Areas of Learning
Chinese Language Eduation
Virtual Reality Writing Class
Our Chinese Language Department uses e-learning and incorporates virtual reality (VR) in the classroom to create a platform for students to observe and take virtual literary walks with students, inspiring them to think about a time and a place, allowing them to learn to appreciate life, enhance their sense of the city, discover the unique aspects of the community, and demonstrate humanistic care.
Jockey Club "Moved Inspired by the Environment" Virtual Reality Language Teaching Project
Subjects
Chinese Language
Organization / Department
Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies (CLST) The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Literature Research Centre, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Support 11 schools to implement VR language teaching programs
Tuen Mun Catholic Secondary School
Sha Tin Methodist College
HKFYG Lee Shau Kee College
HKTA The Yuen Yuen Institute No.3 Secondary School
Christian Alliance S W Chan Memorial College
Baptist Wing Lung Secondary School
Methodist College
S.W.C.S Chan Pak Sha School
SKH Bishop Baker Secondary School
St Paul's Co-educational College
Rhenish Church Pang Hok Ko Memorial College
Literary Arts Exchange Tour - Literary Taipei, Literary Tokyo
Our subject organizes diversified exchange activities outside of Hong Kong, allowing students to broaden their horizons by looking at the world.
The Literary Tokyo and Literary Taipei Literary Walk study tours are designed to allow students to read urban writing, explore the footsteps of writers, and visit the landscapes written by writers, allowing them to enter the world of literature.
Dandelion Joint School Literary Award
In order to encourage students who are interested in writing to learn from each other and enrich their literary experiences, the school is co-organizing literary award seminars and competitions with the following schools:
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S.K.H. St. Mary's Church Mok Hing Yiu College
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Sha Tin Methodist College
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Diocesan Girls' School
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Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School
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Hoi Ping Chamber of Commerce Secondary School
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Methodist College
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STFA Lee Shau Kee College
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St. Stephen's College
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St Paul's Co-educational College
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Good Hope School
The Dandelion Literary Award provides an opportunity for students who wish to study or further their writing to exchange ideas.
We hope that the students will be able to absorb and nourish from the award and create more quality works.
Collaboration on literary activities
We cooperate with many literary organizations and publications to encourage students to participate in different types of literary activities, thus exploring their writing talents.
Literary Camps
In order to promote students' love for literature, our Chinese Department has also co-organized a number of literary camps for the academic community. These camps include the "Pen and Shadow - Butterfly Valley Literary Camp" and the "Secondary Three Joint School Literary Camp". Through writers' night talks, literary seminars, literary games, writing sharing and literary walks, students can experience the beauty of literature and cultivate their literary skills.
Reading Club
In order to promote students' reading habits and interests, our Chinese Language class holds a reading club to gather a group of students who like to read. Teachers and students read and share together, thus promoting students' ability to read and reflect on the text.
Chinese Week
In order to get students out of the classroom and experience the beauty of Chinese, we hold Chinese Week activities. Throughout the week, there will be different kinds of Chinese activities, including author sharing, Chinese teacher book sharing, student speaking club, Chinese book exhibition, and literary games. Through these activities, students can experience the rich literary and reading atmosphere from different levels, thus enhancing the reading culture.
Literary Arts Interest Classes
Through regular classes in prose, new poetry, fiction, old songs and new lyrics, and photography, students' sensitivity to language is gradually enhanced, and their personal reflections on life are reflected in words and images. "The program also organizes arts and cultural activities in collaboration with cultural organizations in the community, leading students to reflect on their lives outside of the community and building their lifelong learning capacity to think, explore and innovate.
Outstanding Graduates
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chinese Language and Literature
Au Lai Kuan
Teacher Professional Development
We are committed to improving the quality of teaching and learning by collaborating with the Education Bureau and tertiary institutions to continuously optimize our school-based curriculum and enhance the professionalism of our teachers.
Seed Project
Subjects
Chinese Language
Organization / Department
Education Bureau – Gifted Education
Teachers in charge
Chan Chi Kian、Lee Shuk Man、Yeung Chun Chun
Education Bureau School-based Professional Support Section
Subjects
Chinese Language
Organization / Department
Education Bureau - Language Learning (Chinese Language) Support Section
Teachers in charge
Chan Chi Kian、Ng Hawk
Teachers share with the public
The Chinese team has been recognized by the public and has won numerous teaching awards.
We have also been invited by the Education Bureau, universities and tertiary educational institutes, and friendship schools to be speakers in seminars and lectures.
Share practical experience and promote professional exchange.
Chinese Language Joint School Teacher Development Seminar
In order to promote mutual exchange among the academic community, we have organized more than ten seminars for teachers of Chinese language to share and train with colleagues and scholars from different disciplines.The workshops include: assessment sharing, film and fiction reading, reading promotion, writing promotion, recitation sharing, etc. to promote professional exchange and improve teaching standards.
English Language Education
English learning in the classroom
A culture of success is at the heart of English language teaching through best practice, collaboration and hard work. Excellence in the classroom is supplemented by an array of English in real life situations. These include trips overseas, encounters with visitors to Hong Kong, hosting teachers from New York University, talks and Q+A sessions from visiting scholars from notable universities including Cambridge and more!
English Magazine - MHY = My High-school Years
Issue No.1 2018
Issue No.2 2019
Issue No.3 2020
Issue No.5 2022
Issue No.4 2021
Extended activities
Language Arts is also at the core of our work to empower students use of English. An annual Language Arts Festival and a growing tradition of success in inter-school competition help our students to break barriers and grow with English.
World Book day
Achievements in Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival
English Week and Language Arts Festival
NYU Visits
Interacting with native English speakers brings unique benefits. In order to provide the opportunity to do just that, our yearly practice has been to run a collaborative seminar with the Liberal Studies and Language department of New York University.
Meeting Scholars from Professor Angiolini Principal of St. Hugh College, Oxford University of the U.K.
Being a specialist in Law and Criminology, Principal Angiolini shared her story of personal growth and studies, shedding light on the students with insights in how rule of law could impact life and create cross-generation poverty.
Study tours
Immersion is invaluable to language learners and educational trips to English speaking countries such as Australia and the UK are one way we provide students with a character building and immersive language learning experience.
English Study Tour to Brisbane
English Study Tour to Cairns
English Study Tour to Liverpool
Mathematics Education
Mathematics e-learning activities
In order to enhance students' interest in mathematics, the Mathematics Department not only incorporates e-learning elements into the classroom, such as using tablet applications to teach perspective graphics, but also incorporates e-activities related to mathematics after school hours, and distributes weekly "online weekly questions" for the entire school to challenge. Through the weekly exercises, the students' confidence in mathematics is strengthened and the foundation for learning mathematics is laid.
Mathematics board game
In addition to e-learning, the Mathematics Department also promotes students' interest in learning mathematics and their ability to perform logical calculations through different kinds of mathematical activities and table games. These include: "Step by Step" competition, Rummikub Magic Bridge competition, Blokus Big Fight competition, etc. Through interesting and challenging math table games, students will be trained in logical thinking and mathematical skills. After the games, teachers will also explain the mathematical principles of the games, so that learning is not only fun but also entertaining. Students actively participate in the games and the response is very enthusiastic.
Math and Science Week - Math Booth
We also have a Math and Science Week with different kinds of Math and Science activities throughout the week to provide students with more opportunities to encounter mathematics. These include mathematical games, mathematical competitions, and mathematical seminars, such as the "A First Look at the Theory of Boxing" seminar, the weekly problem and the S1 mathematical competition. Through different kinds of activities, students can understand the impact of mathematics on their daily lives and thus increase their interest in learning mathematics.
Science Education
Organic Gardening and Food Waste Composting Program
After being exposed to the "one person, one flower" planting activity in primary school, students went to secondary school to experience organic gardening for the first time, combining what they had learned with the curriculum. In addition, students collected food waste from lunch from time to time and composted it, turning it into fertilizer for growing vegetables and tomatoes in the flower garden.
Students learn about the preciousness of the earth's resources, the concept of recycling and turning waste into energy, and cultivate a sense of responsibility.
Science Week
Science Week is an annual event that provides students with a series of exciting and diverse learning activities, including book presentations, mathematics and science booth games, lunchtime experiment demonstrations and water rocket competitions.
Students can enhance their interest in learning through participating in high intensity, cross-curricular science activities, and senior secondary school students take on leadership roles in different activities to develop their talents to cope with the fast-changing society.
CLP's "Campus Engineer" Program
CLP has always been committed to protecting the environment by introducing energy knowledge and promoting energy conservation to the public and students through various educational activities. In order to enhance young people's understanding of energy and their interest in the electrical engineering profession, different activities are organized to expose secondary schools to energy knowledge and experience the work of engineers.
Since 2015, our school has actively participated in CLP's "Campus Engineer" program, including attending annual seminars, visiting CLP power stations, aerial camera experience workshops, etc.
Our students also won the "LEGO x CLP Smart City" competition. Under the guidance of Andy Hung, the only LEGO Certified Professional in Hong Kong, five secondary schools used over 10,000 pieces of LEGO to complete a smart city model, which involved students' creativity and the application of new energy to create a smart city with the themes of transportation, housing, commerce and sustainable development!
Outstanding Graduates
the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Medicine (MBChB)
Chan Hiu Ching
Interdisciplinary Learning Activities - Understanding Dwelling Narrowness from Augmented Reality Learning
The "Livable Spaces" interdisciplinary activity uses Augmented Reality technology to complement the Life and Social Studies course on "Nano House", allowing students to experience and reflect on the learning content by designing virtual furniture and placing it in the Nano House plan. The definition of "Nano House" in the books is brought to life through this activity. The cross-curricular activity with the addition of real-world technology not only allowed the students to have a better sense of the Nanowrimo building, but also brought a new classroom experience to the teachers. All of these activities are designed to teach students to use what they have learned to reflect on the world and understand the society.
Playing and learning at the table - learning about life and society from table games
One of the features of our Life and Society Department is to use card games to turn games into learning, allowing students to "learn by playing and play by learning" in the classroom. Through interactive learning, students can better understand the content of teaching. Our teachers have designed different games for different topics. For example, "One Plus One Trade Journey" which teaches the topic of trade along the Belt and Road, the Basic Law Flying Chess Quiz, major historical events in Hong Kong, and card games related to personal growth.
Study Tour in the Mainland Experiential Learning
In order to broaden students' horizons and understanding of the national context, the school organized different study tours to China for students to experience and learn. One of the tours was the Harbin History and Culture Tour, where students presented on the challenges and opportunities of heritage conservation in Harbin. The students received full recognition from the Education Bureau during the study tour and in their presentations, and were able to broaden their horizons and deepen their understanding and recognition of the development of our country. The Ningxia History and Culture Tour, on the other hand, focused on visiting and exploring natural resources and environmental conservation, visiting important scenic spots including the Yellow River and the Western Xia Imperial Tombs, and making presentations on the development and opportunities of Ningxia. The trip to Guangzhou to explore the history of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the Xinhai Revolution was complemented by the History and Culture course, which allowed students to learn about relevant historical figures and periods. All of these tours allow students to gain a better understanding of the curriculum and deepen their learning through first-hand experience.
Local visits Out of the classroom
Students are regularly invited to participate in related exhibitions, workshops, and study tours to consolidate their knowledge and enhance their interest in learning by combining their knowledge with visits and activities outside the classroom. These include visits to the "Digital Dunhuang - Stories from the Sky" exhibition and the "Dunhuang Music Experience (Secondary School)". The program also includes visits to various museums such as Dr. Sun Yat-sen Museum, Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, Mei Ho House of Livelihood, Sam Tung Uk Museum, Hong Kong Museum of History, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, etc. The course is also designed to complement the curriculum with a study tour of local history and culture, which is integrated with the curriculum to give students a comprehensive understanding of the history of Hong Kong. The study tours include the Central District History and Culture Tour and the Wan Chai District History and Culture Tour.
Legislative Council Activities and Youth TEEN Plaza Activities
Our students also participated in the Legislative Council Legislative Activities and Youth TEEN Plaza activities organized by the Law Society of Hong Kong. During the activities, the students were instructed by lawyers to play the role of government officials and legislators in the legislative process, and they were able to experience the legislative process in a virtual environment. Students also had the opportunity to participate in a mock legislative debate competition, which helped them to better understand the course content.
Economic Activity Diversity Learning
The Department of Economics also offers a variety of learning activities to deepen learning and enhance students' understanding of economics-related issues. Examples include interdisciplinary study tours to Macau, visits to dessert stores, and listening to store owners share their views on starting and running a business. Students also participate in various competitions and activities to consolidate their knowledge. These include the Economic Cartoon Design Competition and the Hong Kong Liberal Studies Quiz Competition.
Religious Education Taoist Crowd
We hope that through religious education, students will learn about the Christian faith and develop correct values. The course integrates Christian faith and life experiences, using personal life issues for exploration and analysis, and understanding the teachings of Christian faith on various issues, allowing students to reflect on popular social culture and values, and to develop positive and loving character. Through service learning courses, students will practice the Christian spirit of caring for the poor and loving others as ourselves through community service.
STEAM Program & Innovation Team
Our school places emphasis on the development of STEAM education and hopes to use school-based curriculum to enable students to apply science, programming, and mathematics knowledge in their daily lives. At the universal level, we have added STEM to our secondary school curriculum so that all students can learn about it. Through the curriculum, we are able to identify students who are interested in science and technology. We have also set up a STEAM team to nurture STEAM talents and to enable a group of students who are interested in creative science to develop their talents. Through different in-school and out-of-school training, students are exposed to different technologies, such as 3D modeling and printing, laser engraving and cutting, drone programming and control, robot assembly and programming, smart home setup and IoT application, etc. Through participating in different STEAM competitions, such as the Robotics FA Cup and S.K.H. Secondary School Robotics Competition, students can learn in different learning modes in STEAM education, promote scientific research ecology, and promote the atmosphere of science education, so that students can apply what they have learned in the competition.
Student-driven research and development with a focus on community needs
Our school encourages students to conduct research and development activities to care for the needs of the community. The Innovation Team participated in the "Smart City Project" organized by the Education Bureau. The participating students applied the knowledge and skills acquired in STEM education to propose an innovative project to implement the concept of smart city in the school environment. With the concept of helping visually impaired people to get out of the community, the students designed an "Intelligent Voice Navigation System" to meet the needs of visually impaired people. The team was invited by the Education Bureau to participate in the Tokyo Study Tour of the Smart City Project to learn more about the high technology in Japan and to broaden their international perspective.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Collaboration Program
Our school also participated in the "STEAM@Soybean" learning program organized by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This program will combine the knowledge content of biology and STEM subjects, combining hybrid soybean technology, genetic technology, STEM subjects and engineering related technology, allowing students to grow soybeans on campus. The data will be transferred to the university for soybean research and development. Through this program, students will be able to integrate and implement knowledge of farming techniques, bioscience techniques, and STEM disciplines. They will then be able to go on an out-of-state exchange including a visit to a soybean farm and factory in mainland China. These programs not only deepen student learning, but also contribute to research.
Interdisciplinary Learning Activities
The STEAM education at our school is often a cross-curricular collaborative effort that allows students to integrate and apply what they have learned in the classroom to different areas of study. For example, in collaboration with Chinese Language, students were allowed to use hydroponics to grow golden kudzu, measure different data for the kudzu every day, and then use the graphs to analyze the growth process of the plant. Another example is the collaboration between Mathematics, Visual Arts, and STEAM Education to conduct a different cup activity, allowing students to apply the volume and capacity calculations learned in Mathematics to 3D print different cups. Another example is the interdisciplinary activity with the Department of Living and Social Sciences to create "livable spaces" using Augmented Reality technology. All of the above interdisciplinary collaborative activities integrate STEAM knowledge with different disciplines and allow students to integrate.
Corporate Internship Program
In addition to the teaching of business, accounting and finance, students are equipped with the necessary workplace attitudes and skills through pre-employment training and real-life workplace experience, as well as a deeper understanding of business operations. In addition, students learn from the life experiences of successful people and the ways of success through conversations with business people. Students have had internships in companies such as AIA International Limited, Thomson Reuters Hong Kong Limited and law firms. These internship programs have enabled students to plan their lives in advance and have benefited a lot.
Shadow Leader Mentorship Program and Leadership Training Program
Our Business, Accounting and Financial Studies program also aims to develop the qualities of successful entrepreneurs through various programs. Through the Shadow Leadership Mentorship Program, secondary school students are matched with senior executives from business organizations as their mentors and are given at least two days of work experience to deepen their understanding of different industries and business operations. Through the Leadership Training Program, students can develop soft skills and common abilities such as interpersonal skills, organizational skills, stress management, time management, teamwork, etc. through a variety of activities such as leadership training camps and sharing with outstanding individuals, and develop the qualities required for successful entrepreneurs.
Learn about business realities through games, experiences and research
Our Business, Accounting and Financial Studies Department participates in the Hong Kong Hang Seng University Experience Program. Through simulated classes, games, competitions or workshops, students are able to get an early introduction to business-related university courses and learn how to integrate academic theories with real-life situations in their secondary school curriculum. Through the Life Journey financial management game, students participate in a simulated financial management game to learn to plan their own finances, encourage them to develop good financial management attitudes and habits, and enhance their understanding of the concept of asset allocation and financial management, integrating what they have learned in the classroom into their lives. Through the school-based business experience, students can explore their business talents and experience running a business of their own. A study tour is also organized for students to visit CITIC Bank to learn about the operation of the banking industry.
Diversified Sports Activities
In recent years, our school has invested a lot of resources in regular school team training, such as basketball, soccer, track and field, volleyball, etc. We have also organized rowing and archery teams to cultivate and develop students' interests and talents in various sports. The school also actively introduces different types of sports activities to expose students to different types of emerging sports, such as archery, cyclone, stick tennis, bubble soccer, etc. Through different types of resources and sports training, we hope to train students' physical fitness, strengthen their will, enhance their self-confidence and ability to solve problems, and help them build a healthy and positive outlook on life.
Basketball
Volleyball
Stick Tennis
Football
Fitness for Health
In order to cultivate and develop students' interest and ability in physical fitness, we have set up a multi-functional gymnasium, hoping to improve students' physical fitness development through perfect equipment.
Jockey Club Flying High Sports Program
In order to enhance students' interest in sports, our school has participated in the Jockey Club Flying High Sports Program, which includes a physical fitness test with a decagonal chart, allowing students to understand their physical fitness status and the suitable sports for them through a personalized physical fitness chart. A fitness challenge is also conducted to encourage students to keep exercising. In order to keep students interested, we also have an exhibition of Olympic sports and teach Olympism, such as its history and spirit.
The school also invites elite athletes to share their experiences and hardships with our students so that they can learn the spirit behind sports.
Learn perseverance from sports
Our Physical Education Department provides whole-person education through various sports activities, allowing students to acquire relevant knowledge, skills and attitudes. Through classroom activities and practices, as well as after-school training and competitions, students develop common skills such as communication, collaboration, problem solving, critical thinking, self-management, and the sports spirit of perseverance and perseverance, and build a healthy and active lifestyle. In addition, the school organizes various inter-social and inter-class sports competitions every year, and encourages students to participate in inter-school competitions in order to promote healthy competition among students, to strive for improvement and to face success or failure with the right attitude.
Visual arts "cultivate" the temperament
Our Visual Arts Department hopes to maintain students' love for visual arts, help them develop their creativity, enable them to appreciate things from the perspective of beauty, and cultivate their ability to observe, analyze, describe and appreciate works of art. The junior secondary school Visual Arts program is designed to provide a complete regular pottery curriculum, starting with the culture of Yangshao pottery and introducing Hong Kong's famous potter Lee Wai-han's creations with local characteristics. The students are very involved in the pottery class and produce beautiful and unique ceramics.
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Electric drawing study
In line with the trend of information technology development, the Visual Arts Department has also incorporated electronic drawing elements into the curriculum so that students can learn different types of drawing styles through electronic drawing to complement electronic teaching.
Music Education
The music room is equipped with different types of Chinese and Western musical instruments to nurture students' musical talents. For example, violin, viola, jazz drums, xylophone and so on. In order to provide students with more opportunities to play musical instruments, in addition to the regular teaching activities, we also provide an electronic piano for students to play in class. We also have instrument class, a choir and an ensemble to enhance students' exposure to music and training through a variety of extracurricular activities.
