| Language Policy |
Our school adopts Chinese as the medium of instruction and cultivates students’ English language proficiency. Our school creates an English-rich environment and maximizing students’ use and exposure to English, various activities are organized within and outside the school campus and worked jointly with other organizations. We cater for learner diversity through the development of core and extended curriculum. We help students develop as self-directed learners through e-learning & English-rich Environment activities. We implement the “Reading across the Curriculum” and cultivate students to have more exposures in reading. Five subjects (e.g. Mathematics, Commercial Studies, Integrated Science, Computer Literacy and Integrated Humanities) will implement some extended English learning activities (ELA) at junior forms, so as to provide our junior form students with more opportunities to use English. Students actively participated in the cross-curricular activities, it was a fun way to learn both English and the content subject matters. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
Our school enables students to develop their generic skills through the formal and non-formal curriculum, and help students to cultivate positive values and attitudes. To meet with the students' learning needs, the school develops core and extended curriculum. Teachers set the appropriate learning goals and teaching strategies for students of different abilities to meet the students' needs. Our school endeavors to enhance the quality of teaching, teachers promote active student involvement throughout the learning environment, students of different levels can interact together at a level appropriate to the learning ability, which helps students develop learning skills and thinking ability. Teachers raise the confidence of students by giving lots of praise and giving feedback on task achievement. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 3X. Our school set up 3 electives for students to choose. School-based junior-form curricula of Chinese Language, English Language and Chinese History as well as a complete programme for Other Learning Experiences for NSS were introduced.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: Our school offers diversified curricula to senior form students. Students may choose their elective subjects. Apart from choosing elective subjects from more than ten options, S.4 students can choose Applied Learning Courses and will have more opportunities to further their studies. |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
To cater for learners’ diversity, we provide a broad and balanced curriculum with a wide range of subject choices. Tailoring and adaptation are made to the school curriculum in order to better cater to the learning needs of students. For major subjects, school-based remedial lessons are conducted to cater for learner diversity so as to further enhance students’ performance. The school has been actively implementing collaborative learning with differentiated instruction. Apart from establishing a better learning atmosphere, we also promote friendly competitions and collaboration among students so as to encourage students' development. |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
Our school adopts the Whole School Approach to cater for students with SEN. We provide them with appropriate support by making good use of resources and establishing effective school policies and measures, aiming to enhance their multiple intelligences. The vice principal, SENCO, SENST, curriculum development leader and school social workers are responsible for leading the staff in the devising, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the support measures for students with SEN. Meetings chaired by SENCO in the presence of vice principal, educational psychologist, members of Student Support Team and concerned teachers are held regularly to review the effectiveness and progress of the school's support measures. In order to provide the most appropriate support to cater for students with SEN, we use the LSG to hire professional services and organize activities on inclusive culture and positive self-image. To enhance the learning motivation of students with SEN, we employ diversified teaching strategies and arrange various curriculum / assessment / homework accommodations. There is good home-school collaboration and regular communication between parents and teachers about the progress of students. |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
The aim of the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) is to strengthen the connection between families and our school and promote the co-operation between parents and teachers. Altogether it helps to provide a supportive atmosphere on campus. The PTA members also share the opinions of parents and monitor our school progress in the meetings held by the Incorporated Management Committee. |
| School Ethos |
Our school motto is “Be faithful, diligent and stay simple”. The school campus is filled with a harmonious atmosphere and pastoral care culture. Our school has been received as a ‘Caring School’ Award for the last ten years. Teachers teach students with skill and patience, and they also guide and care about their students both inside and outside the classrooms. They are generally respected by the students. The school also fosters student-centred education. We develop students' potential and enhance their self-esteem and confidence through lessons, activities and services. Various award schemes have been actively implemented to encourage them to love themselves and others, and reflect for their self-betterment. |
| School Development Plan |
1. Continue the development of the core and extended curriculum.<br>2. Adapt a 3- dimensional teaching model that considers of the breadth of students' participation in the classroom, the depth of knowledge learning, and the height of thinking levels.<br>3. In line with the core and extended curriculum and 3-dimensional teaching model, design tasks to evaluate students’ performance and facilitate learning.<br>4. Create a ‘Like Bomb’ environment and develop a school-based ‘Like Bomb' culture.<br>5. Promote ‘Like Bomb’ culture to the community.<br>6. Map out a curriculum plan that systematically infiltrating school-based values and attitude into different subjects and activities.<br>7. To strengthen the connection among various subjects and cross-curricular domains, promoting the Values Education and fostering students’ positive attitudes through the provision of the joint-group activities. |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
To cope with the rapid changing society and the needs of the New Senior Secondary Curriculum, teachers continuously strengthen their professional development through diversified learning and professional development programs so that their quality of education and students’ learning effectiveness can be enhanced. The CDP training of each teacher would be no less than 50 hours per year, in which the teachers will take part in the two major categories of professional development programmes /activities, namely “Teachers’ Professional Roles, Values and Conduct” and “Local, National and International Education Issues”, and structured learning programmes/activities , including KLA/subject-based professional development programmes/activities, programmes/activities on fostering the whole-person development of students.<br><br>In addition, in order to make teacher’s professional development more meaningful and effective, teachers must first establish positive beliefs, values and attitudes, including the firm belief that every student can learn. They should be devoted to their own careers, dedicated to education and also care for students. They should treasure teamwork and be willing to share while having respect for differences and diversity. |
| Life-wide Learning |
In this academic year, our school provides 23 extra-curricular activity clubs in five categories, including Service, Academic, Religious, Interest and Physical Education. Through different types of activities, students can make good use of their leisure time, foster a variety of interests, learn to get along and collaborate with others. Students may learn to care about others and serve society by joining the Volunteer Service Team. In order to broaden students’ horizons and enrich their life experience, our school implements "Team Star" and "Elderly Academy". |
