https://www.scmp.com/rss/324548/feed The English Schools Foundation (ESF) is the largest provider of English-medium international education in Hong Kong. Our 22 schools and comprehensive programme of extra-curricular activities bring out the best in every student through a personalised approach to learning and by inspiring curious minds. 2017 marks 50 years of ESF’s service to Hong Kong. A series of events are organised to celebrate our world-class education, highlighting the achievements of our students, staff and alumni in... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com [Sponsored Article] After-school activities are a huge part of ESF operations. Set up in 1994 as a not-for-profit affiliate of ESF, Education Services Limited (ESL) offers extracurricular activities to all ESF and non-ESF students across Hong Kong with more than 6,000 students attending the programmes in 22 locations every week. Apart from language classes, sports and various other programmes and summer camps, ESL’s portfolio includes the five ESF kindergartens and two private independent... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/esf-first-50-years-milestones/article/2115905/learning?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/esf-first-50-years-milestones/article/2115905/learning?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Dec 2017 01:02:43 +0000 [Sponsored Article] As the largest provider of English-medium education learning support in Hong Kong, ESF offers a comprehensive range of support structures for children whose individual learning needs range from requiring minimal support to complex learning and developmental disorders and physical disabilities. Believing that all children have the right to an education appropriate to their needs, Special Education Needs (SEN) programmes are an extensive and integrated part of the ESF’s... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/esf-first-50-years/article/2116026/all-inclusive-culture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/esf-first-50-years/article/2116026/all-inclusive-culture?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Nov 2017 01:02:34 +0000 [Sponsored Article] ESF has long made its teachers’ continuous professional development (CPD) a priority. Regular get-togethers and discussion groups were held as far back as the 1980’s with expert workshops being held after school at the Sarah Roe Centre. Although generally it was up to schools to organise their own CPD programmes, by the mid-90s there were ESF-wide opportunities tackling highly specialised topics, such as inquiry-based learning. Eventually, whole-day training sessions were... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/esf-first-50-years/article/2115997/continuous-professional?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/esf-first-50-years/article/2115997/continuous-professional?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Nov 2017 01:00:27 +0000 [Sponsored Article] Recognising the need for an inclusive range of pathways to personalise its education on offer, ESF introduced the Applied Learning Pathway (ALP) simultaneously to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). The programme was aimed at students who wanted a practical, specialised and career-orientated pre-university education. It enables students to develop essential skills and knowledge to enrich their higher education and career opportunities. "The Applied... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/esf-first-50-years/article/2115922/pathways-success?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/esf-first-50-years/article/2115922/pathways-success?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Oct 2017 01:07:47 +0000 [Sponsored Article] After more than four decades of offering the UK’s GCE A-level curriculum, the English Schools Foundation’s (ESF) transition to the International Baccalaureate (IB) system, which began in 2004, was a strategic move designed to provide students with a broader and more internationally focused education. In early 2000’s, ESF saw the need to offer a more international curriculum in view of changes in their student demographic. Sha Tin College became the pioneer in 2004 and for a... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/esf-first-50-years/article/2115915/ib-journey-which-leads?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/esf-first-50-years/article/2115915/ib-journey-which-leads?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Oct 2017 01:03:31 +0000 [Sponsored article] Established in 1967 with the mission to provide an English-language education to primary and secondary school students unable to access the local system, the English Schools Foundation (ESF) continues to play a distinctive and vital role in shaping Hong Kong’s international culture. ESF came into being towards the end of a decade in which Hong Kong had experience exponential social and economic change. During the 1960s, Hong Kong’s economy experienced an average growth of... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/topics/esf-first-50-years/article/2097604/heres-next-50-years?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/topics/esf-first-50-years/article/2097604/heres-next-50-years?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Jun 2017 03:47:50 +0000 [Sponsored article] 1967-- The English Schools Foundation (ESF) was founded in response to Hong Kong government recognition of growing demand for English-language education during a period of rapid economic development. Beacon Hill School and Island School were the first ESF schools to admit students. 1975 – Bradbury School opened as Causeway Bay School on Eastern Hospital Road. The school moved to its present site at Stubbs Road in 1980. 1977 -- South Island School started as a nucleus of... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/topics/esf-first-50-years/article/2097605/esf-first-50-years-our-journey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/topics/esf-first-50-years/article/2097605/esf-first-50-years-our-journey?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Jun 2017 03:45:30 +0000 [Sponsored article] In education, there is no strict definition of the term “Early Years”, but there is general agreement that the period, whether taken to cover just infants or children up to eight-years-old, is crucial in shaping every child’s intellectual, social and emotional development. “The important thing is that we provide real opportunities for children to learn, develop, and have fun during those years, regardless of what term we use,” says Christopher Duncan, Principal at ESF... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/topics/esf-first-50-years/article/2097601/early-years-learning?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/topics/esf-first-50-years/article/2097601/early-years-learning?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Jun 2017 03:45:30 +0000 [Sponsored article] 2017 marks 50 years of ESF’s service to Hong Kong. Over the past five decades, ESF’s schools have focused on both the quality of learning and teaching and on students’ welfare and learning experiences. This has helped our family of schools to grow; now numbering 22. We have 17,500 students across all school stages from the early years to upper secondary education. That growth would not have been possible without the trust and support of the families we serve, of the wider... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/topics/esf-first-50-years-people-stories/article/2097603/message-ceo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/topics/esf-first-50-years-people-stories/article/2097603/message-ceo?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Jun 2017 03:45:00 +0000