| Language Policy |
Our school’s language education policy aims at enabling our students to become biliterate and trilingual. Under the fine-tuned medium of instruction (MOI) policy, we make good use of the advantage of mother-tongue teaching to strengthen students’ high-order thinking ability. Moreover, approximately 15% of the curriculum in some junior form subjects adopt English as MOI to increase students’ interest, proficiency and confidence in using English. Besides, our school's annual English musicals allow students to develop their potential and build successful learning experiences. We also have Putonghua lessons in junior forms, English/Putonghua morning announcement and overseas exchange programme to create chances for our students to use these two languages more in their daily life. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
In order to further improve students' learning effectiveness, our teachers come up with lesson design through collaboration lesson planning and subject-based open lessons. In sync with focused lesson observations, professional exchanges and sharing are carried out to improve the quality of learning and teaching. Besides, our school has participated in Jockey Club "Diversity at Schools" Project, HKU MOI Study and other support schemes which enhances our professional knowledge on catering for learning diversity. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 2X. Our School upholds the spirit of providing students a wider choice of electives among Arts, Commerce and Science subjects.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: Our school always emphasizes the importance of students' learning foundation. In order to maximize the learning effectiveness, students are assigned to different small groups in Chinese, English and Mathematics lessons. With a careful design of a school-based curriculum and catering to learners’ needs, we believe that students’ learning motivation and confidence can be enhanced. We have subjects like Business Fundamentals, Information Technology, STEM and Life & Society to help bridge our junior form students to the senior form curriculum. |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
Our school thoroughly considers students' abilities when reviewing and adjusting the curriculum. Teachers adopt effective teaching strategies and assignments that can address students' learning difficulties to boost their confidence in learning. Besides, appropriate academic support is provided to cater to the needs of students in different forms. In order to help S.1 students easily adapt to the new secondary school life, we provide ‘Bridging Course', 'After-school Tutorial Classes' for Chinese, English and Mathematics, 'Mathematics Olympiad Class', ‘Visual Memory Skill Training Class', 'Reading Strategies Training Class' to consolidate students’ learning and improve their learning ability. We also arrange 'After-school Endeavour Class', 'Cream Project', 'Exam Skills Workshop', and external mock exams for students to equip them well for HKDSE. |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
Our school puts strenuous effort in building a harmonious inclusive culture in the campus. Our school inclusive education team is comprised of Special Educational Needs Coordinator, Support Teachers, counselors, administrative assistants and social workers. We provide SEN students with customized and diversified support services, including assisting non-Chinese SEN students to integrate into our school, collaboration among the educational psychologist, clinical psychologist, supporting teachers, social worker, speech therapist and occupational therapist in assessing students' learning needs and providing a comprehensive student development scheme. In response to students' various special educational needs, adjustments are made in teaching and assessment. Our school arranges teachers to receive SEN training. Moreover, our school values home-school cooperation, so we arrange workshops and establishes "Parent Groups". We arrange regular meetings with parents to discuss strategies that support students' growth and development. |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
To enhance the cooperation with parents in nurturing our students’ personal growth, Parents’ Day for each form is organized every school year. Regular phone calls and contacts are made by class teachers to update parents on their children’s school performance. Besides, various activities, talks and workshops are organized for parents in order to provide better support to our students at home. Moreover, we provide the most updated information to parents by e-notice and e-payment system for better communication. |
| School Ethos |
Our school values the establishing of a simple and humble ethos and nurturing our students’ character with integrity and sincerity. We provide personalized care and guidance to students in assemblies and class teacher periods. It is hoped to encourage students to develop their self-esteem and a positive attitude towards life. We hope all SKHLFHSS students possess the following qualities: S-Self-respecting; K-Kind; H-Hopeful; L-Learned; F-Forward-looking; H-Honest; S-Self-motivated and S-Serving. |
| School Development Plan |
In line with the curriculum reform "Optimization of Core Subjects in Senior Secondary Schools", school timetable has been reviewed to release lesson time and give more flexibility to the curriculum so as to create space for students and provide more diversified learning experiences. Under the new plan, students can take ‘Mathematics Extended Part (M2)’, participate in ‘Other Learning Experiences’ (OLE), ‘Life-wide Learning Activities’, etc. during class time. In the school-based curriculum, we promote Cross-curricular Learning, Project Learning, Reading Across Curriculum (RAC), etc., allowing our students to become self-directed learners and broaden their knowledge in different subjects. To consolidate students’ learning and improve academic performance, numerous policies: Lesson Study, Collaborative Lesson Planning, Homework Policy, S1 Bridging Course, After-school Enrichment Classes, DSE Exam Skills Preparation Class, DSE Mock Exams, etc. are carried out each year. In recent years, the local university admission rate has continued to increase. In addition, we have offered Applied Learning which emphasizes on practice and theory linked to broad professional and vocational fields as an elective in our senior secondary curriculum. <br>Our school prioritizes the implementation of value education and continues to strengthen positive education. We provide different learning experiences related to value education in the curriculum to broaden students’ horizons. Life planning education is conducted in both junior and senior forms to help students understand their ambitions, needs, interests and abilities, so that students have a broader view of their future plans and career. In addition, the school has introduced a "Career Experience" program to let students understand the requirements of different industries, the nature of the job, and the required skills, so as to cultivate the character and positive attitude that students should have in the workplace. |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
The school upholds the belief ‘Our Teachers are Our Future’. We aim at developing a learning community that puts emphasis on enhancing the quality of curriculum design and the conduction of lesson study so as to enhance teaching effectiveness. Partnerships with Education Bureau and institutions, Staff Development Programs, Joint-school Open Lessons, etc. are held to encourage continuous professional development and further improve teaching quality. These recent years, our key areas are assessment literacy which caters to learners' diversity, e-learning, cross-curriculum field trips and reading scheme. Our Principal and teachers are often invited to share their professional teaching experience in other schools or other countries. Our school has been invited by the Education Bureau to be the "IT in Education Centre of Excellence (CoE)" for five consecutive years (2019-2024), providing professional training and support for teachers in e-learning. |
| Life-wide Learning |
Other Learning Experiences is a vital platform to help students gain successful exploration and diversified learning experiences. Through a variety of school clubs and extra-curricular activities, including academic events, interest groups, sports teams, uniform groups, volunteering services, religious, artistic and cultural activities, students are able to build up their confidence, discover their talent and potential, establish close relationships with teachers and develop a sense of belonging to school. Students particularly have outstanding performance in English Musical, Handbell Team, Volleyball Team, Taekwondo Team, Social Service Team and Leadership. Our school will make good use of the Life-wide Learning Fund to enrich students' learning experiences in different key learning areas. |
