Gain knowledge, inspire potential, and develop balanced development of three educations

Kowloon Sam Yuk Secondary School With the goal of holistic education, we are committed to cultivating students’ balanced development in spiritual, intellectual and physical education. "Spirit" means that students can establish correct values ​​on the spiritual and religious levels, find their own direction in life, and become the strength and support when encountering difficulties; "wisdom" means knowledge and wisdom, helping students master knowledge and develop in an all-round way academically and academically; "body" means a healthy body. Principal Leung Wing Mui believes: "Spirit, intelligence and body are very important in life, not just in middle school." She hopes that in addition to gains in academic performance and knowledge, students can also grow healthily during the six years of middle school.

GIS school-based computer course spatial data integration discipline

Starting from 2021, the school will launch GIS school-based computer courses, combining spatial data technology and applying it to different subjects such as history, geography, Chinese, religion, and humanities. For example, visual methods are used to combine electronic maps and government public data to coordinate topic learning; ecological surveys and ecological records in science subjects; reading courses and literary evening newspapers in Chinese subjects, etc. Principal Leung Wing Mui shared: "This type of learning can be combined with the ArcGIS Online platform we use to store, analyze and display data on maps, making the learning more fresh." The school has also introduced Building Information Model to allow students to try out the high technology of the construction industry.

In addition to GIS school-based computer courses, the school also offers BIM learning in the new school year. With the support of government departments, industry, and colleges and universities, the school established the "GeoBIM Lab" to enrich students' learning content and fields. Principal Leung Wing Mui said: "The school hopes to cooperate with the government's smart city development vision, so cultivating information technology skills will be beneficial to students' future studies, employment, and even entrepreneurship." The school will provide a wealth of learning opportunities for students to develop their talents, such as the Urban Renewal Authority's earlier With the plan to rebuild the Prince Edward District and build a waterway park, the school arranged for experts to lead students to watch birds, and then further think about the impact of bird habitats when the government builds waterway parks in the future, and how to allow them to coexist with humans in the urban area, so as to gain a better understanding of birds, conservation, natural ecology, and communities.

Students also won multiple awards in external GIS competitions, such as the Development Bureau Spatial Data Platform Award 2024 Silver Award and Best Report Award for Senior High School Group, Bronze Award and Best Spatial Data Application Award for Junior Secondary School Group; ArcGis Story Map Application Competition 2023/24 Champion, Best Report Award, Best GIS Application Award and Best Census Data Application Award.

Cultivation of physical and artistic potential, self-confidence in developing talents

The school attaches great importance to the physical fitness development of students. It provides swimming classes and regularly dispatches special buses to take students to and from the Sham Shui Po swimming pool to learn swimming. It also specially arranges the physical education classes of Form One in the two classes before school to give students the opportunity to be exposed to water sports in daily classes and enrich their learning experience. The school also provides a variety of sports activities, such as basketball, football, volleyball, badminton, etc., which all have school teams. Students are encouraged to participate in school competitions, compete with young people from other schools, and even participate in overseas competitions. Earlier, Principal Leung Wing Mui led more than 30 students to visit Guizhou to participate in the "Village Super League" football match, allowing young people from the two places to communicate in sports. Principal Leung Wing Mui said: "Through the activities, students can understand that football is a way to get rid of poverty in some places and can spawn different industries. In addition to playing the "Village Super League", students can also learn about the country's economic development."

In terms of art, the school also has music groups and harp teams to cultivate students' musical potential and encourage them to participate in different competitions to showcase their talents on a larger stage. Students have also won numerous awards in large-scale music competitions, such as the "Shanghai International Youth Music Festival 2023 Finals", where students won one gold and two silvers in the Strings (Harp Group), Piano Group, Vocal and Singing Groups; and in the "Hong Kong Joint School Music Competition 2023", students won two golds and one silver in three categories: piano solo, string ensemble and song solo, with outstanding performance. Through the school's careful cultivation, students have grown in terms of artistic attainments and knowledge, which has also brought positive effects to their spiritual development. They have gained confidence and motivation through success; they have learned about perseverance, humility and team spirit through training, allowing them to grow healthily spiritually, intellectually and physically.

Multiple English teaching models to deepen the foundation and apply what you have learned

Principal Leung Wing Mui I believe that English activities can stimulate students’ learning motivation and enhance their interest in English. Therefore, the school provides diversified learning experiences for English subjects. Since the year before last, the school has held an English drama performance every year. It is based on the story of the Bible and the script is written by a foreign teacher. The students use singing, dancing and acting to perform a good play in English, such as last year's "Moses" and the year before last's "Esther". The school tries its best to arrange for students to participate so that more students have the opportunity to participate. During the participation process, students need to cooperate with foreign teachers. They need to communicate frequently in English both in front of and behind the scenes, so as to build a strong English context and gradually build up their confidence in English.

In addition to external performances, the school also has weekly drama performances that are only for the enjoyment of the school, allowing students on and off the stage to immerse themselves in the English environment. In addition to teaching conversation, the three foreign English teachers in the school are also responsible for leading activities, such as English broadcasts. With the assistance of the foreign English teachers, students report news and talk about current affairs in the school like news reporters, and even record clips for the whole school to watch. While understanding current affairs, they can also use English more flexibly.

In addition, the school organizes English study groups to Europe, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and other countries where English is the main language. Since the schools affiliated to the sponsoring group are spread across many countries, the school can arrange for students to communicate with local affiliated schools to broaden their knowledge and establish an international perspective. At the same time, they can communicate with local people through a natural context, allowing students to strengthen their English foundation in a diversified way through activities and personal contact and experience.

Dual learning space and rich resource facilities

The school has two campuses, located at Poetry and Dance Street in Tai Kok Tsui and Boundary Street in Mong Kok. On the one hand, there is greater flexibility in space utilization. Since the supporting facilities of the two school buildings are roughly the same, students can enjoy dual supporting resources at the same time. In terms of activities and classes, they can be separated according to the teaching plan. For example, some high school elective classes, weekly meetings and other activities will be held in the Boundary Street school building in Mong Kok. On the other hand, it can give students a greater sense of freshness about the school. Principal Leung Wing Mui said frankly: "At first I was worried that the students would find it hard, but they reported that they liked this class mode and were very happy about it." Boundary Street is currently undergoing renovation work, and a fitness room and other facilities may be added for students to use.

Support the transition and learn to be independent in the new stage

In terms of transition to high school, Principal Leung Wing Mui believes that the biggest difference between primary and secondary schools is not the curriculum, but the students’ personal living habits. Therefore, during the summer vacation, the school will help Form One students adapt to middle school life through activities, such as organizing transition classes to guide students to learn to handle their own belongings, record daily matters, etc. In terms of manpower arrangements, the school specially arranges teachers who have experience in primary school education or whose children are of similar age to the students to serve as class teachers in the secondary school. Principal Leung Wing Mui said: "They will better understand the mentality and needs of students in the Secondary One stage, and they will also know how to help Secondary One freshmen make the transition."

At the same time, the school has a spiritual education team, which arranges the school pastor to be responsible for the orientation activities so that students can have a happy start. There are also social work organizations opposite the Shiwu Street school building to provide support to children and take care of their connection and personal growth. In addition, in terms of support for mainland students, the school will arrange English tutoring classes so that they can keep up with Hong Kong's English courses. The guidance team will also organize activities to let them get to know Hong Kong and understand the environment of the community near the school.