WELCOME TO THE PRE-PREP

MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD

WELCOME TO THE PRE-PREP SCHOOL

Dear Parents,

I am delighted to welcome you to Harrow Hong Kong and in particular, the Pre-Prep School. This is an important and precious time in a child’s educational journey, and we are committed to ensuring your child’s Early Years experience is expanded on whilst still being very much full of learning, curiosity and new experiences.

Harrow Hong Kong has a well-deserved reputation for academic excellence and is a School with courteous and considerate pupils who are confident, positive and happy. It is our aim to nurture and guide boys and girls to become well-rounded, healthy and resourceful individuals who a relish challenge. With a sense of enthusiasm and determination, they will be confident to seize life’s opportunities.

Dedicated, creative and experienced teachers deliver an intellectually rigorous curriculum in order to feed curious minds. We value every boy and girl as a unique individual and ensure that all relationships are based on mutual respect. All staff take special care to ensure that children settle down quickly and happily into their new year group. They are also eager to get to know you and create opportunities to give parents a chance to become more familiar with the Pre-Prep phase of the School. We know that a true education can only be gained by a strong and trusted partnership between teachers and parents.

Harrow Hong Kong is an extraordinary place where pupils are offered support and encouragement to develop their potential to the full, both academically and personally. Pupils leave Pre-Prep fully equipped to deal with life in the Upper School.

I hope you find the contents of this booklet helpful and I look forward to meeting you soon and seeing your sons and daughters flourish as they move through the School.

Ann Haydon

Head

INTRODUCTION FROM

THE HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL

It is an honour to be the Head of the Lower School here at Harrow Hong Kong. Working at such a prestigious institution, which is synonymous with educational excellence throughout the world, is an opportunity like no other to change the world through education. Our pupils are confident, welcoming and driven: they never fail to amaze me with their talents and insightful intelligence. The positive, caring relationships our teachers have with pupils are self-evident and I love coming into work each morning and being part of such a committed team. A team who puts the needs and aspirations of each individual child at the centre of every decision we make.

I unequivocally believe in the Harrovian vision of education: Educational Excellence for Life and Leadership. As educators, we must be role models and live and teach the values of aspiration, awareness, compassion, confidence, creativity, determination and enthusiasm, which underpin the ethos of the school. We achieve this by providing a personalised learning experience where the social and emotional needs of our pupils are met. Through teaching a rich, broad, robust curriculum, which is full of joy, we enthuse pupils with a love of learning. By suitably challenging and supporting pupils and giving them opportunities to prove their potential, we prepare them to succeed in the Upper School and beyond.

High expectations, a desire for pupils to be all that they can be and providing opportunities for pupils to thrive have been constant throughout my teaching career in the United Kingdom and here in Hong Kong. As a Class Teacher, Middle and Senior Leader, Headteacher and Head of Lower School, I have always put outcomes for pupils at the heart of every decision. Through working closely with parents and the whole school community, I have had an amazing start as the Head of Lower School here at Harrow Hong Kong and I look forward to leading the School from strength to strength, providing our pupils with the best possible educational experience in the future.

Kind regards,

Mr Brendan Shanahan Head of Lower School