Hundreds of four year old's are gathered in the school hall, holding onto their parents’ sweaty hands tightly. They are dressed up in their Sunday best listening to an adult waffle on and on. Then, all of a sudden, they are shuffled in the direction of another adult and ushered away with a bunch of ...

While school is not mandatory until the age of six, the majority of children in Hong Kong begin their formal education at two, or three at the latest. To some parents, this idea seems ludicrous. 

So, should Hong Kong children attend kindergarten? At two or three – or not at all?

Fortunately, in se...

ESF schools are NOT international schools

While ESF schools do offer an international curriculum, which is not that stipulated by our local Education Bureau (EDB), ESF schools are not international schools. In fact, ESF schools are their own category of schools.

Entry into an ESF primary school is...

The pride and joy of parenthood are as unique to the parents as their children are diverse. Whilst we all happily agree that no two children are the same in terms of behaviour, interests and academic ability, parents oftentimes struggle with their role and responsibilities in selecting and accompany...

We can hardly keep up with the new openings! Almost every month, news of another new centre, kindergarten or, more rarely, a primary/secondary school lands on our desks. News of a new Victoria playgroup did, however, make us sit up and take notice, because of the possible implications to admissions ...

In today’s world, most educators would argue that we should be encouraging children to play at every opportunity. Yet many Hong Kong parents – and some schools – continue to undervalue the educational value of play, often believing in a false dichotomy that “play is play” and “learning is learning”....

Getting it right in the early years of a child’s educational journey has become widely accepted as integral to improving long-term outcomes. Perhaps due to a combination of a Confucian ethic and neo-liberal economic influence, Hong Kong’s schools have a reputation for intensive preparation from a yo...

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One of the most common questions we get asked by parents of Secondary-aged children is, "A levels or IB - what's the difference, and which is better?" 

If you're the parent of a child in Year 10 or even Year 11, you've probably been pondering this question yourself. 

The short answer to the questi...

Since welcoming its first students back in 2017, Stamford American School Hong Kong (Stamford) has gone from strength to strength. Offering a world-class education to children from kindergarten through to Grade 12, the school has grown not only in terms of student numbers but also facilities and cur...

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Not only do young learners at Mills International Preschool enjoy a play-based, active learning environment delivered through the UK Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), they are also helped to discover how to cope with different types of emotions and stress young learners are likel...