Maple Bear Canadian International Kindergarten Hong Kong

Maple Bear Canadian International Kindergarten Hong Kong is a private independent kindergarten in Sai Kung, founded in 2019 and offering a non-local curriculum. The school follows the Maple Bear curriculum, written by Canadian education experts and based on Canadian pedagogy and best practices. At preschool level, children learn through a bilingual English-Mandarin immersion system covering language arts, personal and social development, science and technology, creative activity, physical well-being, mathematics and language acquisition. Teaching uses discovery, collaboration, experimentation, problem-solving, play, student interests and learning stations. Assessment includes welcome, theme and termly assessments. The school aims to provide whole-child education in a warm, secure and stimulating environment for lifelong learning.

School Classification

Finance Type
Private Independent
Location (District)
Sai Kung
KG Education Scheme
Not Joining
Curriculum Type
Non-local
Classes
AM, PM, Whole-day Sessions
Child Care Services
Yes

School Picture

Campus Photo of Maple Bear Canadian International Kindergarten Hong Kong
Outlook of Maple Bear Canadian International Kindergarten Hong Kong

Note: Across Hong Kong kindergartens, most are non-profit-making, accounting for about 82% of schools, while private independent kindergartens make up around 18%. The Kindergarten Education Scheme provides government subsidy to eligible non-profit-making kindergartens, helping parents access more affordable kindergarten education. About 75% of kindergartens join the Scheme, while 25% do not. In terms of curriculum, around 83% offer a local curriculum, and 17% offer a non-local curriculum. Click to view an illustration.

School Fees

Annual Fees in 2025/26 School Year: AM: $80,850; PM: $73,700; WD: $115,500

The table below presents annual fees and number of installment. For details of the school fees, please refer to the Fees Certificate provided by the Education Bureau.

Class Nursery Lower KG Upper KG
AM Session$80,850(11)$80,850(11)$80,850(11)
PM Session$73,700(11)$73,700(11)$73,700(11)
WD Session$115,500(11)$115,500(11)$115,500(11)

Note: School fees figures were obtained from the EDB Kindergarten Profiles in December of each year.

Class Structure & Student Enrollment

The table below shows the latest student enrolment in Nursery (aged 3-4), Lower KG (aged 4-5) and Upper KG (aged 5-6) for the 2024/25 school year, broken down by AM, PM and whole-day sessions. It gives a quick view of the kindergarten’s current class structure and student distribution.

Class Nursery Lower KG Upper KG Total
AM Session6129
PM Session1001
WD Session2216644

The following table summarises the school’s enrolment by level in recent years. These figures help show how the kindergarten’s overall student population and level mix have changed over time.

School Year Nursery Lower KG Upper KG Total
2020173323
20213714859
20222313844
20232316645
20242917854

Note: Student enrollment figures were obtained from the EDB Kindergarten Profiles in December of each year.

School Mission, Curriculum & Teaching Capacity

Mission: The school aims to provide a safe, caring and joyful learning environment, encourage healthy physical and emotional growth, work closely with families and the community, prepare children for lifelong learning and future growth, and develop responsible citizens with a broad outlook.

Curriculum: The kindergarten offers a bilingual non-local curriculum that organizes learning around life-related themes, develops creativity, thinking and problem-solving skills, strengthens language development, and includes STEAM and scientific exploration. Learning is supported through thematic teaching, play-based exploration, and experiments, discovery and STEAM activities. Children's progress is assessed through theme or unit assessments.

Support to Students: The kindergarten supports children through professional support for children with diverse learning or developmental needs, language support, including help for non-Chinese speaking children where needed, and health, safety and emotional care. It maintains close home-school partnership through regular home-school communication and family activities.

School Founding Year
2019
Number of Teaching Staff
11
School Supervisor
Ms Chow Yan Ki
School Principal
Ms Chu Lei
Teacher to Pupil Ratio
5.9 (AM Session), 6.9 (PM Session)
Parent-teacher association
No information

School Location & Map

Maple Bear Canadian International Kindergarten Hong Kong is located at Shop 7, G/F, Commercial Accommodation Alto Residences 29 Tong Yin Street, Tseung Kwan O, N.T.. Use the interactive map below to explore the surrounding area.

You can also view this school’s location on the Hong Kong Government GeoInfo Map (opens in a new tab) . Click to view the map preview .

School Facilities

The kindergarten has 5 registered classrooms, with classrooms in use approved to accommodate up to 78 children. Its listed facilities include an indoor playground.


Number of Registered Classrooms
5
Permitted Accommodation
78 children