Including primary, kindergarten and playgroups, over 100 students.

There are 15 different nationalities are represented at our school.

Hong Kong Chinese.

3:1

Yes

Yes

Mandarin, and German language starting in September 2023.

Parent and Child: 10 students
Kindergarten: 22 students
Primary: 16 students

Parent and Child: 9 students
Kindergarten: 16 students
Primary: 6 students

Yes

Waldorf pedagogy famously precludes early years technology use. From Class 9 up, technology becomes a part of the curriculum.

Virtual classroom technologies were only used during an international crisis such as COVID-19 which was in a way to keep the students as healthy as possible.

We do not practice any religion at our school.

In primary school, students are continuously assessed formatively and summatively without external examinations. Teachers in all levels are clearly aware of all students' progress.

From Class 3 onwards, students may complete the work at home if they did not finish in school. For lower grades, students will do all their work at school.

No more than 40 minutes.

From the Waldorf schools around the world, studies have shown that over 90% of the graduates attended higher education. As for our school, we started our primary school in 2022, therefore we do not have any track records yet.

Because of our experiential learning approach, students with mild learning difficulties are more easily accommodated.

Through movements, art therapy and child study programs, our students get the support needed.

Lesson content is differentiated with plenty of extension materials. Students of higher ability help their classmates in a healthy social way.

If needed, we will refer these students to them after consultation with parents.

Most of the evaluation is done in Class 1 enrolment where we look at the students' readiness for formal learning on their physical, emotional and cognitive situation.

There is no standardised testing, it is important for the pedagogical work that the teachers understand the student that is coming in. To this end, various viewpoints are considered, ranging from how the pupil moves, how they speak, how they draw and their relationship to music as well as a general assessment of their numeracy and literacy. In other words, qualitative considerations are of equal importance to quantitative ones.

There is a waiting list for accompanied classes in the early years at present.

We accept students all year.

Yes, we welcome students throughout the year.

Primary: 8:00am
Kindergarten and Playgroups: 9:00am

Primary: 2:30pm
Kindergarten: 12:00pm (half day), 2:30pm (full day)
Playgroups: 11:00am

Not at present.

Yes.

We provide organic wholesome vegetarian lunch for students.

We aim to meet the dietary needs for students as far as possible.

No.

Before COVID-19, we had ballet, kung-fu, dance, Mandarin, cooking, craft making and camping activities. We are in the process of bringing these back in the near future.

We have a wide range of physical activities and games to develop physical movement skills and also to enhance their social interactions. Included are: farming, gardening, eurythmy dance, nature walks, climbing, skipping and Bothmer gymnastics.

Not at present.

Our school has assembly hall, garden with pets, playground with sandpit, play equipment "jungle gym", a farm (with fishpond, fruit trees, veggie plots, outdoor classroom, forest paths), acquarium and herparium.

We have plenty of natural surroundings near our school which we use to our advantage; including Silverstrand Beach, country parks, nature walks for all our games and sport activities. For larger whole school events, local government facilities are available.

We belong to a strong international educational movement, but our school is locally distinct, independent and not-for-profit.

Students are grouped by age (unstreamed) and we are coeducational. Class teachers accompany children through the years. We have a Main Lesson of 2 hours in the morning followed by subject lessons. Pupils receive individual support where needed. The lessons themselves are artistic: original, image-filled and creative with a living alternation of concentration and letting go between tasks. This artistic element in structuring lessons forms the essence of Waldorf education.
The curriculum is age-appropriate and reflects and spans across subjects over several years, not creating artificial partitions but by making meaningful connections across subjects. It is in continuous development; life doesn’t stand still, neither should curriculum.

The teaching approach is teacher-led but pupil centred. This mean that out of their professional insight into their students’ development, the teachers fashion an individual sequence of lessons that can most suit the learning stage being undergone. There is though a strong emphasis on students’ own experience and this is incorporated in all classes. Movement, music and the arts play an integral role in all areas including subjects traditionally ascribed as academic.