Toby Newton is Head of School at ICHK

One of the advantages of being a small school is that all our students have a real opportunity to take part in the full range of sporting activities that a school has to offer.… Read more

Victoria Lee is Head of English at ICHK

What is school for?

This is a question that became a focus point for a Year 7 English group this Thursday. It wasn’t part of the plan, but sometimes some of the most interesting and memorable lessons aren’t.… Read more

Susanna Lynam is a teacher of Year 6 at ICHK Hong Lok Yuen

It was pretty early on when I discovered that Maths didn’t make a lot of sense to me. By Year 4, I was still struggling with recalling my times tables and if it wasn’t for my mother and teacher’s concerted efforts, I may never have won this battle.… Read more

Brendan Lee is a Year 6 Teacher at ICHK Hong Lok Yuen, and runs the Legacy Challenge Award.

“It is time to make your mark. Your contribution. It is time to leave a legacy. Your legacy. It’s your time.” James Kerr

The Legacy Challenge Award was developed in 2015 with the aim of inspiring, challenging and instilling lifelong positive attitudes and attributes in nine and 10 year old students.… Read more

Ben Blain is Head of Year 7 and Teacher of Physical Education at ICHK

Any parent who has sent their child on ICHK’s annual Snowsports trip will have become used to receiving the nightly email telling the story of each day.… Read more

Ben Blain is Head of Year 7 and Teacher of Physical Education at ICHK

“Your battle face is calm, relaxed, fixed, determined. Your battle face is grave and still. It doesn’t show enmity, hostility or struggle, but acceptance. Your battle face understands the task ahead, has imagined it, thought through it, and is resigned to it.… Read more

Douglas Kidd is Dean of Students at ICHK and Teacher of Human Technologies

In a book written in 1988 called The Dream of the Earth, Thomas Berry wrote about the need for a new story. What he meant was that humans need a story that they feel part of, that tells them why and how the world is sacred and precious and what their role within it is.… Read more

Douglas Kidd is Dean of Students at ICHK and Teacher of Human Technologies

Human beings evolved to live outdoors, and many of the ways in which we think and sense the world around us are calibrated to the outdoor life.  A good example with a great deal of relevance to education is our ability to concentrate- to focus our attention in one particular direction.… Read more

Raymond Chan is Head of PE and Activities at ICHK

Although there has been renewed interest in Character Education within recent years, it is certainly nothing new.  Aristotle, a major influence on western education from over 2000 years ago, tells us how forming character can lead to human flourishing in his book, Nicomachaean Ethics.… Read more