Advocate "Educate and Practice", attach importance to academic and moral development, diversify learning experiences, and achieve unlimited possibilities for students

GCC&ITKD Lau Pak Lok Secondary School Upholding the school motto of "Education and Practice", students are encouraged to acquire knowledge from all aspects and cultivate a global perspective and mind, so that they can achieve balanced and comprehensive development in the five areas of moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic education. Principal Wong Wai Man Grasp the development trend of education, take "lifelong learning, whole-person development" as the educational principle, formulate curriculum teaching objectives, lead the teaching team to continuously optimize learning and teaching effectiveness, provide high-quality whole-person education, take into account students' academic and moral development, and establish common abilities in the 21st century, so that students can shine in different fields in the future.

Distinctive English teaching strategies to create a rich learning context

Chinese is the foundation of all knowledge. The school attaches great importance to the development of students' biliteracy and trilingualism. By comprehensively improving their English proficiency, it can drive learning performance in other subjects. In terms of English curriculum planning, the school adopts diversified teaching models to improve learning effectiveness. The English Department implements small class teaching, dividing the 4 classes into 6 groups to cater for the different learning needs of students. At the same time, in addition to the teacher's teaching in the classroom, English learning should be integrated into students' daily life to create a natural English context. To this end, in addition to arranging three foreign English teachers to serve as class teachers for Class 3 of the junior high school, the school not only increases the opportunities for students to apply English in daily life, but also makes good use of online platforms to extend curriculum teaching and organize multiple online English debate activities to improve students' language use and knowledge induction abilities.

Principal Wong Wai Man said: "Reading is an effective way to promote language learning. In order to cultivate students' reading habits and independent learning abilities, the school organizes a junior high school online reading program and a school-wide extensive reading program to allow students to gain knowledge, inspiration and fun from reading, and expand their knowledge." In addition, the school has designed a large number of diverse activities that combine English elements to stimulate students' interest in English. Foreign teachers will organize different festivals and theme activities, such as Halloween and Christmas booth games and movie viewing activities, and lead students into the community to visit Che Kung Temple, Waifang and other places. In the future, the school plans to arrange students to serve as tour guides to lead foreign tourists to experience the cultural characteristics of Hong Kong. While students apply their English knowledge, they can also give back to the community.

Develop STEAM education and implement the concept of interdisciplinary learning

Starting from the school-based curriculum and campus environment, the school is determined to cultivate the scientific spirit of students and enhance their scientific and technological innovation abilities and interests. The teaching team not only promotes collaborative teaching between subject groups, but also designs school-based interdisciplinary topics. For example, the school recently introduced a turtle to cooperate with collaborative teaching between English and biology subjects to teach students English biology vocabulary in different majors. At the same time, the school has made good use of funding from the Quality Education Fund (QEF) to set up an "Innovation and Technology Modular Learning Center" and a "Biotechnology Learning Space" to allow students to understand the operation of hydroponic machines. It has also established a campus hydroponic ambassador to lead junior high school students to understand the characteristics and changes of living things, thereby building a spirit of inquiry and engaging in learning. In addition, the school also participated in the "Chemist Online" self-study award program jointly organized by the Hong Kong Virtual University and the Education Bureau to enhance students' scientific literacy and independent learning abilities.

The school has achieved remarkable results in promoting STEM education. This year, it has further expanded "STEM" into "STEAM" education, adding elements of art. Principal Wong Wai Man said: "Art learning is not limited to painting in the classroom. The school also hopes to help students show their artistic achievements and talents. Therefore, a special art wall was set up on the first floor, and community artists were invited to the school to lead the students to beautify the art wall. From the collection, arrangement and cutting of raw materials, students did everything themselves. This move It not only allows students to experience the operation of woodworking, but also showcases their talents in artistic creation. "The art wall will change different themes every year to display the latest outstanding works of students. For example, half of the art wall this year displays woodworking sculptures, and the other half displays sketches, so that all students in the school can appreciate the artistic works of their peers, creating a positive learning atmosphere in the school.

Progressive Growth Plan Building 21st Century Common Skills

In addition to attaching great importance to academic performance, the school also actively organizes diversified extracurricular activities, hoping that students can develop their potential and cultivate different interests, thereby establishing healthy and positive values and achieving balanced development. The guidance team will design a progressive growth plan based on the needs of students at different stages of growth to build common 21st century skills for students. Principal Wong Wai Man pointed out: "The school hopes that students can master basic life skills and work abilities through different extracurricular activities, discover their own interests, cultivate and develop them, and use their talents in their respective fields of expertise in the future."

The Progressive Growth Plan gradually cultivates students' positive attitude towards life and equips them with leadership skills, discipline and community service. For example, Form 2 students will take sign language courses and learn to communicate with deaf-mute people. After accumulating a certain foundation in sign language, they will participate in volunteer services organized by social welfare organizations in Form 3, using sign language skills to interact with and provide assistance to deaf-mute people. Teachers will select suitable Form 4 students to participate in the "Senior Leadership Training Program", and seniors will lead Form 1 students to adapt to the junior high school. In middle school life, we provide them with support and guidance, establish a caring culture on campus and cultivate leadership skills; at the high school level, in order to allow students to look at the society and equip them with more knowledge and skills beyond academics, all Form 5 students will participate in first aid courses organized by the Hong Kong St. John Ambulance Agency and obtain a government-recognized first aid certificate to enhance students' ability to respond to emergencies.

Organizing overseas exchange groups to broaden knowledge and cultural horizons

In order to allow students to look at the world and expand their international horizons, the school arranges various types of learning exchange groups to allow students to study with students from different cultural backgrounds and broaden their knowledge and cultural learning levels. As society returns to normalcy, in addition to organizing exchange groups in the Mainland for the Communities subject, the school has also strengthened communication and collaboration with sister schools in the Mainland. Earlier, teachers led all Form 4 students to Dongguan for a 2-day and 1-night exchange activity to experience the local life culture and customs. For example, they visited the Opium War Museum to understand the country's historical development and build national identity.

Principal Wong Wai Man added: "The exchange group creates a unique learning experience for students. The students have been living in Hong Kong in the past and rarely have the opportunity to experience the natural ecology of the countryside. During this trip to Dongguan, the exchange group arranged for students to visit lychee gardens and pick lychees. They actively communicated with farmers and learned various farming knowledge. Through this, they understood the hard-earned truth of food and learned to cherish and be grateful for everything they have."

Establish multiple scholarships to encourage students to pursue excellence

Praising students is a very important part of the education process. When their performance is affirmed, it can stimulate learning motivation and make them more confident in pursuing higher goals. The school is committed to encouraging and appreciating the academic and moral efforts and achievements of its students through various programmes. To this end, the school has established a number of new scholarships to provide students with learning goals and rewards and cultivate their positive and enterprising learning spirit. Among them, the Chiang Cuiqiong Foundation Scholarship has 3 places to specifically support Form 6 graduates who have successfully entered university, providing a tuition subsidy of NT$20,000 to help these outstanding students continue to receive higher education. Principal Wong Wai ManAdditionally, the school also hopes to encourage students who continue to make progress and work hard towards their goals, so a Progress Award is set up in each class to recognize students who have made significant progress in learning, thereby creating a learning atmosphere on campus that pursues excellence.