Dare to dream, dare to innovate, four core concepts to promote whole-person development

CCC Kei San Secondary School Actively respond to social needs, promote "whole-person education" and cultivate outstanding talents. Dr. Ko Kwok Wing, the principal, is committed to developing high value-added teaching and attaches great importance to the comprehensive growth of students' body, mind, society and spirit. The school upholds the spirit of caring, value-added, healthy and innovative, becoming the starting point and platform for students to pursue their dreams, and "dare to dream and dare to innovate" in the new year.

Three caring secrets to create a caring campus

As the only school in the North District that has been awarded the "Caring Campus Award" and the "Continuous Care Award" for 20 consecutive years, Jixin promotes whole-person health education from body, mind, society and spirit, creates a caring culture, and enhances students' happiness.

In terms of class management, the school adopts a dual-class teacher system, offers growth courses, and designs "My Growth Diary" based on the "PERMA" theory of American positive psychologist Martin Seligman to enhance students' learning motivation, self-confidence, and happiness. It also has high-level tutors to support students in need. In addition, through "Vibrant Fridays", class teachers and students can participate in sports and growth activities to establish a friendly teacher-student relationship.

In addition, the school often cooperates with family associations, alumni associations, etc. to organize activities such as Fruit Day and Teacher Respect Day. It also provides special scholarships to encourage students so that students can feel the school's care and support for them. The school is based on Christian educational philosophy and upholds the belief that "we love students because God first loved us", making the campus full of caring atmosphere.

Establish a complete support system and pay attention to mental health growth

The school has established a comprehensive support system to continue to pay attention to the mental health growth of students, including the implementation of "Mental Health Gatekeeper Training" to contact different stakeholders to identify students in need early. This year, the school has also added a "Peer Support System", arranging "Student Care Ambassadors" from the guidance team to care for students of all levels and help identify students with emotional needs for early follow-up.

In addition, the school cooperates with external organizations to conduct emotional health tests and promotes students' all-round development through group activities, adventure activities and water activities. For students with further needs, social workers will refer them to relevant institutions, doctors or HA departments for follow-up to take comprehensive care of the students' physical and mental health.

Explore potential, establish ambitions, and improve career planning ladder

With the core of exploring potential and establishing aspirations, the school provides students with multi-faceted career planning support. Junior high school focuses on self-knowledge and understanding of the world of work, while high school focuses on career exploration, including university visits and course experiences. Principal Ko Kwok Wing said: "Considering the choices that Form 3 and Form 6 students are about to face, the school has specially designed the 'My Favorite Career Exploration Personality Test' to help students understand their own ambitions, analyze suitable careers, and provide guidance for subject selection."

In addition, the student development director will meet with Form 4 students to clarify their confusion about further studies and guide them to explore and try out more aspects. The school has also set up a "vocational auxiliary leadership student" group, allowing students to play the role of ambassadors to promote and guide classmates in their career planning. Next, the school will continue to participate in the "Minzu Youth Bureau Jockey Club Youth Career Planning" program to help students explore themselves and find their career aspirations, and organize career exploration activities in the Greater Bay Area to visit business institutions and factories to learn about the latest developments in the country.

To be top-notch, to guarantee the bottom, to improve the middle, and to implement teaching in accordance with aptitude

The school is committed to implementing the educational philosophy of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and implementing a three-tiered strategy - "top-notch, guaranteed bottom-line, and middle-class". Over the years, the school has achieved remarkable results, with students achieving high value-added in multiple subjects. In terms of strategy, for all students in Form 6, DSE added-value classes are set up on Saturdays, with subject teachers providing additional training and personalized guidance. As for students in Forms 1 to 5, the school will set up top-notch classes in major subjects (Chinese, English, and Mathematics) based on data analysis results. and guaranteed classes, which train top students and tutor students who need to improve on Saturdays. In order to improve students' performance in English subjects, the school uses one-on-one guidance from teachers and students, external professional listening training, writing courses and conversation training to help students achieve good results in the HKDSE.

Adaptive teaching strategies to continuously improve learning effectiveness

In order to better cater for students' diverse learning needs, the school implements adaptive teaching strategies and adjusts teaching according to students' abilities. For example, in mathematics, top students are assigned to study deeper content, while weaker students focus on core parts. In addition, the school has initiated curriculum tailoring for each subject, adding topics for top students aiming to obtain Level 5 scores, and flexibly adjusting the teaching focus to improve learning effectiveness.

In terms of assessment, the school adopts a stratified homework strategy to adjust the quantity and difficulty of homework according to students' abilities. This year’s update adds diversified assessments, and uses AI to assist students in self-study and control their learning progress. At the same time, data tracking is strengthened and personalized reports are produced for students to help them continue to add value based on what they already have.

Technology achieves high value-added and supports independent learning

The school makes good use of technology to add interest to the classroom, actively cooperates with external institutions, and introduces various learning systems. For example, Gavis, a VR oral examination training platform launched in cooperation with the University of Science and Technology, supports students' independent learning. In addition, through the Solid Memory platform to promote reading and accumulate English vocabulary, one student successfully accumulated 2,000 vocabulary words in less than 9 months and doubled his score. The school has also added a Public Speaking Club to teach students how to use ChatGPT and AI to improve their compositions and practice speeches, further helping to improve their English scores.

Innovative English courses to deepen application skills

In terms of English teaching, the school implements a brand-new Language Arts course in Form 1 and 2, which is taught by foreign teachers, encouraging students to have more exchanges with foreigners; in high school, there is a cross-curricular reading class, using foreign textbooks as teaching materials, so that students can be exposed to more international issues and broaden their knowledge.

In terms of top-notch courses, English learning will be promoted in an interdisciplinary form that combines science with English from Form Three to Form Five. For example, the subject of forensic forensics is taught entirely in English, and students need to report in English to understand the more professional and diverse scientific world. This not only consolidates their English knowledge, but also understands how to use technology to enhance learning effectiveness.

In addition, the school is also committed to creating an immersive English learning environment, such as organizing visits to the Court of Final Appeal across the fields of English, history and photography, allowing students to take photos after the visit as homework, adopting diversified learning models to enrich their learning experience. In the future, the school plans to form sister schools with schools in English-speaking countries to provide students with more opportunities to go global and improve their cross-cultural communication skills.

Enrich extracurricular activities and promote diversified development

The school actively provides a variety of extracurricular activities to promote the diversified development of students. This year, the school has increased its extracurricular activities to 40, covering academic, sports and other categories, such as archery, fencing, golf, English speech team and emcee team, etc., giving students more opportunities to try. At the same time, the school will also arrange activities and guidance based on the teachers' skills to implement teaching in accordance with aptitude. Xiong Qian, who is currently an athlete in the Hong Kong Youth Cycling Team, said that her achievements are inseparable from the school's support, which supports her participation in professional training, allowing her to develop her potential on the bicycle, giving her the opportunity to succeed, and helping her to win many awards in Hong Kong competitions.

Specially designed dynamic campus to build healthy life

Principal Ko Kwok Wing attaches great importance to the physical and mental development of students, so it has set up a "Dynamic Campus Group" to help students establish a healthy lifestyle. The school's newly launched "Active Friday" arranges for students to carry out a 2.5-kilometer morning run at 7:15 a.m. on Friday. During the lunch break, venues such as handball courts will be open to hold teacher-student football games and other recreational activities, allowing students to relax during exercise and bring teachers and students closer together. In the future, the school plans to hold tennis training and competitions, as well as yoga activities to help students relax and understand themselves. By promoting "Dynamic Campus", students are helped to actively participate in sports, enjoy rich campus life, and meet learning challenges with confidence.

Promote personal development and cultivate leadership skills

The school promotes students' personal development in diversified ways. The extracurricular activity group cooperates with the gifted group to arrange learning and organizing activities for the presidents of student unions and societies, promotes leadership training, helps students realize their potential and build self-confidence, and further promotes group development. Through leadership training camps and extension activities, students can master the skills of organizing events and have the courage to implement their own ideas, thereby enhancing their confidence and sense of accomplishment. In addition, the school also carries out volunteer service experience activities, allowing students to learn teamwork and social responsibility in practice, and to establish good interpersonal relationships with classmates from different backgrounds.

Other learning experiences to broaden knowledge horizons

The school helps students broaden their knowledge through other learning experiences. For example, we take students to Hong Kong Island to learn about movable type printing, visit the Police Dog Unit Training School and the airport tarmac to deepen their understanding of the community and their sense of belonging, while stimulating their interest in learning and clear career plans. At the same time, every Friday afternoon, the school also has a diverse learning experience period, arranging workshops, inspection exchanges, volunteer services and other activities.

In addition, the school is committed to building a platform for academic exchanges, holding the "Gisin Cup" e-sports cycling competition, and setting up VR physical examination and emotional counseling booths. Students serve as waiters and are responsible for different positions, where they develop a sense of responsibility and learn more through experience. In the future, the school will provide a venue as the starting point for the "5th Fish and Sheep Cross-Country Running Competition" and plans to hold the second "Jisin Cup" and charity concerts. Through the communication platform, students will have the opportunity to serve as staff of large-scale events, enhance positive emotions, interpersonal relationships and social skills, and promote healthy mental and spiritual development.

"Other Languages and Innovation and Technology Courses" to meet future technological challenges

In order to help students cope with future technological challenges, the school has implemented a new school-based "Other Languages and Innovation and Technology Curriculum", aiming to enhance students' language skills, generic skills and information literacy. The course is divided into three modules: the first module is a Korean course, which responds to the Education Bureau's "Other Language Pilot Program for Junior High Schools" and arranges teaching by external institutions to stimulate students' interest through cross-cultural exchanges and enable them to master basic Korean communication skills. In the future, the school plans to incorporate innovation and technology exhibitions to allow students to introduce their achievements in Korean.

The second module is a three-level school-based STEAM course. The first level covers the whole school, allowing students to understand innovation and technology and its positive impact on society; the second level is based on self-recommendation and selection, and students are grouped according to their ability, with students leading the competition and teachers providing support; the third level is combined with the "Talent Pool Plan" to cooperate with different university institutions to tap innovation and technology talents. Students are required to apply what they have learned in the course, making instruments (such as heartbeat monitors) with their own hands, and cooperating with nearby nursing homes to use the equipment to support the elderly and achieve school-social linkage.

The third module is a school-based sports science course, which trains students to establish a healthy lifestyle and allows capable students to further develop. The course integrates the scientific knowledge of exercise, combines STEAM and exercise science, and is both scientific and practical. Students who are outstanding or interested in exercise science are selected to participate in internships and conduct more in-depth research. They can not only master the basic knowledge of exercise science, but also better understand the impact of exercise on physical and mental health.

Connecting subject knowledge across disciplines to promote the development of digital education

The school actively promotes the integrated development of STEAM and AI. The Chinese Christian Church's "Heart for Home and Country 3.0: Across Five Thousand Years of Home and Country STEAM/AI Competition" was held on campus earlier. Students combined the knowledge of STEAM, AI technology and Chinese culture to design works from scratch and compete with other contestants. They integrated interdisciplinary knowledge and exercised their creativity and problem-solving skills. In the end, the students performed well and won two awards: the Bronze Award and the Best Appearance Design Award for AI Cars.

In addition, the school cooperates with Xinglun Experimental School to obtain rich AI teaching resources to improve learning efficiency. Resources include AI systems for DSE, scholarships to recognize outstanding students in STEAM and AI, and funds to support hardware updates to help students continue to progress in innovation and technology learning.