5 years as a THS Parent

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The Harbour School is fortunate to have in its community the enthusiastic support of many like-minded families who believe in the important changes THS is making to education. Ours is a village filled with amazing students, their families and staff who understand the importance of diversity and being part of a supportive community.  As the school reached its first two major milestones last year - celebrating 10 years of providing progressive education in Hong Kong and watching its first graduating class go off to universities around the world - we invite a few THS parents to pause and reflect on why they chose to join the school. Here we hear from Kathryn Kwok, a five-year parent at THS, who joined before the school expanded to new campuses in Ap Lei Chau. 

Tell us a little bit about your family?

My husband and I grew up in Hong Kong. We went through the academic hardship of the local educational system and furthered our studies in USA during our teenage years (my husband left for boarding prep school; while I went to college upon completion of my HKCEE). You can say we are mixed products of Hong Kong and American education.

After completing our college and graduate degrees, we lived and worked in New York for a few years before returning to Hong Kong in the mid 90s. We have been working together in the interior design business since 2000.

My younger daughter, Valerie, is turning nine this October and currently a third grader at THS. This is her fifth year at the school.