Playtimes HK Magazine The School Book 2019-2020 | Page 118

ESF Renaissance College Inspection: IB, CIS/WASC. Transport: There is a school bus service managed by the DCPTA for students living outside of Discovery Bay. Internal and external public buses as well as the Discovery Bay Ferry assist in getting students and staff to school. 5 Hang Ming Street, Ma On Shan, N. T. District: Sha Tin Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.rchk.edu.hk Principal: Dr. Harry Brown Parents: DC has a very active parent teacher association and parent community. University Information: Students graduated from ESF schools in 2018 are attending are attending higher education institutions in 21 different countries around the world; the most popular being the UK (42%), Hong Kong (22%), USA (15%) and Canada (10%). Social economic sciences, science and technology, and medical sciences are the top three most popular areas of studies. Description: Renaissance College Hong Kong (RCHK) is a world-class co-educational independent school and an IB World School. It was one of the first schools in Asia to offer all four of the IB programmes: PYP, MYP, DP and CP. Students are educated from Year 1 to 13, guided and encouraged by a team of experienced international educators. Our student body comprises 39 nationalities, with 20 languages represented. English is the medium of instruction, with Mandarin taught at every level. Technology is integrated college-wide throughout the curriculum. Creativity, activity, service (CAS) are also integral to college life. Students participate in a myriad of artistic, musical, sporting and service activities conducted on-site and off-campus. Number of Teachers: 160 Number of Classrooms: 6 classrooms per year level. Hours: Primary 8:30am-3pm Secondary 8:30am-3:10pm Curriculum: IBPYP, IBMYP, IB Diploma, IB Career-related Programme. Number of Mandarin Teachers: 22 Frequency and Duration of Mandarin Classes: - Primary 4 sessions per week (between 40 and 60 minutes) - Secondary 5 sessions per week (40 minutes per session) Age students begin to learn Mandarin as Second Language: 5 years old Mandarin Curriculum: There are three levels in Primary and three levels in Secondary. The first level is taught in simplified, the 2nd and 3rd levels are taught in traditional. 116 www.playtimes.com.hk