Create a strong English atmosphere, make good use of teaching resources, and teach students in accordance with their aptitude

San Wui Commercial Society School Upholds the educational ideal of "student-centered" and firmly believes that every child has unique talents. The professional teaching team led by Principal Hu Lifeng not only strives to improve students' English reading and writing skills, but also makes good use of abundant resources, builds an excellent teacher-student ratio, and accurately caters for students' learning needs. Coupled with the unique advantages of the learning environment, it greatly enhances students' motivation to use English every day.

Recruit more foreign teachers and optimize the teacher-student ratio

In order to create a strong English atmosphere, the school has invested a lot of resources to optimize the English teaching team. The teacher-student ratio reaches 1:8, of which three are foreign English teachers and two are hired by the school at its own expense. There are 12 English classes every week, half of which are taught by foreign English teachers, who teach students English writing and reading skills. Students with better progress will also participate in extracurricular training conducted by foreign English teachers to immerse themselves in the English context for a long time. The school also encourages students to actively participate in exams and competitions outside the school, such as the Cambridge English Examination, etc., to improve their overall English proficiency.

Develop reading habits and strengthen reading and writing skills

The school attaches great importance to cultivating students' reading habits. Every morning and during weekly meetings, teachers will read English stories with all students in the school during reading time, and develop all-round English skills through the School Reading Program (SEES). The school also has different reading learning plans to stimulate students' reading and develop students' independent learning abilities. In addition, the school is also committed to improving students' writing skills. Students in junior primary school will write short sentences according to the templates, and students in the upper primary school will start writing according to charts and long articles in paragraph form, gradually strengthening students' writing skills.

Promote drama performances and learn and use English vividly

Drama teaching is a major feature of the school's English education. By studying English scripts, students can learn English in a vivid and enjoyable situation and strengthen students' expression skills. Principal Hu pointed out that every year in mid-December, the school holds a large-scale English drama performance to give all students the opportunity to perform. In advance, the teacher will write a vivid script. Through rehearsals, students will be able to use English effectively. Finally, they will go to the through-train secondary school - San Hui Chamber of Commerce Chan Pak Sha Memorial Secondary School for a grand performance, which will greatly enhance their confidence in using English.

Class support is in place to cater for learning differences

In order to allow students to receive adequate support and care in the classroom, some English classes in lower grades will be divided into groups according to students' levels to take care of learning differences. In addition, in addition to the subject teachers who teach, there is always a teaching assistant who joins the class to take care of the students' learning needs. In addition to assisting in course teaching in the classroom, teaching assistants will also actively communicate with students in group activities, answer their questions immediately, provide timely assistance, and can provide individual support to students at any time to avoid falling behind and learn English with a relaxed attitude. The school has also allocated resources to specially organize workshops to optimize the teaching effectiveness of teaching assistants.

Principal Hu added that many parents trust the school and deliberately allow their children to enroll across districts because the school has sufficient support facilities and can teach according to their children's personalities. It also uses different learning models to support non-Chinese speaking students, such as picture book early reading activities, after-school Chinese game groups, etc., so that students with different learning levels can achieve their learning goals. It can be seen that the school's efforts in caring for the learning needs of students are highly recognized.

Interdisciplinary collaborative teaching to strengthen English motivation

The school brings together non-Chinese-speaking students from different countries, which virtually strengthens the English context of the school and increases the opportunities for students to communicate in English. The school also organizes inclusive activities to teach everyone to live in harmony and study hard together. In addition, various subject groups will also work closely to increase the proportion of students using English through cross-subject collaboration. For example, during the STEAM learning process, teachers will guide students to learn Scratch programming in English. In addition, the school implements multiple STEAM activities, allowing students to have great freedom to conduct self-study and inquiry, and encourage students to cultivate imagination and creativity. In the future, the school will continue to make good use of the newly established English learning room and continue to optimize the English learning environment to lay a solid English foundation for students.