AI scientific innovation combines internationalization to create an innovative campus to help children shine

Kowloon City Baptist Jubilee (Yun Ping) Primary School is committed to cultivating three outstanding children with "establishing character", "scientific innovation" and "excellent English" through excellent education. Principal Tao Jianguo believes that every child has a bright spot and is the protagonist on the stage. He upholds the student-oriented belief and gives children ample opportunities to shine and shine regardless of their background or starting point. Positioned as a School of Future that integrates Chinese culture and international perspectives, the school actively creates an ideal learning environment and focuses on the balanced development of personalized learning and character cultivation to inspire students to proactively explore and think proactively, and to cultivate future leaders with both a profound Chinese cultural heritage and a broad international perspective. The school not only inspires students' core abilities such as independent thinking, creativity, problem solving and teamwork, but also lays a solid foundation for them to face the future world, achieve their dreams and shine.

Create an international language environment and learn English immersively and happily

The school takes immersive English learning as its core and employs four foreign English teachers to improve students' English abilities from enlightenment to advanced with a step-by-step teaching policy. Starting from the enlightenment stage, the school arranges English adaptation courses for kindergarten students. Foreign teachers use picture book teaching, singing and traveling activities, combined with handcrafts and role-playing to consolidate classroom knowledge and lay the foundation for primary one English learning.

In terms of educational arrangements, the school has invested a lot of resources to create an immersive language environment, which is in line with international schools. Primary One has implemented a "double class teacher system" and hired additional foreign teachers to ensure that 40% of students' classroom time is co-taught by foreign teachers. There are ten English classes per week taught by both foreign and local teachers. In addition, foreign teachers also participate in music, visual arts, library and life skills classes, allowing students to use English in multiple subjects. Foreign teachers have lunch with students during lunch time, creating a relaxed language learning environment through daily communication. At the same time, foreign teachers also led afternoon activities to allow students to improve their English listening and speaking skills in a natural and daily context, laying a comprehensive foundation for international learning.

In terms of courses, the school incorporates English Pinyin into the primary to primary 3 English courses, which are taught by foreign teachers. Through interesting stories, songs, games and interactive classroom activities, students can easily learn the basic spelling skills of pinyin, string words and pronunciation, and improve students' independent spelling ability. At the upper primary school level, foreign teachers conduct extracurricular reading and conversation classes to improve students' reading ability and interview skills for high school entrance.

In order to promote an English reading atmosphere, foreign teachers use multimedia creative bases to read with students. Through 270-degree projection, students can travel through scenes such as grasslands, oceans, and snow, bringing more fun to reading. Teachers plunge junior primary school students into a diverse world of books, making learning English a joy.

Junior primary school students will have African drum classes in English every week. Foreign teachers enhance the fun of learning music through music, African dance and rhythm games, and give students more opportunities to be exposed to English.

In addition, there are also English hand puppet story classes and interdisciplinary English activities after class to promote English gifted teaching to meet the needs of different students. The school has also participated in many English drama and radio drama competitions, and conducted professional training during the "Colorful Time" multi-learning period. The English drama team has won many awards and participated in joint school performances, with outstanding performance. Through a comprehensive and coherent English learning experience, it not only stimulates students' interest in English, but also immerses them in the English atmosphere and improves their English ability in a relaxed and enjoyable way.

New innovative science and technology education to cultivate core competencies in the 21st century

In order to actively respond to the national strategy of "rejuvenating the country through science and education", the school focuses on technological innovation and cultivates students' core competencies in the 21st century through STEM education and artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The curriculum is project-oriented, transforming subject knowledge into innovative applications. Students have a lot of practical opportunities during their studies to improve their critical thinking and collaboration skills by recording observations, sharing results, and reflecting on improvements.

For example, basic programming languages ​​such as Scratch are taught, allowing students to design interactive games or control smart devices to practice logical thinking and problem-solving skills; the Internet of Things (IoT) application teaching is promoted, teaching students to combine IoT technology to monitor the light and water needs of plants, and then design smart hydroponic systems to apply technology to real life scenarios; in addition, computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and other teaching are also provided to transform ideas into physical objects through 3D printing technology.

In addition, the school also grasps the development trend of innovative technology and provides AI creation and application teaching, teaching students to write precise command words (Prompts) to generate images that meet their needs; combine AI technology and design to create 3D models, such as future campus buildings; through simple data training, understand the application of AI in classification and prediction, thereby cultivating data thinking. Through STEM education and AI application teaching, the school not only cultivates students' logical thinking, creative thinking and problem-solving skills, but also responds to the country's demand for innovation and technology talents.

Explore ecology and environment to become future scientists

General Studies will be split into Humanities and Science from 2025 to 2026. In science education, the school allows students to explore nature and cultivate scientific thinking and practical abilities through experiments and applications. For example, through a simple barometric rocket launch experiment, you can understand the basic concept of propulsion.

In addition to scientific experiments, the school also focuses on giving students the opportunity to integrate scientific knowledge and skills to design their own works. For example, some students studied the growth conditions of microalgae, designed automated cultivation devices, and explored the application potential of microalgae in food, energy, and environmental protection. At the same time, the school also encourages students to participate in competitions in the hope of applying what they have learned. Last year, students participated in the "City of the Future" Hong Kong and Macau regional trials and won the championship. They represented the Hong Kong team in Beijing to participate in the "City of the Future" winter national exhibition and won the fourth place and best model in the national primary school group.

In addition, the school has established a "Nature and Polar Safety Education Center" to display polar environment, scientific research results and conservation knowledge. The exhibition covers the geography, ecology and impact of climate change in the Arctic and Antarctic, and integrates environmental conservation and national security education, emphasizing the impact of climate change on food, water resources and polar security, and cultivating students' environmental awareness and global perspective. Professor He Jianzong connected with students via Zoom during the Antarctic scientific expedition, leading everyone to "walk into" Antarctica and experience the scientific research site. The lecture introduced the natural diversity of Antarctica, the construction of Chinese scientific research stations and the functions of the Snow Dragon 2 icebreaker, and called on students to pay attention to polar and earth protection. The activities allow students to deepen their understanding of polar science and stimulate their interest in scientific research and spirit of exploration.

Combination of creativity and technology, equal emphasis on practice and knowledge

Through multimedia creation and digital technology, it helps to stimulate students' cross-field comprehensive abilities such as creative expression and digital literacy. The school provides diversified courses that allow students to experience multimedia creation, music creation and 3D virtual reality learning. For example, the professor starts from writing scripts and learns storyboard design, video editing, short film production, etc.; uses software to design practical graphic works to integrate creativity into daily life; creates music, learns phrases and melody design, and cultivates music perception ability; or even uses CoSpaces Edu to design 3D virtual scenes, such as virtual campuses or virtual museums, to transform ideas into interactive digital experiences. This course is a comprehensive result of the combination of creativity and technology, and equal emphasis on practice and knowledge. Students can apply what they have learned and integrate knowledge, such as producing educational short films on the theme of environmental protection, combining self-created music and graphic design to show the comprehensive results of multimedia creation.

Practical life skills teaching to improve self-care and general skills

With the comprehensive life skills curriculum as the core, the school provides students with various practical life experiences and arranges social and emotional management training to practice their daily self-care and harmonious living skills with others. For example, cooking and food education teaches students from meal preparation to establishing healthy eating habits, and gradually masters the ability to live independently; housekeeping skills courses cultivate students' practical skills such as financial management, knitting, and sewing, so as to cultivate their sense of responsibility and self-care ability from an early age; social and emotional management teaching cultivates students' respect and caring attitude through the learning of social etiquette, table manners, and communication skills; in addition, the school also integrates emotional management, problem solving, and interpersonal training into the curriculum to help students understand themselves and develop their personal interests. In addition to learning skills, students also develop correct values ​​and common abilities to promote their all-round personal development.

Diverse Chinese cultural education deepens the connotation of knowledge and culture

The school adheres to the concept of "rejuvenating the country through culture and rejuvenating the country through science and education" and guides students to explore Chinese culture and deepen cultural connotation through diversified cultural education. For example, in the cultural exploration of senior students, the "Chengdu Panda Project" project study was designed to not only allow students to explore the living habits and conservation measures of pandas, but also to gain a deeper understanding of their symbolic meaning and ecological protection responsibilities, thereby gaining a more comprehensive understanding of ecological security. At the junior primary level, teachers will also use panda picture books to stimulate students' interest in learning, introduce Chinese ink painting and brush-holding techniques, draw panda ink paintings, and experience the interest of Chinese culture. At the same time, the school introduces tea culture courses, traditional dyeing techniques and other intangible cultural heritage experiences to help students enhance their cultural confidence, cultivate a sense of national identity, and achieve "establishing character and character."

Comprehensive learning arrangements to balance subject and skill growth

In order to ensure the balanced development of students' academic and life skills, the school has carefully designed a full-day learning arrangement. The morning period is used for the study of subject knowledge, while in the afternoon, a full range of activities, such as tutorials, diverse English learning activities, scientific inquiry activities, etc., are carried out to allow students to explore their personal interests.

In addition, in order to provide students with comprehensive care, the school also provides after-school care services. Students can stay in school until 6:15 pm to complete most of their homework and have more time for parent-child activities after returning home. At the same time, the school also sets up one "homework-free activity day" every month, such as Book Character Day, to allow students to expand their extracurricular knowledge on different topics in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, and enhance their interest and motivation in learning.

Positive character cultivation is also an area that the school attaches great importance to. Through the monthly "I am the protagonist in the class" activity, teachers select students who have improved in behavior, learning attitude or social interaction, and play short videos during lunch time for school-wide praise to help students build self-confidence and appreciate themselves; and "Xi En CEO and the school In the "Long-Term Appointment" activity, students are selected based on moral standards such as compliance, courtesy, diligence, honesty, and gratitude, and are asked to meet with the principal during lunch time to make suggestions for school facilities and activities. The school will also add activities or materials based on reasonable needs to enhance students' expression skills, self-confidence, and moral awareness.

Six immersive learning spaces promote students’ all-round development

A good learning environment can help enhance students' learning motivation and effectiveness. The school integrates cultural heritage, life skills and technological innovation, and has six special classrooms to create an immersive learning space to comprehensively promote student growth. In terms of "establishing character and cultivating people", the school transformed the visual arts room into a Chinese culture classroom with ancient design - "Lanting Art Gallery", allowing students to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of "Lanting Gathering", feel the charm of Chinese culture, enhance cultural confidence and national identity; in addition, the school transformed the multi-purpose classroom into a "life growth room" to teach students self-reliance, basic cooking and other skills, and practice the concept of "establishing character and cultivating people".

In addition, in terms of "scientific innovation", the school has "Xi'en Science Laboratory", "Polar Safety Education Center" and "AI Science and Technology Innovation Classroom", which combines scientific research with national security education to cultivate students' scientific thinking and practical ability, and also establish environmental awareness and global perspective. The "Creative Media Center" (CMPC) serves as a practice base for digital media and sound creation. It has a naked-eye 3D virtual reality classroom, allowing students to immerse themselves in creation and design in different scenarios. It responds to the Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Blueprint and cultivates the talents needed for national technological development.