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FOREST-BEACH SCHOOL PROGRAMME: Navigating Risk and Uncertainty

At the heart of MCPS’s outdoor learning approach is the Forest-Beach School (FBS) Programme, which takes children beyond the classroom and into natural environments. Through regular outdoor experiences, children have opportunities to explore, take appropriate risks, solve problems and develop confidence through practical experiences.

What Children Love? They can explore natural environments, take on physical challenges and make decisions for themselves while learning outdoors.

Rather than simply learning about the natural world, children use it as a setting for active, hands-on learning and developing skills that can support them well beyond the early years.

What Children Develop Through Forest-Beach School:

• Risk Awareness: Children encounter manageable challenges and learn to assess situations and make appropriate decisions.
• Resilience: Physical and practical challenges give children opportunities to persevere, adapt and try different approaches.
• Problem-Solving: Outdoor experiences encourage children to work things out, respond to changing situations and find practical solutions.
• Confidence & Independence: Children have opportunities to make choices, navigate unfamiliar situations and develop confidence through hands-on experiences.

PROMOTING FINANCIAL LITERACY: More Than Just Money

Financial Literacy is introduced in K1 and K2, with classes taught in both English and Mandarin. Through games, stories, role-play and practical activities, children explore concepts including value, choice and responsibility. The programme also gives them opportunities to apply these ideas outside the classroom, including earning a small amount through helping at home and using it during a class market visit.

The Scoop on Financial Literacy at MCPS:

• Financial Literacy classes begin in K1 and K2 and are taught in both English and Mandarin.
• Games, stories, role-play and experiential activities introduce concepts such as value, choice and responsibility.
• Children can earn a small amount by helping at home, then save and spend it during a class visit to the market.
• At the market, children practise negotiating and making purchasing decisions, including buying seeds to take back to campus, plant and care for.

MALVERN COLLEGE HONG KONG: Bridging to the Future

MCPS is designed to give children foundations that can support their next stages of education, with a focus on resilience, curiosity and adaptability. These capabilities continue to develop as children move into primary and secondary education, including at sister school Malvern College Hong Kong.

• At Malvern College Hong Kong, students can build on these foundations through opportunities including TEDx talks, Model United Nations (MUN), and social initiatives with the Round Square committee.

The transition from MCPS to the next stage of education is therefore presented as a continuation of skills developed during the early years, with children encouraged to approach new challenges with curiosity, confidence and independence.

What Sets it Apart?

• Leadership: Students at Malvern College Hong Kong can take on leadership opportunities through activities such as TEDx talks and the Round Square committee.
• Global Issues: Model United Nations (MUN) gives students opportunities to debate and explore international issues.
• Social Action: The Round Square committee provides a route for students to become involved in social initiatives and community-focused projects.