20 Apr – 3 May: My Hong Kong fashion collaboration in aid of Bring Me A Book Hong Kong

Showcase My Hong Kong through Fashion   The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong has teamed up with Bring Me a Book to present “My Hong Kon”, a fundraising collaboration with three homegrown fashion designers. The design pieces by Anais Mak of JOURDEN, Eugene Leung of INJURY and Melissa Bui will be displayed outside MO Bar… Continue reading 20 Apr – 3 May: My Hong Kong fashion collaboration in aid of Bring Me A Book Hong Kong

Between The Lines: Is there a right way to deal with a sleepless child who wants to share mum’s bed?

The domestic helper who looked after my younger daughter for the past four years left our home six months ago. My daughter appears to be adjusting well because, rather than hire another helper, I have personally stepped in to fill the void. I know that she is thrilled to have so much of my time… Continue reading Between The Lines: Is there a right way to deal with a sleepless child who wants to share mum’s bed?

Reading for pleasure can help students deal better with pressure

  After a trailblazing week in HK, Diane Frankenstein summarizes succinctly why reading together matters so much.     South China Morning Post – Wednesday, 16 March, 2016 By Diane Frankenstein, San Francisco, US My work in strategic literacy has brought me to work in Hong Kong and China since 1998. I was dismayed to… Continue reading Reading for pleasure can help students deal better with pressure

Between The Lines: Why a good tutor improves a child’s mindset, not their grades

  Until recentlyI equated tutoring with cheating or laziness. I reasoned that if I was paying for my children to attend great schools, they should be able to do the work and should turn to the teacher for help if they encountered any difficulty. An outside tutor was a lazy indulgence of the well-heeled and… Continue reading Between The Lines: Why a good tutor improves a child’s mindset, not their grades

Between The Lines: How young children learn to enjoy reading

I was quick to stock our bookshelf at home with Frog and Toad, Ling and Ting, Mouse and Mole and other great character pairings in early chapter books, ready for when the children start to read independently. Yet for all of her first year in primary school, my daughter preferred to have me read aloud… Continue reading Between The Lines: How young children learn to enjoy reading