IMS - The International Montessori School, an IMEF School

SUMMER HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES

IMS has made the following programmes available for children aged 18 months to 9 years old during the Summer holidays (no uniforms are worn during this time, and the programmes are open to all). Children will be broken into appropriate groups according to age and language abilities.

For Children Aged 18 months to 3 years:

Contrary to our term-time programme, our Summer Toddler Groups will be conducted in either English or Mandarin only and are limited to 8 children per class. (We will be offering Toddler Groups per the normal schedule for the new academic year starting in September.)

The Toddler Groups are “Adult-accompanied” classes where the trained Montessori teacher helps the adult and child interact with the environment. The IMS Toddler Group provides an environment in which a Montessori teacher shows caregivers how to observe their toddlers’ development in order to offer them appropriate learning materials. The Montessori teacher conducts carefully-planned activities which lead the child to build sensory-motor skills, socialisation skills, high self-esteem, inner security, and abiding habits of concentration. The IMS Toddler Group serves children who are 18 months to 3 years in age, in a small and intimate environment with a maximum of 8 children to one teacher.

For Children Aged 3 to 9 years:

For children aged 3 and above, there will be a focus on different themes in English or Mandarin. Depending on the weather, one outing per programme will be arranged as we explore Hong Kong to find places and interesting things that relate to the themes. Each child must be accompanied by an adult chaperone on such outings. Outings will typically be held on the second Tuesday morning of each programme – afternoon students are invited to join the morning session on that day, or may join the afternoon session as usual in which case he/she will not participate in the outing. (Please note: Children in the 3-5 programme should be accompanied by an adult on the outing.)

The Themes for each session are as follows:

Programme Description
DATES	Ages 3 - 5 THEME	Ages 5 - 8 THEME	TYPICAL OUTING
July 2^nd - 11^th	“Under the Sea”	“The Science of the Sea"	Beach, Ocean Park, Museum of Coastal Defense
July 14^th - 25^th	“Food & Nutrition ”	“Nutrition & Cultures around the World ”	Grocery Store, Wet Market, Food Production Factory
July 28^th - August 8^th	“Weather & Seasons”	“The Math, science and fun of Weather & Seasons”	Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong Park
August 11^th - 22^nd	“Around the World”	“Geography and Cultures around the World”	Heritage Museum, Maritime Museum

Montessori Fun Programme (in English).
Children are grouped according to their age and ability.

· The focus will be on small group activities, and will include cooking, arts & crafts, music and movement and drama activities that reflect the programme themes described above.

Other fun activities will be introduced as age appropriate and based on the children’s interest.

Montessori Mandarin Language Immersion Programme
- Children are grouped according to their Mandarin Language ability
- Small group activities include crafts, cooking, Chinese calligraphy, painting, music and movement and drama that reflect the programme themes described above.

The Chinese language elements are tailored to your child’s level, as in all of our programmes, focusing on spoken language.