Developing 21st Century Learners and Leaders
Mission
ICHK is a non-profit international school, committed to quality secondary education for Hong Kong students of age 11 to 18 primarily from within our partner schools. We also welcome children, with the appropriate level of English, from other families seeking the benefits of small class sizes, enquiry-learning and our green and spacious campus.
Vision
ICHK inspires students to realize their potential as learners and leaders, and establishes values that will enable all within the community to act with thoughtfulness and humanity.
Our Community Values
- Learning and challenge
- Team work, leadership and community spirit
- Analytical skills and problem-solving
- Creativity and innovation
- Inclusiveness and diversity
- Commitment and personal responsibility
- Respect and integrity
Guiding Principles
“If you believe in something, you must not just think or talk or write, but must act.” - Peterson, 2003
ICHK provides a rich and stimulating setting for learning and teaching. The school benefits from a supportive community of parents and fosters understanding, cooperation and independence. We also believe in and support action for an environmentally sustainable future.
We believe that:
ICHK students benefit from an international education whereby they:
- Gain historic and contemporary knowledge and understanding of the world
- Acquire international understanding through interaction with the uniquely diverse school community and by studying and experiencing other cultures and belief systems
- Maintain the fluency of their mother tongue while valuing the acquisition of other languages
- Develop an understanding of global issues and acquire problem solving skills to aid in their resolution
- Appreciate problems and issues from different cultural perspectives
- Appreciate that through their action they can make a difference to issues of global importance
ICHK students are committed to acting with thoughtfulness and humanity by:
- Caring for others, as they would have others care for them
- Sharing, cooperating, and contributing responsibly
- Thinking and acting critically, creatively, and independently
- Understanding the relationship between rights and responsibilities
- Establishing a code of conduct/responsibilities for students within ICHK
- Practicing tolerance
- Acquiring knowledge of universal ethics and the UNDHR
- Taking action to protect our environment
ICHK students strive to realize their potential as learners by:
- Learning how to learn
- Discovering the joy of learning
- Attaining depth and breadth of academic knowledge and understanding
- Acquiring the skills that support intellectual endeavor and academic success
- Acquiring aesthetic appreciation
- Understanding modern technologies and using them wisely and effectively
- Preparing themselves for the demands of higher education
ICHK students strive to realize their potential as leaders by:
- Acquiring and developing the skills and knowledge that support leadership success e.g. communication, listening, critical-creative thinking and problem solving skills; theories of motivation
- Solving problems independently and in cooperation with others
- Accepting leadership roles
- Encouraging and supporting others
- Reflecting on their leadership performance and target setting
- Displaying sound decision-making skills by reflecting on choices and consequences
- Building understanding and trust
ICHK students, being of many nationalities and wide cultural and linguistic backgrounds, appreciate the significance of:
- Developing personal values
- Respecting the values of others
- Valuing one’s own culture
- Understanding and demonstrating respect for the culture of others
- Understanding multi-culturalism within a global society
Our Responsibilities as Member of the ICHK Community
All members of the school community should:
- Treat each other as they would like to be treated themselves
- Respect each other’s right to learn
- Respect each other’s property
- Respect the school environment
- Represent the school positively and responsibly at all times
- Take pride is the success of others
- Take action in the service of others
