CREATIVE KINDERGARTEN (CASTELLO)
啓思幼稚園（帝堡城）
At a Glance
- District
- Sha Tin
- Founded
- 2000
- School category
- Non-profit-making
- Voucher scheme
- Yes
- Principal
- DR FUNG WAI MAN
- Supervisor
- DR LAU SIU MEI
Admissions & Fees
In the Kindergarten Education Scheme (voucher)
This kindergarten joins the EDB's Kindergarten Education Scheme. To take up a place you'll need an EDB Registration Certificate (apply September–November) and must register during the territory-wide Unified Registration Dates in early January — when each child can secure only one place.
Guide: the KG Registration Certificate, explained →Pre-Nursery (PN, age 2)
2026/27 entry- Application window
- 7 Jul 2025
- Intake quota
- The school will admit an equal number of students based on the enrollment quota approved by the Education Bureau. Since the quota varies from school to school, parents can inquire with the school about the number of students in each class.
- Age eligibility
- The Class 2 (Class N) only accepts applications from children who are at least two years old at the time of enrollment. Taking the start date of September 1, 2026-2027, as an example, a child’s birth date must be on or before August 31, 2024.
- Results announced
- For applications for the 2026-2027 academic year, parents will be notified of the admission results via email on or before December 12, 2025.
- Interview
- Group · 1 round(s) · Generally speaking, interviews for new students applying to enroll in the following academic year are conducted between October and November each year.Parents must accompany the applicant during the interview. The interviews may be conducted in group format and/or individually.
Selection criteria
- The Class 2 (Class N) only accepts applications from children who are at least two years old at the time of enrollment.
Morning class: 9:00–12:00; Afternoon class: 1:30–4:30; Full-day class: 9:00–4:30. The specific operating hours for the group classes at each branch school may vary.
K1 (age 3)
2027/28 entry- Application window
- 7 Jul 2025Schools accept applications for the new academic year starting from July 7, 2025.
- Age eligibility
- If parents wish their child to enter K1 in September 2026-2027, the child must be at least two years and eight months old to attend. For entry on September 1, 2026-2027, the child's birthdate should be on or before December 31, 2023.
- Results announced
- Parents will be notified of the admission results by email on or before December 12, 2025 for the admissions applications of school year 2026-2027.
- Interview
- Group · 1 round(s) · The interview usually takes place in October to November each year for the new students who applied for the coming year admission.An email of the interview confirmation is to be received. The interviewee must be accompanied by their parents. The interview will be in small groups and/or individual interviews.
Open days
- School open days · 2027-28 年度招生 Application for academic year 2027/28
Creative Kindergarten & Day Nursery (Aegean Coast) is listed under 'Schools joining the Kindergarten Education Scheme'.
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- Annual fee (half-day)
- HK$38,496
- Application fee
- HK$40
- Registration fee (half-day)
- HK$970
- Registration fee (whole-day)
- HK$1,570
Curriculum & Approach
Our mission is ‘respect every child, nurture a loving heart, develop the potential and cultivate the mind’. To achieve these goals, School Management Committee provides a warm and stimulating learning environment staffed with professional teachers who love children and are passionate about education. Our teachers will implement the quality curriculum to help the children develop comprehensively with solid foundation and stimulate children’s learning potential in order to prepare for the challenges of the future world.
Our developmentally appropriate curriculum nurtures a loving heart, cultivates the mind, develops potentials and promotes creativity. Through joyful learning, specially designed curriculum in linguistic, STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), art, music and physical activities, students are confidence and proactive learners; ready for both local and international primary schools. In compliance with EdB’s Pre-primary school’s curriculum guideline (2017), our students will not be engaged in any writing activities in K1. Nor do we give excessive homework and repetitious exercises to our students. We will follow the “Kindergarten Education Curriculum Guide” (2017) to plan curriculum. Children of nursery classes will not be asked to write, and there will not be mechanical copying exercises and drills on calculation.
Through “theme based” and “inquiry based” activities, students learn in small groups. Through interacting with caring teachers, students develop their linguistic, music, art and motor skills. Our “Free choice Learning Corners” and “Free Play Areas” give children ownership of their learning experience. It’s a way for children to expand on what they are learning and explore their own interests. Supporting young children’s autonomy has been found to have far-reaching positive effects on the child’s development, including benefits to executive function, mastery-related behaviours and general socialisation.
Capacity & Enrolment
Approved capacity: 300
| K1 (Nursery) | K2 (Lower) | K3 (Upper) | Teacher-to-pupil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM session | 54 | 42 | 43 | 1:8.9 |
| PM session | 32 | 17 | 30 | 1:7.0 |
| Whole-day | — | — | 17 | — |
Teaching Staff
Pre-Nursery service (2-3 yrs)
Campuses
- CREATIVE KINDERGARTEN (CASTELLO)Main campus
KINDERGARTEN PREMISES ON LEVEL 5 & ENTRANCE HALL ON L6, CASTELLO 69 SIU LEK YUEN ROAD, SHA TIN, NEW TERRITORIES