Thought Leadership

Across the developed world, the month of April is dedicated to raising awareness for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).  Despite the rising cases of ASD diagnoses in Hong Kong, it remains poorly understood.  Partly due to misinformation, and partly because ASD is on a spectrum, symptoms vary widely from person to person and are not visible.

It’s college acceptance season and we are proud of our High School’s class of 2021 scoring offers from top colleges and universities in the US and UK. In this era of Covid-19, universities are changing the requirements needed for entrance and many have gone test optional. In a continuation of his blog comparing the two most common high school qualifications of A levels and IB in Hong Kong to THS’s diploma, THS High School Principal Peter Hawksworth explains the differences, and why the school’s progressive and personalised approach enable our students to find the colleges or universities that best fit their individual passions, purpose and pursuits. 

Last Wednesday I would never have imagined the hurdles of this week.  Next Wednesday we will be largely past them.  We’ve learned a lot about our friends, colleagues, students and parents in only two weeks. And we know our community has a lot to be proud of.

So what is best for my child - A levels, IB or American high school? In the first of a three-part series, we tackle this big question by comparing the three systems head to head.  

Learning Mandarin for beginners may seem daunting but at THS, we strive to make it enjoyable with the goal of language and cultural appreciation. In this week’s blog, our Mandarin team of teachers carefully explains the nuts and bolts of the program, and the different outcomes they try to accommodate for.

As part of his everyday mission to help our high schoolers unearth their truth, we embark on the college consideration process to consider the judicious why.     

Students often struggle to understand the relevance between the content they are learning at school and how it relates to the real world. At THS, project based learning is a powerful teaching methodology used to reiterate classroom concepts by applying them to real world problems.