March 2025

Psycho-educational assessments as a diagnostic tool 

A psycho-educational assessment is a form of assessment undertaken by educational psychologists to determine whether a child has developmental learning needs, social-emotional concerns, strengths and areas of growth. It is by no means a diagnosis that my child has Special Educational Needs (SEN) i.e. autism, ADHD or similar, but rather a way to identify if there are learning challenges, developmental […]

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The importance of learning Chinese in a Hong Kong International / Private School

Increasingly, international schools in Hong Kong require students to have Chinese (Putonghua). Some schools choose to do that in an immersion like setting. Schools such as Chinese International School (CIS), Dalton School, Han Academy, International Montessori School (IMS), Independent Schools Foundation (ISF) Academy, Invictus School Hong Kong, Singapore International School, Victoria Shanghai Academy (VSA), Yew

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The benefits of studying in an international school and studying abroad

It is reaching the time of year where parents ask the question what’s more beneficial for my child? Studying at an international school in Hong Kong or sending my children to study abroad.  In both cases, children will be exposed to an English language speaking environment with substantially less homework and less exam pressure than that

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