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ECE grad enjoys teaching at IB school

2018-06-15

Seven years ago, Shawn Wu was a high school student in Chongqing of the Mainland. Now, Shawn teaches Putonghua at a local IB school. 

His BEd in Early Childhood Education at EdUHK was life-changing. 

“I always knew that I wanted to be a teacher, and as I enjoy playing with children I thought that maybe kindergarten teaching suited me most. As EdUHK is famous for early childhood education I chose to study here without hesitation. As the only male student in class, professors gave me extra support.”  Shawn said.

“I teach K3 students Putonghua. To my amazement, most students already had a good command of Putonghua.  So, I had the flexibility to run a lot of language enrichment activities in class. 

"To get the students prepared for their primary school study, I care for their educational and emotional needs.  I try to smooth their transition as much as I can. So I spend a lot of time communicating with parents.

"I work with other subject teachers to plan students’ holistic development. Because of the low student:teacher ratio, my students can practically learn through play.” Shawn added.

As Shawn's journey illustrates, we strive to encourage students in everything that they do – from high school to professional practice. By giving our students the skills and support they need to succeed we seek to raise their lives to the NEXT LEVEL.