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Beacon Hill School (畢架山小學) is an international school in Hong Kong, offering primary education. The school is located on Beacon Hill within sight of Lion Rock in Kowloon Tong, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1967 and is part of the English Schools Foundation. Beacon Hill School is ne of the oldest ESf school in Hong Kong, it is more than 39 years old. Primary or elementary education consist of the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... Beacon Hill is a hill in the Kowloon Tong area of Hong Kongs Kowloon peninsula. ... Lion Rock, or less formally, Lion Rock Hill, is a famous hill in Hong Kong. ... Kowloon Tong (ä¹é¾å¡˜; pinyin: jiu3 long2 tang2) is an area in Hong Kongs Kowloon Peninsula, part of Kowloon City and Sham Shui Po districts. ... New Kowloon (Chinese: æ–°ä¹é¾; Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: san1 gau2 lung4, Mandarin Pinyin: XÄ«n JiÇ”lÃ³ng) is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, bounded in the south by Boundary Street, and in the north by the ranges of the Lion Rock, Beacon Hill, Tates Cairn and Kowloon Peak. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The English Schools Foundation è‹±åŸºå¸æ ¡å”æœƒ (ESF, è‹±åŸº) is the largest international educational foundation in Asia, and is well respected in Hong Kong and across the world. ...

Recently (2004), the Music and Art Rooms of Beacon Hill School has been developed. Sound proof separate music practise rooms have been added. A drama studio with blackout curtains have also been added. The new art room and kitchen is placed by the music room. Science and math rooms replaced the old art room.

Towards the end of every year, Beacon Hill School Food Fair will be held. This fair theme is "international". It has food of all kinds, korean, chinese, western, japanese, indian etc.

Every classroom in Beacon Hill School is equipted with the Interactive whiteboard. The school library has been renewed with a interactive whiteboard added.

External links

Official website

Categories: Hong Kong education stubs | Educational institutions established in the 1960s | English Schools Foundation schools | Kowloon Tong | Primary schools in Hong Kong

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