Pleasant English learning experience, connected to life education, leading to deep learning

H.K.T.A.Y.Y.I. Chan Lui Chung Tak Memorial School Principal Liang Junjie believes: "School should be a happy place. Students can learn better only in a happy environment." He hopes students can enjoy everything the school has to offer and regard the school as their second home. To achieve this goal, the school makes full use of resources to create an enjoyable learning experience for students. In terms of English teaching, the school combines English teaching with life education and value education to make learning more emotional and in-depth, allowing students to experience the fun of English learning in a relaxed and comfortable environment.

A team of eight foreign professional teachers makes students happy to speak English

With the support of the Hong Kong Taoist Federation and Yuen Yuen College, the school has been able to hire eight full-time foreign English teachers to stay at the school on a long-term basis to teach students English. The courses are divided into top-notch classes and early-stage classes based on students' abilities. Top-notch classes are taught by foreign teachers, while early-stage classes are taught by foreign teachers and local teachers. Through flexible teaching arrangements, students will have more opportunities to contact foreign teachers, increase opportunities for English interaction and communication, create a natural English context, and effectively strengthen students' English listening and speaking abilities. In addition, due to the large number of foreign teachers, they can pay closer attention to each student and establish a good teacher-student relationship, so that students are willing to communicate with foreign teachers and no longer resist communicating in English. They gradually change from being unable to speak English to being willing to express their thoughts and feelings in English.

English activities construct context and improve English ability happily

Principal Liang knows very well that not all students can be exposed to English for a long time in daily life, so creating a good English context is the most important. To this end, the school has arranged a variety of English activities to allow students to learn English in a relaxed and enjoyable way. For example, the "Halloween Fun Day" is held on Halloween, where students can not only dress up as different characters, but also enjoy English short plays performed by foreign teachers and classmates, creating a strong campus English learning atmosphere.

The school also incorporates English elements into interest groups, allowing students to explore their interests and develop their potential while strengthening their English abilities. This year's new "English Rugby Training Class" features non-collision "Touch Rugby" taught by professional foreign coaches. The "English Sports Experience Class" for primary one to primary two students is also led by foreign coaches, allowing students to experience a variety of sports, such as mini tennis, rugby, gymnastics, etc. These sports not only exercise and promote health, but also cultivate students' perseverance, teamwork and leadership skills. Through English teaching, students can improve their listening and speaking skills, learn relevant English vocabulary, and strengthen their reading and writing skills in a relaxed environment, laying a good foundation for future international exchanges.

In addition, the school also has English drama, English puppet and other interest groups to cultivate students' creative abilities through performing arts and provide a stage for speaking English loudly to enhance students' self-confidence. In the future, Principal Liang plans to set up an "English Cooking Classroom" where foreign teachers will teach students how to cook specialties from around the world. Students will go to the market with the teachers to buy ingredients, providing more opportunities for English communication in the process, integrating learning into daily life, and allowing students to practice English in real-life situations.

School-based English Science Curriculum Mastering scientific knowledge and vocabulary

Principal Liang pointed out: "Every special course or device can become a tool for teaching students English." In order to improve students' English proficiency and cultivate the spirit of scientific inquiry, creative thinking and problem-solving abilities, the school has specially set up English science courses to teach scientific knowledge in English.

In the course, teachers not only teach students to learn more science-related English vocabulary, but also guide experiments in English to help students deconstruct various scientific principles. The classroom design combines diversified learning activities and emphasizes hands-on practice, such as exploring the relationship between balance and center of gravity through scientific models, and making mini models. These interesting learning experiences not only enhance students' understanding of scientific knowledge, but also improve their ability to apply relevant English vocabulary, laying a solid foundation for them to enter English middle schools and learn comprehensive science in the future.

In addition, through repeated experiments, students can personally experience the truth that "failure is the mother of success", cultivate a proactive attitude and correct values, and promote their growth in exploration and practice.

Diversified interdisciplinary activities combine English with life and values education

In order to enhance students' ability to comprehensively apply knowledge from different disciplines, the school launches diversified interdisciplinary activities, arranging students to participate in rice planting, flower planting, fish breeding and other activities. It also provides Chinese and English pictures of plants and animals, allowing students to learn relevant English vocabulary in the hands-on process and further consolidate their English knowledge.

These activities not only combine English teaching, but also integrate life and values ​​education, making learning more interesting and meaningful. For example: in the process of fish breeding, students need to take care of the fry until they grow into big fish. In the process, they learn scientific knowledge such as the impact of water temperature and pH on fish growth. At the same time, when they witnessed the growth of fish fry and even faced the cycle of life and death in nature, they not only experienced the wonder of life, but also cultivated a heart of gratitude and a benevolent attitude towards all things. They experienced the school's educational purpose of "Tao as the origin, morality as transformation, cultivation as teaching, and benevolence as education", which gave students more depth and warmth in their learning.

Principal Leung added that in the past ten years, many tragedies have occurred in Hong Kong due to insufficient psychological quality. If students cannot effectively face pressure and setbacks and only choose to escape, the problem will be more serious. The school hopes that through these activities, students will understand that although hard work may not necessarily lead to success, failure is doomed if they do not try, and guide them to learn from their failures how to improve their shortcomings and make persistent efforts. In the future, the school plans to cooperate with the Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and invite professional Chinese physicians to guide students in growing Chinese herbal medicine and learn health care knowledge. This not only allows students to learn health regimens and basic knowledge of Chinese medicine, but also helps them master the English names of Chinese herbal medicines and further expand their learning areas.

Innovate and combine with Chinese culture to show traditional characteristics

The school's English subject not only closely adheres to the scientific field, but also actively integrates Chinese culture, in line with the 12 primary values ​​and attitudes promoted by the Education Bureau, with special emphasis on "national identity". Taking the Mid-Autumn Festival as an example, the school held the "Reunion and Celebration Chen Lu Mid-Autumn Party". Although the event was themed on Chinese culture, foreign teachers also participated enthusiastically. They wore costumes with Chinese elements and communicated with students on campus. Through the deep integration of Chinese and Western cultures, students can not only introduce the characteristics of Chinese culture to foreigners in English, improve their English skills, but also deepen their understanding of Chinese culture.

Targeted transition support to cater for different learning needs

In order to help primary school freshmen adapt smoothly to primary school life, the school has carefully designed transition courses to primary school starting from the summer vacation. Before admission, the school will conduct a comprehensive assessment to gain an in-depth understanding of each student's English proficiency and learning needs. Based on the assessment results, we tailor relevant courses and provide appropriate support and resources to ensure that students can grow healthily in a suitable learning environment.

In order to more comprehensively cater to the individual needs of students, the school has specially optimized the teacher-student ratio so that teachers can focus more on each student's learning progress. After enrollment, the school continues to provide a variety of support classes and care classes to help students gradually adapt to the primary school curriculum and daily life, create a pleasant learning experience for them, and help them integrate into primary school life more quickly.