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By: Rob Burton We are thrilled to celebrate the fantastic achievements of three i-Learner students in their recent IGCSE English exams. It is wonderful to see the hard work and dedication of our long-standing students pay off. Ivan Liu earned a brilliant Grade A in English Literature and a strong Grade B in English Language. Him Him Chan… Read More
The Shanghai HKDSE Bootcamp was held in early-mid July at Shanghai TICC Cunzhi High School to help prepare Shanghainese students for the DSE. Led by Ms Gigi Cheng and Ms Nicol Tsang, the camp took an interactive approach designed to do more than just prepare students for examination results. By training skills across all four HKDSE papers and exploring key Hong Kong social… Read More
By: Robert Burton As the cool autumn air begins to arrive in Hong Kong I want to wish all of our students and families a very happy new season and to share a writing milestone with you. I am proud to announce the publication of my own autumn poems as part of the Earthbound Poetry Series: Vol. 5, No. Read More
By: Subhan Shah During the ‘Mission: Grow a Plant!’ camp, students engaged with the scientific process and learned more about plants and common scientific techniques. On Day 1, students planted watercress seeds and watered them every day for the week, watching them grow and learning about the changes to the seed. We looked at the key ingredients needed for plant growth and learned more… Read More
By: Sachin Paresh Thakrar Last week, our students learnt to think and act like true historians! 🔍📜 We kicked off the week analysing real historical documents before heading out to the Hong Kong Museum of History and Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre to see local history in action. From there, students took those analysis skills to the stage! For our final project, the students… Read More
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By: Giselle Cheung “It is so great to have my own book,” Elizabeth said, gazing proudly at her new creation. After discovering some English classics, she has become captivated by the world of creative writing and continually seeks opportunities to write beyond her school curriculum. Elizabeth’s journey has involved planning, writing, and editing like a professional. She crafted an adorable quokka character with a… Read More
By: Robert Burton We are thrilled to report the remarkable achievement of one of our long-term students, Curtis Hong, who excelled in his IGCSE examinations, earning grade 9s in both English Language and English Literature at Caterham School in England. Curtis has been a student at i-Learner since his primary years and it has been a pleasure to support his journey… Read More
By: Sabine Borgia “I feel happy that I can read books,” Kabir proudly tells his teacher. Kabir Sanket Kavathekar, age five, was placed on an individually tailored, fast-track reading programme by our Kindergarten Team to successfully attain reading fluency. He attends two 70-minute Magic Phonics lessons per week with two teachers, combining our structured phonics booklets with the introduction of sight words… Read More
Congratulations to Angus Siu for his impressive performance in the 77th Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival. Angus received 88 marks and placed second for his “skilled and creative” performance of Experiment by Danielle Sensier. The adjudicator thought that Angus had “very effective engagement with the contrast between each verse” and “very good use of emphasis”. Our director of education, Ms Pun, has been advising Angus… Read More
