THE SALVATION ARMY SHUI CHUEN O KINDERGARTEN
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
Kindergarten：11 indicators apply, 4 matched
🎓 Teacher Qualifications
🎯 Mission
"We value every child as a precious gift from God, and aim to provide quality preschool education based on the principle of Educare With Christian Love. Objectives: 1. To provide children quality holistic education and care, laying a good foundation for their future growth. 2. Provide opportunities for children to express creativity and spark their potential. 3. Value home-school cooperation and regard both parties as equal partners in achieving desired learning effectiveness. 4. Promote policies and best practices in childcare."
📚 Approach & Strategies
"1. Project-based learning – drives children to take the initiative to explore, and help them construct knowledge during observation, discussion and practices. 2. Montessori teaching method – fosters children’s mathematical and logic thinking as well as reading, writing and self-care abilities. 3. Simple English phonics – focuses on arousing children’s interest in English learning and teaches them listening, spelling and reading skills. 4. Life education - shows Christ's love, and cultivates in children good characters and correct values."
💛 SEN Support
"Joining the On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services. The school offer ”On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services” for children with special needs. Through the inter-professional collaboration model (which includes special child care workers, speech therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists and social workers), we provide professional and appropriate training for children with special needs as well as supporting parents."
📋 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 | not available |
| application_period_type | not available |
| title_of_school_supervisor | MS |
| title_of_school_principal | MISS |
| no_of_registered_classrooms | 6 |
| outdoor_playground | No |
| indoor_playground | Yes |
| music_room | Yes |
| other_special_rooms_or_areas | Children library, multi-functional room |
| working_hd_30000_or_below | 100% |
| working_hd_30001_to_40000 | 0% |
| working_hd_40000_above | 0% |
| working_wd_30000_or_below | 0% |
| working_wd_30001_to_40000 | 80% |
| working_wd_40000_above | 20% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_below_4_yrs | 15% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_from_4_to_7_yrs | 23% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_above_7_yrs | 62% |
| summer_uniform | 190-380 |
| winter_uniform | 185-545 |
| school_bag | 82 |
| tea_and_snacks | 600 |
| textbooks | 713-778 |
| exercise_books_or_workbooks | 70-120 |
| stationery | 0 |
| bedding_items | 230-260 |
| salary_of_principal_and_teaching_staff | 59% |
| non-teaching_staff_salary | 20% |
| rent_management_fees_rates_and_government_rent | 10% |
| teaching_resources | 4% |
| staff_training_and_professional_development | <1% |
| other_expenses | 7% |
| expenditure_information_based_on_audited_account | Yes |
| curriculum_planning | Our integrated, child-centered curriculum helps children develop self-learning ability and moral character. 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 | Continuous observation and assessment system has been established to provide children developmental assessments in various areas and promote holistic development in children mind and body. |
| support_to_students | The school provides “ Student Support Teacher” and “School Social Workers” to support children and parents in need, such as counselling and referral service. |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| other_activities_or_communication_with_parents | We pay attention to home-school cooperation by providing parenting education, encouraging parents to participate in various activities such as parents’ assembly, picnics, visits and parent volunteers. Parent - teacher Association established since 2019. |
| support_to_non-chinese_speaking_ncs_students | Received Grant for Support to NCS Students; 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 | 100 |
| teacher_to_pupil_ratio_remarks | No |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_degree | 7 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_non_degree | 3 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_c_ece_or_above | 10 |
| 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/605620.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/SA_SCO.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/tc/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/SA_SCO.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/SA_SCO.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/SA_SCO.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 |