An inclusive bilingual community

Malvern College Pre-School Hong Kong is a warm and inclusive international community in which every pupil’s unique heritage is recognised and celebrated. A distinctive feature of our curriculum is the equal exposure of children from diverse cultural backgrounds to English and Chinese.

We believe that young children acquire language most naturally when it is woven throughout an integrated curriculum rather than taught only as a separate subject. Pupils use language to play, communicate, build relationships, express ideas and make sense of their world.

Equal daily exposure across the EYFS

Pupils receive daily exposure to both English and Mandarin across the EYFS framework. Each class has one native English-speaking teacher and one native Mandarin-speaking teacher. This consistent bilingual presence allows children to hear, practise and use both languages naturally throughout the school day.

Our Mandarin programme is delivered by native-level speakers with Chinese teaching qualifications. Teachers support children in consolidating their first language while building confidence in another language from their own starting point.

A Chinese curriculum for different starting points

Designed for native and non-native speakers, the Chinese programme develops listening, speaking, reading and writing through stories, songs, role play and creative activities. Children are introduced to simplified Chinese characters in a progressive, age-appropriate way.

Celebrating diversity

Learning alongside children from different backgrounds nurtures openness, kindness and mutual respect, while preparing pupils to communicate with confidence in an increasingly interconnected world.