Cultivate with "love", create a stage for growth, celebrate the 60th anniversary of the school, and create a new chapter in education

Price Memorial Catholic Primary School Adhering to the belief of nurturing students with "love", adhering to the school motto of "Ke Ming Jun De", taking into account the all-round development of students' moral character and knowledge, we are committed to inspiring their natural potential and practicing the concept of holistic education. The school is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Principal Ho Miu-yin understands the importance of education needing to keep pace with the times. He leads the teaching team to optimize the school-based curriculum, rearrange class hours, and design diversified learning activities. He focuses on the happiness of students to enrich their learning experience, achieve a prosperous life in the future, and become the masters of society.

Design the "Learning by Doing" course to train you to become the master of learning

The school is committed to creating an interactive and cooperative learning atmosphere, stimulating students' active learning ability and independent inquiry attitude, and cultivating them to become the masters of learning. By breaking through the traditional assessment framework, we have specially arranged that there will be no exams for the general knowledge subjects in Primary 1 and Primary 2, and will be replaced by a diversified learning and assessment model to fully follow up on students’ learning progress. At the same time, the school has actively promoted the "Learning by Doing" (LBD) curriculum in recent years, arranging different unit teaching in the teaching and learning of general knowledge subjects, implementing the teaching concept of in-depth learning, and cultivating students to establish independent learning habits. For example, in the "I am the master of the school" unit, students are allowed to use their creativity to construct their ideal campus environment; through experiential activities, students can understand their own bodies, personal emotions, and family members in different areas of growth; in the theme of family, students are encouraged to ask questions proactively to understand their family members' feelings, preferences, emotions, etc. The learning level of the LBD course gradually extends from the individual to the family, the community, and even care for the entire world.

Principal Ho said: "Under the 'Learning by Doing' program, students can think about what they want to learn on their own, and the teacher plays the role of a guide to help students achieve the purpose of learning the content. Finally, students will share their learning through reports to promote classroom teaching interaction and communication. At the same time, the knowledge and attitudes students learn in the program are in line with the needs of today's society, and they can cultivate their cooperative spirit, expression ability, communication skills, etc. 21 Century common skills, and reflect on their own shortcomings in the process, and then continue to grow and improve through teacher feedback, and practice the concept of independent learning. The school’s goal is to help students truly master learning, exert initiative and enthusiasm, consciously participate in the learning process, and continue to strive for knowledge and growth.”

In line with curriculum innovation, optimize class arrangement

The school understands that classroom teaching is not the whole story of learning and must also incorporate diversified activities to cater for the different development needs of students. Starting from the aspect of curriculum arrangement, the school optimizes the class timetable to provide students with rich and diverse learning opportunities. General study classes are arranged in the morning; reading, "LBD" courses, multiple intelligence classes, etc. are held in the afternoon. Through reading classes, students can be exposed to new knowledge outside the classroom, proactively explore various new topics and fields, and expand their knowledge and cognitive abilities. Multiple intelligence classes cover five areas: spirituality, art, sports, STEM and academic interests. The content includes activities such as "Creative Handicrafts", "FUN Language", "Kids STEM" and "Full Sports" to promote the development of students' multiple intelligences, explore their own interests, develop their talent and potential, and shine in their respective fields of expertise in the future.

In addition, students are under long-term learning pressure, which can easily cause emotional stress and affect their personal growth and development. Therefore, the school specially arranges tutorial classes in the afternoon so that children can stay in school to do homework and review. Principal He said: "This kind of teaching arrangement can take into account the needs of students and parents. As far as students are concerned, tutorial classes can avoid students feeling overwhelmed by spending a lot of time doing homework after school. They can use their time to accompany their families, engage in beneficial physical activities, and promote physical and mental development; for parents, they can Reduce their educational burden and reduce the pressure on parents from assisting their children with their academic work. "The teaching team will follow up on each student's learning progress during tutorial classes and provide appropriate support. If students encounter any questions about their homework, teachers will provide them with assistance as soon as possible to guide students to deepen their understanding of the subject content. At the same time, peers can also have in-depth discussions on different topics, and with the guidance of teachers, students can train their problem-solving and collaboration skills to improve learning efficiency.

Reading combined with interdisciplinary learning broadens learning horizons

Through reading, you can not only learn knowledge of different subjects and inspire the development of logical thinking, but also cultivate students' critical thinking and critical thinking abilities.学校在校本课程渗透跨科阅读元素，除了在下午时段特设阅读课外，更在操场增设图书阅读区，让同学在图书馆以外的地方也可以借阅实体书及电子书，营造浓厚的阅读氛围。 By reading different types of articles, students can also develop good reading comprehension skills and independent learning habits, and become active pursuers of knowledge.

Principal He added: "Reading classes are not limited to Chinese and English subjects. The school has also extended it to mathematics subjects. Students can choose to study mathematics subjects in different situations or units to improve their reasoning and logical thinking abilities. At the same time, reading can be combined with different subjects to help students deeply understand and apply the knowledge they have learned, and to exert the effect of cross-subject collaboration. For example, with Learning to read science-related books can deepen students’ understanding of scientific principles and concepts; reading literary works can improve students’ literary literacy and language skills, and cultivate their emotional expression and imagination. Therefore, by combining reading with interdisciplinary learning, students can effectively broaden their learning horizons, deepen their understanding and application of knowledge, and enrich their learning experience.”

Pay attention to the development of biliteracy and trilingualism and improve English application ability

The school attaches great importance to students' biliteracy and trilingual development, providing students with a wide range of language learning opportunities to help them communicate better in a multilingual environment. For example, the contents of school notices are bilingual in Chinese and English. On the one hand, the needs of non-Chinese speaking students and parents are catered for; on the other hand, local students can learn different English vocabulary, sentence structures and grammar through the notices. By creating a bilingual environment on campus, students will be more interested in learning languages. In addition, the school specially hires foreign English teachers to collaborate with local teachers in English classes to create an international English context, help students lay a language foundation, and build their confidence in using English. By communicating with foreign teachers, students not only learn authentic everyday English and develop cross-cultural communication skills, but also proactively use English conversations in class, applying the learned English conversation and listening skills to daily life.

Brain science-based teaching improves learning efficiency

Brain development and learning are closely related and have an important impact on students' cognitive abilities and learning effectiveness. Since 2010, the school has begun to study how to improve teaching according to the development characteristics of the brain, and has introduced the "Brain Based Learning" teaching method based on brain science, aiming to help students improve their learning efficiency and thinking skills. The "Brain-Based Learning" teaching method is based on the theoretical basis of brain science, which enables the teaching team to master a variety of teaching strategies and techniques that match students' brain development and are compatible with the brain, thereby promoting classroom interaction, improving students' participation and learning interest, and allowing them to focus more on classroom teaching. Vice President Xu Liying said: "Today's students face huge learning pressure and are prone to negative emotions such as tension and uneasiness. Through research and study on brain science, the teaching team can more easily understand the needs of students and can take targeted measures to help students develop healthy brains and achieve a balance between study and life."

At the same time, the teacher team has received professional theoretical basic training, and the school has also introduced Korean scanning equipment for "Brain-Based Learning". By conducting brain scans on students, teachers can read more accurate information in the students' scan reports, such as the students' left and right brain activity, inner emotions, and mental state during class. All of the above allow the teacher team to effectively provide appropriate learning activities for individual students and effectively understand students' learning needs. Because classroom activities can meet students' brain development needs, students' learning efficiency is higher, and their interest and self-confidence in learning are also greater.

Pay attention to moral cultivation and make students positive

In addition to imparting knowledge, the significance of education is also equally important to "cultivating people with moral integrity". Good character helps students face various challenges in life and move towards a bright future. Therefore, since the school was founded, the school has attached great importance to the moral cultivation and value education of students. It has implemented the educational spirit of "Keeping Ming and Virtue", actively cultivated students to develop noble sentiments, and established correct values ​​such as doing good, respecting oneself and others, and distinguishing right from wrong. By designing diversified and comprehensive moral and civic education courses, combined with elements of national education and religion, the school cultivates students' good character of abiding by laws and loving others, as well as the connotations of "benevolence", "righteousness", "propriety" and "wisdom" in Chinese culture. It establishes correct values ​​for children and cultivates positive life attitudes such as discerning right from wrong, benevolence, kindness and empathy.

Use resources flexibly to create a high-quality learning environment

In order to provide a diversified learning experience, the school is committed to creating a good learning environment, combined with rich teaching resources, to promote the all-round development of students. To this end, the school has invested a lot of resources and launched a campus renovation plan to make the campus environment look brand new, allowing students to study happily in the most comfortable environment and enhancing their sense of belonging to the school. In addition to the campus environment, the school also makes good use of external funding and participates in the "Fun IT Learn More" program and the "Jockey Club Computational Thinking Education" program to strengthen the development of STEM education and programming education, and infiltrate programming into different subjects and extracurricular activities, so that students can integrate knowledge from different subjects and train their problem-solving skills, logical thinking and creativity to meet new learning challenges in the future.