DMS (Discovery Bay & Central) Nursery and Kindergarten and Discovery Montessori Academy (Discovery Bay) Elementary offer a Montessori Method of Education immersed in a truly bilingual learning environment for children age 1-12years old.
Discovery Montessori Academy is an IB PYP Accredited School (School No. 0523385) , and is the first and only school in Hong Kong to offer a Montessori Elementary (ages 6-12) Curriculum and International Baccalaureate (IB) Program Framework.
At DMS and DMA we offer an extensive academic curriculum which include the familiar subjects such as math, science, history, geography, and language—which are presented through an integrated approach so that the strands of the curriculum interrelate. Our mission is to help each child develop naturally: independence, internal motivation, self-discipline, creativity, self-esteem, a love of learning as well as a strong social responsibility. DMS and DMA classrooms are inviting, prepared, spacious and bright environments that provide the perfect platform for child centered learning, using an effective practical, sensory, and visual approach to learning, all driven by a strong Montessori Curriculum.
Discovery Montessori Academy (DMA) is an expansion of Discovery Montessori Schools for Primary (6-12Y) Sections, which offers a bi-lingual (English & Putonghua) curriculum for children aged 3 years to 12 years.
DMA International Curriculum creates and sustains a multi-cultural, inquiry-based, child-centred education which follows the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program Framework (IB World School No. 0523385) and the International Montessori Education Method as outlined by the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) which was founded by Dr. Maria Montessori in 1929.
Discovery Montessori School (DMS) Nursery and Kindergarten in Central and DB, and Discovery Montessori Academy (DMA) Primary school offer a Montessori Method of Education immersed in a truly bilingual (English and Chinese) learning environment for children age 1-12 years old.
A native-Putonghua Chinese teacher teaches along with the native-English Montessori Directress in each DMS and DMA class, support the children’s learning of Chinese language the entire school session every day.
DMS have a well-structured Chinese Curriculum to include enriched activities that support younger children in all aspects of Chinese language and a range of tailored-made Montessori materials that extend their language knowledge within a Montessori aspect in mind.
At DMA, the Primary students are grouped according to native and non-native Chinese Proficiency levels which allow for a smooth introduction to Chinese for non-native speakers and a delivery of the local Chinese language curriculum for native speakers. Traditional characters are taught in both for reading and writing.