| Language Policy |
Our school adopts the biliteracy and trilingualism language policy. Under the implementation of the MOI fine-tuning with extended learning activities for some students in each form (e.g. Science, Geography, Music), language proficiency of students is improved. Besides, we have international connections through our Lutheran Church background and students can have lots of chances to learn English (e.g. Study tour and exchange program). Teachers and student volunteers from America often have school visits and exchange program in our International Interface program. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
Based on the recommendations of the CDC, our broad and balanced curriculum including diverse and specialized subject choices, allowing students to develop academically, professionally and careers according to their abilities, interests and needs. Flexible and open structure of the curriculum can be adapted to the school situation so as to promote students' whole-person development and cultivate their life-long learning and self-directed learning ability. Dedicated teachers from different learning areas in the KLA group are responsible for monitoring the curriculum development direction and the subject contents. Some subjects can strengthen the connection between the junior high school curriculum and high school, and lay a good learning foundation for students; also provide high school curriculum trial arrangements for S3 students to meet their developmental needs ; the school's senior high school curriculum provides a diversified combination of subjects, students not only can choose to study Applied Learning subjects, and can take the newly established Tourism and Hospitality, which is conducive to the diversified development of students. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 2X and 3X. Chinese History, Geography, Economics, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Education, Information and Communication Technology, Visual Arts, Music, Applied Learning <br> 2. Curriculum highlights: <br>(1) IT in Education: BYOD policy to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning, foster a student-centered learning environment, and nurture students with 21st century talent. An environment conductive to student learning and make good use of electronic tools to ensure that every classroom is smooth and efficient, and that campus life is harmonious and orderly. The school's acceptable use policy aims to ensure that students use electronic tools, the Internet and communications properly on campus so that students can become responsible digital citizens.<br>(2) STEM Education: The school is committed to aligning with the global education trends, to equip students to cope with the changes and challenges brought about by the rapid economic, scientific and technological development of the 21st century society and the world, and actively optimize the curriculum. The school plans to increase the number of classes in science and mathematics in the coming year to free up space to strengthen the promotion of STEM education. The school will adopt a hybrid model, using the past experience and building resources to promote STEM education, combined with project learning methods, to deepen students' integration and application of interdisciplinary. |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
The school Counsellors and the educational psychologist provide special care for slow learners, and design various tailor-made tutorial classes for students with different capacities. Besides, teachers would consider the students' different capacities and make appropriate adjustments in preparing learning materials so as to increase the students' sense of achievement. We have different tutorial classes, Saturday tutorial programs and activities to cater students' learning diversity. |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
Learning Support team including vice principal, SEN coordinators, educational psychologists, teachers work with and collaborates with other school groups to support SEN students. The school is committed to building a culture of inclusiveness. The Whole School Approach supports SEN students through resource allocation or provide appropriate support services to enhance students' learning effectiveness and help them intergrade into campus life. The school provides support to students in response to their special educational needs and the opinions of their stakeholders. Besides, we have "Chinese, English and Maths. Basic Training Team" for junior form students with dyslexia. Our school also provides test adjustments for students in need, so that they can receive appropriate support. We work closely with parents to have good communication mechanism to discuss and review the strategies for supporting students through different channels. |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
Our Parent Teacher Association has been established for twenty one years. Its main goals are to promote parent voluntary services, foster home-school co-operation and broaden the horizons of parents. Throughout these twenty one years, our Parent Teacher Association has organized a variety of parent-child interest groups and conducted a number of seminars and outings on parent-child relationship building and built up a team of devoted parents to provide voluntary services. The Association continues to strive for developing a close home-school co-operation. |
| School Ethos |
We have a vibrant school culture, emphasizing both the students' character and knowledge, especially the understanding of the Gospel. This is demonstrated in "After-school Development project", which provides after-class tutorials and extra-curricular activities for junior students. Besides, we have implemented the "double class teachers" system from S.1 to S.6 and school-based counseling for junior class students to provide more care and guidance for them. After class, we have gospel groups and various interest groups. For senior students, we have the "Public Exam Self-enhanced Goals" program, to help assess each student's strengths and weaknesses and design relevant tutorial classes and learning activities to enhance their academic results. |
| School Development Plan |
(1) Utilize information technology sensibly in teaching and learning to arouse students' learning interest and inspire them to become self-directed learners<br>(2) Implement STEM education to stimulate student's creativity and develop their collaboration skills and problem-solving skills <br>(3) Promote extensive reading to cultivate a good reading habit among students<br>(4) Fully advocate Christian value education to enhance students' adaptability in dealing with life changes and challenges<br>(5) Organize multi-disciplinary foreign tours persistently to broaden students' horizons and sustain their experience in life long planning <br>(6) Plan systemically after school activities to boost students' self-esteem and enrich their sense of belonging to the school. |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
Our Principal is in charge of leading the Staff Development Committee to co-ordinate staff development initiatives. Our school is going to launch inter-school and cross curricular exchange activities for the sake of facilitating professional exchange conductive to fostering cross-curricular collaboration.<br>Additionally, it encourages teacher professional development or support services to help them widen their horizons and promote peer professional exchange. |
| Life-wide Learning |
More than fifty school teams, uniformed groups and extra-curricular activities are provided for students. For example, our school has co-organized golfing activities with The Clear Water Bay Golf & Country Club. Students can also take part in sailing and tennis. Besides, we have worked with The Hong Kong Cricket Club to provide cricket courses for students. A variety of STEAM activities which focus on programming, robot, drones in terms of speed analysis and swarm have been organized. Apart from the above, the school is going to establish 'Metaverse MCDH College' to allow students to exhibit their featured NFT creation. Our school has conducted regular diverse inter-school competitions and inter-house competitions and has joined external competitions and organized student camps to unleash student potential and broaden their horizons. Meanwhile, our school is very concerned about uploading the concept of Service Learning by providing students with numerous chances to providing voluntary services, for example, the scheme of 'Church, School and the Society', Student Improvement Programme and Cambodia volunteer experience tour. Owing the external support, our school can regularly receive American Volunteer Team to provide students with life experience activities, for instance, students being a tour guide of American Volunteer Team to go shopping and offer a family treat at night. American Exchange Tour is organized annually to let students experience American culture by staying with the host family to learn English in an authentic English learning environment. Our school has tailor made various talent programmes such as audio engineering as a creativity development project, developing metaverse multi-media entertainment games and microfilm production, to unleash their potentials and nourish them to be the 21st Century Hong Kong Talents. |
