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“In the words of the child – I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.”

“These words reveal the child’s inner needs: ‘Help me to do it alone!’”

“Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.”

“Character formation cannot be taught. It comes from experience and not from explanation.”

-Dr. Maria Montessori, 1870-1952

We really love these quotes from Dr. Maria Montessori and would like to share with all parents that they have been successfully proven in my son. We highly recommend parents choose a kindergarten with a Montessori philosophy, especially Island Children’s Montessori School (ICMS) from 1.5 – 6 years old. You will see amazing development in your child as a learner and in all-around personality.

Marcus has been studying in ICMS since playgroup and will be graduating from Casa K3 this year. He has had a lot of fun and loves school very much. We are so proud of his development in this environment. He has built a strong foundation in bilingual language skills and concentration skills. It is amazing how mature his social skills are. He is considerate, helpful and is caring to younger children.

We love the Christmas Performance. This is a splendid event and we are so amazed to see the significant changes and improvements in Marcus. He was scared and cried in the first performance but got better and better each year. His last performance in Casa K3 was simply unforgettable. He was a narrator in the drama and his performance was adorable and professional. He could not have done it without proper training and coaching by the teachers. Once again, we thank all teachers and assistants at ICMS.

No words can express our gratitude to all ICMS teachers and teaching assistants, especially Ms Zhao (趙老師), the Putonghua teacher, who had put a lot of effort into training the children and gave Marcus many opportunities to participate in speech competitions to gain experience and build up confidence.

Last but not least, in the Montessori environment, Marcus has developed autonomy, self-confidence, self-motivation and initiative, as well as spontaneous self-discipline, sympathy for others, and a love of learning. All these will accompany him as he enters the next stage of his education.

Thank you and goodbye, Island Children’s Montessori School. My family will miss you.

The contribution of ICMS to our daughter’s upbringing and overall education has simply been outstanding. ICMS is more than a school, it has given our daughter self confidence, a great appetite for learning, still with a sense of soft discipline.

In a nutshell: Hong Kong education system should copy ICMS’s education system.

My husband and I are very pleased that ICMS has been Giulio’s first school of his life, as time has definitely proven that this has been the right choice!

Every teacher and staff has shown outstanding dedication and extreme patience while taking care of each and every child, devoted to understand their needs and improve their skills daily.

Today, it is thanks to ICMS’s amazing work that Giulio is very fond of school, of the classroom where he learned to express himself with confidence, where he started to deal with situations by using his own sense of initiative. So far, every day in the class has been a happy one for him. Even when he is away from school, the philosophy of learning has been instilled into his young life. Such influence accompanies Giulio’s positive growth, which is naturally leading him to another very important stage forward.