HongDe Elementary School: A Detailed Report with Information, Reviews, and Insights

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Grades
K — Gr. 5
Gender
Coed
Class Size
4 — 9 students
Tuition
$16,800 to 19,800/year
Language of instruction
English, Mandarin
Associations
AMS, FISA
Enrolment
20 day students
Curriculum
Traditional
EBROCHURE
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Next open house
N/A
Application Deadline
Rolling (Day students)

School address

100-688 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 1P1 (MAP)

Busing available (View details)

School Busing:

HongDe Elementary School offers bus transferring. Service options offered are regular rider.

The regions HongDe Elementary School offers busing from are:

Burnaby
Vancouver
Richmond

Additional notes: Offering regular riders, AM and PM.

Our Perspective

How we see HongDe Elementary School

HongDe is the very definition of a bilingual school—students live and learn in two languages. They also arrive proficient in either. This isn’t a school where Anglophones learn Mandarin, or Mandarin speakers learn English; rather, it’s both. Language learning is important, and bilingual fluency has its own benefits. But there are other benefits to learning languages that are less obvious, maybe, though eminently valuable. They include gaining a sense of the world, interacting meaningfully with other cultures, and gaining a unique sense of mastery. HongDe was formed very much with all of those things in mind. Given that it’s an elementary school, the introduction to a second language comes at the right time, that when kids are best able to take it on board. Facilities are crisp, clean, and the school is a hub to a vibrant, engaged parent and student community.

School's Perspective

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How HongDe Elementary School sees itself

The school administration answered our questions

Who are you, as a school?

"HongDe Elementary School is a BC Ministry of Education certified Not-For-Profit Kindergarten – Grade 5 Independent School, offering a Mandarin / English bilingual program. The name HongDe can be translated as “Promoting virtue through learning traditional culture.” "

What do you do differently and uniquely well?

"In a caring and supportive learning environment characterized by small class sizes and a rich multicultural setting, students embark on a transformative journey to acquire both English and Chinese languages. Our program is thoughtfully balanced, with 40% of instruction delivered in Mandarin and 60% in English."

To your knowledge, why do families choose your school over others?

"Our educators embrace the revised BC curriculum with its focus on engagement, the core competencies, essential learning and literacy and numeracy foundations. We strive to educate students for the future; one in which the ability to collaborate and think critically and creatively will be invaluable."

What aspect of your school is underappreciated?

"Mandarin is the most relevant and useful second language, spoken by more than 900 million people world-wide. Our students will receive Mandarin instruction in Chinese Language Arts, Arts Education, Physical Education and Health education. This will give them the opportunity to acquire the skills needed for speaking, reading, writing, listening, and communicating in both Mandarin and English."

What might families find surprising about your school?

"HongDe Elementary School’s performing arts component in the Mandarin Program is a holistic creative journey that nurtures students in traditional Chinese music and dance."

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Insider Perspectives

How people from the school’s community see HongDe Elementary School

Video reviews of HongDe Elementary School

Parent, Roksolana P (2022)

Watch our parent interview with Roksolana P to get the inside scoop on what it’s like to have a child attend HongDe Elementary School.

Parent, bin lai (2022)

Watch our parent interview with bin lai to get the inside scoop on what it’s like to have a child attend HongDe Elementary School.

School leadership

Top-down influence on the school’s direction and tone

Message from school leadership

Brittany Conlon, Principal
MEd

As Principal, it is my pleasure to introduce you to HongDe Elementary School, a BC certified Mandarin/English bilingual school where students and teachers learn and collaborate together.

At HongDe Elementary School, teachers and staff strive to ensure that all students are learning in a safe, inclusive, and welcoming school environment. HongDe teachers focus on facilitating the development of critical thinking and inquiry in students by following the BC Curriculum (Core Competencies, Curricular Competencies, Content, First Peoples Principles of Learning), while also modeling and teaching virtues.

HongDe Elementary School is a small and unique learning community that values the diversity and talents of all students and staff. By learning at HongDe Elementary School, your child will not only acquire language proficiency in both Mandarin and English, but will most importantly feel proud of their achievements as bilingual learners.

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Our Perspective

School's Perspective

The school administration answered our questions

Who are you, as a school?

What do you do differently and uniquely well?

To your knowledge, why do families choose your school over others?

What aspect of your school is underappreciated?

What might families find surprising about your school?

School gallery

Insider Perspectives

Video reviews of HongDe Elementary School

Parent, Roksolana P (2022)

Parent, bin lai (2022)

School leadership

Message from school leadership

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