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Maryknoll Convent School (Primary Section) supports social and emotional learning (SEL) through a whole-school mental health strategy aligned with the Education Bureau's 4Rs framework (Resilience, Rest, Relaxation, Relationships), with Gratitude added as a fifth pillar. The school operates a 4R Team and a Counselling Team as part of its Student Wellbeing structure. It launched the Maryknoll Mindfulness Patterns to help students unwind, focus, and cultivate calm; mindfulness practice has been extended across grades and corridors. It runs resilience, emotion-understanding and stress-management activities, and a Grace & Courtesy Campaign to strengthen social skills. The One-off Grant for Mental Health at School supports these universal and targeted actions, with documentation in the annual mental health report detailing school-wide routines and individual support.
The Primary Section publicly discloses support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) students as the main SEN-related provision. An assigned dedicated teacher or team coordinates NCS support and related learning. The School Support Summary for 2023/24 shows modes such as pull-out learning, split-class or co-teaching, increased Chinese lesson time, and a school-based Chinese language curriculum. Additional measures include Chinese learning groups, bridging courses, paired-reading schemes, and peer cooperative learning, as well as home–school cooperation measures to support NCS families. The school does not publicly disclose information regarding a dedicated SEN unit.
EAL: The school's English as an Additional Language support stems from its NCS education support framework, coordinated by a dedicated teacher/team. It uses in-class and pull-out approaches to Chinese language learning as part of Chinese acquisition for NCS students, and supports a school-based Chinese language curriculum and adapted materials. Other measures include Chinese learning groups, bridging courses, paired-reading schemes, and peer cooperative learning, with home–school cooperation to assist families. The School Support Summary for 2023/24 confirms these arrangements and the Education Bureau funding for NCS support.
Mental wellbeing is addressed through a Whole-School 4Rs framework (Resilience, Rest, Relaxation, Relationships) with Gratitude as a fifth pillar. The 4R Team, Counselling Team, and Value Education Team deliver wellbeing initiatives, including resilience workshops, mindfulness-based programming, and stress-relief art and activities. Maryknoll Mindfulness Patterns (Zentangle-inspired patterns) and Nagomi Pastel Art workshops provide structured techniques for calming and focus. Sleep and rest routines and the Grace & Courtesy Campaign support relationships and emotional regulation. The One-off Grant for Mental Health at School funds these actions and related resources, with formal reporting in the School's mental health documentation.
The school does not publicly disclose information regarding safeguarding policies.
Maryknoll Convent School (Primary Section) is an all‑girls Catholic day school located at 130 Waterloo Road in Kowloon. The school began as a kindergarten on 11 February 1925 and, as enrolment grew, opened in a dedicated campus in 1937. Since 1997 the Primary Section has operated as a whole‑day, non‑boarding school for students in Primary 1–6. The school runs a school‑based curriculum designed by its Curriculum, Learning and Teaching Committee, with emphasis on holistic development, values education and STEAM‑oriented learning. English is the language of instruction in the English language curriculum; Chinese is taught as a separate subject, and Putonghua (Mandarin) is offered as an additional language. The Principal is Ada Chan. The school serves girls aged approximately 6–12 and provides a wide range of ECAs and clubs, including Debate Team, Drama Club (Cantonese) and STEM Club.
