| Language Policy |
1. We employed an experienced Native-speaking English Teacher. Students divided into smaller groups based on their abilities. 2. To provide extra English tutorial support for students who dropped out from their electives. 3. We developed an English Learning Mobile App. 4. We established the English Ambassador Club and the English Speech Team. 5. We developed the school-based Chinese Curriculum "Integration of Debate into Teaching" and produced reference books such as "Vocabulary" writing books and famous phrases. 6. We developed the school-based Chinese mobile app. 7. Promote thematic reading, focusing on World Literature to promote students’ global development. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
1. Chinese, English and Mathe remedial and enrichment classes are held in junior forms, such as: Chinese creative writing classes, junior forms English school-based public exams preparatory courses, after-school English enrichment classes for Form 1, Olympiad Math classes, Math pre-test supplementary classes. 2. After-school tutorial classes are conducted in senior forms to prepare for public exam.3. Chinese, English, Math enrichment courses for students taking 2X in senior forms. 4. "Ling" Project provides care for top students in senior forms, including improving students' scores and providing guidance for further studies. 5. We have a well-established online homework record system. 6. Past papers of school exams and marking schemes are uploaded to the intranet. 7. For students with special needs, we arrange individual or after-school counseling tutorials. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 3X. We provide 13 electives subjects, including applied learning and foreign languages such as Japanese, Korean and French. Students can take up to three elective subjects.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: a. According to students’ abilities, an English program focused at the HKDSE from F.1. The content is suitable for all students. There are 22 English teachers in the school, and each level is divided into 6 small groups to take care of learning diversity. There is also the school-based English mobile app, which have self-study and test elements. b. STEAM Education: Our Math and Science teachers and the consultants of the University of Leeds in the UK cooperate to design a brand-new STEAM Curriculum, such as: drones, Iot, AR and VR. Our students have won awards in Hong Kong-wide STEAM competitions and represented Hong Kong in international competitions. |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
1. To further foster a caring culture, two class teachers are assigned to each class. 2. Implement the "School-based Curriculum to Enhance Students' Learning Abilities". Teachers help students who need to face learning difficulties. We conduct classroom adjustments, group and collaborative teaching, take care of learning diversity, promote teaching effectiveness, and improve learning performance. 3. Implement the "Climb to the Top" project to provide individual tutoring and diversified group activities during lunch and after-school. We aim at increasing students' knowledge and enhancing students' abilities. |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
Our school is committed to building an inclusive and caring campus. It supports students with Special Education Needs (SEN) in a “whole school approach” by providing them with appropriate and diversified support services to enhance their learning effectiveness. To promote an inclusive culture, the school regularly reviews its inclusivity policies and organizes different types of inclusivity promotion activities, implements school-based curriculum and the external purchase of professional support services to cater for the special learning needs of students. In order to enable class teachers to understand the needs of SEN students, and arrange appropriate support and counselling, the SENCO and SENSTs communicate with the class teachers about the students’ learning and other areas of development regularly. The school also distributes “SEN student support handbook” to all teachers and encourages staff to participate in the EDB’s “Care for Different Learning Needs” training courses to enhance their professional knowledge and ability to support SEN students. The committee establishes a constant communication mechanism and organizes conferences for parents of SEN students so that they can know more about their children’s learning and support their learning and growth. |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
The school highly values communication with parents. In addition to the bi-yearly Parent Day, the school also has a breakfast meeting amongst parents, the principal and the class teacher, so that parents have a better understanding of their children’s school life. A parent support group is available to help parents establish a good parent-child relationship with their children. The Parent-Teacher Association is also an important bridge between parents and the school. Through the Parent-Teacher Association, parents can further understand and participate in the formulation and implementation of school policies; in addition, the Parent-Teacher Association will organize seminars, group sharing, and activities targeted at parents to provide them multifaceted support. |
| School Ethos |
Our school has always placed utmost importance upon our students' conduct. According to the report of the External School Review (ESR) team, our students are sincere and honest. In addition, they are courteous and self-disciplined. Students and teachers have a harmonious relationship and show respect for each other. In order to strengthen care for students, our school has two on-campus social workers and two students' counselors who work closely with the discipline and guidance team to implement various discipline and counseling policies so that students can learn with peace and happiness. The school also focuses on cultivating positive class spirit and sense of belonging, so the school implements a dual-class teacher system at all levels. Many of our students actively participate in voluntary services. Our school greatly encourages students to take part in both internal and external activities and competitions so as to broaden their horizons. In addition, our students have achieved outstanding performances in technology innovation and environmental education. They have received both local and international awards. Sports, arts and poem recital are also some of our students’ strengths. They have achieved solid results in those areas, receiving both group and individual awards in inter-school sports events and dancing, music and poetry competitions. |
| School Development Plan |
1. Chinese and English: Strengthen the language learning environment, increasing learning motivation, and enable students to diversify their learning. <br>2. Science and Technology Education: Introduce science and innovation courses and activities to enhance the atmosphere of scientific research and learning at school. <br>3. Increase the usage of multimedia teaching, making good use of e-learning facilities to increase students’ learning motivation. <br>4. Continue to develop teaching strategies to enhance learning assessment and set clear goals to improve learning performance. <br>5. Cultivation of the spiritual growth of students.<br>6. Strengthen support to our students and guide them to think positively. <br>7. Widen the range of life skills education to improve students' sense of self-esteem and self-efficacy. <br>8. Actively recognize student achievements to enhance their self-confidence.<br>9. Strengthening value education to inspire potential, and continue to promote a positive atmosphere on campus. <br>10. Encourage students to develop a sense of belonging to our school. <br>11. Strengthen Life Planning Education, develop life planning courses at all levels, and implement personal life planning guidance at various stages. <br>12. Optimize the planning and coordination of co-curricular and extracurricular activities to promote and ensure students have a better and more diverse learning experience. <br>13. Strengthening parental support, promoting parent-child relationship cultivation, embracing positive values together, in order to let children realize their potential. |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
Our teachers are encouraged to pursue Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to keep up to date with the knowledge and skills required for their role and responsibilities. They are required to submit an annual report of the total number of their CPD hours as well as undertake CPD activities. Through strengthening professional training for teachers, optimizing professional learning communities, and promoting teachers’ professional development by participating in academic research, exchanges and sharing, so as to improve students’ learning outcomes. |
| Life-wide Learning |
We aspire to encourage students to participate in different types of activities, including local and foreign exchange tours and over 48 different student societies such as interest classes, sports teams and voluntary services organizations. Students from Forms 1 to 5 are required to take part in at least one student society or extra-curricular activity while Form 1 and 2 students are required to take part in one core students’ societies. "Other Learning Experiences" as a regular lesson, incorporate different Life and Career planning workshops, Moral and Civic Education programs, class-based activities, social services and other activities that support students’ physical and artistic development. There are also four extra-curricular activities days every year for students to pursue their interest and cultivate their potential. |
