Explore technology, unleash potential, and cultivate students’ innovative thinking

Buddhist Chan Wing Kan Memorial SchoolPutting students first, the course design focuses on practice, provides diversified learning experiences, promotes the development of students' creative thinking, and unleashes their potential to promote lifelong learning. The school keeps pace with the times, actively develops STEM education, and uses technology to enhance students' learning motivation and diversity, thereby building independent learning abilities. Principal Chen Manlin encourages the teaching team to participate in various types of professional development and support programs to optimize learning and teaching effectiveness through curriculum research and professional support. At the same time, it provides students with practical opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to cultivate common skills in the 21st century and achieve a prosperous future.

Participate in teaching support programs to create diverse learning opportunities

The school is committed to promoting STEM education, improving students’ effectiveness in learning science, technology and mathematics, and cultivating their independent learning abilities by combining computer programming technology. The school has participated in the Quality Education Fund's "Robot in STEM" since 2019, deepening the effectiveness of STEM education through robot activities. In the process, students will use different tools and parts to make robots, understand the operating principle of the speed gearbox, understand the relationship between the number of gears on the efficiency of the gearbox, as well as the application of materials and the practical operation of the lever principle. Let students apply general knowledge, improve their ability to explore science and technology, promote the development of innovative thinking, and realize their potential.

Set up special studies to practice subject knowledge

In order to consolidate students' scientific foundation, the school continues to optimize the school-based curriculum and has begun to incorporate STEM thinking training elements into the Primary One Computer Department to gradually teach students to build their understanding of innovative technologies. At the upper primary school level, the school sets up special projects to allow students to practice what they have learned. Students from primary four to primary six will learn how to make robots together: fourth graders will build a "Liwang Robot" to participate in a tug-of-war competition; fifth graders will build a "fighting robot" and control it with programming instructions to compete in sumo wrestling; and sixth graders will build a "Forerunner Robot" to participate in a transportation racing competition. Principal Chen added: "Students' 'learning by doing' can enhance their interest in learning rather than simply teaching book knowledge. They need to use various tools and parts to make products in the process. Although they will experience many failures, students gradually build up perseverance and collaborative spirit and improve their problem-solving abilities through repeated attempts. At the same time, teachers also actively participate in robotics seminars, introduce the latest knowledge and skills in the industry, and guide students to produce excellent works to participate in competitions."

Provide practical opportunities and students win awards

The school strives to provide students with teaching resources, enrich their learning experience, and strive to provide them with diversified learning experiences both inside and outside the classroom. Principal Chen said: "In 2021, the school successfully received funding from the Quality Education Fund to transform the computer room on the second floor into a 'Makerspace STEM Room' to provide teachers and students with STEM In the practical space of the course, a variety of electronics, robotics and building block teaching materials have been purchased to meet the school's current curriculum needs. The maker space allows students to learn comprehensive science, mathematics and physics, and use hands-on design to develop problem-solving and creative skills, thereby laying a foundation for learning scientific knowledge and bringing unlimited possibilities for students' future development. "The school takes care of the diversity of students' learning in terms of resource allocation, curriculum design, extracurricular activities, etc., so the school's STEM Members of the team have won numerous awards in various competitions outside the school, especially in the Yuen Long District Science and Technology Competition, where they won awards in the water rocket, environmentally friendly power boat and robot competitions. The students' outstanding performance and teamwork spirit finally won the overall runner-up. The results are encouraging.

Pleasant learning experience to build computational thinking

In line with the development trends of STEM and information technology, the school not only teaches technological knowledge such as programming and robotics, but also focuses on cultivating students' general abilities. This year, the school began to participate in the "Jockey Club Computational Thinking Education (Coolthink@JC)" project, introducing a three-year curriculum for upper primary school students jointly developed by the Education University of Hong Kong and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States. Provide students with a pleasurable learning experience using their hands and brains, inspire digital creativity, cultivate their computational thinking from an early age, learn how to analyze and deconstruct problems, and use the knowledge taught in school-based courses to formulate solutions and apply what they have learned.