Enriching practical skills and cultivating talents through holistic education

Lingnan University Alumni Association (Hong Kong) Primary School Upholding the school motto of “Cultivating Talents and Serving the Society”, we are committed to cultivating students to become liberal Lingnan people who possess knowledge and talents, have a positive attitude, love life, and care about society. Principal Wu Xiaoling hopes that students will learn, apply, reflect and create with depth and breadth, and gradually grow into 21st century masters who are good at language, music, art, sports and science in campus life. This year, school allocation results are encouraging. As early as March, 70% of students were admitted to secondary schools, and 40% of students were admitted to 2-5 secondary schools.

146 "Education Private Kitchen" Personalized Professional Suggestions

Principal Wu believes that education should not be a streamlined operation, so the school implements the 146 "Education Private Kitchen" program to provide personalized learning and growth suggestions for every student in grades one, four, and six. When entering Primary One, a team of educational psychologists, together with head teachers and teachers of major subjects, observe and analyze students' eight major intelligence development abilities, and provide detailed reports and activity suggestions. In Grade Four, enrichment projects such as social and emotional intelligence assessments and parent questionnaires are added. In Grade Six, students will take the "DISC Personality Test". Principal Wu, a licensed analyst, personally conducts personality analysis and arranges one-on-one meetings for students to help them understand their personality traits in depth, hoping that students can calmly face the interpersonal communication and life challenges after entering secondary school. In addition, the school also implements the "You Are My Little Starfish Project". The plan adheres to a teacher-student ratio of 1:10. Each teacher has ten little starfishes of his or her own, and they provide care to the little starfishes in the school on a regular basis, aiming to allow every student to receive more appropriate care. As for the teaching staff of primary one classes, three teachers are assigned to each class as class teachers, including foreign teachers. In addition, the school's SENCO also serves as the deputy head teacher of two primary one classes to ensure that each "little starfish" can receive adequate care.

Enrich STEAM practice opportunities, utilize knowledge, learn to solve problems, and unleash your creativity

In order to cultivate students' ability to comprehensively apply subject knowledge, the school provides a large number of practical opportunities. For example, starting from the fourth grade, students are arranged to participate in "QTN Robot in STEM 2.0". At the same time, students are asked to program in groups using Micro:bit and build movable robots for competitions. In this year's STEAM Fun Day courses at all levels of the school, students were taught the principles of spinning wheels and looms respectively. Students learned through the common sense exploration of life and were inspired by them. Afterwards, students were allowed to build models of spinning wheels and woven looms, demonstrating their excellent problem-solving abilities. Every year, learning on this day is an educational and fun experience, allowing children to learn through play and think through learning. In addition, scientific experiments such as Roman gun mounts will also be carried out in daily courses to allow students to apply knowledge and understand practical problem solving.

The school actively encourages students to participate in various STEAM competitions and activities to broaden their learning experience, promote their independent exploration and research, and apply what they learn. Every year, the school also brings fourth to sixth grade students who are outstanding in STEAM learning fields to the UK to participate in the BETT UK Education Exhibition, which not only showcases their creative inventions, but also allows students to broaden their knowledge.

Diverse learning experiences to cultivate talents who are good at both Chinese and English

The school provides rich and diversified learning experiences and cultivates talents who are good at both Chinese and English. English teaching uses AI combined with inter-disciplinary activities, such as cooperating with science subjects to allow students to input English commands to design a GPS voice prompt cane for the visually impaired to train creativity and logical thinking skills. We also take advantage of the coaching qualifications of foreign teachers to teach students rugby and hockey skills and training in English; we arrange students to participate in study tour groups in New Zealand, Singapore and other places, providing an all-English environment and international exchange opportunities, and encouraging students to listen, speak, and experience more with confidence. Chinese and English subjects are taught in groups or streams according to students' levels. Many parents and students said that Chinese subjects are divided into three classes for each level. Teachers can teach students according to their aptitude, and students can learn freely and no longer fear Chinese. In addition, the school uses a cooperative learning model to strengthen students' social and collaborative skills. It has also added special courses such as Chinese moral etiquette and traditional Chinese medicine in the life education department, and organized exchange groups in Beijing, Shanghai, Henan, Sichuan and other places to cater for students' learning styles and interests with diversified experiences.

Special extracurricular activities to discover your shining points

Lingnan Primary School adheres to the concept of "Let every student shine" and builds a system of special classes and extracurricular activities based on the theory of multiple intelligences, covering fields such as language, art, music, sports, and STEAM. There are regular teams such as the e-band, flag-raising team, and martial arts team, as well as emerging sports such as handball and round tennis to help students explore their personal potential. Under this soil, students have repeatedly achieved good results in competitions, and the school has even been awarded the "International Educational Alliance for Potential Enlightenment" in the United States, witnessing the effectiveness of the educational concept.

Comprehensively implement all-round learning based on the IB concept, interdisciplinary practice, and apply what you have learned

Principal Wu made good use of his more than ten years of experience in working in international schools to implement the characteristics of the IB curriculum at Lingnan Primary School. The school uses moral values ​​as the learning theme, whole-book reading as the basis, and STREAM as the medium to allow students to conduct interdisciplinary learning and create a special "all-round learning week." Thematic readings are arranged for each year and cross-curricular activities are carried out by grade. For example, in the 2024/2025 school year, after primary school students read the book "Sherlock Holmes: Six Napoleons" in both Chinese and English, based on the content of the book, they first went to the Hong Kong Science Museum to conduct scientific research related to optics using "PDAR". After returning to school, they made telescopes, periscopes, and microscopes based on the knowledge and scientific principles they learned; they also used their creativity to turn the classroom into a "Team Lab" 2.0", learning by doing, learning by doing, and showed a unique light and shadow laboratory to the guests on the open day.

In addition, the school also carried out a series of scientific inquiry activities with the theme of "Land Silk Road" in conjunction with the IB curriculum concept during the STEAM Fun Day. Students are required to read picture books and books of different levels at different levels, deepen their understanding of the Silk Road through videos, then learn relevant knowledge about the Silk Road and STEAM, and finally "hands-on" and display the results. First-year students learn circuit knowledge and light up cities on the Silk Road. Second-year students learn about the characteristics of different tea bag materials and conduct experiments on the pH of tea leaves, and make tea bags. Senior students also make weightlifting robots and transportation robots, integrating interdisciplinary knowledge, using technology to solve practical problems, and applying what they have learned.

Happy transition to the new stage and establish a good learning foundation

Entering primary school marks the need to face different "growth levels". The school arranges adaptation courses every August to help students get to know the school environment and new friends through activities and games, and learn to take care of themselves and abide by the rules. In order to bring closer the relationship between teachers and students and the interaction between students and students, the school specially arranges two days of campus adventure activities at the beginning of the semester, so that students can cultivate perseverance and courageous moral character at the beginning of the semester. In March every year, a special two-day and one-night "life camp" is arranged for Primary One students, allowing Primary One students to "camp" on campus. The primary one students left their parents for the first time and spent a special night with their classmates. At the same time, the teachers designed a series of unique activities for the primary one students to cultivate their self-care ability and strengthen their awareness of collective life. Principal Wu said: "Some parents mentioned that they never thought that their children could leave them and spend a night at school; some parents shared that because the class teacher's mantra is to 'go into the room and read quietly,' the children are like 'obsessed' and are happy to read quietly at home to establish a good self-study atmosphere."

Training and assistance to implement "Knowledge, Emotion and Action" to cultivate positive values

The school's core values are "loyalty and love for family, perseverance and hard work, and willingness to serve". Each year, special courses are designed based on the training and tutoring themes to realize the school motto of "cultivating talents and serving the society". This year's theme is "Care and Law-abiding". Through Chinese table manners, etiquette on public transportation, egg protection actions, and fair trade and financial management education incorporating IB elements, students can improve their personal cultivation in practice, cultivate good moral character such as cherishing life, and establishing a correct view of money. Every year, all grades participate in service learning. Activities include visiting elderly people living alone, leading visually impaired people to visit supermarkets, and becoming "little teachers" for kindergarten students, teaching "students" to play Hawaiian guitar and do crafts. Even first-year students have a deep understanding of "learning from service" and care for other communities, and serve the society as their mission.

Relax your body and mind appropriately and establish healthy habits

In order to allow students to achieve all-round development in a healthy growth environment, the school arranges daily spine and eye protection exercises for students to help them establish healthy living habits. In addition, there is a "no homework day" every month to increase parent-child time; a "nap activity" is also added this year to allow students to take a nap during the lunch break to improve mental health. The school also responds to the "4Rs Mental Health Charter" and carries out education on resilience and emotional management in the life education class, and actively communicates with students to support their needs. It also sets up a "spiritual cabin" and purchases electric massage mats, bean bags and other items for teachers and students to take extra rest and relaxation.

"Parent Academy" builds bridges and participates together to accompany growth

In addition to enriching students' campus activities, the school also creates a diversified participation platform for parents, builds a close bridge of co-education through the "Parent School", and offers courses covering topics such as AI, programming, moral education, and sex education. Various parent-child activities are also held daily to bring the distance between home and school closer, such as inviting star football teams to compete with parents and children; Mid-Autumn Festival snowskin mooncake making, twenty-four solar terms gold foil painting, parent-child dragon boat competition, parent-child fencing experience day and other activities. In addition, the school actively encourages parent volunteers to participate in a variety of campus activities, such as "parent-child paint wall holidays" with their children on weekends, which enhances parents' participation and sense of ownership in their children's campus life, and allows home and school to work together to accompany children's growth.