CHINESE Y.M.C.A. SHEUNG SHUI KINDERGARTEN
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
Kindergarten:11 indicators apply, 5 matched
🎓 Teacher Qualifications
🎯 Mission
"The Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong children are guided to develop the ‘Spirit’, 'Mind' and 'Body'. Steadfast beliefs, accurate values and good living habits are fostered."
📚 Approach & Strategies
"Multiple intelligences are stimulated through theme-based approach, specially designed activities and learning through play and integrated activities. The development of language ability is emphasized. We basically teach with the mother tongue supported with interest activities to preliminarily expose children to Putonghua and English language."
💛 SEN Support
Joining the On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services.
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| joining_kg_edu_scheme | Joining |
|---|---|
| received_grant_for_support_to_ncs_students | ✗ |
| application_form_type | application form available for download |
| application_period_type | throughout the year |
| title_of_school_supervisor | MR |
| title_of_school_principal | MS |
| no_of_registered_classrooms | 6 |
| outdoor_playground | No |
| indoor_playground | Yes |
| music_room | No |
| other_special_rooms_or_areas | Hall, Activity room |
| working_hd_30000_or_below | 100% |
| working_hd_30001_to_40000 | 0% |
| working_hd_40000_above | 0% |
| working_wd_30000_or_below | 23% |
| working_wd_30001_to_40000 | 44% |
| working_wd_40000_above | 33% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_below_4_yrs | 15% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_from_4_to_7_yrs | 8% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_above_7_yrs | 77% |
| summer_uniform | 310-320 |
| winter_uniform | 650-700 |
| school_bag | 92 |
| tea_and_snacks | 1,540 |
| textbooks | 100-200 |
| exercise_books_or_workbooks | 700-900 |
| stationery | 100-200 |
| bedding_items | No such item |
| salary_of_principal_and_teaching_staff | 57% |
| non-teaching_staff_salary | 22% |
| rent_management_fees_rates_and_government_rent | 9% |
| teaching_resources | 1% |
| staff_training_and_professional_development | 0% |
| other_expenses | 11% |
| expenditure_information_based_on_audited_account | Yes |
| curriculum_planning | The spiral theme-based curriculum is supported with specially designed activities and project-based approach for independent learning of children. Group activities are designed to guide children to plan, do and review so as to arouse their learning interest, develop self-confidence, self-discipline and problem-solving ability. Learning through play is also included in the group activities.Students are arranged to leave the classroom and carry out all-round learning experiences and activities as required by the themes learnt. We will follow the “Kindergarten Education Curriculum Guide” (2017) to plan curriculum. Children of nursery classes will not be asked to write, and there will not be mechanical copying exercises and drills on calculation. |
| assessment_of_children_learning_experiences | We assess children’s performances and developments through ongoing observations. The areas of assessment include: “Moral Development'', “Cognitive and Language Development”, “Physical Development”, “Affective and Social Development”, and “Aesthetic Development” |
| support_to_students | ‘Parent-child adaptation week’ is arranged for new students. Parents may accompany their children in class to help them adapt to campus life progressively. ‘Kindergarten-primary interface’ courses are arranged to transition to primary one. Individual students with special needs will be referred to professional counselling services. |
| parent_teacher_association | No |
| other_activities_or_communication_with_parents | Home-school communication is emphasized. ‘Parents meetings’ are organized for all grades in both semesters to introduce the curriculum; ‘Parents day’ and 'Lesson observations by parents' are held in the school year. Various parents’ education courses, workshops and activities are organized jointly with our social worker every school year. |
| support_to_non-chinese_speaking_ncs_students | Appoint additional teaching staff / teaching assistants to support NCS students learning Chinese; arrange interpretation/translation services; create an enriched language environment for mastery of the Chinese language; create an inclusive learning environment to facilitate students' integration; facilitate professional development for teachers to develop effective strategies to help NCS students learn Chinese. |
| nursery_classes_not_writing | ✓ |
| total_no_of_permitted_accommodationof_classrooms_in_use | 130 |
| teacher_to_pupil_ratio_remarks | No |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_degree | 11 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_non_degree | 0 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_c_ece_or_above | 11 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_qualified_kg_teachers | 0 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_other_teacher_trainings | 0 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_qualified_assistant_kg_teachers | 0 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_others | 0 |
| fees_certificate | http://applications.edb.gov.hk/schoolsearch/schoolfee/575429.pdf |
| quality_review_result_and_report_chi | Meeting the standards <a href="https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/tc/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/CYMCA_SS.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/tc/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/CYMCA_SS.pdf</a> |
| quality_review_result_and_report_eng | Meeting the standards <a href="https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/CYMCA_SS.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/CYMCA_SS.pdf</a> |
| child_care_service_for_aged_under_2 | - |
| child_care_service_for_aged_2_to_3 | - |
| no_for_enrolment_aged_2_to_3 | 0 |