About the organisation
Who We Are Chatteris exists to support young people in Hong Kong with their English language learning. This was true when we first started in 1990 with a small group of volunteers organising ad hoc visits to local secondary schools, and it is still true today after growing to a team of 100 international tutors placed fulltime in 45 schools across three different age groups. Although a lot has changed in this time, we have always remained true to the lessons learnt by our founding trustees when volunteering all those years ago. Offering students opportunities for authentic, relaxed, and communicative use of English transforms their views of the language, especially for those from challenging socio-economic backgrounds, and our enthusiastic and committed tutors continue to provide such opportunities to this day. What We Do Each year, Chatteris currently connects 100 tutors from around the world to a local Hong Kong school for a 9-month placement. Chatteris Tutors move away from the traditional model of the teacher as they do not focus on topics such as perfecting students’ grammatical accuracy and are not obliged to strictly follow the local curriculum. Instead, they act as mentors who spend time both inside and outside the classroom delivering creative English-based activities that cater to a wide range of student interests and needs. Overall, our tutors create an authentic, living English environment in the schools they are placed in, transforming students attitudes towards English from the pressurised, exam-focussed approach commonly found in schools. They do this through a range of activities including interactive, engaging lessons; extracurricular activities; and experiential learning opportunities. Altogether, this helps to develop students who are more culturally aware, confident, and capable of using English as a method of communication - essential qualities needed for a successful career in Asia's World City. With our focus on working with students from less privileged backgrounds, we aim to intend that English is never a barrier for these students. By allowing them access to more educational and professional opportunities, we are working towards overcoming the growing challenge of inequality in Hong Kong. How You Can Support Us Chatteris is always looking to benefit our beneficiary students with new opportunities by offering them professional experience, whole-person development, and experiential learning activities. If you are able to support with any of the following through your expertise and experience then please just get in touch! - Guest talks in schools - Office visits to your HQ - Student mentoring - Skills based workshops - Internships/job shadowing - Experiences for students
Mission
To raise the English proficiency and self-confidence of Hong Kong’s young people, particularly the less privileged, through dynamic interaction with English-speaking university graduates working in creative partnership with schools.
Contact
- Phone
- (+852) 2520 5736
- Website
- www.chatteris.org.hk
- Address
- Unit A, 13/F Block 2 Camel Paint Building, No. 62 Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon
Focus Areas
Categories
Target beneficiaries
Sustainable Development Goals
Organisation type
Governance & transparency
Directors
Amy Bik May TSUI, Evelyn Jennifer FERGUSSON, Isabelle Angeline YOUNG, Margaret Anne KWEE, Peter Raymond CLARKE, Sally Sui Yin TSE, Shiu Keung LEUNG, Stephen James ANDREWS
- Annual report on website
- Yes
- Financial audits on website
- No
- Board of directors on website
- Yes
Annual / Impact Reports
Latest updates
Recent posts and news from Chatteris Educational Foundation.
- Soft Skills Gained from the Chatteris International Graduate Programme
In a world where soft skills are increasingly considered more important than hard skills by hiring managers for long-term career success, Chatteris Tutor Beverley Gauld muses on the soft skills she has gained on the Chatteris International Graduate Programme… I first discovered the opportunity to work with Chatteris online, and the decision to click […] The post Soft Skills Gained from the Chatteris International Graduate Programme appeared first on Chatteris.
- Career Paths: Embracing the Unexpected Journeys
Career paths are rarely as linear as we imagine, and Chatteris Tutor Evie Yick knows this better than most. In this post, she takes us along on the journey that has brought her to Hong Kong… If you are lucky enough, you have known what you wanted to do since you were a child. You […] The post Career Paths: Embracing the Unexpected Journeys appeared first on Chatteris.
- Unlocking Voices: Practical Tips for ESL Classrooms
Beginning your journey in the English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom is often equal parts exciting and daunting – not only for yourself as the tutor, but for your students as well. In this post, Senior Chatteris Tutor Aarushi Ganguli provides some practical, simple, and adaptable tips to help build your confidence, as well as […] The post Unlocking Voices: Practical Tips for ESL Classrooms appeared first on Chatteris.
Other
- Subvented HK Charity
- No
- Charity number
- 91/3840
- BRN
- C0672455
- Effective date (charity status)
- 16/04/1999
- Incorporation date
- 16/04/1999
Disclaimer
Last updated: Mar 12, 2026
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