GRACE METHODIST CHURCH KINDERGARTEN
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
Kindergarten:11 indicators apply, 6 matched
🎓 Teacher Qualifications
🎯 Mission
"To develop a holistic education based upon the Christian faith; to nurture our students to live an abundant life through the preaching of the Gospel. In line with Christian spirit, our Christian education, moral education and holistic education are to develop children’s good qualities and the right learning attitude and to help them build self-confidence and learn about truth."
📚 Approach & Strategies
"Our curriculum is integrated the teaching modes of “theme-based learning”, “Project approach” and “picture-book instruction”. Since our curriculum contents are configured according to children’s interests and ability, we render a stimulative and diversified learning environment to nurture and strengthen their self-learning skills, which is important for their life-long learning. Our curriculum also aims at enriching the daily life experiences of the children via visiting activities and self-initiative exploration."
💛 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 | 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 | 6 |
| outdoor_playground | Yes |
| indoor_playground | Yes |
| music_room | Yes |
| other_special_rooms_or_areas | Hall, Students service zone, Group activity room, Counselling room,music zone |
| working_hd_30000_or_below | 100% |
| working_hd_30001_to_40000 | 0% |
| working_hd_40000_above | 0% |
| working_wd_30000_or_below | 16% |
| working_wd_30001_to_40000 | 67% |
| working_wd_40000_above | 17% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_below_4_yrs | 11% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_from_4_to_7_yrs | 22% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_above_7_yrs | 67% |
| summer_uniform | 150-300 |
| winter_uniform | 250-500 |
| school_bag | 59 |
| tea_and_snacks | 1,300 |
| textbooks | 500-800 |
| exercise_books_or_workbooks | 350 |
| stationery | 100 |
| bedding_items | No such item |
| salary_of_principal_and_teaching_staff | 64% |
| non-teaching_staff_salary | 15% |
| rent_management_fees_rates_and_government_rent | 13% |
| teaching_resources | 4% |
| staff_training_and_professional_development | <1% |
| other_expenses | 4% |
| expenditure_information_based_on_audited_account | Yes |
| curriculum_planning | 1.Our school uses ''Student-Centre Learning''. The curriculum according to children’s abilities and physical and mental development, we provide diversified practical activities and design spiral themes to promote children’s constructive learning. 2. Curriculum covers six learning area,including language,Self and Society,Health & Physical Fitness,Art and Creativity,Early Mathematics and Nature and Living. 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 | Establishment of theme learning assessments, learning portfolios and child development reports. With the help of teachers and parents, we have on-going observation on the learning process and results of children. |
| support_to_students | Participate in Early Intervention Project for Preschool Children to help students in need of professional training.We also provide the School Social Work Service to assist or help out the family in need. We practice parent-child educational curriculum and have new students adaption period, P.1 mock week, etc. |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| other_activities_or_communication_with_parents | Parent-teacher association,contacts and communication through parents’ meeting, parent class observation, parent-child trip, seminars, talks and parent volunteer team. |
| support_to_non-chinese_speaking_ncs_students | Appoint additional teaching staff / teaching assistants to support NCS students learning Chinese; engage NCS parent volunteers to enhance communication between school and parents; 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; participate in school-based professional support programmes organised by EDB. |
| nursery_classes_not_writing | ✓ |
| total_no_of_permitted_accommodationof_classrooms_in_use | 88 |
| teacher_to_pupil_ratio_remarks | Yes |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_degree | 7 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_non_degree | 2 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_c_ece_or_above | 9 |
| 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/325880.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/GraceMethodistCh.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/tc/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/GraceMethodistCh.pdf</a> |
| quality_review_result_and_report_eng | Not applicable |
| child_care_service_for_aged_under_2 | No |
| child_care_service_for_aged_2_to_3 | Yes |