Discover potential, achieve dreams, and cultivate outstanding students

G.C.C.I.T.K.D. Cheong Wong Wai Primary School It has been established for 40 years. With the school motto of "Education and Action", we implement the spirit of teaching without distinction, and are committed to taking care of the diversity of students' learning, so that students can achieve balanced development in the five aspects of moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic education, and become pillars of society in the future. "Care and integration, respect for differences" and "advance with the times and develop potential" are the characteristics and philosophy of the school. Principal Liang Weiji believes that children need a caring atmosphere in order for them to grow up healthily. On the other hand, he also attaches great importance to the diversified development of students, hoping to enable students to develop their potential and achieve their dreams.

Popularizing STEAM education to explore students’ innovation and technology potential

The school closely follows the development of science and technology and vigorously promotes STEAM education in a popular form to inspire the development of students' logical and creative thinking. The school hopes that all students will have STEAM learning opportunities to help them explore their potential in the field of innovation and technology. To achieve universal STEAM education, hardware, courses and activities must all cooperate with each other. In terms of hardware, all classrooms are equipped with electronic whiteboards for teaching needs. There is also a STEAM room on campus, which is equipped with a laser cutter, 4 3D printers, VR glasses, etc. to support the courses; STEAM courses are based on general knowledge and computer science, and focus on interdisciplinary learning. For example, the theme of automobiles in the English Department will allow students to use laser cutters to make model cars; it also cooperates with the Chinese Department to allow students to "experience the scene" through VR glasses and then write. At the same time, in order to comply with the educational policy of splitting general knowledge subjects into science subjects and humanities subjects, the school also plans to use the VEX IQ STEAM kit to help students learn science, and purchase the VEX Go kit to allow primary school students to understand abstract scientific principles through a "hands-on" model, and then apply them to programming learning.

At the activity level, the school holds a large-scale "STEAM Day" every year, arranging for all students in the school to participate in STEAM activities, such as electric car making, electric airplanes, etc., to promote an overall innovation and technology learning atmosphere. A STEAM room will also be opened during daily lunch breaks for students to play programming games and explore their different potentials. The school also actively encourages students to participate in STEAM-related competitions, giving them space to express themselves and think, inspiring creative thinking and cultivating the growth of computational thinking. Candidates for the competition are not limited to students with good grades, but also students who are talented and interested in STEAM. This year, with the guidance of teachers and the joint efforts of teachers and students, students have achieved good results in multiple innovation and technology competitions. For example, in the global Vex Robot Competition, it won the championship in Hong Kong and represented Hong Kong in competitions in the United States; the school also led a team to participate in the Hong Kong Vex IQ Global Cup organized by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, winning the first and second place in the competition.

Implement the concept of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and flexibly develop school-based curriculum

In terms of curriculum planning, the school implements a method of teaching students according to their aptitude and will not arrange excessive silent reading or homework for children. Principal Liang believes that “students’ different speeds in their development stages will affect their learning effectiveness. As the saying goes, ‘Haste makes waste’, blindly pushing students to improve their performance will only be counterproductive and cause excessive pressure, which may not achieve the ideal learning effect.” Therefore, in order to take care of the different learning differences of students, the teaching team will tailor and integrate the school-based curriculum and make adjustments in homework, assessments, tests, etc. to ensure that children with different abilities receive appropriate care. For example, the curriculum planning of major subjects has stratified coursework, which is divided into three levels: higher ability, medium ability and less ability, so that the school can teach students according to their aptitude.

Depending on the different learning stages, the school will also adjust the number of exams accordingly. There will be only one exam for the first grade; there will be two exams for the second to fourth grade students throughout the year; when the fifth and sixth graders face the sub-test, the school will arrange three tests for students to ensure that they have enough confidence when facing the sub-test. In addition, for students with special learning needs, the school will arrange individual tutoring, group learning, and even arrange professionals to provide socialization, concentration, reading and writing training for children in need.

Diversified development achieves dreams, broadens horizons and builds self-confidence

The school hopes that students can gain a sense of achievement in different areas. Principal Liang pointed out: "In fact, everyone needs a balance in life. Children have their own interests, which can nourish their lives." The school offers a wealth of extracurricular activities, such as rope skipping, Chinese dance, hip-hop, basketball, etc., and specially hires external star tutors to teach students. For example, students are arranged to participate in the Hip-Hop course designed by the famous dance director Sunny Wong to help students develop their talents and gradually achieve their dreams, and continue to make breakthroughs and grow in the process. By participating in different competitions, students are not only able to apply what they have learned, but also build their self-confidence. For example, a student participated in the "Little Singer's Birth Contest" organized by KDU Music College, tried to perform in public, and was successfully shortlisted among the top 33. Principal Liang believes: "Whether they win the award or not, these experiences will help children grow and broaden their horizons. In the future, when they face or need to interact with strangers in public, they will be able to face it with confidence."

Under the school's policy of diversified development, students have also made great achievements in extracurricular activities. Earlier, the Chinese dance team won the gold medal in the "Hong Kong Professional Dance Competition", and the fancy rope skipping team won the overall runner-up for both men and women in the "Hong Kong District Primary School Rope Skipping Competition 2024". Last year, the students won the Grade A honorary award in the "Hong Kong Inter-school Hip-Hop Dance Competition" and had the opportunity to join an exchange group in South Korea for dance training and flash mob performances. The students won the runner-up in the "NYBO National Youth Basketball Open (Hong Kong Division)" and had the opportunity to go to Shandong to participate in the "NYBO National Youth Basketball Open". Students gain recognition in the competition and have the opportunity to further expand their knowledge, making it a rare experience for them in primary school.

Pay attention to physical and mental health development, accumulate experience and achieve success

While providing children with different competition opportunities, the school also cares about their physical and mental health development and will not push students to win. Winning awards is naturally worthy of celebration. For students who have not won awards, the school will arrange follow-up counseling for them to strengthen their "resilience." The purpose is to let children understand that winning is not necessary in the competition. The experience gained in the process is the most valuable. It is also necessary to let them understand that "failure is the mother of success." Only by experiencing failure can they achieve success. In addition, the school will also provide meditation courses to allow students to relax, stabilize their emotions, and think calmly through breathing techniques, so that their minds can be calm and no longer nervous. The school also attaches great importance to the promotion of mental health. It has organized a joint school activity with the affiliated middle school - Liu Baile Middle School of Dongguan Federation of Industry and Commerce, "Bai Le Soul" to promote mental health, so that students can build up their awareness of mental health and understand the concept of maintaining mental health through the activities, and promote it to the community and publicize it to the public.

Pay attention to moral education and values ​​and cultivate character strengths

Positive values ​​are an important topic that cannot be ignored in the growth of students. The school attaches great importance to moral education and values ​​cultivation, and hopes to cultivate students to establish positive values ​​from the primary school stage. Through diversified extracurricular activities, children can learn virtues such as respect and care from cooperation between people, and develop character strengths such as perseverance and team spirit from different competitions. The basketball team is a good example. The basketball team focuses on the character of the players. "Be fearless and persevere to the end" is their team motto, cultivating the students' spirit of "not being arrogant in victory and not being discouraged in defeat". Teacher Cen, who is in charge of the basketball team, shared that at that time, his classmates participated in the NYBO National Youth Basketball Open in Shandong. They faced strong opponents with an average height of over 1.7 meters, and each team had a height of 1.8 or 1.9 meters. The students still showed an indomitable spirit and won applause from the audience and even the opponents.

Improve the kindergarten transition plan to support parents in assisting primary school students to adapt

Many parents are concerned about transition issues after their children enter Primary One. The school has launched a series of transition programs for primary school freshmen and their parents. At the student level, the school will invite primary school freshmen back to school to participate in game days, so that teachers can observe students' performance and increase their understanding of them. Before the start of school, the school will arrange classes based on observations and information provided by parents. Principal Liang said: "In terms of class allocation, the school does not have elite classes. Instead, students with different abilities are placed in the same class, and the daily classroom model of cooperative learning is used to achieve 'the strong lead the weak' among students and learn from each other through collaboration." In addition, the school will also arrange adaptive classes for primary school freshmen before the start of the school year. After the start of the school year, there will still be continuation of the adaptive classes, such as regular training, activities, etc. This year, the school arranged a "Primary One Opening Ceremony" for students, inviting external organizations to conduct activities related to Chinese culture with Primary One freshmen and their parents, so that children can better understand the connotation of Chinese culture and the importance of learning.

As for parents, the school arranges lectures for parents from the time students register for school, so that they can have a deeper understanding of the school and enhance communication between home and school. In addition, different lectures will be held for parents of new students according to different stages of primary school, such as lectures on how to help their children handle homework and silent reading lectures. Before the non-scoring mock exam at the end of last semester, the school will hold a gathering for parents of primary schools to introduce the exam format and help students easily adapt to learning and exams.

Run the class with care and receive praise for outstanding performance

The school is committed to creating a campus culture that values communication, trust and care, and understands the different development aspects of each student. In terms of class structure, students in junior primary school are taken care of by the same class teacher, and when they enter the upper primary school stage, they are taken care of by another class teacher. The two head teachers are like "fellow companions" on the students' growth journey, accompanying the students as they grow and becoming more familiar with their parents. At the same time, we also have a better understanding of students’ needs and learning processes, making it easier to explore their potential. It is precisely because the school has a caring soil that teachers can discover the shining points of their classmates and then cultivate two "outstanding primary school students". Among the "Top Ten Outstanding Primary School Students in the Fifth Shatin District", G.C.C.I.T.K.D. Cheong Wong Wai Primary School holds two seats.

Teacher Deng, the class teacher of one of the award-winning students, said that in her daily interactions, she discovered that the student had strong curiosity, willingness to serve, good at mathematics, and eloquence. In view of the student's potential, the teacher recommended him to participate in the Mathematical Olympiad competition, serve as a primary school master of ceremonies, etc. When he later participated in the "Outstanding Primary School Student", he already had successful experience in different fields; another award-winning student participated in the "Outstanding Primary School Student" by chance. Teacher Wu, the head teacher, shared that the student had a quiet personality and learned Erhu under Teacher Wu's recommendation, and discovered his talent and interest in Chinese music. After communicating with the parents, Teacher Wu recommended him to join the "Children's Councilor". In the process, he continued to break through himself and had a positive impact on the students around him. In the end, he lived up to expectations and achieved excellent results, and became one of the "Outstanding Primary School Students".