ICMS has always been a special school to us and our two boys. Our children have learned a lot, and so have we. That’s how different and good ICMS is: it let our family learn and did not lecture us as an authority, unlike what we are all used to in Hong Kong.

As parents, we learn from the Montessori philosophy that we should see everything – every object and experience around – from the growing child’s angle. What is best for the child is for his needs to be fulfilled, for her curiosity to be satisfied in the appropriate way at the appropriate time, and his motivation to interact, to learn and to master will build up. At the same time, the child also needs to know his limits and learn to live in harmony with others. ICMS showed us that this is all done best from the child’s point of view.

When our first child joined ICMS, it was the only school in Hong Kong with the full set of teaching/learning tools as specified officially with a certified, fully-trained and experienced head mistress to direct. Our kids learned and flourished in a non-competing but not slack environment. They have now graduated and gone on to our top-choice local school. Everything has been good!