Kingston is comprised of Playgroup, Nursery, Kindergarten, and Primary students who are guided by a diverse and uniquely qualified staff united in our belief in bilingualism and a small-school approach to learning. After graduating from Kingston Primary, our students have the through-train option of continuing the small-school approach in secondary school at International College Hong Kong.
Since 1994, Kingston has dedicated itself to the worthy pursuit of equipping students to be proficient in two of the most significant languages of the twenty-first century: English and Chinese (Putonghua). For over 20 years, Kingston has successfully provided a challenging and stimulating environment that nurtures the balanced development of students who, in their own unique way, grow into active and responsible world citizens.
We are proud to have been the first school in Hong Kong to be authorized to provide the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme. The IBPYP provides a unique framework for approaches to learning. The flexibility of the IBO framework has ensured that Kingston has been able to maintain its dedication to bilingualism while ensuring international standards of English, Mathematics, Social Sciences, Science, Arts, and Physical Education and providing an excellent environment for Chinese language development.
Members of the community who take the opportunity to walk the halls and visit the classrooms of Kingston often comment on the fluidity with which our students switch between Putonghua and English. This is a point of particular pride for us. While many schools view languages as subjects, we take particular pride in having two living languages at Kingston.
Kingston teachers come from all over the globe and they bring with them a wide variety of experiences. Varied experiences and points of view are valued within the IB approaches to learning, as is lifelong learning. Our dedication to teacher professional development is unsurpassed and makes Kingston an attractive option for teachers who want to work at a school where training and experience result in a mature program with a deep understanding of the IBPYP framework and the most innovative, successful, child-centered educational program ever developed. To provide a challenging and stimulating environment that nurtures the balanced development of students who, in their own unique way grow into active and responsible world citizens.
- To provide a learning environment where English and Putonghua are the languages of instruction.
- To provide a quality education based on the principles of Internationalism.
- To provide our students with essential skills, attitudes, and knowledge along with the opportunities to apply them.
- To provide a safe and supportive learning environment where students can develop their own inquiries.
- To implement a program of inquiry that encourages students to take action.
- To provide opportunities for students to work independently and collaboratively while solving problems and meeting challenges.
- To promote respect for the beliefs and perspectives of others.
- To foster a sense of community among students, parents, teachers through open communication and cooperation.
We are at an exciting time in the development of the school for several reasons.
The current Y7-9 students are following the Middle School Curriculum (MSC). Students are enjoying the opportunities this brings including improving links across subject areas, skills being taught explicitly in the classroom, and an alive, online reporting system that is custom made for our needs.
In August 2017, we will be introducing the Middle Years Programme (MYP) for Year 7 which will roll out over three years. This framework will further develop the student learning experience. In many ways, this will build on the work we are currently doing with the MSC. All ESF schools will be on the same journey so we are working together with MYP schools to share best practices.
Performance Coaching at KGV continues to develop and is changing the way we have conversations across the school and the way we can support students through tutoring.
We are in a fortunate position in that we are situated in a community where the student population is not transient so we have time to build relationships and we are proud to be part of the KGV community. If you ever ask a teacher why they love working at KGV they will undoubtedly mention the students and the way they engage positively in everything they do.
We create a ‘school for one. A place where each person engages in remarkable learning to achieve at high levels and be the best they can be.
As an agile school, we collaborate and innovate to make a difference in the communities we serve and lead.
Our students are empowered to be their own remarkable by:
- Challenging themselves and others to achieve at high levels and be the best learners they can be
- Embracing and enacting our school values of honesty, courage, and resilience
- Dreaming big and setting ambitious goals and targets
- Being excited, innovative, and grasping opportunities
- Understanding their wellbeing and enacting behaviors to stay healthy
- Connecting positively with others and embracing diversity in our global context
Our staff is empowered to be their own remarkable by:
- Placing our students first in all that they do
- Collaborating with others to promote their learning and our collective capabilities
- Embracing, enacting, and explicitly modeling our values of honesty, courage, and resilience
- Communicating a sense of optimism, positivity and displaying a ‘growth mindset’
- Demonstrating a mindset of high expectations and continuously evaluating the impact their teaching is having on student learning
- Promoting and enacting wellbeing as a foundation of our learning community
Our school is remarkable by:
- Creating a ‘school for one’ that personalizes the learning experience for all and enables every person to be a remarkable learner
- Being a hub for community learning where our parents, alumni, and community connect in authentic, sustainable, and evolving ways
- Honoring our rich history and traditions whilst embracing innovation
- Prioritizing the connection between wellbeing and learning through our values and actions
- Being an agile school and empowering collaboration at all levels to build our ‘engine rooms’ for professional learning, teacher evaluation of their impact on student learning, and driving school improvement within our ESF family
- Truly believing, that every person can be their own remarkable.
