Tag: Jumpstart Kindergarten

Story by Tess Lyons, ICM Donor Relations Manager If you had been with the ICM HK Office on Thursday, 15 November you would have heard the following unusual comments:  “I need that soap or I will keep the washcloth.” or  “I will trade you that book for that toothbrush but not for that pencil case.”  Yes...

Every year, Mill Run Elementary School in the USA works together to campaign for a cause, so we were thrilled to learn that this year they chose to sponsor an ICM Kindergarten. Amazingly, one of their First Grade teachers, Holly, traveled all the way to the Philippines to visit their sponor school, which has been...

It wasn’t holiday anticipation that made the children of Renaissance College and Kennedy School come to school wearing flip flops on the last day of school. The children at these two ESF schools had giving on their mind. Knowing they would be growing out of their shoes over the summer, they wore flip flops to school,...

Classroom doors opened for over 2,500 ICM Jumpstart Kindergarten students on 4 June. As well as the new faces in the classroom, there are other changes this academic year. Our Jumpstart Kindergartens are now “Dual Stream”, meaning we run kindergartens in the morning and afternoon! Last year, ICM ran a pilot project to asses the...

We are happy to announce that ICM’s first kindergarten students have crossed the outstanding milestone of graduating from grade 6!  ICM began operating kindergartens in 2006 and now, seven years later, ten tenacious young people have received their elementary school diplomas, many graduating with honors!  In the last seven years, ICM’s Jumpstart Kindergartens and subsequent...

Nearly 1800 excited students proudly received their diplomas during graduation week after completing their year of learning at one of ICM’s 80 Kindergartens.  These formal graduation celebrations were held in each region so family members and friends could come and cheer their student as they walked across the stage.  There was much to celebrate as songs...