2015 news: Steven opens new IStudy branch

Two years ago Steven and his sisters opened a tuition center, I-Study Learning Center, in the Tai Wai district in New Territories, and to accommodate it growing numbers of 400 over students and 20 teachers, they opened a branch in Fotan. On January 24 2015 Steven as the chancellor officiated the ribbon cutting ceremony of the branch grand opening. The Fotan building space is much bigger than the main center so can accommodate more students, who are mostly from international schools.  While his older sister, younger sister (Fiona) and niece run and manage the center, as the chancellor, Steven takes upon himself to market the center. The center has plans to open branches in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and other mainland cities, as its goal is to penetrate the mainland market itself.

Note: Congratulations and best wishes to Steven!
Spot Steven's family members (father, sisters and niece) in above pix and here.

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TYY Eastweek magscan 
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2013 related materials: Steven Ma Ascended to 'Principal' Status; SM as principal
related weibo posts: 2015-01-31 12:12; 2015-01-31 19:00

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開辦教學中心 馬浚偉做校監
香港文匯報訊 一直將教育家當是人生目標的馬浚偉(馬仔)，近年與家人合資開辦教學中心，亦有意把業務推至全中國。 兩年前因馬仔的妹妹覓到一份既具趣味性又帶創意的教材，令她萌起開補習學校之念頭。見此計劃極具教育意義，一家人決定合資開辦「i．study」教學中心，於新界大圍區開了第一間補習學校。隨業務發展迅速，學生人數不斷遞升，如今已有20位老師，400多位學生，原校舍不敷應用，故校董會決定在火炭區再多開一間分校，校舍面積比母校大很多，可以容納更多學生。
日前分校擇吉開張，身為校監之馬浚偉亦有份主持剪綵儀式。對於教學中心在兩年間發展迅速，馬浚偉非常開心滿意：「教學中心是我和親人合作投資，大姐、妹妹、外甥女負責打理學校業務，她們做得很出色，在澳洲、英國請來教學經驗豐富的老師教導學生。我任校監，負責推廣工作，我們已有計劃在深圳、廣州等城巿開設分校，把業務推至全國，是我們的發展目標。」

馬仔又表示除了學術性課程，學校非常重鼓勵學生創作，「課室每間顏色都不同，有粉綠，粉紅、粉黃，又設有塗鴉牆，孩子們喜歡畫什麼便畫什麼，令他們在輕鬆的環境下學習。」馬仔很重視教育，但他無意從政，仍以演藝工作為個人主要事業，而在表演工作之外，他會把精神投入於教育之中，馬仔說：「我喜歡推行教育，沒有什麼東西比教育更重要，教育可以凌駕一切，教育甚至可以凌駕政治。」