| Language Policy |
Our school adopts English as the medium of instruction. (For details, please refer to the “Subjects Offered in the 2023/2024 School Year” and “Subjects to be Offered in the 2024/2025 School Year”). We attach great importance to English teaching and learning, and strive to improve students’ biliterate and trilingual abilities.<br>1. English Language lessons are conducted in smaller groups in F1-F3: In F1, 4 classes are split into 5 groups. There is an Express English Class in both F2 and F3. In F5, 4 classes are spilt into 6 English Writing groups in each form each cycle to strengthen students’ writing ability. <br>2. In F1-F3, a Classic Chinese Literature lesson is conducted each cycle to enhance students’ Chinese language proficiency. In F2, 5 Chinese Language classes are split into 6 groups. In F1 and F2, Putonghua lessons are conducted to enhance students' Chinese language proficiency. <br>3. Large-scale activities including morning assemblies, weekly assemblies, academic activities and large-scale ceremonies are conducted in English to create an ideal English learning environment for students.<br>4. "Language Across Curriculum Group" is set up to coordinate the subjects using English as the medium of instructions and improve students’ learning in English.<br>5. English extended learning activities, such as English Week, English Volunteer Service, English Drama, Model United Nations Conference and Global Culture Week are held to provide students with authentic situations to apply English. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
1. Strengthen the English learning atmosphere.<br>2. Optimize and implement interdisciplinary curriculum. Interdisciplinary projects are conducted in F1-3.<br>3. Advocate in-depth learning. All subjects aim to strengthen students' skills for the 21st century, including critical thinking, communication, collaboration and logical thinking skills. We also put emphasis on students’ character building and civic education.<br>4. To align with the values promoted by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNECSO), we promote Global Citizenship Education (GCED) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to broaden students' global perspectives, and equip them to become future leaders. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 3X. There are 12 elective subjects in total. Network-school Music and Network-school Visual Arts Curriculum are provided. There are more than 200 subject combinations.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: 2. Languages: English Language Arts Courses and Classic Chinese Literature Courses in junior forms<br>3. Mathematics, Technology and Science: STEM as an independent subject in F1-2 and General Curriculum on Chinese Medicine & herbs in junior forms<br>4. Arts: Music Composition Course in junior forms<br>5. Inter-disciplines: Interdisciplinary projects in F1-3<br>6. Value Education: Life Education, Form Teacher and Religious & Moral Education lessons are conducted in S1-6<br>7. Gifted Education: School-based pull-out gifted programmes in Chinese, English, Mathematics, Science, Computer Artificial Intelligence (AI) and STEM <br> |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
Junior form students are placed into mixed ability classes with streaming in Chinese, English and Mathematics so that teachers can cater for students’ diversity. Students interested in different subjects can take part in gifted education courses and competitions inside and outside school including Chinese, English, Mathematics, Science and robot-making gifted education courses. Besides, homework remedial classes are organized for junior form students to cater for learning diversity, which can also raise their confidence and train them to be self-disciplined. In 2022-23, we were visited by EDB Gifted Education Section and received positive comments. |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
Our school is committed to building an inclusive culture. We have established Student Support Group to support students with special educational needs through a whole-school approach. There is a regular communication mechanism for the Support Group, parents and subject panels to discuss strategies and set up policies to help SEN students. The support includes learning, teaching and assessment adjustment, counselling service, social behaviour and emotion training, talks, etc. We strive to build up a positive and harmonious atmosphere together. |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) was set up in 1993 and we have a long history of home-school cooperation. Parents volunteer to promote activities organized by the PTA. The PTA organizes various activities including talks, workshops, barbecues and home-school talks to enhance communication between parents and school and promote parenting education. |
| School Ethos |
1. Promote students’ balanced development in the spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic aspects.<br>2. Implement Life Education and promote service learning. Guide students to live a meaningful life by nurturing their respect, passion and appreciation for life, and exploring their own potential. <br>3. Organize multi-dimensional activities to offer opportunities to students with different talents to shine. |
| School Development Plan |
School Development Plan is made every three years. The objectives for 2022-2025 are as follows: <br>1. Enhance students' self-learning ability, promote peer learning and implement experiential learning to strengthen their learning ownership; enable students to make good use of traditional and online learning modes to maximize learning effectiveness so that they can break through learning barriers, unleash learning potential, become confident active learners and the masters of their own learning.<br>2. Inspire students to explore and promote local and global sustainable development issues in the community and the world, to open up their global perspectives and deepen the meaning of learning.<br>3. Nurture students' positive attitudes, guide them to lead a flourishing life (positive education) and encourage them to build up positive interpersonal relationships; promote "Seven Well” strategies in activities to empower students to strike a balanced life, enhance their awareness of self-care, and promote a positive body and mind. |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
Our school has attached great importance to the professional development of teachers. Teaching Research Team has been set up to coordinate curriculum design and evaluation, implement lesson co-planning, lesson observation and post-lesson discussion. Through professional exchanges and sharing, we aim to enhance the quality of teaching. In addition to the exchanges among teachers of the same subject, we also conduct cross-subject lesson observation and discussion for teachers’ professional growth. To align with the goals of the School Development Plan, such as optimizing teaching and learning pedagogy, opening up global perspectives and promoting positive education, we have invited experts and scholars to share valuable experience and conduct professional training. <br>Our school’s past development projects include life education, gifted education and liberal arts education, etc. We are honoured to be granted the Quality Education Fund for the development of various projects, such as Life Education Project, School-based Support Scheme (PDS) and Thematic Network (QTN), etc. A number of our experienced teachers joined the Gifted Education Section, Liberal Education Section, and Personal, Social & Humanities Education Section of the Curriculum Development Institute of the Education Bureau for teaching practice and experience sharing. In the school inspection conducted by EDB in 2021-22, our school was highly rated. |
| Life-wide Learning |
Through high-quality life-wide learning activities, students can learn in authentic situations, develop their life-long learning ability for whole-person development. "Life-wide Learning Zone" is a reserved time on Fridays for students to participate in a variety of experiential learning activities. In addition, meaningful life-wide learning activities are held on Outdoor Activity Day, Post-exam Activity Days, Life-wide Learning Days, etc. These activities are in different categories for different purposes. They include extended learning experiences to align with the curriculum, extra-curricular activities to broaden students’ horizons, and different projects to promote student growth, covering various essential learning experiences. Moreover, we organize and sponsor study tours to the Mainland and overseas to widen students' horizons and enrich their experience so that they can understand global issues and become responsible global citizens. |
