Montessori School of Hong Kong

[bjushk]

Hi there,

I am a new user to this forum. We are moving to HK from US this summer. Searching for HK schools for my two kids (5 1/2 and 3) has been a major challenge! Both of my kids attend a Montessori school in the US now. So I have been researching for Montessori schools in HK. Montessori School of Hong Kong at Pokfulam Road seems to be a good one based on the information on their web site. Is this the same school on everyone is talking about on this discussion thread? Any advice on any other Montessori schools I should look at is much appreciated! (I am looking schools at Pokfulam, The Belcher, Western District, and Sheung Wan). Thanks much!

 

[rani]

The Montessori School on Caine Rd, moved to Pok Fu Lam Rd.
To be honest it looks quite small.

 

[nessacarrie]

the montessori school on Pokfulam Road is just right down on my flat. the place was a cafe for ages before i was born and the cafed ended the business when i was in secondary school. it's been emptied for more than 10 years i think and now it's the montessori school. yes it is a small place but i dnt know the teaching method. as far as i know they use english, cantonese and mandarin, it is a tri-lingual pre-school. you can also try Woodland Pre-schools, they have 3 montessori schools and 7 traditional schools.

 

[VgSan]

Hi all...

I would like to know the current status of this school (Montessori School of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam Road) as I am considering this school for my son. Is any currently experiencing parents here? Is any improvement in their management as there are so many complaints about their poor management.

The reason why I am still interested in this school is,

1) I am really impressed with their education system and teaching method (got from their website) and this is what I am looking for.
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2) There are some good comments about their education system in this thread and most of the bad comments are about their poor management only.

I am also interested in knowing about their old students' progress now. Also please advice me some other schools with the same education system.

Thanks in advance.

 

[thompsonsparent]

My son and daughter went to this school since 2009 til few months ago because the whole family had to leave Hong Kong to Shanghai. I accidentally stumbled into this website and felt that it is necessary for me to defend this school among all these negative reviews. For the past two years, the staff and teachers in this school have worked their best for the interest of my children (and I believe to others as well). I admit that the new site in Pokfulam road is much smaller than the old one in Caine Road yet I do not find it a problem at all since the school altered its teacher student ratio to 1:5-8. I have been into the new site before, it is clean and organized. They also have a full time cleaner (which I apologize for forgetting her name all the time but she is always friendly) stationed in the school. My son and daughter progressed very well in the school, they worked with almost all of the Montessori materials, and have established a very solid foundation for English, Mandarin and even a little bit of Cantonese!(We are not locals FYI). They have also maintained very good manners in school. They know how to share, and how to take turns (something highly emphasized in this school). I did hear some negative reviews about the school when it was relocated to Pokfulam Road, mostly were furious parents not happy with the new location rather than the old one in Caine Road. Though it is true that the school lacks certain transparency in the school's management, I feel that it was a right decision to send my children in two years ago. I do not agree with some of the biased comments above, and would suggest that any parents who are interested should visit the school and see for themselves.

 

[VgSan]

My son and daughter went to this school since 2009 til few months ago because the whole family had to leave Hong Kong to Shanghai. I accidentally stumbled into this website and felt that it is necessary for me to defend this school among all these negative reviews. For the past two years, the staff and teachers in this school have worked their best for the interest of my children (and I believe to others as well). I admit that the new site in Pokfulam road is much smaller than the old one in Caine Road yet I do not find it a problem at all since the school altered its teacher student ratio to 1:5-8. I have been into the new site before, it is clean and organized. They also have a full time cleaner (which I apologize for forgetting her name all the time but she is always friendly) stationed in the school. My son and daughter progressed very well in the school, they worked with almost all of the Montessori materials, and have established a very solid foundation for English, Mandarin and even a little bit of Cantonese!(We are not locals FYI). They have also maintained very good manners in school. They know how to share, and how to take turns (something highly emphasized in this school). I did hear some negative reviews about the school when it was relocated to Pokfulam Road, mostly were furious parents not happy with the new location rather than the old one in Caine Road. Though it is true that the school lacks certain transparency in the school's management, I feel that it was a right decision to send my children in two years ago. I do not agree with some of the biased comments above, and would suggest that any parents who are interested should visit the school and see for themselves.

Thanks thompsonsparent. I've just sent PM to you. Please do reply.