| Language Policy |
Our school places great emphasis on developing students’ biliteracy and trilingualism and Extended Learning Activities (ELA). This year, some topics in History, Geography, Technology and Living, Design and Applied Technology, Visual Arts, Mathematics, Integrated Science and Music lessons are conducted in English in some S.1 classes. Moreover, some topics in History, Geography, Technology and Living, Design and Applied Technology, Information and Communication Technology, Visual Arts and Music lessons are also conducted in English in some S.2 classes. To enhance students' English language proficiency, our students have an exchange programme with international school students after school. Through the joint-school exchange programme, students can increase their confidence and ability in using English. Our English Day is held every Wednesday, on which English ambassadors host the morning assembly and a wide range of English activities to enhance the atmosphere of English learning on campus. Through the use of English as the medium of instruction and a variety of English learning activities, students' English proficiency and self-confidence are effectively enhanced. It is our belief that speech training is an effective way to help students master languages. Choral Speaking teams of English, Cantonese and Putonghua have been set up in junior forms. Students represent our school in Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival, and various speaking and drama competitions. Our students have been awarded Championships in various categories in Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival and competitions. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
Through joining the School-based Support Programme of Education Bureau and collaborating with the Hong Kong Association of the Heads of Secondary Schools, our school has been promoting Self-directed Learning and e-Learning by taking full advantage of Small Class Teaching. Students engage in systematic pre-learning by completing guided study materials and showcasing their pre-learning outcomes. All teachers are equipped with tablet computers and all the classrooms are equipped with an 86-inch Interactive Whiteboard to enhance students' learning efficacy. Various kinds of reading activities are in place to cultivate the reading culture in school. A subject-based reading programme is implemented to increase students’ exposure to different reading genres and subject knowledge. Besides, students’ reading habit is developed and general knowledge is constructed through the morning reading programme and different kinds of book sharing activities. A Reading to Learn lesson is in place in S.4 and S.5 to improve students' Chinese and English reading and writing abilities. To foster STEAM education, students are provided with ample opportunities to take part in various inter-school activities and competitions. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 3X. In addition to taking the 4 core subjects, senior form students can choose from 12 electives according to their own interests. Various elite programmes of Chinese, English, Mathematics, and other subjects are conducted on Saturdays to cater for students' interests and needs.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: <br> (1) Mastering two languages and three dialects;<br> (2) Equipping students with broad knowledge base;<br> (3) Developing multiple intelligences;<br> (4) Building a healthy lifestyle; active participation in school activities;<br> (5) Cultivating a vision in life-planning; nurturing a positive learning attitude;<br> (6) Becoming a civic-minded citizen; nurturing oneself so as to reach out to others. |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
To strengthen support for student diversity and enhance learning efficacy, we implement small class and student streaming policy from S.1 to S.6. To facilitate the implementation of Self-directed Learning, students are grouped together according to their learning ability. Learning efficacy is thus maximized through systematic lesson preparation, group discussion, e-Learning, sharing and collaboration. |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
Our learning support team provides support for students with Special Educational Needs. Through various kinds of support such as counselling activities and speech therapy, students with Special Educational Needs can receive appropriate training to facilitate the proper growth and development of students. |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
It has been 46 years since the establishment of the Parents' Association. A general meeting is held regularly with the presence of the Principal, Vice Principal and members of the Community Liaison Team. In the general meetings, school affairs are discussed and school improvement policies are formulated for the creation of a more favourable learning environment. Every year, the Parents' Association organises a wide variety of activities such as S.1 Parents' Orientation, Parents-Appreciate-Teachers-Day and Chinese New Year Gathering. The Parents' Association also cooperates with our Counselling Team and social workers to organize a series of voluntary work activities for parents. Through these activities, it is our objective to raise parents' concerns on children's school life and development, thus fostering the parent-child relationship and family harmony. Apart from this, the Parents' Association also plays an active role in various school development tasks to strengthen 'Home-School Cooperation', for instance, helping with the promotion work of Shatin Secondary School Tours, sponsoring scholarships and taking part in the tendering of the school's tuck shop and catering service. |
| School Ethos |
To nurture NgYukers with 'Confidence, Care, and Commitment', our school conducts various activities to realise the school motto of 'Nurturing oneself so as to reach out to others'. Our school promotes a 'positive and thanksgiving culture'. A dual class teacher and dual form teacher system in junior forms is in place to provide better pastoral care for students. By fostering students’ moral values and promoting life education as well as various award and punishment schemes, students can learn to tell the rights from wrongs, build proper self-values, and establish a positive and optimistic attitude towards life. We have strengthened the training of our student leaders through workshops and training camps to cultivate the spirit of taking responsibility and teamwork. Through the 'One Person, One Job' programme, we develop students' self-discipline and autonomy so as to realize the objective of 'Nurturing oneself' in the school motto. To actualise the spirit of 'Reaching out to others', all S.2 and S.4 students also serve the elderly by staging performances and conducting home visits. Meanwhile, the message of ‘Nurturing oneself through diversified learning, Reaching out to others through giving back to society’ is emphasized in assembly periods. |
| School Development Plan |
It has been our privilege to be one of the participating schools in 'Project WeCan' since 2011. Students are granted the opportunity to undergo diversified<br>learning experiences. The school development plan consists of the following eight items:<br>(1) Reinforcement of self-directed learning<br>(2) Development of creative education<br>(3) Enrichment of after-school learning<br>(4) Scholarship of Wheelock Properties Limited<br>(5) Fostering holistic education<br>(6) Arts and sports nurturing<br>(7) Corporate-School Life Path Mapping Programme<br>(8) Teachers' professional development<br><br>In 2013, the Education Bureau conducted an External School Review in our school and positive feedback was given to our holistic approach to education. As<br>pointed out in the report, our school took great enthusiasm in the launching of the school-based curriculum reform, which successfully explored students’<br>potentials. Besides, we were able to take advantage of small class teaching to develop 'Self-directed Learning'. Our dedication to creating a caring school<br>culture, nurturing students’ leadership skills and cultivating students' serving spirit was also recognized and commended in the report. In 2021, one extra class was created in S.1, enabling us to nurture even more 'NgYukers'. |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
Teachers' continuous professional development, technological development and improvement of teaching strategies are prerequisites of successful education. For years, our school has been supported by renowned experts of various subjects from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Education University of Hong Kong, who have been involved in our discussions on lesson study, 'Self-directed Learning', peer lesson observation and peer book inspection, to enhance learning efficacy inside and outside classrooms. Besides attending 'Joint-School Teachers' Professional Development Day' organized by 'Project WeCan', we also opened our classrooms and conducted sharing sessions in the 'Self-directed Learning Network - Teachers' Development Week' launched by the Hong Kong Association of Heads of Secondary Schools to explore ways of raising the effectiveness of Self-directed Learning. Our school regularly organizes various information technology workshops to help teachers adapt to changes in the teaching environment and meet the learning needs of students. These workshops aim to improve teaching practices and nurturing strategies, enabling our school to effectively cater to students' needs, provide appropriate support, and assist them in healthy, joyful, and fulfilling growth. |
| Life-wide Learning |
For students' sustainable development physically and artistically, our school has designed a programme called 'One Sport/Art Item for Each' for all S.1 students since 2008. To further broaden students’ horizons, we also launched the ‘Nurturing programme for S.2 and S.3 students on Sports and Art' in 2010 and 2012 respectively. The programme covers musical instruments, skills of various ball games, rock climbing, cycling, AR, STEAM, rope skipping, yoyo, mindfulness, gardening, variety entertainment, application of Internet of Things, balloon twisting and so on. Since 2013, all S.1 to S.3 students take part in a sport or art programme after school every Tuesday to develop life-long interests.<br>After years of nourishment and students' endeavours, the diverse talents and potentials of our students and teachers are best demonstrated in the prizes and awards gained. Our students were presented with the Youth Arch Top 10 Student Improvement Awards for 9 years since 2011. Prizes achieved in territory-wide competitions last year include:1st Runner-up of the Hong Kong Student Debate Star Challenge; 1st Prize in the National Writing Competition of Secondary School Students in China; 1st Runner-up of the CLP Power Smart Metropolis Eco-friendly Smart Energy Competition; 1st Runner-up of the 16th International Music Competition Piano Grade 8 Examination Group; Championship of the Joint Schools Music Competition Soprano Brass Soloist; Championship of the Hong Kong Schools' Eco-Design Competition - Flower, Bird, Insects and Fish Buddies; Championship of the Shatin & Sai Kung Secondary Schools Inter-school Boys' Grade A Handball Competition; Championship of the Shatin & Sai Kung Secondary Schools Inter-school Boys' Grade A 800 Meters' race; Championship of the Scholars' Secondary Schools Inter-school Girls' Grade A 50-Metres Freestyle Competition; Outstanding Student Award in Hong Kong Extra-curricular Activities. |
