Individual School Profile
SCHOOL NAME：THE INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL - AN IMEF SCHOOL (South Horizons Campus)
https://www.ims.edu.hk/
The International Montessori School (IMS) is a non-profit, dual-language (English and Putonghua Chinese) school providing a challenging academic curriculum in a nurturing multi-cultural learning environment. Established in 2002, the school’s mission is to enable children to develop their individual gifts in a caring, supportive and respectful community.
Located on four campuses across Hong Kong Island, IMS is the only accredited Montessori primary school in Greater China, serving children up to 12 years from over 40 countries. The school pioneered a unique, individually tailored Chinese curriculum based on Montessori’s multi-sensory and interactive approach, and is considered one of the world’s leading Montessori dual-language programmes.
The Casa dei Bambini. programme (ages 3-6) supports children in moving towards a mastery of self and the environment. The IMS primary programme (ages 6-12) encourages children to learn all subjects from many directions through all disciplines by taking full advantage of their developing capacity to reason.
Each IMS classroom is led by a team of two, an English-speaking and a native Putonghua-speaking teacher, and is carefully designed to give children opportunities to engage in meaningful learning with the proper balance of autonomy and guidance.
IMS graduates successfully stream into top international secondary schools in Hong Kong and around the world, with enhanced academic and social skills, and a very strong foundation in both Chinese and English.
South Horizons Campus (ages 3-6), located on Hong Kong’s Ap Lei Chau Island. Nestled in a quiet residential area, our campus is surrounded by trees, an outdoor park, and a promenade along the sea. Children thrive in 6 bright, spacious Casa dei Bambini classrooms. With a large play area, children’s kitchen, a library and vertical garden where our youngest children enjoy their first years in our school! The lovely environment is designed to welcome toddlers to their first Montessori experience in the Foundation Playgroups.
For other campus(es) of the school, please go to:
THE INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL - AN IMEF SCHOOL (Stanley Campus)
THE INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL - AN IMEF SCHOOL (Aldrich Bay Campus)
THE INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL - AN IMEF SCHOOL (Mid-Levels Campus)
Contact details
PODIUM LEVEL 2, PHASE III, 17-23A SOUTH HORIZON DRIVE, SOUTH HORIZONS, AP LEI CHAU, HONG KONG
Email: Tel: 2861 0339Fax: 2566 7188
Level |
Age of students |
Primary medium of instruction |
Places |
Year of establishment |
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Primary |
3-12 |
English, Putonghua |
225 |
2002 |
School fees (HKD) 2023/24 school year |
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132,000-194,000
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Accreditation (Year of last review) |
District |
Status |
Curriculum |
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Southern District |
Non-profit making |
Montessori, International |
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Special arrangement for incoming families |
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Please contact our Admissions Office at apply@ims.edu.hk or by telephone to +852 2772 2468 for further information. |
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IMS encourages multiculturalism and inclusion of children from a broad variety of backgrounds, cultures and abilities, as this maximizes learning for all children in the Montessori environment. Second language learners are supported well in a multi-age classroom, where they can be successful in social settings while gaining confidence in English. Additional support for English language learning would be assessed. (Note: for those children who are new to Chinese, there are many children in a similar situation each year. Chinese lessons are taught as a new, additional language, in a group of children who are new to Chinese.) For needs beyond ESL, IMS may require a therapist or psycho-educational evaluation to assist in the application process and determining the type of special support needed to support the individual child. In many such cases, additional support by a Montessori teacher or an assistant is required for some period of time in order to assist the child to meet academic targets. |
Sudden financial distress support for enrolled children Financial support for Stanley Community Students |
