Post’s Hong Kong correspondent Jeffie Lam looks back at city’s Covid curbs through eyes of her daughters, who have mostly known mask wearing as a must. Source link
Read More »‘Everyone likes her’: albino girl’s warm welcome at kindergarten inspires millions
A little albino girl’s warm welcome by her peers on her first day of kindergarten has delighted millions in China, with people inspired by the acceptance shown. Source link
Read More »‘He’s grown up so fast’: dad cries, hides on son’s first day of kindergarten
A father was so emotional after dropping his son off for the first day of kindergarten that he went and hid in the boy’s room, sobbing and holding his son’s photo and was filmed by his wife. Source link
Read More »Hong Kong kindergartens want half-day classes to go on, despite Covid-19 spike
Nursery school operators say government should focus on the need for parents to have children vaccinated rather than suspend classes. Source link
Read More »At least 70 per cent more teachers quit Hong Kong schools this year
Some 4,050 teachers have left their jobs in the 2021/22 school year, provisional dropout figure nearly two-fold increase from four years ago. Source link
Read More »Hong Kong’s international school group to raise tuition fees for students
English Schools Foundation tells parents fees will be raised to attract and retain high-quality teachers. Source link
Read More »Class suspensions hurt kindergarten pupils’ abilities, Hong Kong educators say
Educators have warned that prolonged suspensions of in-person kindergarten classes due to the coronavirus pandemic over the past two years have undermined the development and self-care abilities of Hong Kong’s pupils, with some only learning basic skills such as holding a pen in primary school.Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor …
Read More »Hong Kong teachers could face consequences for violating new vaccination rules
Teachers who have not been inoculated against the coronavirus could face legal consequences for entering campuses from late February under a recently announced expansion of Hong Kong’s vaccine bubble to cover all local schools, a senior Hong Kong education official has warned.All staff, visitors and service providers will soon be …
Read More »Carrie Lam should focus on our children’s well-being, rather than politics
There has been quite a lot of talk on the political circuit about the next chief executive. It is quite natural, of course, since there are only less than three months to go before the chief executive election.The incumbent chief executive has been tight-lipped on whether she will seek re-election …
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