Master English skills and embrace a rich life

GCC&ITKD Lau Pak Lok Secondary SchoolWe implement the spirit of "knowledge and practice", make good use of multiple teaching strategies, adopt a small class teaching model, and hire additional foreign English teachers to create an international learning environment and strive to improve students' English abilities. Principal Wong Wai ManWe understand that language proficiency is the basis for constructing knowledge and helps students establish a broader perspective. Therefore, the school organizes various types of English activities so that English learning is no longer limited to the classroom, so that students can become accustomed to communicating with others in English, increase their self-confidence, and gain a rich life.

Optimize teaching strategies and lay a knowledge foundation

Teaching students in accordance with their aptitude can formulate the most appropriate teaching policies based on students' actual situation and learning differences to help them obtain the best learning effectiveness. To this end, the school continues to optimize the school-based curriculum and improve teaching strategies. It implements a small-class teaching model in secondary one to secondary three, dividing 4 classes into 6 groups in order to grasp the progress of students at different learning stages and take care of learning differences. Teacher Li Jinglin, head of the English subject, said: "The school also adopts diversified teaching models to improve teaching and learning effectiveness and provide students with timely support that meets their needs. At the same time, in order to help secondary one students adapt to the secondary school environment as quickly as possible, the school will teach them methods and techniques for recording and organizing class notes, so that they can better absorb knowledge from different subjects and build a solid language foundation."

Flexible use of resources to cultivate independent learning spirit

The school is committed to creating an international English atmosphere and providing students with a learning environment that is in line with international standards, so that they can actively participate in global exchanges and learning. To this end, the school specially hired 3 foreign English teachers to provide authentic English teaching. Through their rich teaching experience and complete knowledge reserves, they use English to talk with classmates on weekdays, and organize activities to lead students to participate in, so as to stimulate their interest in language learning, master a richer English vocabulary in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, enhance students' English listening and speaking skills, and their self-confidence in using English in life.

Make good use of electronic platforms to set up after-school tutoring classes

The school adheres to the student-centered philosophy and strives to strive for and make full use of resources inside and outside the school to provide students with the best learning experience, whether online or offline. Even before the epidemic, schools had flexibly used different learning platforms to encourage students to develop independent learning habits, and through data analysis functions, they could understand students' learning levels and effectiveness and provide timely and appropriate learning support. Principal Wong Wai Man added: "In addition to using electronic platforms, the teaching team also breaks through the teaching framework and regularly organizes extended teaching such as online English conversation training for students, aiming to increase students' English learning opportunities and cultivate their self-learning, self-discipline and other abilities." As society fully returns to normal, the school has also specially hired experienced teachers to open after-school tutoring classes for senior students to improve their learning effectiveness and prepare them for the public examination with the best performance.

Create English context, diverse theme activities

The school combines English learning with daily life, implements the teaching principle of "listen more, speak more, read more, write more", organizes a number of extracurricular activities, expands learning venues, and sets an "English speaking day" every week. On the day of the event, all school activities, morning assembly hosting, radio announcements, and even communication between teachers, students or classmates must be conducted in English. Teachers will also work with student English ambassadors to invite students to have conversations in English during recess and lunch time. Students will spontaneously talk to teachers in English, and pleasant and fluent English chatter and laughter can be heard from everywhere on campus, creating a natural English atmosphere.

Principal Wong Wai Man said: "Students can discuss more diversified content with foreign English teachers outside of English class. This arrangement effectively broadens students' vocabulary and improves the flexibility of English communication." The school also holds learning activities with different themes every year, covering Halloween, Christmas, movies, music, etc. By creating a good English context and a relaxed learning atmosphere, we guide students to adapt to an all-English communication environment as soon as possible and enhance their English listening and speaking skills.

Break through the limitations of the classroom and explore the vast world

Thanks to the support of the school sponsoring groups and the efforts of the principal and teachers, the school regularly organizes different overseas study tour groups to lead students out of the campus and break through the limitations of classroom learning. The most recent trip was to Australia and Singapore for visits and exchanges, allowing students to explore the wider world in different places. The school hopes that through personal experience and immersion in an English-speaking environment, students will realize that English learning is inseparable from daily life. After mastering this foreign language, they can better communicate with people of other nationalities, broaden their international horizons, and increase their cross-cultural communication skills.