| Language Policy |
Chinese is the medium of instruction in the junior forms. Some of the junior classes and some topics in Geography and Integrated Science will be taught in English. In Chinese, English and Mathematics, students will be taught in different groups according to their learning abilities in junior forms. Same strategy will be adopted in Chinese, English, Mathematics and Liberal studies subjects in senior forms. To raise the language standard of the students, the school organises a wide range of activities including extensive reading scheme in Chinese and English, participation in the Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival, learning English through songs and debates etc. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
We aim to:<br>1. Cater for learning differences and develop each child's full potential to ensure an all-rounded education. <br>2. Nurture students' generic skills and raise their self-confidence through various teaching modes. <br>3. In order to put into practice the education belief of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and the catering for students learning diversity, our school in the year of 2018-19 will implement the stratified teaching in the subjects of the Chinese Language, the English Language and the Mathematics with streaming and adjusted curriculum design, enabling students of diverse ability to achieve learning experience of success. <br>4. Enhance motivation and raise students' performance in academic and non-academic areas.<br>5. To Cater for learner differences, curriculum tailoring is a strong focus aiming to suit students' individual needs and promote successful learning experiences. Most subjects are divided into core and extended curriculum. Teachers employ diverse teaching strategies based on the ability of the students. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 3X. The electives subject include history, economics, physics, biology, physical education, Chinese history, geography, chemistry, business, accounting and financial studies, visual arts and Tourism and Hospitality Studies.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: English teaching classes consisting of 10-15 students per class are set up for junior form students to study Life and Society, Science and Geography in English. School-based curriculum is integrated into every subject to cope with the development of NSS curriculum and assessment. The school is funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club and implements the course of "Maker +" in the 17-18 school year. The course aims to enhance students' empathy, creative thinking and problem-solving skills. The course will gradually expand to the junior form (Secondary 1 to Secondary 3). |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
To cater for learner diversity, teachers set learning objectives, content and teaching activities based on students' individual ability, so as to increase learner interest and motivation. Streaming policy is adopted to cater for learner diversity in the following three subjects, Chinese language, English language and Mathematics in all the levels.<br>The school implements small class teaching. To enhance the support to students, our school applies double class master system to all forms and after-school tutorial programme to junior forms.<br>The school provides free school bus service covering the districts in Kowloon and New Territories.<br> |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
The school dedicates to develop inclusive culture within campus. Students with special educational needs (SEN) are supported by the Whole School Approach. Adequate and diverse programs are provided under resources allocation not only enhancing their learning abilities, developing self-confidence and adapting to campus life. The school values alignment with parents. Constant communications are made through various platforms and ways. Thus, the school is able to confer methods and strategies in supporting students with parents based on mutual trust relationship.<br> |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
|
| Home-School Co-operation |
The Parent Teacher Association is in its twenty-two year of operation. In these years, it has served as a bridge between parents and the school. It has shown the spirit of home-school cooperation. |
| School Ethos |
1. The school values an all-rounded education for students to develop their full potential so that they can serve society based on the spirit of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. The Caring Group for Student Development coordinates various activities which focus on caring the students' individual needs and the use of resources. <br>2. The school employs a full time social worker to help teachers formulate and promote activities.<br>3. Education Psychologists from the Tung Wah Group visit the school regularly to provide professional counseling services for students in need.<br>4. Form teachers are also responsible for Liberal Studies Education through TWGHs Moral Education Curriculum and assemblies. This program helps students develop life-skills, moral values and ethics. |
| School Development Plan |
Our main concern is to make teaching learner-centered so that students' full potential can be developed. Besides we are a science-rich academy with additional resources for enriching science literacy among students. Based on students' ability, each lesson is tailor-made. A "five-step" approach is employed. First, teacher will follow-up the pre-lesson assignment with students, which is followed by some motivation activities. The teaching objective is clearly stated then. What follows is an interactive teaching mode. Each lesson ends with a consolidation of the items covered. With this approach, learning motivation is enhanced. Besides, our school helps students to nurture good moral values. They are encouraged to learn actively. Teaching effectiveness is further strengthened by various teaching modes. |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
The school actively promotes the professional development of teachers to enhance teaching effectiveness. Teachers collaboratively prepare teaching materials, take part in peer lesson observation and share sessions to enhance professional development. The EDB supports the development of our school-based Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics and Science curriculum. It also helps strengthen the implementation of inquiry-based learning and project-based learning in Science. The school has joined the Values Education Learning Circle program offered by the EDB to facilitate the development of school-based Values Education. Teachers actively participate in both local and overseas sharing seminars to share school-based teaching experiences especially in the areas of eLearning and Environmental Science Education. |
| Life-wide Learning |
To help students gain different experiences and develop a well rounded education, the school provides more than twenty clubs and activity groups which fall into four domains, namely academic studies, interest, services and sports. |
