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The Holly Rofé Early Learning Centre incorporates age-appropriate development through structured activities such as sensory play, creative arts, movement, and outdoor exploration. These activities are designed to help children build early social interaction skills and emotional awareness. The programme includes music and movement sessions and free play, which provide opportunities for cooperation and self-expression. Specific staffing or dedicated SEL programmes are not publicly described on the school’s website.
Carmel School notes the presence of a Learning Enhancement Room at its Elementary campus. However, the Early Learning Centre pages do not provide details on the type of Special Educational Needs the school can support, nor do they outline SEN-specific provisions or specialist staff. The school does not present itself as a specialist SEN institution.
The school does not publicly disclose information regarding EAL at the Early Learning Centre. At the admissions stage for Elementary and High School, the school notes that English proficiency is assessed for non-native speakers; however, no ELC-specific program or support is published.
The school does not publicly disclose information regarding mental well-being initiatives, counselling services, or dedicated staff provision at the Early Learning Centre.
Carmel School publishes a Health & Safety Policy, which outlines its commitment to maintaining a secure learning environment. This includes guidelines for supervision, health measures, and safety protocols. However, a standalone safeguarding or child protection policy is not published on the website.
Carmel School’s Holly Rofé Early Learning Centre is located inside the Jewish Community Centre at One Robinson Place, 70 Robinson Road in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. It serves children from age one through Pre-K and feeds into Carmel’s IB Primary Years Programme at the nearby Elementary campus. The ELC’s programme includes Sensory Play, Creative Arts, Movement and Outdoor Exploration, with English as the language of instruction and additional language learning in Mandarin and Hebrew; French is available through the Extended Day Programme. Facilities at the ELC include an indoor heated pool, indoor and outdoor jungle gyms, an indoor multi-sport facility, climbing wall and a multiplay area. Families can use the school bus run by City School Bus Service Limited. Carmel School as a whole enrols over 350 students aged 1–18 across three campuses on Hong Kong Island.