News and Stories

Our alumni are spread out all over the world – and are making a difference in so many ways. In here, you can catch up with the latest updates and achievements across our ESF community.

Are you an alumni? We’d love to connect with you! There is so much scope for homecoming events, reunions around the world and for you to contribute towards our continued success in the years to come.

If you are interested in becoming more involved with us – or if you just have some ideas about the type of thing you would like to see happening, please do let us know by submitting your details HERE.

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Merging Technology and Healthcare – Stephen Ng

Merging Technology and Healthcare – Stephen Ng

Good chemistry Like many successful people that end up working in technology, Stephen Ng never really knew, growing up, what exactly he wanted to do for a living. He had... ...
Internet Pioneer – Pindar Wong

Internet Pioneer – Pindar Wong

Creative destruction Island School graduate Pindar Wong takes pride in being a “university drop-out” of sorts. Like many an enterprising internet pioneer, he wears it like a badge of honour.... ...
Making It Work – Alex Orange

Making It Work – Alex Orange

Making it work Google Maps did not exist in the early 1990s, but Alex Orange was already a step ahead of the curve. Or so he thought. Fresh out of... ...
ESF TEDx: Inspiring Innovation held successfully at KGV

ESF TEDx: Inspiring Innovation held successfully at KGV

As part of the ESF 50th Anniversary celebration, speakers from the ESF community were invited on Wednesday, 22 November at... Read More ...
ESF Golf Day reunites the community

ESF Golf Day reunites the community

One of the ESF 50th Anniversary highlights is the ESF Golf Day. It was successfully held in early November in... Read More ...
ESF opens its first ever marathon to celebrate 50th Anniversary

ESF opens its first ever marathon to celebrate 50th Anniversary

中文 (香港) Over 2,000 participants joined the celebration To celebrate the 50th anniversary, the English Schools Foundation (ESF) organised its first... Read More ...
ESF Alumni News Sept 2017

ESF Alumni News Sept 2017

The September issue of ESF Alumni News is now available. In this issue, we have featured alumni who have taken steps on their life journeys to share their love of... ...
Lifetime Dedicated to Music – Dani Howard

Lifetime Dedicated to Music – Dani Howard

It’s been said that musicians are either born or made. British composer and ESF South Island School (SIS) alumna Dani Howard may have been a mix of both. Armed with... ...
ESF Alumni Benefits Page is now available

ESF Alumni Benefits Page is now available

Check out the Alumni Benefits page which was recently launched. To view the details please log onto ESF alumni website and click on “Alumni Benefits” ...
The Making of a DJ – Jamie Maddock

The Making of a DJ – Jamie Maddock

In front of a concert hall of 6,000 screaming EDM fans, young Jamie Maddock took to the stage in what would probably be the defining moment of his burgeoning music... ...
From Rising Star to Centre Stage – Joey Wong (JW)

From Rising Star to Centre Stage – Joey Wong (JW)

Joey Wong seems a bit dazed. “This is my eighth or ninth interview today,” she says. That morning, she launched a new single from her album My Tale, and she... ...
Talented ESF swimmers compete in Swimming Gala

Talented ESF swimmers compete in Swimming Gala

On 21 June, 400 students from seven ESF schools competed in a swimming gala to celebrate ESF’s 50th Anniversary. The... Read More ...
ESF showcases students’ artwork to mark 50th Anniversary

ESF showcases students’ artwork to mark 50th Anniversary

中文 (香港)   For the English Schools Foundation (ESF), 2017 marks 50 years’ service to Hong Kong. A series of... Read More ...
Cultural Revelation – Clare Morin

Cultural Revelation – Clare Morin

Clare Tyrrell-Morin moved to America from Hong Kong more than eight years ago. But somehow, she still finds herself trying to assimilate into the city she grew up in. Clare,... ...
ESF Alumni News May issue is now available

ESF Alumni News May issue is now available

Our six alumni featured in this edition are writers. They talk about identity, the third culture reality and the changing decisions that they each took to reach their current destinations.... ...
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