Playtimes HK Magazine Winter Issue 2018/2019 | Page 46

education
South Island School
ESF South Island School is now fully
authorised to offer the IBO Middle Years
Programme (MYP) to Years 7-9. This
achievement is a credit to the hard work
that the teachers, students and community
have put into making the early years of this
course such a great success.
British Boarding Schools Show
The British Boarding Schools Show is coming to Hong Kong for the second time
at the end of this month. Held at the Grand Hyatt, the show enables families to
meet heads and representatives of leading UK boarding schools and talk to
UK boarding school specialists. 26th November, 12.00-7:00pm.
http://hk.schoolsshow.co.uk
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Finland is Most Literate Country
A study that analysed trends in literacy across more than 60
countries has ranked the most literate nations in the world.
The study, which was conducted by the president of Central
Connecticut State University in Connecticut, found that Finland
is ranked first, followed by Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden,
Switzerland United States, Germany, Latvia and the Netherlands.
Source: The Washington Post
Woodland Splash & Play
Event
STEM Workshop for Parents
Learn about the latest in technology that supports
STEM education and experience an hour in Stamford’s
Innovation Center. This interactive session, held on
21 November, will allow you to learn about the latest
in innovative education and also try it out for yourself.
Experts will guide you through the basics of the latest
Apps, coding and 3-D printing technology as well as
the learning outcomes for these educational tools.
You can also join an option tour of the school campus.
www.sais.edu.hk
Learning is all about play and
with five new playgrounds des
igned for
babies and toddlers; The Pitc
h; The Court; High Street; Clim
b & Tumble;
and Splash, Woodland hav
e even more to offer. Discov
er one of the largest
playgrounds in Hong Kong
and learn more about the ben
efits of play over
coffee on 21 November or 8
December. www.woodlandsc
hools.com
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