Build an international cultural campus and provide diverse English activities

Under the leadership of the Holy Cross Lutheran School Incorporated School Management Committee, Principal Wang Shufen leads the school to adhere to the educational philosophy of "All For Children" and promote an international cultural campus. The school is committed to creating a rich context for students and providing students with a variety of English activities to increase students' confidence and opportunities to use English. At the same time, the school incorporates elements of AI into the English subject so that students can learn English happily while cultivating them to cope with the future.

Foreign teachers deepen exchanges and enjoy learning and falling in love with English

Holy Cross Lutheran School’s Primary 1 English classes are taught by both foreign English teachers and local English teachers. Foreign English teachers work closely with class teachers to create a rich English context. Foreign teachers will also participate in primary school classroom activities. Through daily interactions, they will naturally improve students' English listening and speaking skills and enhance their confidence and interest in English. Being exposed to English from an early age can cultivate students' communication skills in multiple languages, and also allow students to fall in love with English in a pleasant environment!

Set up an English room to learn English flexibly

Holy Cross Lutheran School Set up an English room for students to learn and experience English. Its layout is different from ordinary classrooms. It is spacious and convenient for various types of English activities, allowing students to learn flexibly and communicate freely. Classrooms are equipped with interactive electronic whiteboards, and teachers can use multimedia teaching materials to conduct lively and interesting teaching, making learning more interactive and interesting. The wall decoration is full of English learning elements. One side is themed Action Alphabets to help students consolidate English letters and pronunciation; the other side is themed Chinese and foreign festival culture, allowing students to understand the customs and traditions of different countries through colorful pictures and texts, thereby broadening their international horizons. The English room also has a large number of English books of different levels, which can match students' English abilities and encourage them to read every day and develop good reading habits.

In addition, the school organizes a variety of activities in the English room, such as Lunch with ELTA, recess English games, English short film appreciation and pinyin activities, etc., so that students can use English naturally in a relaxed atmosphere. English Ambassadors will also participate in activities such as campus lunchtime broadcasts, English game booths, and campus tours, becoming little leaders in promoting English culture. The English room allows students to explore the English world in a dynamic environment, from reading, interaction to practice, to enhance their language skills in an all-round way and cultivate the habit of speaking English confidently.

Carry out artificial intelligence teaching, a new English learning experience

Facing the challenges of the digital age, Holy Cross Lutheran School uses a forward-looking vision to vigorously promote AI artificial intelligence teaching, and is committed to cultivating students to become future creators, so that every student can master the key to dancing with machines and confidently meet every challenge in the intelligent era.

Holy Cross Lutheran SchoolIntegrate AI elements into various subjects. For example, in English classes, teachers use AI to create songs using English personal pronouns and students’ names, allowing students to learn happily while singing. The school has also introduced an AI English writing assessment system. Teachers use the AI ​​system to analyze and correct students' writing, provide targeted revision suggestions, and provide students with accurate and personalized English writing suggestions.

The school also focuses on promoting "generative artificial intelligence" (Gen AI) and gradually introduces mainstream platforms such as DeepSeek, Perplexity, Google Gemini and Grok in the three major areas of learning, teaching and assessment. It aims to combine the solid foundation of traditional pen and paper writing with the advantages of Gen AI's personalized interaction to bring a new learning experience to students. For example, when students are doing creative writing in class, they first create sentences on worksheets, and then input drawings and voice commands into Grok through iPad. In an instant, the robot on the screen vividly interprets the actions in the sentences, allowing students to improve their writing skills while learning happily.

Connecting the world, diversifying activities and shaping international vision

Holy Cross Lutheran School Provide students with diversified activities and learning experiences to increase extracurricular learning opportunities. The school arranges visits to various parts of the world according to the children's different gifts. Through exchange activities in different countries and regions, the children can develop their talents and understand the development of the world better.

The school actively promotes foreign exchange programs. Through visits to local schools and homestay experiences, the immersive English environment allows students to not only expand their global horizons, but also improve their English skills. Students have visited Finland, New Zealand, Spain, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, etc. Through communication with local people, students can learn English terms beyond the textbooks, making students' English more natural and closer to real situations.

Pay attention to the foundation of grammar and interactive situational teaching

Holy Cross Lutheran School’s English teaching focuses on basic grammar and interactive situational teaching to lay a solid foundation for students in English. The school is committed to creating an immersive English context so that students can use English confidently and naturally apply what they have learned in real-life situations.