| Language Policy |
The school adopts Chinese as the medium of instruction, which enables our students to learn, analyse problems and express views more effectively. In order to raise students’ exposure to English and maximize the opportunity of learning English, extended learning activities have also been arranged in addition to the formal English lessons and oral lessons conducted by our NET teacher. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
We put emphasis on building learning habits and a ‘Lower Starting Point; Smaller Chucks; More Activities; Quicker Feedback’ strategy in junior forms. This strategy aims to build a solid foundation and to secure a smoother transition to the challenging Senior Secondary curriculum. Students are encouraged to play an active role in classroom learning, e-learning, extensive reading and “Other Learning Experiences” (OLE). The school also puts emphasis on catering for learning diversity. Teachers design levelled worksheets, learning activities, homework and assessments. Teachers will adopt different teaching strategies to make the classroom more interactive and interesting. In junior forms, teachers set differentiated papers to assess students more appropriately. All these strategies aim to promote teaching and learning effectiveness. To cater for learning diversity, we provide a broad senior secondary curriculum to allow students to choose subjects that suit their learning diversities, abilities and interests. To develop students’ self-learning abilities, our school has Community-based Projects, after-school learning support for junior form students, and after-school and holiday tutorials for senior form students, to ensure students’ continuous learning beyond school hours. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 2X and 3X. Students can choose 2 or 3 out of 11 elective subjects offered based on their own ability and needs.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: Junior form curriculum covers different learning areas, including Languages, Mathematics, Science, Computer, Technology, Art, Music and Physical Education whereas the senior form curriculum is designed to meet students’ interests and needs in pursuing further education. The elective subjects are also arranged in such a way to fulfill the idea of “Integration of Science and Art in one stream”. |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
1) The design of curriculum is to cater for learner diversity. Differentiated worksheets and exam papers for junior form students address students’ learning progress and assess their performance more accurately, help students build confidence and strength in learning. Additional counselors and social workers have been employed to provide professional support to students and parents.<br>2) Differentiated materials of 3 levels are designed for catering students learning diversity in each subject.<br>Curriculum level: Tailored curriculum and differentiated worksheets<br>Lessons level: The use of various questioning skills and a great variety of teaching strategies such as co-operative learning in groups<br>Assessment level: Differentiated examination papers |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
Student support team has been established for holistic coverage of students with special educational needs. The member includes Special Educational Needs Coordinator, Special Educational Needs Support teachers, social workers and counsellors. To enhance the effectiveness of Integrated Education, frequent and regular professional meetings will be conducted with educational psychologist. Teachers are encouraged to receive relevant training in special education so as to enhance the professional capacity of teaching force.<br>With the support of the Learning Support Grant and other school funding, our school has a “360-degree student support scheme” which provides one specialist staff (social worker / counselor, teacher) for each SEN students. Different activities are also provided for SEN students to cater their academic and personal growth, including: 1. Personal Growth Education lesson 2. Training group 3. Interest group |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
Parents are undoubtedly partners of the school. To fulfil the goal of nurturing students, both the school and parents have been working closely to maintain a good rapport. An important initiative to let us know more about the needs of our students is paying home visits. <br>The Parent-Teacher Association of the school has always been supportive of the school's development. It strives to promote bilateral communication between parents and the school. It provides the school with a reliable feedback mechanism in policy making and liaison, and developing a communication network for parents. To acknowledge students' accomplishments, various scholarships are offered by the PTA every year. |
| School Ethos |
Our school puts enormous emphasis on our students’ moral development. We are especially concerned with merging the professionalism of discipline and counseling as a means to develop both our students’ psyche and physique. In order to fulfill this vision, there are programmes for character building. Moreover, there is a comprehensive syllabus on moral education to cultivate in our students a wholesome character, a sense of collaboration, and to be both civic-minded and environmentally conscious. Under the “Character Building Plan”, every student is taken care of by the Form Master in order to cultivate a positive outlook towards life, and a sense of perseverance and responsibility. Teachers will follow up on students with individual needs and assist them in building self-respect, confidence and self-reliance. |
| School Development Plan |
I. Offer scholarships and award schemes to recognize students’ achievements. <br>II. Senior form students are encouraged to set their personal goals in learning, supported by classroom learning and after-school tutorial classes, to enhance their academic performances.<br>III. To suit students’ learning abilities and interests, other extra-curricular learning experiences and training courses have been organized to provide more choice.<br>IV. Deploy additional resources to after-school learning support programmes to better prepare students for public examinations. <br>V. Different paths for further education and career prospects for students are explored, such as taking post-secondary courses in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan.<br>VI. Students are encouraged to take part in activities and competitions held outside school. This sustained effort is meant to extend students’ horizons and enrich their learning experience, which in turn raises their confidence.<br>VII. Through voluntary services in the local community, students learn to care and share. They also understand why it is more blessed to give than to receive.<br>VIII. Promote students to participate in exchange programmes both within Mainland China and around the world, allowing students to broaden their horizons, experience the development and achievements of Mainland China in different fields. |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
Our teachers take the initiative to join professional development courses, both school-based and those held by the Education Bureau or other institutions, to enhance teaching effectiveness and cater for the learning needs of our students. |
| Life-wide Learning |
Students are strongly encouraged to join ECA, which would in turn help build their confidence in classroom learning. A wide variety of activities are available in our school, ranging from academic societies to sports teams, uniform groups, choir, different interest groups and clubs. Through their active participation in activities, students’ self-esteem, perseverance and organizational skills can be well developed. The school also encourages students to learn outside the classroom. Cross-curricular and life-wide learning activities are scheduled throughout the year to help broaden students’ learning experiences. A Students’ Activities Subsidies Scheme is available to help those in need to participate in extra-curricular activities. In addition to those activities, the school organizes study tours for students. The study tours emphasize experiential learning and offer both group and self-directed activities that enable students to explore new territories, cultures and people, to broaden their horizons and to develop their potential and confidence. |
