Diverse learning and teaching strategies to enhance students’ sense of achievement

MKMCF Ma Chan Duen Hey Memorial College Adhering to the mission of the Lutheran Church in Hong Kong, we provide high-quality holistic education in accordance with biblical truth, and cultivate students' all-round development in moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic, and spiritual education, so that every student can become a pillar of society that glorifies God, benefits others, and has excellent morals and academics. With excellent team spirit and professional knowledge, the school does its best to provide high-quality teaching, cultivate students' automatic, conscious and autonomous attitude, actively participate in learning, and practice what they have learned. Principal Chui Samuel Wing HoThe annual theme of "Care, Confidence, Breakthrough" is formulated in the new school year to teach students not only to learn knowledge, but also to learn how to care for others, overcome different difficulties with confidence, and realize their potential.

Care, confidence, and breakthrough allow students to thrive

The school is committed to creating a learning environment full of love and care. This concept and goal has become one of the important educational policies of the Principal Chui Samuel Wing Ho leadership school, so that every student can thrive in a warm atmosphere. This school year is the first year that @TERM3@@ came to the school to take over as principal. He realized that due to the previous epidemic and social incidents, many students stayed at home and rarely went out to communicate with others. In addition, students were affected by the greater challenges they had to face after the epidemic returned to normal, resulting in many cases of student suicide in the school sector. In view of this, when Principal Chui Samuel Wing Ho took over as the principal, the first important thing was to make all students feel cared for. In biblical faith, "love" is one of the important elements. Principal Chui Samuel Wing Ho hopes that the school can convey care to every student, and at the same time, teachers and other staff can also feel this care.

At the same time, students come from different backgrounds and have had different learning and growth experiences in the past. Regardless of success or failure, students all have endless potential and talents. The school hopes to use care as a medium to help students understand the correct learning methods, build their own self-confidence, and ultimately achieve personal breakthroughs. Principal Chui Samuel Wing Ho pointed out: "The school has chosen 'Care, Confidence, Breakthrough' as its annual theme this year, sincerely enabling every student to devote themselves to learning through the care and teaching of teachers, and then gain confidence and break through boundaries."

100% pass rate in the Hong Kong Diploma Examination, establishing a teaching heritage culture

Students at the school have performed exceptionally well in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination in recent years, with the school achieving 100% pass rates in eight subjects. The 100% pass rate also reflects the high priority students place on academic performance and their unremitting efforts, with everyone striving to achieve excellence. Principal Chui Samuel Wing Ho said: "This result may not be possible in many schools in Hong Kong, especially due to the impact of the epidemic in the past few years. Students are still able to maintain their learning motivation and achieve good results. This reflects the excellent teaching work of the teaching team. There is a good and close relationship between teachers and students, and mutual trust is established. This is a result that takes a long time to achieve."

Principal Chui Samuel Wing Ho pointed out that in addition to students’ diligent study, the good teacher-student relationship is also another unique feature of the school. Many graduates choose to give back to their alma mater and hold different positions after graduation, which reflects their recognition of the school’s educational philosophy. This group of graduates not only teach juniors and juniors at their alma mater, but also continue the school’s fine teaching tradition. The school will continue to develop in the direction of learning and teaching in the future. Principal Chui Samuel Wing Ho hopes to promote classroom research and action research, and provide appropriate cooperation according to the different needs of students through different teaching models. At the same time, the school will also keep pace with the times, cooperate with social changes and developments, provide students with a better learning environment, and help them succeed in the ever-changing society.

Affiliated schools are closely connected to form a good learning cycle

As a worldwide organization, the Lutheran Church has close ties with different countries and regions. Its affiliated schools are committed to cultivating international talents and providing diversified education and a cross-cultural learning environment. Principal Chui Samuel Wing Ho noted: “There are 2,000 Lutherans worldwide Many schools, and recently we have opened a school for Hong Kong students in the Greater Bay Area, which not only builds a professional teaching team to take into account the development of students' Chinese and English skills, but also provides Hong Kong Diploma Examination courses. Our students can also go to Hong Kong schools for exchange and exchange. This forms a good learning cycle, promotes exchanges and interactions, and also deepens the understanding of the motherland and broadens the students' horizons. "

Close collaboration and exchanges between schools in the two places not only bring learning benefits to students, but also promote the professional development of teachers in the field of education and achieve mutual learning in teaching. Principal Chui Samuel Wing Ho added: "The Lutheran schools have established a strong communication network. Principals of different schools will hold principals' meetings regularly to communicate on the school's development direction and education trends, strengthen cooperation and resource sharing between schools, and continue to innovate and progress in the field of education, thereby improving the quality and level of teaching."

Overseas exchanges broaden horizons and strengthen student community participation

The school holds summer Bible classes every year, and last year invited 30 volunteers from the United States to serve. These volunteers serve the Lutheran schools in Kowloon wholeheartedly, and in total they served about 1,600 students during last year’s summer Bible classes. The American volunteers invited by the school not only provide services to Lutheran middle schools, primary schools and kindergartens, but also provide help to other school-running groups. This is precisely because the Lutheran Church has close ties with the community and is determined to promote the development of education in Hong Kong.

At the same time, the school will also encourage students to go out of Hong Kong and face the world, cultivating their cross-cultural communication skills and open-mindedness. For example, students are arranged to live with local families in the United States and learn about the different local customs and cultures. Principal Chui Samuel Wing Ho said: "On Thanksgiving last year, the U.S. Consul General invited us to his home to participate in the celebration, allowing students to have a deeper understanding of American culture, such as holiday culture and the tradition of cassowaries. The students had the opportunity to interact with the U.S. Consul General. This experience opened their eyes and gained valuable experience."

In addition, the school has organized short-term mission teams to enhance students’ participation in the community. "Volunteers will teach students English, and then the school will arrange for students to lead volunteers to visit Hong Kong and lead them to understand Hong Kong's local culture. Through guided tours, students can learn to care for others and understand the different needs of others. At the same time, in the process, students also deepen their understanding of Hong Kong culture and know how to Introduce the characteristics and attractions of Hong Kong to foreigners and tell the story of Hong Kong well. "Principal Chui Samuel Wing Ho pointed out that building self-confidence is not only about reporting in the classroom, but also requires going out of the classroom, practicing and showing oneself in society through various activities and competitions, and continuously accumulating communication skills with others, thereby building self-confidence.

Wind band established to inspire multiple intelligences

In the all-round development of students, in addition to learning and teaching, it is equally important to lead them out of the classroom and provide them with diverse learning opportunities. Principal Chui Samuel Wing HoWhen I first arrived at the school this school year, I worked hard to find resources and found a group of experienced tutors. In addition, philanthropists donated 160,000 to the school to purchase musical instruments, and finally successfully established the wind band. Principal Chui Samuel Wing Ho said: "The establishment of a wind band in a school is a brand new challenge. The students started learning instruments from scratch and prepared for the performance of the school's 25th anniversary event in just one month. Although they had not touched any musical instruments before, the students showed amazing progress. The students gained a sense of success and satisfaction after completing the entire performance, and expressed their desire to learn more music, set new goals for themselves, and constantly surpass themselves."

By introducing music activities, the school provides students with more opportunities to explore their potential and transform their interests into specific skills and majors. In addition to the wind band, the school will also provide music engineering teaching content in the music room to teach students how to record and produce music through computers. These activities not only stimulate students' interest in music, but also help them develop multiple intelligences and provide important help for career planning. They are of great significance to their overall development and academic achievements.

Experience emerging sports and exercise perseverance

In addition to art, the school also provides various sports activities to take care of students' physical and mental development. In addition to traditional track and field and swimming events, it also arranges golf and sailing training. Principal Chui Samuel Wing Ho pointed out: "We have specially added an activity period every Friday afternoon, called "Extraordinary Friday", to provide students with the opportunity to participate in various activities to enrich their learning experience. We hope that students can cross cultural boundaries and be exposed to more different emerging sports, thereby broadening their horizons." By participating in different sports, students have more room to develop their talent and potential. They win awards in competitions, which also helps increase their sense of success and satisfaction in learning. For example, the school's rowing team successfully trained members of the Hong Kong team and won Asian Games medals, bringing glory to Hong Kong. In addition, students have also won numerous awards in e-sports, cycling, fencing and other events, demonstrating their talents and efforts.

With the upcoming completion of Kai Tak Sports Park, sports has not only become an important development industry, but also means that the demand for relevant professional talents is increasing. The school actively provides support for students’ career planning, encourages them to work tirelessly towards their goals, and builds good learning attitudes and skills in the process. Principal Chui Samuel Wing Ho added: "Many students tend to feel bored during sports and training, but we must cultivate their perseverance and the spirit of never giving up. If this spirit and attitude cultivated in sports training can be applied to learning, I believe students will benefit a lot and use it throughout their lives. Although there is only one champion on the sports field, the positive values cultivated during practice and competition are priceless."

Comprehensive development plan focuses on teaching needs

Looking to the future, the school has formulated a series of comprehensive and comprehensive development plans, including continuing this year's wind band, which has achieved remarkable results, and extending it to all grades, providing more opportunities to participate in music activities, and at the same time cultivating their musical interests and talents. Principal Chui Samuel Wing Ho added: "Learning and teaching are an indispensable and important part of school development. I hope to broaden the teaching horizons of the entire teaching team so that teachers can keep pace with the times and provide high-quality education with students as the center; the school also attaches great importance to the development of STEAM education. This year, all computer hardware will be updated to teach students how to make good use of information technology and develop information literacy, which is crucial for them to build the ability to cope with future changes; in addition, the Education Bureau will increase the number of primary values ​​from the current 10 to 12 Therefore, it is necessary for schools to let students understand what the correct attitude is and help them establish a positive outlook on life, so that they can ultimately contribute to the country and fulfill their civic responsibilities.”