Promote high-quality English education and shine with confidence

The Salvation Army Centaline Charity Fund Queen's Hill SchoolSince the founding of the school, it has always regarded English education as a key development direction and continued to invest high-quality resources to help students lay a foundation in English. Principal Chen Xiquan understands well that the core of language learning lies in continuous practice and scene practice. Therefore, the school focuses on curriculum optimization, ability development, activity expansion, resource integration, etc. to build a diversified English learning platform to broaden students' learning horizons, implement teaching in accordance with their aptitude, and fully stimulate interest and self-confidence in English learning.

Master reading skills and cultivate independent learning ability

Improving students' reading level is one of the school's annual plans. In the classroom, foreign teachers use the Guided Reading model to guide students to master English reading methods in a targeted manner. At the beginning and end of each semester, the school will assess students' reading levels, divide them into reading groups based on the assessment results, and match appropriate English reading materials to ensure that teaching accurately meets students' needs.

The school simultaneously implements the "Reading at Home Plan", distributing books according to students' English proficiency and encouraging parents and children to read together; it also holds parent workshops to systematically guide parents on how to scientifically accompany their children in reading; and introduces an online reading platform to provide students with after-school extended reading resources. In addition, the school actively promotes interdisciplinary reading, purchasing English books on topics such as national security education, Chinese traditional festivals, and ancient Chinese architecture, and integrating reading skills explanations into the classroom. This not only helps students become familiar with English vocabulary and sentence patterns in different fields, but also helps them master article comprehension methods, comprehensively improving their reading interest and independent reading ability.

Strengthen expression training and build confidence in English

The core value of language lies in communication. In view of the problem that students tend to lack self-confidence due to insufficient listening and speaking skills when facing foreigners, and it is difficult to fully demonstrate their English ability through literacy and writing alone. Based on the needs of senior students for further studies, the focus is on strengthening the cultivation of English expression and communication skills. The English department has specially added positions for foreign teachers, focusing on improving the English listening and speaking skills of senior students, and building a natural English communication scene for students. By increasing direct contact with foreign teachers, it can effectively reduce students' unfamiliarity with English communication and improve their proficiency in language use. It is especially suitable for the actual needs of interviews for entering high school, helping students develop their courage to express themselves in English, and laying a solid foundation for coping with English communication challenges at the entrance stage.

Enrich English activities and enjoy learning

The school creates an English learning atmosphere with diverse activities. The monthly English Day activities are designed to closely follow the course content and design interactive links to apply what you have learned. For example, a fun game booth is set up in the third grade. Students need to complete the "shopping" task in English to receive rewards, which enhances participation enthusiasm in a vivid way. The event specially arranges professionally trained English ambassadors to serve as booth hosts to promote student interaction.

The school also invites teachers and students from Australian International Schools to the school for exchanges, allowing students to enhance their listening and speaking confidence and build language thinking while communicating with foreign guests. In addition, the school offers English drama courses and organizes students to participate in inter-school drama festivals and public performances inside and outside the school. Through demonstrations, students can improve their comprehensive English ability, strengthen their learning motivation in a fun atmosphere, and feel the charm of English.

Build communication bridges and broaden international horizons

The school invests special resources every year to organize students to carry out exchange activities in countries where English is the main communication language. We have successfully organized students to go to Australia for exchanges. During the trip, students not only participated in sightseeing experiences, but also attended classes in local schools and stayed with host families. They used English flexibly in multiple scenarios of classroom learning and daily life, and had in-depth contact with local students and people. Students gain more opportunities to practice English outside the campus, learn about the cultural characteristics of different countries, and enhance their awareness of cross-cultural communication.

Integrating technological elements into innovative English learning

The school actively embraces technology and introduces multiple AI tools to support English teaching. For example, it cooperates with the Chinese University of Hong Kong to use AI tools to improve students' reading levels in a targeted manner. As an English learning assistant, AI requires students to clearly express their thoughts and questions in English, and at the same time guides students to understand the AI's English responses and strengthens their English application abilities in two-way interaction.

At the same time, the school offers electronic classes that encourage students to use AI to generate pictures or animations from their English compositions, stimulating students' enthusiasm for polishing their works in an interesting way. In addition, an AI speaking training platform is introduced to set relevant practice questions based on what is learned in class, allowing students to consolidate knowledge through interaction with AI after class, increase the frequency of English use in technology experiences, and help students improve their oral proficiency.

Publish English magazine and create a display platform

The school regularly publishes the English magazine "QHS Times", which collects students' excellent English creations, including short essays, lower grade Christmas card works, interviews with English teachers, etc. It provides students with an exclusive platform to display their English learning achievements and gain a sense of achievement and satisfaction in the presentation of results. At the same time, other students can learn from and improve their English abilities by reading the excellent works in the magazine. The magazine has also added columns such as crossword puzzles to attract students to participate in answering questions through a prize incentive mechanism, allowing students to be more exposed and use English in fun interactions.

Make good use of off-campus resources to coordinate with English teaching

The school actively cooperates with external organizations and invites celebrities to the school to carry out English activities to enhance students' interest in English. For example, participating in the "Tiffy Talk Children's English Learning Program" invites Miss Tiffany, an artist who grew up in a foreign country, to teach through interactive forms such as creative games and YouTuber teaching, and arranges for students to be interviewed in English to encourage students to communicate in English; a parent workshop is also held to share language learning strategies and experiences.

In addition, the school regularly holds themed workshops and invites English children's book authors to the school to share stories, guiding students to learn English knowledge and feel the charm of the language from interesting stories. Through multi-party cooperation, we create a relaxed and pleasant learning atmosphere for students, provide more opportunities for English exposure and practice, and comprehensively improve students' English skills.

Focus on connecting young children and building a solid foundation in English

Principal Chen emphasized: "We hope that first-year students can gradually develop a love for learning, and the prerequisite for achieving this goal is to prevent them from resisting learning first." In order to help primary school freshmen successfully transition to English teaching, the school has set up adaptive courses in the early stage of admission to familiarize students with common basic English instructions in the classroom in advance. It also uses multimedia teaching methods to produce exclusive videos to stimulate students' interest in learning English through multi-sensory experiences.

For students with relatively weak English foundation, the school provides adjusted homework and tutoring courses, and also arranges senior students to serve as tutors to help junior students supplement their classroom knowledge. In the first grade, the school replaces traditional assessments and paper-and-pencil exercises with diversified activities to allow primary school students to listen more, speak more, and show more, while teachers explore students' potential through careful observation.