The classes in our Summer School Programme are now fully booked.
Thank you very much for your interest.

GSIS Summer School provides a range of English language-based activities for children of age 5 – 13. Most participants are from schools other than GSIS, the courses being popular with parents seeking admission to an international school. All of the teachers are experienced native English speakers, drawn primarily from GSIS. Groups are small (maximum 16), with many of the younger groups having an assistant in addition to the teacher, ensuring that students can receive all the personal attention they need.

Summer school provides opportunities to develop confidence in both spoken and written language skills, through co-operative working and a range of fun activities. Where appropriate, students will be taught in rooms equipped with the latest in teaching technologies. Full use will be made of the school’s up to date IT facilities, well-equipped playgrounds, spacious art room, extensive library and, our excellent sports amenities.

A typical week could look like this.

Summer school runs from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon, Monday to Friday for two weeks from 2 August to 13 August 2010. Early applicants (those who register before Friday, 30 April) will be eligible for a discounted registration fee of HK$ 4,200. Those applications received after Friday, 30 April must pay the full fee of HK$ 4,500. Please click here to access the online registration form. If you have any queries, please e-mail either the course organiser, Robert Davidson or administrator, Kerstin Schirrmacher .

GSIS is unable to offer transport for summer school students. Bus 15 from Central and minibus 1 from the IFC run frequently and stop on Guildford Road.

'Classroom activities' vary enormously between year groups and teachers, but will be carefully tuned to the needs of individual students. The emphasis in all years is on individually based, active learning, providing students with a stimulating environment where they feel confident using and developing their skills in reading, spoken English and creative writing. Class teachers will be very happy to discuss the programmes of study and your child's progress at any time during the course.

How do I prepare for GSIS Summer School?
Classes: We try to be as accommodating as possible when admitting students, but this does mean that we can not finalise classes and timetables very early. As a result, we will not be able to confirm which group your child will be in, or swimming timetables, until just a few days before Summer School starts. Materials: We provide all of the materials needed, but your child should come with a range of pens, pencils and coloured pencils or felt tip pens for their personal use.

Dress Code
The only dress code we have for Summer School is ‘comfortable and practical’. Most days will include some physical activities, so make sure that your child wears appropriate clothing (shorts, t shirt and trainers are ideal). Remember that they will be using lots of paint and glue, so nothing too new or 'designer'.

Transport
Please remember that there is almost no parking close to the school, and the traffic in Guildford Road will be very bad, especially on the first and last days of Summer School. If you can use public transport, please do so. We suggest that if you are coming by car or taxi, you will save yourself a lot of time, and frustration if you can drop off at the main road or at Watford Road and walk the short distance to school. We will have staff on traffic duty, please give them your cooperation when trying to make sure that things go smoothly.

First Day
All students need to go to the IB Hall on the first day to meet their teachers at 8:00 am. This will be clearly signposted. Please do not arrive before 7:30 am as we may not be ready to help you before this time. On all other mornings, students should go to the covered playground where their teachers will meet them at 8:00 am.

Watersports
You will be given a swimming timetable just before Summer School starts. If in any doubt, send your child with a towel and bathing costume.

Severe weather
Summer School follows the normal GSIS procedures for typhoons and rainstorm warnings. This information can be found at http://mygsis.gsis.edu.hk/SchoolInformation_Typhoon.aspx . You can find official information about current weather warnings at http://www.hko.gov.hk/contente.htm

Helpers
We do not allow parents or helpers inside the school once lessons start.

Last Day
All of the students will be involved in presentations to parents on the last morning of Summer School; we hope that you will be able to attend. There will be two locations, each with 4-5 classes participating, so please check the signs to see that you attend the one where your child is participating. We welcome students from all backgrounds but we are only permitted to enrol those who have Hong Kong ID or a valid student visa. Information about visas can be found athttp://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/faq_ipoe.htm. If you have any queries, please e-mail, either the course organiser,
Robert Davidson or administrator, Kerstin Schirrmacher.

Summer school runs from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon, Monday to Friday for two weeks from 2 August to 13 August 2010. Registration is open from 12 April 2010 and we are offering an ‘early bird’ discounted fee of HK$ 4 200 for applications made on or before 30 Apri 2010. From May 1st the standard fee of HK$ 4 500 will be charged.

Payment
1. Online - for your convenience, we now offer an online registration and payment system. Please click here to access the online registration form. We accept Visa or Mastercard.

2. Cheque – if you do not wish to make online payment, you can download and print the registration form . This should be sent, along with a cheque (made payable to GSIS Association Limited) to:

Summer School, GSIS, 11 Guildford Road, The Peak, Hong Kong.

Please be informed, that once the booking is made, the Summer School fee is NON-REFUNDABLE.

We are sorry, but we are only able to process applications if paid in full, using one of the two methods above.

If you have any queries or problems, please e-mail either the course organiser, Robert Davidson , or administrator, Kerstin Schirrmacher , who will do their best to help in any way they can.

Die Sommerschule der GSIS bietet Kindern von 5 bis 13 Jahren ein englischsprachiges Unterrichtsprogramm. Die Teilnehmer kommen überwiegend nicht von der GSIS, sondern nutzen das Angebot als Vorbereitung für Bewerbungen an internationalen Schulen. Die Lehrer sind englische Muttersprachler mit langjähriger Unterrichtserfahrung und kommen weitgehend von der GSIS. Bei maximal 16 Schülern pro Gruppe und zusätzlichen Assistenten zur Betreuung der jüngeren Teilnehmer erfährt jedes Kind die Aufmerksamkeit, die es braucht.

Mit ihrer Bandbreite an Aktivitäten, die Spaß machen und gleichzeitig zur Zusammenarbeit anregen sollen, bietet die Sommerschule den Kindern Gelegenheit, ihr Selbstbewusstsein in mündlichem und schriftlichem Englisch zu stärken. Zur Verfügung stehen ihnen mit modernster Lerntechnologie und IT ausgestattete Klassenräume, gut ausgerüstete Spielplätze, weitläufige Kunsträume, eine große Bibliothek und ausgezeichnete Sportanlagen.

Eine typische Woche könnte wie folgt aussehen:

Sommerschule findet in den beiden Wochen vom 2. bis 13. August 2010 montags bis freitags von 8.00 Uhr bis 12.00 Uhr statt. Schulbusse stehen der Sommerschule nicht zur Verfügung, aber von Central (IFC) aus fahren Minibus 1 und Bus 15 die Guildford Road regelmäßig an.

Mit Fragen wenden Sie sich bitte an den Leiter der Sommerschule Robert Davidson oder an Kerstin Schirrmacher in der Verwaltung.