Two more established school operators have announced their expansion plans. YK Pao will be opening its first school in Hong Kong and ESF are opening (and closing) kindergartens.
YK Pao
YK Pao School is a well-known, highly reputable school (and brand) established in 2007 in Shanghai and opening in...
Are you hoping to raise a native English speaking child in a home where English is a minority language?
Hereās a very common scenario:
Your first language is not English; it may be Cantonese, Mandarin, Hindi, Japanese or any other language. You do speak English ā perhaps almost to native level ā a...
If youād like your child to be bilingual (Chinese/English), the obvious choice is a ālocalā school.Ā
However, these schools are mainly Cantonese Medium of Instruction (MOI). More and more are slowly introducing more Mandarin but this is supplemental to the Cantonese. Plus, the English in thes...
Understanding Curriculum Differences: Choosing the Right Fit for Your Child
When representative of Bank of America's Employee Engagement Committee invited me toĀ partner with them back in July, I imagined they would invite me to deliver a seminar for their staff and clients. I've been doing that for...
Hong Kongās unique geographical and historical background makes it a cosmopolitan city where āEast meets West.ā As our global society evolves and re-shapes, handling more than one language and dealing with cross-cultures can become an everyday part of a childās life. Years of compiled technical rese...
