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Baptist Oasis English Kindergarten Bebegarten Education Centre 2/F, 55 Cornwall Street, Kowloon Tong District: Kwun Tong Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.boek.edu.hk Unit 301-305, Level 3, One Island South, 2 Heung Yip Road, Wong Chuk Hang District: Southern Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.bebegarten.com Principal: Ms. Park Principal: Ms. Tracey Emms Description: We offer preschool, K1, K2 and K3 half day classes. All our daily activities are conducted in English, Cantonese or Mandarin (K1-K3). Number of Teachers: 13 Number of Classrooms: 6 Teacher/student ratio: Pre-School 1:14 Kindergarten 1:15 Hours: Morning 9am-12pm Afternoon 1:30-4:30pm Description: Bebegarten is an inspirational, progressive and inclusive early years platform that truly puts children and families first. We opened six years ago as a new educational paradigm in Hong Kong where children are embraced, challenged and encouraged as unique, creative individuals to re-imagine education and passionately fall in love with learning in a spacious, custom- designed environment. We offer playgroups from the age of six months through to Upper Nursery at age five. Specialised Enrichment Education classes are offered to both internal and external students throughout the week. All classes are taught by passionate and knowledgeable teachers. Number of Teachers: 16 Curriculum: Local. Number of Classrooms: 6 classrooms and 2 dedicated studios. Number of Mandarin Teachers: 3 Teacher/student ratio: Approx. 1:10 Frequency and Duration of Mandarin Classes: 40 minutes class twice a week. Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm Age students begin to learn Mandarin as Second Language: 2 years old Curriculum: Language of Children Mandarin Curriculum: Local. Number of Mandarin Teachers: 2 Other Languages Available: Cantonese Frequency and Duration of Mandarin Classes: Daily, 1 hour Features: Trilingual environment. Age students begin to learn Mandarin as Second Language: 6 months old Facilities: Outdoor playground, Indoor playground, Music room, Sick room. Uniform: Yes Fees: Pre-School HKD$4,600 Kindergarten HKD$4,800 Admission: Please download or get a hard copy of our school application form in person. Transport: School bus services available. Mandarin Curriculum: Mandarin is taught through active and authentic experiences. Children are given the opportunity to fuse together the learning experiences they have in English with the language of Mandarin. Children experience the language through cultural events, cooking, songs, science, art, maths, role play, puppetry and stories. Traditional characters are taught. Other Languages Available: Spanish Features: Welcoming and friendly community-oriented, bilingual, play-based environment. Facilities: Wide open spaces, total 10,000+ square feet, dedicated art studio, performing arts studio, 2 large indoor playgrounds, private changing and feeding room for babies, two large resting reception areas for parents and caregivers. SEN Support: Bebegarten provides an inclusive programme with a full-time Learning Support Coordinator and Speech and Language Therapist. A range of dedicated support programmes are available including in class, individual and small group support as well as full assessments. Support is provided in an authentic play-based setting, available to Bebegarten and non-Bebegarten children. Uniform: No School Lunch Available: Supervised lunch available. Food not provided. Scholarships: No Inspection: Carried out regularly by EDB of Hong Kong. Fees: Up to HK$115,500 per annum. The School Book 2019-2020 29