nurturing and bilingual program.
Any recommendations?
I should mention that I am still looking for a preschool for my son, who will turn 3 in December. I am hoping to find a creative, nurturing and bilingual program.
Any recommendations?
hi there,
not sure where you will be living but renaissance college in ma on shan has quite a few openings and i think you probably might be able to get all your kids into there.
it is now part of the esf and focuses on the ib programme.
Well as u all say it wholly depends on where you want to live in HK as to where you send your children to school.. Kellett has a great reputation but unfortunatley spaces are rare.. we know this by 1st hand there was no place available when we checked out but after 6 weeks of our daughter being in the peak school we were contacted to say there was a place available.. we made the decision that our daughter had had enough upheaval so chose for her to remain in Peak.. she is happy here and has made some nice friends!
I think schooling is hard in HK due to the travelling to schools or having to be in the catchment area..
Our daughter is enjoying the peak and is blossoming..
Good luck in finding somewhere that suits...
It is "run by" ESF - it is not an ESF school. It is very much a local school, with a minimum % of HKSAR passport holders stipulated by the govt. I don't mind nobody sitting next to me on the bus, but....
Been around in circles with schools here, eventually decided kids were better off not coming to HK till schooling is sorted..
I visited a ton of schools during my recent visit and was very impressed with the ESF schools, but ultimately chose Hong Kong Academy. The building is run down, but the student/teacher ratio cannot be beat and I love the school's inclusive philosophy. There is also quite a bit of Mandarin in the curriculum.
I think you will be happy with Peak school. ESF is a solid system and even with the large class size is still ahead of American private elementary schools. We are going to be living at Bamboo Grove on Kennedy Road. Where are you?
I don't know if I could be of any help. I am what you would call a local expatriate boy - basically I am a non-chinese person who happened to grow up in HK.
To answer your question, I will try to do so in short paragraphs:
1. Since you are coming from the UK - I presume you would like your children to continue with an eduction that provides UK curriculum? This being the case I suggest that you go with the ESF schools.
www.esf.edu.hk
2. The ESF has several school and you can only go to the one that is in your zone of residence.
3. I would suggest that you try to live somewhere near KOWLOON TONG, or WATERLOO ROAD, WYLIE STREET, YAU YAT CHUEN all of this have very nice residential buildings, with access to supermarkets, shopping centres, cinimas etc.
4. If you live in the above areas your children can either go to BEACON HILL or KOWLOON JUNIOR school for their primary education. Then they will automatically be transferred to KGV school (this is conisdered one of the best schools in HK) for their secondary schooling.
5. This is really your best option, because KGV is not only a very good school but it is a very big school for hK... where your child will have the experience of having gone to a proper school. Did I go to KGV, the answer is YES.
6. This place is a bit far for your husband, but he can take the train or drive quite easily to the airport.
Well this is my 2 cents worth, if you want more information, please feel free to ask.
Alpine from Everest!
Learnt about this from a flyer in the mailbox.
Excerpt from website
New School Premises and New Locations
We are delighted and very excited to announce that we have secured new, purpose-built premises just behind Kellett School. You can walk to the new school from the Fire Station on Victoria Road in 3 minutes. Our new mailing address will be No.29 Commercial Centre, Wah Fu 2, Wah Fu Road, Pokfulam. Our new premises are very spacious, with wireless internet connection and laptops for every class, a 1,000 square feet indoor play area and a comfortable waiting area for parents. During November and December the new premises will be fitted out and equipped to a high standard.