Reform and innovation bring new peaches and plums to the old; Integrity and perseverance build up pillars; the "Three-Self" concept educates the whole person.

Salvation Army William Booth Secondary School Upholding the educational spirit of the Salvation Army, the school's sponsoring organization, the teaching team firmly believes that children are precious gifts given by God. Therefore, they particularly value the uniqueness and highlights of each student. They are committed to giving top priority to the all-round development of students and providing stages for different aspects so that they can grow physically, mentally and spiritually. Principal Hung Chor Ying, EdmondSpecially choose the two words "Wei" and "Lian" in the school name, aiming to "renovate" with the school, promote student-centered creative education, and provide diversified applied learning courses to help students equip themselves to cope with the future development of society; at the same time , Principal Hung Chor Ying, Edmond also sets "Integrity, stubbornness and cowardice" as the teaching vision, hoping that students can learn "self-discipline" and build "confidence" in their six years of middle school, so that they can live "autonomously", be able to shoulder the value of life, and have a higher level of pursuit of life.

Committed to creating a stage to find every "bright spot" for students

Principal Hung Chor Ying, Edmond compares life to a marathon. He believes that first-class marathon runners will not be affected by their ranking at the starting line. Instead, they pay more attention to their physical strength and will before reaching the finish line. "The same goes for education. I have always believed that everyone has talents: some people are good at academics and do well in exams; some people have extraordinary achievements in sports and arts and are famous in the academic world; there are also some people who have a strong desire to perform and shine on the stage - every student has his or her own excellence, and academic performance cannot be used purely as a criterion for evaluating students. Therefore, in addition to teaching, we also care about the development direction of students. Teachers carefully care about the growth of students, so that they can find their expertise and character strengths, and then build self-confidence, challenge themselves, and truly reach their enlightenment potential, so that the school is full of care, love, respect, faith and the joy of learning. " Principal Hung Chor Ying, Edmond explained.

The school upholds the spirit of teaching without distinction and strives to develop holistic education, investing resources to help students participate in different extracurricular activities. It is also committed to optimizing the campus environment and adding facilities such as the "e-Learning Centre", "Zipline Gliding", "Adventure Garden", "Fit Teen Place" and "Rock Climbing Wall". In recent years, we have cooperated with SHKP Cycling Academy to set up a "Cycling Training Center" on campus, renovated the rainy day playground, added an open "Comprehensive Activity Center", and added an LED wall to facilitate students to perform talent performances and shine on the stage. The school has designated every Wednesday afternoon as "Happy Wednesday Afternoon" so that all students in the school can temporarily put aside their studies and participate in different sports and arts activities according to their interests, so that they can develop their body and mind in a balanced way.

Academic and holistic education dual-track development

The teaching team has clear teaching policies and goals. The school has also been cooperating with a number of colleges and universities, inviting professional course teams to the school to communicate with teachers about the latest teaching methods and teaching material design. Moreover, more than half of the teachers in the school hold a master's degree or above and possess professional academic knowledge and teaching skills. With excellent teachers and enthusiasm for teaching, the teaching team works together to innovate the curriculum so that teaching can flexibly cover different learning areas. At the same time, the curriculum and teaching model are designed in a "student-centered" manner to match students' abilities and interests. For example, a large number of learning activities such as interdisciplinary learning, electronic teaching and field trips are added to the school-based curriculum, and high school elective subjects such as tourism and hospitality are added to enrich students' learning experience and knowledge.

"We also attach great importance to students' language proficiency and transition to junior high school. To this end, teachers in the Chinese and English subject groups will form a "learning circle" to jointly design teaching materials and teach in groups. Students will first take a "systematic English proficiency test" when they enter Secondary One, and then conduct small class teaching according to ability. Pinyin training will also be added to the class to increase students' spelling ability." Principal Hung Chor Ying, Edmond continued that in order to take care of students' different learning progress, the school has added a "Chinese-English Mathematics Bridging Course" to build a solid foundation for students. In addition, the English course also focuses on creating context, and has specially set up "English Corner", "English Morning Meeting Sharing", "English Extensive Reading Plan" and "Occupational English Course" to allow students to immerse themselves in a rich English environment and improve their English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in an all-round way. Every summer, the school will sponsor students with excellent English scores to study at William William University in Winnipeg, Canada, to broaden their horizons and understand the importance of English as an international language.

Enrich extracurricular activities and cultivate sports and art talents

Principal Hung Chor Ying, Edmond As a physical education teacher, I understand the importance of extracurricular activities for students' growth and development, so we have specially set up the "Extracurricular Activities Department". Teachers plan different types of extracurricular activities for students, so that students can experience different learning experiences from diversified activities, enrich knowledge beyond textbooks, and practice the spirit of the Education Bureau's promotion of all-round learning. At the same time, in addition to traditional extracurricular activities, the school also promotes "Second 1 after-school skills or interest classes" to allow new students to quickly become familiar with campus life through a rich and enjoyable extracurricular life. It also allows students to develop their potential and cultivate good values ​​​​in the activities to achieve all-round development.

"The school has been making good use of the Jockey Club All-round Learning Fund for many years to subsidize students to participate in different interest activities according to their interests, such as dance classes, dessert making classes, marching band, chess classes, handicraft classes, drama training, etc. By exploring different interests, we have seen students find their personal expertise. Then invest in development and find the goals and aspirations in life. "Principal Hung Chor Ying, Edmond smiled and said that in recent years, many students and alumni have made outstanding achievements in sports, music, drama and art. For example, the dance team has won the Grade A award in the inter-school dance festival for three consecutive years, and some students have participated in the Hong Kong representative team. Won the championship in the 2019 Hong Kong Figure Skating and Short Track Speed Skating Championships; in terms of innovative technology education, students even won the overall championship in the robot football competition. At the same time, the school also won the gold medal in the "Guangdong-Hong Kong Youth Technology Practice Challenge".

School-based applied learning courses to improve career planning

Career planning is a continuous and lifelong process. Therefore, the school has always regarded career planning education as an important element of whole-person development. It hopes to help students understand themselves through courses and activities, make personal plans in advance, learn to set goals, and understand different paths to further education and employment. Principal Hung Chor Ying, Edmond added: "Life planning education is not only about providing students with counseling or consulting services when they need to choose subjects or make choices for further education and employment - true career planning education should be connected with the curriculum. Therefore, we have set up different applied learning courses since the early years to help students obtain professional certificates, practice workplace skills and attitudes, and closely link whole-person development with lifelong learning."

The school offers different applied learning courses so that students can choose their favorite specialty courses, including "Western Food Production", "Film and Video", "Image Design (Fashion)", "Hotel Operation", "Early Childhood Education", "Basics of Cosmetology" and "Sports and Physical Fitness", etc. In accordance with social development and market needs, the school has extended applied education to "stage sound and lighting control classes", "make-up classes", "international coffee mixologist training", "emcee skills training classes", "leather making classes" and "hair cutting skills training classes", etc. The courses are comprehensive and rich in content and are well received by students. At the same time, the school has been cooperating with the Vocational Training Council (VTC) to offer vocational English courses. Through the courses, students can obtain vocational English certification recognized by the qualifications framework, which will be of great help to future studies and employment. In response to the Education Bureau's "Business-School Cooperation Program", the school has also actively contacted industrial and commercial organizations to lead students out of the classroom and participate in different career lectures. Under the arrangement of teachers, they also have internships in hotels, hospitals and different government departments to prepare themselves for the workplace.