Chatteris Supports Partner Schools Across Hong Kong Through Two Key Programmes:
What They Say
100%
of school partners said our programme positively impacted their students’ confidence in speaking English.
100%
of school partners said our programme positively impacted their students’ motivation and interest in English
95%
of school partners said our programme positively impacted the intercultural understanding of their students
Chatteris English Development Programme
The Chatteris English Development Programme has been helping students improve their English in local schools throughout Hong Kong since 1990. Our programme places Chatteris Native-speaking English Tutors in our partner schools full-time for one academic year from 1 September – 31 May to create an immersive English language environment. Throughout the year, our tutors fully integrate into the school system and provide vital, authentic English interaction for students through interactive, engaging lessons, varied extracurricular activities to cater for different student interests, and experiential learning opportunities for students to use authentic English outside of the classroom. Altogether this support for student English language learning enhances their confidence using the language, their enjoyment of the language, and their intercultural understanding, granting them greater opportunities in an increasingly globalised world.
Chatteris English Tutors
Outgoing and enthusiastic
Friendly and approachable
Committed to developing students
From native-speaking English countries or speak a similarly high level of English
Passionate about encouraging cultural exchange amongst students and school staff members
University graduates from a variety of disciplines
Motivated to share new ideas and run a range of activities to make English fun and interactive both inside and outside the classroom
A positive mentor and role model to students
Mainly from the UK and North America
How The Chatteris Programme Can Complement Your School’s Curriculum
Why Schools Partner with Chatteris
- We are a non-profit charity that cares about supporting your students above anything else
- We have experience providing high quality tutors to schools for over 30 years
- We will actively collaborate with you to ensure the greatest possible impact on your students
- We support our partners with a dedicated team of programme managers that monitor and develop your school’s tutor
- We give our partner schools access to many more opportunities including experiences and events for students and funding from external bodies
Having two Chatteris Tutors has led to a fully immersive English environment that provides all of our students with the opportunity to use English authentically. As well as teaching our students, Morgan and Miriam mentor and inspire them. We hope to continue our partnership with Chatteris for many years to come.”
Principal Meimei Chan,
SKH Holy Trinity Church Secondary School
Feature Project – RAVE Reading Programme for Schools
“RAVE Reading: Pleasurable Language Learning through Real and Virtual Experiences” was a programme under the English Alliance project of the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) from the 2015/16 to 2018/19 school years.
We are grateful for the support of SCOLAR across this period which allowed us to impact more than 500 students over the course of the project.
Benefits To Students
When surveyed, our partner schools praised the large impact our CEDP programme had on their students’:
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Motivation and interest in English
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Enjoyment of English activities
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Confidence speaking English
"One For One, Adopt A School"
Chatteris believes that English should never be a barrier to students in Hong Kong, no matter what their socio-economic background. To this end, we established our “One for One, Adopt a School” project in 2015 to support schools which cater to a high proportion of less privileged students.
The model is simple – an eligible school funds one of our tutors and we enlist a donor from the wider Hong Kong society to fund a second tutor in the same school. Two tutors exponentially increases the English opportunities open to students in the school.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR "ONE FOR ONE" PARTNER SCHOOLS
How To Join Our English Development Programme
(Placing a full-time English tutor at your school)
Step 1
Contact us for more information
Step 2
Join our school seminar or arrange an initial engagement meeting
Step 3
Discuss with us whether you most benefit from a Chatteris Tutor or a Senior Chatteris Tutor
Step 4
Submit your application
Life-Wide Learning Programmes
The Chatteris Educational Foundation is now offering a number of English medium Life-wide learning activities to schools. These programmes are enjoyable, immersive and communicative educational experiences delivered by our energetic and passionate Chatteris Native-speaking English Tutors (CNETs) and supervised by a highly experienced senior management team.
These events or activities are flexible and the duration and content can be adjusted to the needs of your students. Please see our brochure below for further information, or get in touch to discuss our programmes further.