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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 n o i t a c Edu tters Ma 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 44 www.playtimes.com.hk