| Language Policy |
Chinese is the medium of instruction of our school; nonetheless, our school also places great emphasis on improving students' Chinese and English. Chinese and English enhancement courses are offered and small-class teaching is adopted to cater for students' diverse needs. For example, from S.1 to S.3, there are 6 groups from 4 classes in each form; from S.4 to S.6, there are 5 groups from 4 classes in each form. Our school also implements the Extensive Reading Scheme to improve the language capacity of students. After-school English oral courses have been set up as well. We help students enhance their language proficiency and bilingual communication skills through the NET Scheme, English Week, English Ambassador training, reading schemes, the Speech Festival, presentations during morning assemblies and project-based learning. Bi-literate and trilingual training are emphasized. The Language Learning Support Section of the Education Bureau provides on-site professional language support to strengthen the holistic planning of the school-based English Language curriculum by developing a balanced and coherent school-based curriculum with horizontal coherence and vertical progression. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
Our school promotes the virtues of diligence and nurtures students' positive values. Through contemplating Buddhist thoughts, students can gradually acquire positive life values, allowing them to differentiate wrong from right, thus fulfilling the Buddhist ideas of doing good to others. Finally, they are able to give back to our society. The school upholds the principle of student-centred learning and teaching, while students' generic skills are developed continuously. We also focus on enhancing students' incentive to learn, atmosphere of learning and self-learning, as well as optimizing students' Other Learning Experiences. The school advocates the four identified key tasks and fosters students' learning and reflection through multi-dimensional assessment. In order to cater for the diverse learning needs of students, we plan our curricula according to their abilities and interests, offering various practical subjects according to social needs. Tutorial sessions in whole school are arranged to maximize students' learning progress. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 2X. 13 elective subjects as well as Applied Learning courses are offered to our students.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: Curriculum adjustment and co-operative learning are adopted to cater for the diverse needs, interests and abilities of students. Others include teaching and learning in Information Technology, development of Generic Skills, Other Learning Experiences and so on. |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
The enhancement classes in Chinese and English are organized in S.1, S.2 and S.3 to help our students with different language abilities; after-school English oral classes and the enhancement classes in English are conducted in S.4, S.5 and S.6. To cater for learning diversity, there are 6 groups in each form from S.1 to S.3 and there are 5 groups in each form from S.4 to S.6 so that teachers can help students improve English. Besides that, there is an extra native English-speaking teacher to help students use English. In such an English-rich learning environment, students can improve English in reading, writing, listening and speaking. We also try our best to satisfy their needs through adjusting teaching to promote students' motivation for effective learning. |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
As for integrated education, the school has set up a ‘Student Support Team' with members including the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO), educational psychologist, counselors, counselling teachers and school social workers. The team organizes regular meetings to discuss the appropriate support for students with special education needs (SEN). Our school not only understands students' education needs through classroom management meetings, but also implements small-group teaching by introducing language bridging courses of various types. In addition, our school will hold regular seminars to enhance teachers' understanding of integrated education, and also encourage school staff to attend the professional development course on 'Catering for Diverse Learning Needs' organized by the Education Bureau. The school also adopts diverse support models, including the flexible utilization of the 'Learning Support Grant', outsourcing professional support services such as training for developmental dyslexia, speech therapy and occupational therapy. For non-Chinese SEN students, the school also provides appropriate after-school support and individual counselling follow-up. Our school places great value on home-school cooperation, such as talks and seminars regarding students with SEN are held regularly for parents to be updated on their children’s learning progress and support their children’s learning development together with the school. |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
To strengthen the parent-school relationship, the PTA organizes a wide variety of activities including parent-child tour, interest classes, workshops on parental education and so on. |
| School Ethos |
Our school is renowned for our ethos of simplicity and modesty. We advocate active participation with a spirit of mutual respect and love through a wide variety of programs for students with "living a fabulous life of fulfillments; achieving peaceful world of self-discipline and self-respect" as the thematic slogan. For example, they include: Pre-S.1 Adaptation Challenging Camp, Fun-filled Corner, Campus Radio, Social Skills Group, "Peer Mediation Service", "Big-Brother-Big-Sister Scheme", "Matchstick Men Scheme", "Good Student Award Scheme", "Dream Come True Scheme" and so on to encourage students to play an active role in school life and serve the communities. |
| School Development Plan |
The Three-year School Development Plan includes: "Enrich students' experience, cultivate a positive learning attitude, and meet the needs of the new era” and "Improve students' self-confidence, cultivate positive values, and lead a healthy and prosperous life". |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
To keep up with various school development policies on effective teaching and school planning and to enhance the competence and professionalism of our teachers, a series of strategies have been implemented by the Staff Development Committee. Various seminars and workshops are held to enhance teachers' techniques in teaching, thus catering for students' diverse academic needs, counseling and self-evaluation. Joint-school seminars are also organized to improve our teaching strategy. Lesson observations and collaborative lesson planning are encouraged among teachers for more intellectual interactive exchanges and professional developments. |
| Life-wide Learning |
Our school provides a wide range of extra-curricular activities including academic societies, interest groups, sports/art groups and service and uniformed groups. Our students' performances in academic achievements, Speech and Drama Festivals, music, dance, inter-school ball games and other art competitions are impressive. Through participating in different community services, our students are able to build up a sense of belonging to society. The "One Student One Service" Scheme for S.1 and S.2 students is also established, which enhances a strong sense of responsibility and belonging. Inter-house competitions are held regularly. "Realize Your Dreams to Live a Marvelous Life" Scheme is carried out to help students make their dreams come true. |
