| Language Policy |
1. Classes use either English or Chinese as the medium of instruction so as to cater students' different language proficiency in learning.<br>2. Native English-speaker Teachers (NETs) Scheme is adopted to facilitate small class learning in junior forms. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
Our school emphasizes teaching and learning. We have a professional and experienced teaching team. Subject panels have lesson collaboration and lesson observation. We also invite scholars and professionals from other sectors to share their opinions on school-based curriculums and develop accurate assessment guidelines and system. We are also eager to develop students' interest and motivation in learning so that students can learn with great effectiveness in those multi-intelligent domains. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 3X. Business, Accounting & Financial Studies, Economics, Chinese History, History, Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Information & Communication Technology, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Mathematics Extended Part Module 1 (Calculus and Statistics), Visual Arts, Applied Learning.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: School-based curriculum is developed for various subjects including Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Information & Communication Technology, Visual Arts and Music. |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
School-based personal growth curriculum is implemented based on the needs of different levels. ‘Self-Discipline, Self-Learning & Self-Respect’ are the educational goals in junior secondary, whereas senior students learn to ‘accept challenge, make commitments and strive for excellence’.<br>To cater for learning differences inside classroom and to facilitate remedial and enhancement scheme, a specialized committee is established to carry out diagnosis for further follow-up.<br>Our school has actively cooperated and consulted various professional associations since 2008. We provide educational and counseling services to individuals. These services assist students to handle relationship with parents, release pressure from studies and resolve peer conflicts, in the light of enhancing personal growth and psychological well-being. |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
The school is committed to build a culture of inclusiveness and support students with special educational needs in a whole school approach.<br>The school's study support team includes special education needs coordinator, discipline and counseling head, and class teachers. The support team works and collaborates with other subject groups to support students in need.<br>The school has flexible use of the "Learning Support Allowance" and outsourcing professional services such as psychologist services, social groups and so on to assist students with different needs.<br>The school also provides study, homework and assessment adjustments for students in need. It also helps students design specific and feasible support plans through different meetings. |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
To strengthen communication and cooperation among parents, teachers and the school in order to help students in their academic endeavour and to ensure a healthy development in both body and mind for students, the Parent Teacher Association is established to arrange regular meetings and activities. The school also provides resources to support parents in contributing their potentials in school operation. |
| School Ethos |
Heung To is a school where the atmosphere is always positive. Teachers offer intellectual stimulation and provide guidance to get students involved in the school life. Frequent home visits are arranged to engage parents in the learning process. We link the wider community and use school fund to offer more diverse activities which bring out student's potential. In addition, our close relationship with community colleges and universities enables us to provide academic and career guidance for students on an individual basis. |
| School Development Plan |
In order to put together a holistic school development plan, the school has issued a 5-year and a 3-year development plan when the school was founded. At present, formulating annual school development plans has become a yearly routine for better and clearer development goals and measures. |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
The school encourages teachers to engage in continuous professional development by providing subsidies to teachers participating in professional training programmes or workshops offered by EDB and other education-related institutes. In addition, the school regularly organizes its own staff development days, exchange programmes with affiliated schools and cultural exchange with institutes from other regions. |
| Life-wide Learning |
1. Strengthening moral education through activity-based learning.<br>2. Developing students to their full potentials and catering individual learning differences. <br>3. Nurturing leadership and a core team of elites for the school through student-oriented school activities.<br>4. Activities include leadership training programmes, cultural, sports and art activities, exchange programmes and community services. |
