| Language Policy |
English is the Medium of Instruction in our school. To enhance students’ English learning ability and develop a rich English learning environment, English live broadcast and English Speaking Days are held regularly in school. The Language-Across-the-Curriculum Committee has been set up to ensure English learning can be effectively applied across different subject curricula. It helps produce teaching materials and gives support to subject departments to improve students’ language ability through various subjects. To implement the ‘biliteracy and trilingualism’ language-in-education policy, the school has carried out Reading Scheme, school-based English Art curriculum for junior forms and adopted school-based Putonghua curriculum in S.1 – S.5. The school also encourages active student participation in language competitions. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
Developmental lesson observation is conducted regularly to enhance teachers’ pedagogical skills. The school encourages teachers to actively enrol in professional training programmes outside school, to keep abreast of teaching concepts and pedagogies. Regular collaboration periods and departmental sharing sessions help teachers stay current with educational trends and further facilitate the professional exchange culture among teachers. Apart from that, the school targets at stretching students’ learning potential through various learning activities. The school-based Life Education curriculum helps nurture positive values and attitudes in students. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 3X. The school offers 12 electives for senior form students. The combinations provide a well-balanced curriculum, catering for students’ learning needs and personal development. Some senior form students choose four elective subjects, e.g. M2, joint-school programmes or Applied Learning courses.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: To bridge the gap between junior and senior form curriculums, school-based curriculums are implemented in different subject panels so as to enhance students’ learning skills. Junior forms school-based curriculum: STEAM lessons are offered to S1 and S2 students to help them master new knowledge through various experiments and regular practice. Artificial Intelligence elements and coding are added in the junior forms Computer Literacy curriculum. The Business Fundamentals in S3 curriculum helps students master business and commercial concepts. Also; Language Arts lessons are introduced in junior forms to enhance students’ language ability. The "Other Learning Experiences" in senior form emphasize students' artistic and sports development, with regular music, visual arts and physical education classes. Value education, social service and work experience-related learning, which are implemented through life education classes and extra-curricular activities. In order to implement the biliteracy and trilingual policy, Putonghua courses are introduced in S4 and S5 curriculums to consolidate students’ learning foundation. |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
Our school has set a school-based Talent Pool for academically gifted students. Selected students will participate in a variety of programmes and workshops sponsored by the School to equip themselves with different skills and knowledge, so as to broaden their horizons. Students with learning difficulties are also exposed to different opportunities. There are enhancement courses held after school to help revise and consolidate the subject knowledge, as well as building positive study habits. Moreover, our school has joined the School-based Educational Psychology Service by the EDB. Thus, there are a school-based educational psychologist and a student counsellor standing by the students with Special Educational Needs |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
The whole school approach is adopted in our school to promote inclusive education. Through utilising and allocating school resources, we provide diversified services and training to enhance students’ learning effectiveness. Our student support team includes the Vice-Principal, SEN coordinator, social workers, educational psychologist and student counsellor. Our team provides support and training to students, catering for their learning diversities and developing their strengths. |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
The PTA has been actively planning and running different activities, like talks and courses, which cater for the various needs of parents. This in turn improves the collaboration between parents and the school. We have established a team of parent volunteers to promote PTA activities. A welcoming day for F.1 parents and an annual PTA outing have been arranged to build up a stronger sense of unity in the school, which also facilitates cooperation between parents and the school. Under the PTA Appreciation Awards Scheme, students from each class are given awards for Active Participation and the Courage to take Responsibility, Consideration and Care and Honesty and Politeness. Non-academic subject prizes, awarded on Speech Day, are sponsored by the PTA. Every year, the PTA supports the Parents-Also-Appreciate-Teachers Drive and expresses its gratitude to the teachers. We communicate with parents using the eclass App. School Newsletters are issued on a regular basis so that parents are better informed about school events. |
| School Ethos |
Qualities of HCYers: disciplined, self-actuating, responsible and committed. To help HCYers acquire the above qualities, the following strategies will be adopted: 1. Inspire, develop and empower colleagues and students to organize or take part in various activities related to Value Education or Life Education so as to develop positive values and attitudes. 2. Provide well-structured leadership programmes, educational trips, school teams and extra-curricular activities for students’ physical and intellectual development, and for character building, as well as to instil in them a global perspective. 3. Strengthen student engagement in service training so as to develop students’ empathy toward the needy in society and enhance their sense of belonging to the community. 4. Utilize out-of-school resources to enrich students’ learning experiences in order to widen the horizons of the students and motivate them to pursue their dreams. 5. Provide extra care and support to students by assigning two class teachers in junior forms and increasing the teacher-student ratio in senior forms.<br> |
| School Development Plan |
The three-year School Plan for 2022-2025 aims to nurture students to be self-directed and effective learners. The school will introduce note-taking skills and incorporate them in different academic subjects to enhance students’ self-learning ability. Also, the school highly encourages students to learn by reading broadly and participating in various reading activities. The incorporation of mobile learning and STEAM education in school curriculum helps students acquire skills to be effective lifelong learners. The school puts emphasis on developing a positive and caring school environment. The school-based Life Education curriculum and various class activities help to boost students’ self-esteem and strengthen their sense of belonging to the school. Also, the school helps students establish positive values and develop proactive attitudes to embrace the future challenges and to foster commitment to our community and country. |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
Based on the annual major concerns of the school and the needs of teachers’ professional development, a wide range of activities and seminars are organised every year to enhance teaching effectiveness and professional knowledge and skills. The school has also arranged regular collaborative periods and learning circles which help promote professional sharing and collaborative culture among teachers. The school recommends and greatly supports teachers to participate in professional training courses by offering subsidies and making flexible administrative arrangement. |
| Life-wide Learning |
Extra-curricular activities are an important part of school life and play an essential role in students' growth. To encourage students' participation and to facilitate the organization of activities, Tuesdays and Fridays are designated as Activity Days.<br>To cater for a wide range of talents, interests and potential of students, our school has developed a comprehensive plan for the development of ECA with the following five sub-categories: academic, interest, service, music, and sports. In addition to the service teams, school teams, and other certificate courses, our school has nearly 70 activities for students to choose from. F.1 and F.2 students need to participate in at least two club activities each year.<br>In addition, our school provides structured leadership programmes for students. F.1 to F.4 students are expected to undergo the trainings. Our school also implements the “HCY Leaders” program, which equips student leaders to face future challenges through workshops, leadership sharing sessions, training camps, activity planning and leadership, community service.<br>We also coordinate a variety of activities for students throughout the school year, including Life-wide-learning Day, activities of the Students’ Union, inter-class and inter-house competitions, Chinese culture week, English week, Math and Science week, overseas mountaineering program, Physical Fitness courses, water sports certificate courses, busking, Adventure-ship, abseiling training, School Outing, Sports Day, Singing Contest, inter-school talent show, “Flying high” Sports Programme, etc. These diverse learning experiences allow students to showcase their strengths, enhance their generic skills, and achieve the aims of whole-person development.<br> |
