| Language Policy |
Our school adopts mother-tongue as the main medium of instruction. However, we put a lot of effort to enhance the English proficiency of our students. Apart from regular lessons, we conduct activities, such as dramas, reading schemes, English Morning Assembly, English Days, etc. from which our students will be provided with more learning opportunities in English. we have carried out extended learning activities for our S.1 and S.2 students. It is expected that our students can learn some topics of other subjects through English. Also, from 2019-20 onwards, the Chinese Language and Putonghua panels have started collaboration in curriculum planning and implementation. Certain contents of Chinese Language are incorporated in Putonghua lessons in order to enhance junior students’ Putonghua speaking skills and listening skills. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
We emphasize both Chinese and English. We encourage our students to be active in learning and try to develop their life-long learning capacity. We believe that every student can achieve through our strategies.<br>We always implement curriculum reforms in accordance with the policies of the Education Bureau. In recent years, we have promoted blended learning and assessment literacy in various subjects. Our School was invited by Jockey Club’s "Blended Learning" Project in 2022-23 and our vice-principal became a member of School-based Strategy Committee. Some teachers were invited to share their teaching experience in various education seminars.<br><br><br>National Security Education Committee was established in 2021 and our Assistant Principal is responsible for planning National Security Education through various subjects.<br><br>As for STEM education, the school has developed a number of school-based programmes and has also won multiple awards in STEM competitions. In recent years, a STEM Education Director has been appointed to lead our students to cooperate with universities and scientific research institutions to expand their horizons. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 2X. Some of the S.4 students are allowed to take 3 elective subject.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: To enhance teaching and learning effectiveness, the school based curriculum is reviewed and revised from time to time in accordance with students' needs and to cater for learner diversity. Enhancement programs are run aiming at extending the learning experience of high achieving students. Remedial courses and tutorials sessions are organized for foundation building and consolidation. |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
Students are classed according to abilities. To cater for diversity, schemes of work are tailored made according to needs and abilities. Assessments are designed at different levels with inclusion of the core curriculum accounting for a designated percentage. The Student Support Committee, together with the teaching assistant, designs a separate syllabus to accommodate students with special educational needs. |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
Our school adopts a whole-school approach to promote integrated education. The work is coordinated by our Special Educational Needs Coordinator. Team members include a Special Educational Needs Support Teacher, a Educational Phycologist, social workers, subject teachers and teaching assistants. We arrange teachers to enroll in integrated education-related courses so as to enhance their professional competence. Our school also makes good use of the Learning Support Grant and other resources to provide a diverse range of services for students with special educational needs, including social skills training groups, speech therapy, music therapy and art therapy. Our School organises study period during extracurricular time so as to carry out diversified learning activities from which students learning capacities can be enhanced. We also cater for students' learning diversity through curriculum design, diversified teaching strategies, stratified coursework, and assessment adjustments to enhance the learning effectiveness of our students. With the consent of our parents, we will collect the information from their previous schools in order to identify their special educational needs. We then can arrange appropriate support for them as soon as possible. Our teachers will also identify students who are suspected of having special educational needs. Parents will also be invited to participate in the regular student assessment meetings with our educational psychologist so as to develop individual education plans for students. We regularly review the effectiveness of the programmes and distribute summaries of support for students to parents. We also try to equip our parents with skills to take care of their children effectively. |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
The school frequently organizes parent-child activities such as trips and parent-child seminars, and maintains close contact with parents. The school also holds two parent days to keep parents informed about their children’s growth and development in a timely manner. |
| School Ethos |
The school emphasizes experiential learning, solidifying knowledge and broadening horizons through first hand experiences, to cultivate young individuals with the qualities of the “4C” .<br><br>The first C: Caring Youths<br>We teach students to approach people and situations with positive values, fostering kindness and goodness within them, making society vibrant and positive.<br><br>The second C: Continuous Learners <br>We constantly strive for progress, developing a growth mindset and seizing learning opportunities to acquire knowledge and essential skills. <br><br>The third C: Creative Explorers <br>We firmly believe that each student has unique strengths and qualities. By combining their individual brilliance with others, their light can shine together, mutually illuminating one another.<br><br>The fourth C: Change Leaders<br>We teach students to equip themselves, courageously facing the challenges and difficulties of a changing society and life, with the resilience to embrace change. Through various activities, students strengthen their cooperation, creativity, and team spirit, broadening their perspectives. |
| School Development Plan |
1. To enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching; <br>2. To cultivate the positive learning attitude of our students. |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
We put a high value on staff professional development. Teachers are encouraged to join seminars, workshops and other related courses. Our teachers keep abreast of educational reforms, pursue an ethic of "best practice" and take up relevant professional development opportunities. We frequently organise seminars and workshops to enable our teachers to keep pace with recent developments and to equip them well to foster students' academic and social development. |
| Life-wide Learning |
Our school extra-curricular activities in 5 categories, namely Art and Artistry Clubs, Interest Groups, Uniform Teams, Sports Clubs and Religious Fellowship, are run to develop non-academic interests and to foster a sense of belonging among students. Students are required to participate in at least 1 and a maximum of 2 of the above extra-curricular activities. To promote learning outside classroom and life wide learning, intra-school and inter-school activities as well as joint-venture activities with other institutions and associations are embedded in the day to day curriculum. |
