Kowloon Tong School is a non-profit

Non-profit organization

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 private

Private school

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 elementary school

Elementary school

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, from Mr. Wong Chak Nam in the autumn of 1936, founded and located in Cumberland Road, Kowloon Tong

Kowloon Tong

Kowloon Tong , formerly Kau Lung Tong, is an area in Hong Kong. Within New Kowloon, it is administratively divided by Kowloon City District and Sham Shui Po District...

, Kowloon

Kowloon

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, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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. The supervisor is Mr Anthony Michael, the principal is Miss Yeung Mee Kuen.

Aims

Take "fostering elites" as the purpose. To provide the students a balanced education in the moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic domains. The school offers diversified high-quality education

Education

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 that enables the students to enjoy learning and get the opportunities to excel, so that they can develop an eagerness to improve and contribute to our society in the future.

Missions

1. Carrying out the school motto
   Motto
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    of "diligence, prudence, courtesy and thrift".
2. Creating an environment full of care and a learning atmosphere for children to achieve healthy physical and mental growth.
3. Creating opportunities for students to display their potential and improve their self-confidence
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4. Fostering the next generation with both ability and moral integrity and excelling in the five domains of education for the country and society.

Visions

Nurturing students into people with self-confidence and determination

Determination

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, so that they can meet challenges with steely determination and a positive attitude.

- Establishing self-confidence

- Tapping potential

- Inspiring activity

- Illuminating the future way of life

Objectives

1. Practising self-confidence education, aiming at establishing students' self-confidence, and developing their enthusiasm
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    and determination.
2. Improving students' ability to use the two language
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   s and three dialect
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   s.
3. Building up students' interest in reading, and attitude towards autonomous and active learning.
4. Practising the "Three Excellents" philosophy

- Excellent psychological state of students
- Excellent teaching staff
- Excellent classroom

Classroom

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 teaching

School Mottos

Diligence : being diligent in learning

Prudence : speaking prudently and with self-discipline

Courtesy : being respectful and modest

Thrift : being economical and simple

Ethos

1. A simple school spirit, embodying amicable and harmonious relations between teacher
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   s and student
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   s.
2. Students respect teachers and revere education, and treat others with courtesy.
3. Students have a confident and positive attitude towards life, and are assertive in assuming responsibility.

School Song

( Only Chinese Version is Available )

九龍山勢巍昂 九龍塘龍潛藏

鐘靈毓秀 薈萃一堂

琢磨砥礪 日就月將

幼學壯行 我校之光

智仁與勇 光大發揚

作蒼生之霖雨 為邦家之棟樑

Contact

Address	:	NKIL 2721, Cuberland Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon Hong Kong.
Telephone	:	23363802
Fax	:	23371692
Email	:	ktsps@netvigator.com