Country: Hong Kong
Address: 1 Kong Sin Wan Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Phone: (852) 2202 2000
Email: enquiry@isf.edu.hk
Independent
School Foundation is an organization founded in 2000 that offers different
education options for students locally. Independent School Foundation Academy
is a non-profit private bilingual school that offers education ranges from
Grade 1 to 12 and teaches students to learn in English and Mandarin.
The
school was started in 2003 operating with a temporary campus in Wan Chai, but
throughout the years as more students enrolled, the school finally has its
permanent campus in 2007. Students population went from 56 as the start
to having 1800 students enroll nowadays. Since the first temporary campus of
Independent School Foundation Academy worked out well, so the foundation
decided to open a second campus which is located in Causeway Bay in 2006.
Independent School Foundation Academy offers three programs on-campus, that
include:
- Middle Years (MYP)
- Diploma
- IB programme
The
school welcomes all students with all different backgrounds, even encourage
students in all financial levels to apply. There are financial options that can
help students and their families to afford the education, for example,
Financial Aid programs and Merit- Basic Scholarship to help ease student
financial burdens. The school has facilities that would assist and welcome
disables as well.
Independent School Foundation is about Chinese
culture and would evocate its education with the values of the eight virtues
& one in Chinese that includes:
- Knowledge
- Loyalty and
Commitment
- Respect and
Duty
- Sympathy and
Kindness
- Love and
Affection
- Courtesy and
Ritual
- Principles and
Righteousness
- Diapason and
Tolerance
- Equilibrium
and Equality
The school educates
students about Chinese cultures but also teach students life skills that would
help them globally. It focuses on independent, critical thinking, creativity,
and overall development.