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THE INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL - AN IMEF SCHOOL

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✨ Happy Index

Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)

27
Average

Kindergarten:11 indicators apply, 3 matched

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THE INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL - AN IMEF SCHOOL
Central and Western ・ Kindergarten ・ Est. 2002
📍 Address
"M/F & OFFICE 1 OF 1/F, TUNG FAI GARDEN…
📞 Phone
2857 7007
📠 Fax
2566 7188
👩‍🏫 Principal
ANN KARIN
🧑‍💼 Supervisor
"SAWYER, ANNE KATHLEEN"
📅 Founded
2002
🏷️ School Type
Non-profit-making
📐 Curriculum
Non-local
👫 Gender
Co-educational
🔢 School Code
548430

🎓 Teacher Qualifications

👨‍🏫 Total Teachers
12
🕐 AM Student–Teacher Ratio
1 : -
🕐 PM Student–Teacher Ratio
1 : -

🎯 Mission

"Established in 2002, the school’s mission is to enable children to develop their individual gifts in a caring, supportive and respectful community. Our goal as Montessori educators is to embrace this innate drive by providing optimal learning environments for our bright, engaged and inquisitive students."

📚 Approach & Strategies

"Each IMS classroom is led by a team of two, an English-speaking and a Putonghua-speaking teacher, and is carefully designed to give children opportunities to engage in meaningful learning with the proper balance of autonomy and guidance. Activities in the bilingual Foundations Groups (ages 2-3) encourage toddlers to explore creatively, in a cosy, language-rich and highly interactive environment – the best preparation for learning. The Casa dei Bambini programme (ages 3-6) supports children in moving towards a mastery of self and the environment. The IMS elementary programme (ages 6-12) encourages children to learn all subjects from many directions through all disciplines by taking full advantage of their developing capacity to reason. IMS Middle School is Hong Kong’s only Montes…

💛 SEN Support

"For needs beyond ESL, IMS may require a therapist or psycho-educational evaluation to assist in the application process and determine the type of special support needed to support the individual child. In many such cases, additional support by a Montessori teacher or an assistant is required for some period of time in order to assist the child to meet academic targets"

📋 School Data

All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.

joining_kg_edu_scheme Not joining
received_grant_for_support_to_ncs_students
application_form_type refer to the school website
application_period_type throughout the year
title_of_school_supervisor MS
title_of_school_principal MS
no_of_registered_classrooms 4
outdoor_playground No information
indoor_playground Yes
music_room No information
other_special_rooms_or_areas No information
working_hd_30000_or_below -
working_hd_30001_to_40000 -
working_hd_40000_above -
working_hd_remarks No information
working_wd_30000_or_below -
working_wd_30001_to_40000 -
working_wd_40000_above -
working_wd_remarks No information
working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_below_4_yrs -
working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_from_4_to_7_yrs -
working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_above_7_yrs -
working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_remarks No information
summer_uniform No information
winter_uniform No information
school_bag No information
tea_and_snacks No information
textbooks No information
exercise_books_or_workbooks No information
stationery No information
bedding_items No information
salary_of_principal_and_teaching_staff -
non-teaching_staff_salary -
rent_management_fees_rates_and_government_rent -
teaching_resources -
staff_training_and_professional_development -
other_expenses -
expenditure_information_remarks No information
expenditure_information_based_on_audited_account No Information
curriculum_planning The school pioneers a unique, individually tailored Chinese curriculum based on Montessori’s multi-sensory and interactive approach, and is considered one of the world’s leading Montessori dual-language programmes. Located on four campuses across Hong Kong Island, IMS is the only accredited Montessori primary school in Greater China, serving children up to 14 years from over 40 countries.
assessment_of_children_learning_experiences No information
support_to_students Academic Support: Second language learners are supported well in a multi-age, bilingual classroom, where they can be successful in social settings while gaining confidence in English or Chinese. Admissions after age 6 may require additional support for English language learning. IMS classrooms provide a natural language environment for the natural acquisition of language, supporting fluency in both languages.
parent_teacher_association Yes
other_activities_or_communication_with_parents https://ims.edu.hk/our-ims-pta
support_to_non-chinese_speaking_ncs_students Appoint additional teaching staff / teaching assistants to support NCS students learning Chinese; create an inclusive learning environment to facilitate students' integration; the Montessori environment with dedicated teacher speaking Chinese in the classroom creates an enriched language environment for mastery of all aspects of the Chinese language, reading, writing, listening and speaking
nursery_classes_not_writing
total_no_of_permitted_accommodationof_classrooms_in_use 75
teacher_to_pupil_ratio_remarks No
no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_degree 11
no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_non_degree 1
no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_c_ece_or_above -
no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_qualified_kg_teachers -
no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_other_teacher_trainings -
no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_qualified_assistant_kg_teachers -
no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_others -
fees_certificate http://applications.edb.gov.hk/schoolsearch/schoolfee/548430.pdf
quality_review_result_and_report_chi Not applicable
quality_review_result_and_report_eng Not applicable
child_care_service_for_aged_under_2 -
child_care_service_for_aged_2_to_3 -
no_for_enrolment_aged_2_to_3 0
cc_service_fee_level_annum_hd -
cc_service_fee_level_annum_wd -
join_ccc_subsidy_scheme -
provide_occasional_cc_service -

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