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= Stamford American School Hong Kong = Stamford American School Hong Kong (Stamford) is an international school in Hong Kong situated in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon. The school opened its doors in September 2017 and now has more than 600 students from over 30 nationalities. Stamford currently offers Pre-primary to Grade 8. The school has three graduating pathways, providing the International Baccalaureate (IB)* Diploma, American High School Diploma or a combination of both. Owned and operated by Cognita, the school is the second Stamford American School in the world and is one of the 11 schools in Asia in the Cognita Family of Schools including Woodland Preschool Group in Hong Kong.

History & Vision
Following the success of its sister school in Singapore, Stamford was established in Hong Kong in August 2016 by Cognita and opened its doors to its first cohort of students in September 2017. Stamford enrolled more than 350 students in its foundation year and its vision is to nurture students to achieving more than they believe they can.

Location & Facilities

 * School Campus: 25 Man Fuk Road, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong
 * Admissions Office: Suites 4005-07, Level 40, Two Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong

Campus Facilities:

 * Stamford Arena
 * 25m Indoor Heated Swimming Pool
 * Innovation Center
 * STEMinn Lab
 * Cognita iLearn (Lecture Theatre)
 * Art Room
 * Drama Room
 * Private Music Rooms

Quick Facts

 * All students at Stamford can graduate with an IB Diploma and will receive American High School Diploma
 * 78% of the Teaching Faculty hold a Master’s Degree
 * More than 30 co-curricular activities are offered to students

Faculty
Led by Head of School Ms. Karrie Dietz, 78% of the Teaching Faculty hold a Master’s Degree with an average of 9 years of teaching experience. One-third of the faculty comes from other Cognita Schools, including Stamford American International School in Singapore.

Leadership

 * Head of School – Ms. Karrie Dietz
 * Upper School Principal (For Grade 3 to 8) – Mr. Neil Walton
 * Lower School Principal (For Pre-Primary to Grade 2) – Ms. Rose Chambers
 * Student Welfare and Safety Principal – Mr. Alan Erickson
 * Admissions Director – Ms. Carol Wong

Curriculum & Testing
From Pre-Primary to Grade 10, an inquiry-based curriculum approach is used together with the American Education Reaches Out (AERO) and Common Core Plus standards.

Personalized learning is delivered throughout students’ educational journey using data gathered from a standardized Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®) assessment in Reading, Mathematics and Science twice a year. These assessments benchmark and predict student growth to inform teaching and learning.

Beginning at age 5, Students in Stamford are offered an inquiry-based learning approach and Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Innovation (STEMinn) Program.

The school has a 1-to-1 MacBook program for students from Grade 6 or above, and a 1-to-1 iPad program to integrate technology into the classroom from Pre-Primary to Grade 5.

Stamford offers a bilingual program in English/Mandarin for students in Pre-Primary to Grade 2 or the choice of daily Mandarin or Spanish class for 40 minutes for all grades For those with low English proficiency, the school provides support through two programs, the Accelerated Language Program (ALP) and the English as an Additional Language Program (EAL). Over 30 co-curricular activities are offered to the students from 3 pm to 5 pm from Monday to Friday.

From Grade 6 to Grade 10, the school prepares students for pre-university examinations (Pre-SAT) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP). Stamford has applied for IBDP candidacy and will seek authorization for the school’s first graduating cohort in 2021.

Pre-university testing starts from Grade 10 to the beginning of Grade 12 at Stamford and the final IBDP external assessments take place at the end of Grade 12. College counselors and academic advisors are on staff to help students and parents with this transition.

In addition to its curriculum, Stamford has a Global Mentor Program to bring in industry leaders, artists, and athletes to inspire its students.

Student Support
In addition to specialist teachers such as EAL and Mandarin, Stamford offers student support with 2 full-time counsellors, 2 learning support specialists and 2 full-time nurses.

Debenture & Fees
School tuition fees range from HK$170,700 (Pre-Primary to Grade 5) to HK$187,400 (Grade 6 to Grade 9). Individual debentures are available at HK$500,000 while corporate debentures are available at HK$2,000,000 to HK$5,000,000.