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About the Kindergarten

Our Kindergarten Department consists of a German and an English Stream. Two English Stream classes are divided into age groups (K01 and K02), to prepare for the English Primary 1. The German Department has three groups, with children of mixed ages (K01/K02). After two years of Kindergarten these children will attend the German preschool class.

We encourage harmonious development through group play. Children learn through play for the first six years of their life. A child who enjoys intensive play will have the required tools for successful independent study at school later. Therefore, it is our aim to create an atmosphere in Kindergarten, which stimulates intensive play. Play is the basis for all areas of the work in Kindergarten and we cover all aspects of play.
We learn using different "topics" each week taken from the child's local environment and create programmes with suitable games, songs and activities. Based on this practice, the child can build a trusting relationship with his or her environment and learn to be independent. As we have children from many nations, we have a special emphasis on developing language skills.

In addition to the above, the English stream exposes the children to reading and writing exercises, as much as is necessary, and educationally wise, for preparing the children for Primary I. Seasonal festivals of different countries are celebrated with all the children, and they learn games, songs and rhymes of the respective cultures, sometimes in a different language, in a playful way. We also have a free play period every day when all the children play together. This builds a good foundation for the study of a foreign language in primary school later on.


Kindergarten News

The German and English streams of the GSIS Kindergarten will be located at the main campus on the Peak for the 2008-2009 academic year.

In the following school year 2009–2010 (either in August 2009 or January 2010) the GSIS Kindergartens will move to our newly renovated Pokfulam Campus. All Kindergarten students will be required to use school buses to travel to and from the Pokfulam campus at 162 Pokfulam Road.