Yew Chung International School(YCIS Hong Kong)

Unique Blend of East and West

At the root of our philosophy is the blend of two main cultures, of the East and the West. We believein the benefits in becoming truly bilingual as the real essence of a culture must also be understood and valued. Two Co-Principals, one international, one Chinese, jointly lead their school. They represent the union of the East and West working closely alongside each other. Co-teaching takes place in the lower year levels, which encourages the use of English and Chinese in the learning environment. Our Chinese Studies programme, designed from extensive research, includes China Classroom excursions and field trips, is integrated within the Primary and Lower Secondary curricula. We provide an environment that nurtures a bilingual education, for every student, and the ability to embrace these differing yet inspiring cultures.

Goals of Education

At YCIS we are fully committed to providing a nurturing, fully rounded, dual language environment for all students in our care. Our campuses, located in the heart of Kowloon Tong, offer a through-train education* to students from six months to 18 years old.

YCIS adopts a multicultural and bilingual learning mode in the context of a Christian framework. The multicultural aspect aims to produce global citizens while the bilingual learning mode puts equal emphasis on the teaching of Chinese and English.

Our goal is to provide the best possible teaching and learning environment in which our students can know they are accepted, feel safe and take risks with their learning. We desire that our students enjoy the learning process and that they develop a positive attitude towards learning, becoming lifelong learners. With this in mind, we encourage our students to be active learners, involved with, and taking responsibility for, their own learning.

As the world changes and becomes more globalised, we pride ourselves on preparing our students to become adaptable, multilingual global citizens fully ready for positions of great worth within society. Thank you for considering YCIS as your endeavours to fully prepare your child for a competitive multicultural world.

Co-curricular Activities

At YCIS Hong Kong, we offer a wide range of Co-curricular activities for students in Years 2 to 13 through our multifaceted Co-Curricular Programme (CCP). In our Co-Curricular Programme, we offer a wide variety of age-appropriate activities after school, allowing our students to develop new skills and interests, and to build collaboration and teamwork skills in fun and enriching ways. The CCP and after school programmes add value to our whole person development goal.

Our CCP is offered during the two semesters per year, and some of our recent Co-curricular activities have included:

• Choirs, orchestras, and bands

• Drama productions and musicals

• Sports, including basketball, touch rugby, soccer, martial arts, dance, hiking, volleyball, tennis, and swimming.

• Chinese cultural crafts, Chinese dance, and traditional Chinese instruments

• Cooking classes

• Science, technology, and robotics lessons

• Chess club

• Debate club

• Environment club

• Model United Nations club

• Photography and art classes

• Community service and charity activities