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Open day
Galilee International School will be hosting an
open day on Saturday 23 January. By attending
this event, you will get to know more about the
IB PYP curriculum, teaching approaches, the
teachers and students. If you want to know
more about the event, please visit the website
at www.gis.edu.hk.
Let them learn
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T hematic
learning
Miles Experiential Learning
Programme is a project and inquiry-
based curriculum which consists of
three important elements: natural
play, real life experience and
thematic approach. In the unit
of construction workers, children
learned about the occupation
and different construction vehicles.
Based on the theme, children
explored 3-dimensional objects and
were inspired to build an amazing
3D construction site with different
materials. They also pretended to be
construction workers at the beach
and discovered water can help them
hold up sand and build something
taller. For more information, visit
www.miacademy.com.hk /.
Beyond the kitchen
Chartwells have just relaunched their Beyond Food programme with
great success. These programmes, which are educationally based and
include theme days, cookery demos, nutritional workshops and master
chef competitions to name a few, are offered free to the schools in
which Chartwells is the caterer. The Chartwells operational teams and
nutritionists work with the schools’ faculty to ensure these programmes
match the curriculum, which has been key to its success. Trained
Chartwells’ staff then run the programmes in the school. For more
information, visit www.compass-hk.com/chartwells/en/.
Open day
Yew Chung International School (YCIS)
organises early childhood education
information sessions (presented in English)
on a regular basis. During these sessions
you will hear from the co-principals
and other school leaders, in order to
gain a better understanding of the
YCIS curriculum, background, and
educational philosophy. The next session
takes place at 2-4pm on 21 January
and will be held in the auditorium, YCIS-
Secondary, 3 To Fuk Road, Kowloon Tong.
To reserve your spot, call 2338 7106 or
email: admissions@ycef.com. For more
information, visit www.visit-ycis.com.