Hong Kong – July 5, 2022

After listing the Stamford American Hong Kong School premises for sale with Colliers, Stamford is pleased to enter into a sale and leaseback agreement with RLC (PORTLAND COMMERCIAL) LIMITED. The campus has been solely licensed for education since 2017, with the new lease agreement currently set for 25 years. Cognita continues to operate the school fully, and the arrangement will not impact operations.

The Cognita Schools group purchased the building in 2016 to fully renovate the premises to meet their world-class health and safety standards while ensuring community voice. The facility expanded its footprint by 50% after the school opened in 2017. The expansion included a library incorporating student design elements, IB-ready science labs, art studios, and three outdoor spaces.  

Cognita currently operates 91 schools in 12 countries with the primary focus of providing the highest quality teaching and learning in every school. The successful campus completion signaled the transition to traditional school operations in Hong Kong, where land is leased rather than owned to allow Cognita to continue to invest in education in Hong Kong and globally. A focus on growth is evident as Stamford reaches milestones such as its first graduating class in 2023, the ongoing expansion of the Cornerstones Program, which provides real-life industry experience for high school students, and multiple professional accreditations such as IBDP authorization.

Cognita sits under the umbrella of Jacobs Holding AG, whose sole beneficiary is Jacob’s Foundation, a leading charitable foundation focusing on the future of young people through multiple programs and initiatives. With a solid commitment to investing in young people, Stamford achieved a successful first five years in Hong Kong and continues to innovate with an ongoing commitment to excellence and feedback from its close-knit, caring community.

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Stamford American School Hong Kong 原址地皮項目售後租回安排

香港- 2022年7月5日

Stamford American School Hong Kong（下稱Stamford）早前委托高力國際代理出售何文田校舍地皮，現在欣然公布校方與RLC (PORTLAND COMMERCIAL) LIMITED已達成售後租回協議。Stamford原址自2017年起已取得學校牌照，只作教育用途，是次項目成交後Stamford將租用原址地皮繼續辦學，租約期現為25年。Cognita將繼續作為Stamford American School Hong Kong的全資擁有者及營運機構，而該土地買賣協議將不會影響學校運作。

現學校地皮及校舍項目由Cognita教育集團於2016年全資購入並進行翻新，校舍建築符合世界級健康及安全標準，施工期間亦盡力減低為鄰近社區帶來的影響。學校於2017年在原址進行擴建工程後為學校增加近半全新校園設施，擴建範圍包括由Stamford學生參與設計的圖書館、IB課程專用的實驗室、視覺藝術工作室以及三個戶外活動空間。

Cognita教育集團現時於全球12個國家經營91間學校，並為每間學校提供高質素教學資源。Stamford校舍地皮出售後，學校將按售後租回協議租用原址繼續營運，而Cognita集團將繼續於香港乃至全球發展教育項目。學校即將邁入創校第六年，並於2023年迎來首屆畢業生，近年學校加強發展Cornerstones Program，為中學生提供多元化的行業體驗機會，學校亦已獲得多項專業教育認證，如正式成為IB文憑課程的教學機構。

Cognita隸屬Jacobs Holding AG，慈善基金會Jacob’s Foundation為其獨立受益機構，基金會多年來透過不同項目幫助年輕一代建立更美好未來。Stamford本着同一宗旨，堅持把優質資源投放於培育下一代，創下成功的首個五年里程碑，並承諾創新教學，聆聽社群的聲音，繼續為學生提供更優質的教育。