Create the future, ignite hope, and cultivate a new generation of professional talents

Caritas Yuen Long Chan Chun Ha Secondary School With the school motto of "Loyalty, diligence, respect for God and love for others", we implement the spirit of Caritas, promote universal education based on the belief of serving with love and creating hope, and provide opportunities for students with different learning aptitudes and abilities to show their potential. The school is student-oriented and provides them with basic academic and technological education to meet the needs of professional and post-secondary education or employment. Principal Au Yeung Lai KingUnderstands that students have different needs, so the teaching team makes corresponding arrangements according to their needs, takes care of the students' future development, and is committed to helping them build goals and self-confidence, so as to find their own path.

Adaptive teaching model to take care of learning diversity

No matter what industry you are in, basic knowledge is an indispensable and important part. In terms of curriculum planning, the school attaches particular importance to top-notch and English learning and teaching in order to improve the academic level of students. To this end, two foreign teachers (NET teachers) are specially hired to teach at the school. Each subject in the junior high school adopts an adapted teaching model and a layered teaching design to implement the concept of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and consolidate the learning foundation of students. The course has a complete paper-dividing policy, and has a mature mechanism from teaching methods, paper production to grading. Principal Ouyang pointed out: "Adaptive teaching is mainly designed for junior high school students. We want students with different abilities to learn the knowledge within their abilities." The school hopes to use diversified teaching strategies to give students a sense of success in learning.

Principal Ouyang believes that in learning and teaching, it is necessary for students to see their goals and affirm their abilities. The school's paper-based policy can implement the top-notch and bottom-up policies. On the one hand, it raises the requirements for top students and encourages students to continue to challenge higher goals. On the other hand, it also allows students who are unable to do something to see that their hard work can achieve results, thereby building self-confidence and encouraging them to do their best in everything, actively make full use of their potential in all aspects, and strive to make progress.

Parents strongly agree with and support the school's paper-based policy, which can help their children regain their confidence and interest in learning, and be willing to work hard and strive for the top. Building self-confidence at the junior high school level can play a stimulating role in allowing students to learn new knowledge, new technologies, and continue to develop in the future.

Connecting with colleges and universities to create diversified solutions

In terms of further education, the school also provides strategic equipment for students with the support of school sponsoring bodies to help them connect to tertiary institutions. The "University of St. Francis of Assisi" under Caritas Hong Kong is the first Catholic university in Hong Kong and attaches great importance to the cultivation of five core values ​​and moral character. Principal Ouyang described St. Francis University as one of the important teaching advantages of Caritas Middle School. The courses of St. Francis University have always been focused on responding to the needs of social development, such as early childhood education, medical care, information technology, social work, etc., which can provide Caritas Yuen Long Chan Chun Ha Secondary School students with an ideal way out. The school sponsoring group provides forward-looking learning and further education support, from the six years of campus life in middle school to the layout of the "VPM Plan", so that schools and teachers can equip students in a targeted manner. The school has many contacts with universities and colleges affiliated with Caritas, arranging students to participate in Caritas College Course Experience Days, and cooperating with tertiary institutions in Hong Kong and even at home and abroad to arrange visits, hold admissions interview workshops and lectures, etc., to help students plan their path to further studies.

Forward-looking courses to seize development opportunities

The school cares very much about the future development of its students and keeps pace with the times in terms of curriculum design. It offers forward-looking school-based courses to help students gain skills and seize development opportunities after graduation. Since its opening, the school has offered automotive technology courses. In recent years, with the development of electric vehicles, this epoch-making progress has led to a sharp increase in global demand for automotive technology talents. The school can be said to have taken advantage of the "right time, location, and people" to embrace the new wave of development. Due to years of operation and accumulated experience, teachers have accumulated professional knowledge and industry contacts, and also cultivated students' interest in cars and the automotive industry. The school not only has practitioners in the industry to provide them with guidance that is in line with social needs, but also has sufficient software and hardware equipment support within the school. It continues to maintain automotive technology courses that keep pace with the times. It successfully obtained Level 3 certification of the Qualifications Framework as early as 2020 and maintains close ties with the chamber of commerce and industry. This means that after students complete the automotive technology course, they not only possess high-end professional skills, but also have the ability to seize the opportunities of the new generation and become the talents needed by society in the 21st century. This skill is also certified by the third-level diploma of the Qualifications Framework and is socially acceptable.

Caritas Talent Education Program helps students plan their lives

In recent years, the school-running organization Caritas Hong Kong has actively promoted vocational and professional education in line with government education policies and launched the "Caritas Talent Education Program" (referred to as the "VPM Program") to provide students with an alternative to the HKDSE from the three perspectives of "Vocational", "Professional" and "Moral". The "VPM Program" adopts the policy of "walking on two legs" and embeds vocational education elements into the curriculum, allowing students to master academic knowledge and vocational skills at the same time, and possess professional ethics. When students complete the HKDSE course, they will also complete the "Diploma in Practical Information Technology and Communication Technology" or "Diploma in Healthcare Education" at Level 3 of the Qualifications Framework, thereby connecting to courses at sub-degree or above.

As a school under Caritas Hong Kong, Caritas Yuen Long Chan Chun Ha Secondary School has also introduced the "VPM Plan" and offers diploma courses in practical information and communications technology and diploma courses in medical and nursing education to help students plan their personal development and set goals. Principal Ouyang pointed out: "Students need to have their own goals. If they cannot see their prospects or goals, they will easily feel confused. But on the contrary, if students can find their own goals, they can work hard to do their best." The "VPM Plan" can undoubtedly take care of their diversity and find their own goals and solutions. Under the "VPM Program", "curriculum" and "skills" are combined to ensure that students can find their goals before graduation, be equipped with recognized career-oriented skills, and give them the confidence to face social challenges in the future. At the same time, the course also takes into account basic academic knowledge to help students further improve their professional skills in the future, and the course's certification by the Qualifications Framework provides students with further protection for their studies.

Diversified activity experience provides a development platform

Today's society is developing rapidly, and students need to keep up with the times. The school is well aware of this truth, so it invests a lot of resources and tries every means to create opportunities for them to participate in diversified activities and enrich their learning experience. Principal Ouyang said: "Diversified activities are our persistent teaching matter, and we hope that students can be exposed to things in different fields." This year, the school has expanded the scale of the diverse learning week, and all teachers and students of the school have set off simultaneously to participate in overseas study tours, giving students the opportunity to broaden their knowledge and enrich their learning experience. This program takes students overseas, such as the Greater Bay Area, Shanghai, South Korea, Singapore, Osaka, Taiwan and other places. It aims to meet the needs of students in the new era, cultivate them to establish an international perspective, and enhance the deep relationship between teachers and students, and between students. It has been well received by parents, teachers and students.

Principal Ouyang firmly believes that every student is unique and has his or her own strengths and talents. Therefore, starting from the lower grades, the school has been actively helping students develop their potential and broaden their horizons. For example, a "drama training course" is set up for the secondary level and stage performance opportunities are provided to showcase learning achievements. At the same time, the school has established various school teams and introduced top coaches to train students, including: badminton, football, basketball, volleyball, fencing, track and field, cross-country running, and indoor rowing. The teaching team actively encourages students to participate in local growth camps, including basketball training camps, adventure challenge camps, positive education camps, outreach training camps, etc. In addition, the school sets up emerging sports experience days, campus competition days and other activities, and also integrates extracurricular activities into the regular school-based physical education curriculum. Students can explore their interests and personal talents from different experiences, and prepare themselves to face the challenges of the future during their six years in secondary school.

Pay attention to STEAM education and perform well in competitions

Technology is developing at a rapid pace, and schools have been keeping pace with the times to promote the development of STEAM education. Starting from junior high schools, "Creative Technology" has been established as an independent subject; high schools have offered "Design and Applied Technology". The newly launched embedded course "Diploma in Practical Information and Communications Technology" ("DPICT" for short) in the "VPM Program" also includes information technology applications and impacts, creative programming, digital multimedia and network applications, etc. In terms of interdisciplinary collaborative learning, the school has specially deployed manpower to implement the "STEAM for all" regular curriculum and the "STEAM for Elite" policy. The curriculum is information technology-oriented and cultivates students' abilities in creative learning, computational thinking, and problem solving. Relevant courses enable students of different abilities to gain access to the basic knowledge of STEAM in junior high schools, and those with more outstanding abilities can participate in a number of high-level academic competitions in their spare time.

With the school's emphasis on innovation and technology education and innovative curriculum design, students have achieved particularly outstanding results in external competitions in the STEAM field, and are particularly good at innovative fields such as AI, IoT, and AR. For example, it won the gold medal in the Hong Kong International Programming Competition (Senior Secondary School Senior Category); it has won individual/team championships and gold medals in the "International Youth Innovation and Technology Olympiad" for many consecutive years; it has won the championship in Ocean Park's "STEAM Student Competition" for two consecutive years; it has been awarded the diamond level (the highest honor) of the Chemist Online Self-Study Award Scheme by the Education Bureau and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; and it has been awarded the Science Assessment Test (gold medal) by the Hong Kong Mathematical Society.

Comprehensive training and assistance plan to establish positive thinking

In the learning process, teachers play an irreplaceable role. The school adheres to the belief that education without discrimination takes care of the different needs of students and promotes their all-round development with care and enthusiasm. Principal Ouyang said frankly: "Parents entrust their children to us. From the perspective of principals, as educators, we have a great responsibility. When students feel the teachers' attentive support and companionship and get results from it, the students will be transformed." Therefore, the school emphasizes the care between people and is committed to conveying positive values ​​​​to students and cultivating them to have personal character strengths. On the occasion of the festival, the school will organize relevant activities to promote social relationships among students, teachers and their peers, enhance the happiness of teachers and students on campus, and achieve physical, mental and spiritual health. Teachers and students can get along well with each other and have a good relationship; students and parents also trust teachers. Principal Ouyang shared that some parents said that the teaching team worked hard both inside and outside the classroom and that their children were very happy and engaged in school.

The school attaches great importance to students' discipline, counseling and moral education. Principal Ouyang believes that the stage of greatest change for students is the second and third years of secondary school. Therefore, the school uses funding to hire three counselors to support students with social, emotional and other difficulties as they grow. In addition, the school also provides students with counseling and career planning experience, such as arranging students to participate in barista training, sunshine run, Best Teen mentoring program, campus adventure, KMB I want to be a bus driver, good mood program, growth courses and other counseling activities to help students maintain physical and mental health and cultivate positive thinking.

Through the Elder Academy, Positive Education Camp, etc., the school cultivates students' love for society and guides them to establish correct values. Students' performance in moral education has been highly commended. Some students have won the "Yuen Long District Outstanding Student" Award and the "Four Dimensions and Eight Virtues Practice Award"; and the school has also won the Jockey Club Outstanding Caring School Award for Public Charity from the Home Affairs and Youth Affairs Bureau and the Voluntary Development Bureau in the "Hong Kong Volunteer Award". This proves that the school attaches great importance to the moral character of students and aims to cultivate professional talents with both talent and morality.