Learn English happily, broaden your international horizons, and help students discover highlights

Wai Kiu College Standing in Sham Shui Po District for more than half a century, we make full use of the advantages of direct subsidy school schools, make flexible use of resources, and are committed to providing high-quality whole-person education. The school implements the "people-oriented" teaching philosophy and strives to enable students to learn happily and thereby increase their moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic values. Principal Tso Tat Ming Pays special attention to students’ moral cultivation and talent discovery, and comprehensively develops students’ language skills, information technology skills and cultural cognition skills, so that they can face continuous challenges in the future. By designing school-based curriculum that keeps pace with the times and providing rich extracurricular learning experiences, the school encourages students to challenge new things, allowing them to explore their potential and give back to society in all walks of life in the future.

Create an international English context and focus on teachers to provide quality education

The school has been rooted in Sham Shui Po District for many years and has always maintained an innovative spirit and is committed to providing students with high-quality education. In recent years, as the number of non-Chinese speaking students enrolled in the school has increased, more and more students come from different countries, creating a natural international English context, and students can get a lot of English application opportunities in a friendly peer environment. Principal Tso Tat Ming said: "The school board has invested a lot of resources and hired four foreign English teachers from different places to promote cultural integration. In addition, the school has long implemented the "World School" program to provide students with opportunities to go out into the world. Especially today when we face the challenges of globalization, the program plays a key role."

Within the school, the school actively promotes cultural integration and the construction of a language environment, and students' English scores have improved significantly. The teaching team has produced many school-based teaching materials to provide step-by-step teaching based on students' different learning needs to help them lay a solid foundation. This has resulted in many students becoming interested in English and successfully admitted to the English Department of the University of Hong Kong. Principal Tso Tat Ming added that this year's "Policy Address" mentioned that the government will allocate funds to support the long-term development of the teaching profession, and schools also plan to make good use of resources to improve teachers' teaching standards, especially for junior high school students' third language learning. The school will provide corresponding support according to students' interests and encourage them to pursue their academic goals. In addition, for some non-Chinese speaking students who are new to Hong Kong, the school can also provide targeted support to help them overcome language barriers and successfully adapt to the new environment.

The biliteracy and trilingual policy lays the foundation for a happy English learning experience

Good biliteracy and trilingual skills are of great help to students' learning and future development. The school is committed to cultivating students to lay a solid foundation in Chinese and English during their secondary school years, improve their bilingual communication skills, and build lifelong learning skills. The teaching team implements the teaching policy of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, caters for different learning needs, divides students into classes according to their level, and sets up an English class at the secondary level. All subjects (except Chinese and Chinese history) are taught in English. In addition to constructing subject knowledge, they can also "get used to using English and become natural", focusing on improving their English proficiency.

The school actively implements the English teaching concept of "Learning is FUNtastic" and constructs a fun and Fantastic English learning process, allowing students to "Think Aloud" in a pleasant environment, subtly consolidating their English foundation, striving for good results in public examinations, and then confidently and freely using English to communicate with others in the workplace and social situations. The school organizes many interesting English activities to allow students to experience English learning feasts. Every year, English weeks with distinct themes and unique features are held, such as the "Wai Kiu alent Show", which provides a platform for students with talents and high English expression skills to perform English songs, talk shows, dramas, etc., to showcase their talents.

Diversified top-notch measures to create successful learning experiences

Each subject of the school has top-notch measures, such as the "Reaching for Stars Project" in the Chinese subject, which provides targeted training every week, and the English subject offers after-school oral training classes to improve students' expression skills. The school also makes flexible use of the "Diversified Learning Grant" to implement pull-out learning. By participating in gifted academy courses, competitions and exchange groups, students with outstanding academic performance can further develop their talents and fully demonstrate their talents. In addition, the school also actively cooperates with external organizations to organize different types of learning support groups to consolidate students’ classroom learning. At the same time, each subject group adjusts the depth of homework and tests according to students' abilities, and sets low-, medium-, and high-level questions to create a successful learning experience for students with different abilities and maintain their interest and motivation in learning.

Learning Support Measures Mastering English Learning Skills

Middle school learning emphasizes thinking from multiple perspectives, guiding students to ask questions and think about solutions from different perspectives during the learning process. To this end, the school has launched a series of learning support measures for new students to help students establish systematic learning habits and lay a knowledge foundation. In view of the learning characteristics of freshmen, the school curriculum development team cooperates with professional training institutions every year to offer "study skills courses". Students master practical learning skills in the course, such as memorizing new English words, making concept maps, hypothesis formulation, as well as time management and examination skills, thereby strengthening their learning confidence and increasing their interest in learning. During the course, professional tutors and teaching teams will use different assessment methods to evaluate students' application of learning skills and provide appropriate guidance.

Establish a systematic learning model and design English school-based teaching materials

In order to help students establish a systematic learning model, each subject group uses different innovative teaching elements in regular classes. For example, the English teaching team has personally designed three school-based textbooks to meet the needs of students at different levels and implement the teaching concept of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude. The first textbook is specially designed for students to reach for the stars. It is called "Spice Up Your English". It contains many newer English vocabulary and provides resources needed for composition, such as synonyms and formats for different topics, to help improve their writing skills. Students can review this textbook on their own before the exam to achieve the effect of reviewing the past and learning the new.

The second textbook is aimed at students with weak English proficiency but good performance in other subjects. It is called "Journey to Success" and is meant to help students maintain a positive attitude and have a successful learning journey. In this book, English teachers have carefully selected English vocabulary on different topics and attached Chinese translations, such as environmental protection, information technology, economics and other topics, so that students can deepen their English knowledge in different fields. At the same time, the book also contains some sample essays, written based on past examination questions, and explains the structure of the essay in detail to help students understand how to organize their own writing. Students can imitate and create based on the model essays, thereby improving their writing skills and gaining a sense of success. The school hopes the materials will not only provide examples of success but also teach students how to get on the road to success.

The third textbook is "A Word a Day", which is specially designed for new immigrant students. The school is conceived so that students learn a new vocabulary word every day that is not often found in textbooks. Teachers will select relevant words from media such as the South China Morning Post based on recent news, buzzwords and vocabulary from daily life. By teaching one new word every day, students can build a rich vocabulary within a year. Vocabulary selections for each class are also adjusted based on students' level to ensure they can understand and use the vocabulary. These new words are closely related to society and life, and can help students express themselves better in writing.

Established drama society to improve English ability

In order to increase students' interest in English learning, the English Department of the school has been committed to promoting English drama and musical theater education in recent years. It has established a Drama Club and arranged professional tutors from outside the school to train students in English speaking skills and cultivate their self-confidence before they can step onto the stage. The Drama Society introduces theater operations to students and teaches them various basic theater knowledge, such as interpretation, script design, etc. It mainly uses games to learn skills such as cooperation, tacit understanding, and concentration. In terms of interpretation, we focus on improvisational drama training to inspire students' imagination and increase their self-confidence. They can use their creativity in the virtual stage space to perform to their heart's content.

Teacher Xiao Hailiang, the head of the English subject, said: "We organized an English drama activity last year, which was specially designed for newly arrived students. We arranged for all of them to participate in it so that they can integrate into the campus environment more quickly, so that English learning is not limited to the classroom and provides different opportunities for easy interaction. English drama activities can stimulate students' interest, let them perform on the stage, and reduce the nervousness of using English. Each performance will not exceed ten minutes. The most important thing is to make them feel interesting and not afraid, so that they can effectively improve their language skills."

Develop reading habits and open up a treasure trove of knowledge

Reading is very helpful in expanding the scope of knowledge. The school spares no effort in cultivating students' habit of "reading diligently and willing to read" and promotes a number of reading projects. The Reading A-Z reading program is implemented in junior high schools to allow students to read English books according to their own English abilities and interests, and to promote a reading culture. At the same time, the school has set up the "Classroom Little Library Project", setting up bookcases in classrooms from secondary one to secondary three, and placing a large number of Chinese and foreign books, including the English series Oxford Reading Tree, so that students can read at any time, develop reading habits, and expand their reading volume and reading area.

In addition, the school has also incorporated one independent reading class per week into the junior high school schedule, giving students more opportunities to read and creating a reading atmosphere in the class, thereby promoting a school-wide reading culture. The school also combines the in-school reading program with the reading program organized by the Hong Kong Public Library. Those who borrow more than 100 books throughout the year will receive a gold medal, allowing students to gain a sense of reading accomplishment and inspire regular reading habits.

Promote e-learning and cater for learning diversity

The school grasps the development trend of information technology, improves learning and teaching effectiveness through innovative technology, and makes good use of the various flexibility of DSS schools. It has actively implemented relevant policies when electronic education emerged, hoping to cultivate students' common abilities such as logical thinking, creativity, and spirit of inquiry to cope with the rapidly changing world development and future challenges. Today, the school has fully implemented the Bring Your Own Device program, applied the Google Classroom e-learning platform, and made good use of funding from the Quality Education Fund to install interactive electronic whiteboards in all classrooms and special rooms throughout the school to promote electronic teaching, creating personalized, interactive and collaborative learning opportunities for students. It enhances learning interest through highly interactive classrooms, enhances real-time assessment effectiveness, and trains their independent learning abilities, thereby creating an electronic campus culture throughout the school.

Based in Hong Kong, looking at the world and grasping social development trends

The school has always kept abreast of the process of globalization and grasped social development trends. It launched the "World School" project in 2000 to implement the school's mission of "based on Hong Kong and looking at the world." Each student will have at least one overseas study opportunity during their studies to cultivate an international perspective, learn to tolerate different cultures, and cultivate a sense of unity. So far, teachers and students have traveled to London, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and most cities in China. They have personally experienced the customs and urban development of various places, visited famous local institutions, enterprises and institutions of higher learning, and exchanged opinions in English with local young people, entrepreneurs and scholars to enhance communication skills and self-confidence. In addition to the exchange groups organized by the school, the school also sponsors students to travel to Oxford University in the UK to learn English and scientific knowledge, have cultural exchanges with local teachers and students, and immerse themselves in an all-English living environment.

At the same time, the school combines national education and "World School" to allow teachers and students to travel across China and understand the development of the country. Teachers and students couldn't help but marvel at the country's prosperity and development opportunities with what they saw and heard during the trip; the mainland exchange group allowed teachers and students from both places to strengthen each other and strive for excellence in learning. Principal Tso Tat Ming said: "Through personal experience, students can understand the history and culture of different places and learn to further think about their role and positioning in society and the country. Moreover, by exchanging ideas with students at home and abroad in person, students' social skills and common skills can also be improved during the journey, which will help them to further study and find employment in the future, and integrate into society more quickly."