Cultivating talents for seventy years and working together to create a brilliant future

@TERM0@@, located in the Central and Western District, is committed to implementing the school motto of "Dedication and Learning", creating a pleasant learning environment, and designing a comprehensive and balanced school-based curriculum to promote the all-round development of students. Last year, more than 20% of the students were assigned to the government English secondary school in the same district when their results were announced. The school has been making good use of social resources, giving full play to the advantages of government primary schools, responding to the development needs of society, and cultivating students to become outstanding talents who "respect teachers and love students", "are diligent in their work", "be kind and brave" and "work together as a team". Coinciding with the milestone of the school's 70th anniversary, Principal Yu Yongli led the teaching team to work together and worked side by side with parents to continue to provide students with high-quality education that keeps pace with the times, encourage students to explore and innovate, and lay a solid foundation for future development.

Write a milestone in educational development, seize the opportunity, and reach new heights

Since its opening in 1954, the school has gone through 70 years and has worked hard to cultivate many talents for society. In order to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the school, the school organized a number of activities and held the "Fun IT Learn More" tram launch ceremony on November 2. Teachers, students and alumni of the school were also invited to work together to decorate the tram body, becoming the first primary school in Hong Kong to participate in the design of the tram body. Principal Yu said: "We are very grateful to our alumni, parents, teachers and former staff for their continued support of the school. At last year's graduation ceremony, the school held a large-scale performance as the prelude to the school celebrations. The "@TERM0@@Tram" body design activity invited parents, teachers, students, and alumni to participate, and was closely tied to the school-based STREAM curriculum. Close integration. Considering that the school is located in Sai Ying Pun, many students and alumni have deep feelings for the community. They use trams as their daily means of going to school and commuting, so our activities also fully consider the characteristics of the community. "In addition, the school will also launch relevant souvenir models and sell them to various stakeholders through the alumni association as a testament to the beauty of the school.

High-quality campus environment enriches learning experience

The school is committed to providing a good learning environment, enriching students' learning experience, and making flexible use of resources. By applying for the "Fun IT Learn More" program and the "My Action Pledge" program, it is used to promote teaching activities and optimize facilities to support the development of innovative teaching on campus. In addition to renovating classrooms and updating electronic whiteboards, the school also renovated the visual arts room and transformed the computer room into a science and innovation room this year to ensure that teaching hardware and supporting facilities meet the needs of current curriculum development. The course adds virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) learning experiences, which are closely integrated with the STREAM course teaching.

Flexibly utilize social resources and continuously develop learning experience

The school makes good use of resources, actively strengthens cooperation with all parties, and continues to develop diverse learning experiences for students. For example, it cooperates with nearby middle schools to arrange for students to experience middle school courses and try to drive the C919, the first simulated driving vehicle in China. Principal Yu pointed out: "We should make good use of social resources and effectively use space to promote connections and exchanges between schools, thereby broadening students' horizons and life circles, and exposing them to more knowledge and experience."

At the same time, Li Sing Primary School, as a government school, its advantage lies in unity. Schools can support each other, share resources and experience, and promote innovative development more effectively to improve teaching quality and students' learning experience. In splitting science subjects and humanities subjects, the school quickly responded to the Education Bureau's policy and organized workshops with other government schools to obtain professional opinions and further enhance the diversity and practicality of the curriculum.

Principal Yu added that the school has a long and glorious history. Over the years, it has received strong support from the descendants of the Li family. In 2014, the "New Li Sheng Gallery" was established to showcase the school's wonderful campus life and allow the spirit of the school's ancestor Li Shenggong to be passed down from generation to generation. At the same time, the first Friday of November every year is the annual School Ancestor Day. In addition to preparing a number of exciting student performances, an awards ceremony will also be held. Mr. Li Ruizhi, a descendant of the Lee family, is invited to award the Li Baozhuang Scholarship and the Lo Ruyu Scholarship to students with outstanding academic performance to encourage them to achieve better academic results.

Improve the culture of home-school cooperation and enjoy the joy of working together

In order to create an ideal growth environment, the school attaches great importance to home-school cooperation, maintains close and comprehensive communication, and encourages parents to actively participate in various school activities. For example, the school invites parents to visit the Primary One Health Protection Center. Principal Yu said: "We hope that parents can personally understand the knowledge of health protection and discuss the correct way to wash hands with their children when they return home, so that parents, schools and students can have consistent information." In addition, the school has also organized many parent activities in conjunction with the Parent-Teacher Association, such as yoga classes, meditation classes and alcohol painting experience classes. The parents' response has been very positive and they have expressed 100% support for the school.

The school also invites parents to participate in on-campus activities, such as the birthday parties held twice a year. Parents of first and second grade students are specially invited to the school to celebrate together, hoping that the children will be grateful for their parents' hard work. In activities such as the Christmas Party and Chinese Costume Day, the school also encourages parents and teachers to participate together, setting up booths to let them understand the latest developments in the school. During the Mid-Autumn Festival that just passed, the school also organized activities to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, arranging students to eat moon cakes and watch movies together in the auditorium. By creating a pleasant learning atmosphere, the school enables students to gain a sense of security, thereby feeling recognized and enhancing their sense of belonging.

Contact alumni and work together to support the comprehensive development of the school

The school has cultivated many outstanding students over the years, and alumni have always been concerned about the development of the school, working hard to promote mutual friendship and supporting the development of the school in different areas. The school holds many different alumni activities every year, especially the Alumni Reunion Day held on the first day of September. This is a quite special event. Every year, many high school alumni come back to participate and feel the warmth of their alma mater. In addition, this year the school also held an alumni pot-choi banquet for alumni to gather together and talk about the past in detail. In the afternoon, the campus was opened for the public to visit. Principal Yu said with a smile: "Many alumni used to visit often. Especially some graduates from 50 or 60 years ago. They may have lived abroad and now want to come back to see the changes in the school. We will warmly invite them to the campus to reminisce about the past."

All-round connection between kindergarten and primary school, integrating into campus to meet challenges

In terms of transition from kindergarten to primary school, the school has spent a lot of time and energy formulating a comprehensive adaptation strategy. For example, we promote cooperation with kindergartens, hold open days, and invite kindergarten teachers, parents, and students to visit the school. Principal Yu pointed out: "After I took over the principal's job this year, I took the initiative to contact the principals of different kindergartens. I arranged for students who graduated from the kindergarten to communicate with the kindergarten students and share the life of the elementary school. The kindergarten will also send children to our campus to perform and feel the campus atmosphere."

The school understands that when kindergarten students enter primary school, parents often feel worried and think that the curriculum in primary school is very different from that in kindergarten. In order to help parents and children adapt, schools usually provide information as early as June and hold experience days so that parents can be mentally prepared during the summer vacation. For example, help children gradually adapt to new living habits, how to go to bed on time and have meals at school, etc. During the experience day held in August, the school also introduced the curriculum information of Primary One in detail to help parents gradually digest the teaching content of primary school and pay attention to special topics. During the experience day, most children can quickly adapt to campus life. They will follow the teacher in class, while their parents listen to the teacher's explanations.

At the beginning of the semester, the school will not immediately arrange for students to read silently, but will give students an adaptation period. Principal Yu added: "We will not calculate scores for the first test, but mainly help students learn how to deal with the test pattern. We found that many children have difficulty in reading the questions, so the teachers will guide them how to solve the questions. In the second test, the teacher will read all the questions aloud one by one, so that students can gradually adapt to the learning environment and better prepare for future learning challenges."

After-school care service plan, foreign teachers offer cram schools

The school is well aware that many parents are busy with work, especially dual-career families, and face difficulties in picking up and dropping off their children. Therefore, the school applied for the Care Fund and prepared to launch an after-school care service plan at school, which was initially approved to help parents and meet their child care needs. At the same time, the school also holds Li Sheng Tea Party every year, taking this opportunity to listen to parents’ ideas and suggestions to ensure that the education and services provided by the school can better meet their needs.

In addition, the school is located in the Central and Western District and is very popular among newly arrived students. In order to help these students solve their difficulties in learning English, foreign teachers have been specially arranged to conduct extra cram school classes after class on Fridays, focusing on pinyin, reading skills, story telling and song teaching to help children master English more easily and reduce their fear of language, laying a good foundation for them to enter middle school in the future.