Children who are willing to explore knowledge and truth, achieve self-confidence and are happy to learn well

YAU YAT CHUEN SCHOOL Implement the spirit of the school motto of "Knowledge and Practice", attach great importance to students' personal development and teamwork ability, and emphasize the practice and demonstration of knowledge, skills and attitudes in life. Principal Wen Xueying leads the development of the school based on this belief. She takes the class-based curriculum as the educational policy and connects students' development with diversified learning experiences, explorations, games and activities. In the kindergarten stage, students find areas of interest, and then study, solve problems, seek answers, and bring knowledge into life. Principal Wen believes that every student is a star and has his or her own shining moment. He hopes that while imparting knowledge, he can also unleash his talent and potential, and be inspired in aspects such as personal development and values, showing confidence and growing happily.

Discover personal highlights and build common abilities

Every student is unique, and the school takes into account the needs of children with different personalities and talents through birthday parties, field trips and diversified interest classes. Interest classes cover music, sports and art: arts classes include ceramics classes, art classes, etc.; music classes include choir, African drum, dance classes, etc.; sports classes include rock climbing, rope skipping, fencing, etc. In this way, students can develop their interests and potential through different experiences in line with their personal development.

This year, the school also organized the "Starlight Shine·Show Talent" activity, leading students to participate in competitions in different places, such as primary school relay races, rope skipping competitions, choir talent competitions, Chinese dance performances, art exhibitions, etc., and even went to Foshan to participate in the Dragon and Lion Dance Invitational Competition to showcase their talents and achievements and enhance their self-confidence.

Through different group activities, students not only have more opportunities to try out, but also develop their common skills and help them develop in teamwork, communication, social interaction, etc. Some parents said that after their children came into contact with the interest class, they also inspired their brothers and sisters at home to try it, extending the influence from the individual to the family.

Inspire language intelligence and empower future development

The kindergarten stage is a critical period for establishing a learning foundation. The school actively promotes biliterate and trilingual education: there are specialist teachers for both Mandarin and English, with game-based teaching, and a new "Casual Talk link" is used to inspire students' language intelligence through group interaction, improve oral communication skills and confidence, and arrange for active and reserved students to interact in the same group to take care of learning diversity.

At the same time, the school creates a strong language learning atmosphere and cleverly combines the campus environment with interesting activities, such as designing a K3 "treasure hunt game". Considering that K3 students are about to enter elementary school, the "treasure hunt game" will give them more opportunities to be exposed to English words and sentences in different areas. In addition, the school will also hold Mandarin Day and English Day, where all school staff will use designated languages ​​to play games with students on that day, using biliteracy and trilingualism in daily life, and cultivating interest in language learning and application.

Cultivate interest in reading and integrate knowledge

In order to cultivate students' reading habits and broaden their learning horizons, the school provides a comfortable reading environment and a diversified collection of books, including books with the core of Chinese traditional culture, such as "Reunion" and "The Passing of the Fire"; books that introduce world civilizations and English readings; books that include values education, such as "Don't be sad, I will help you"; and STEAM-type books, such as "Science Hidden in Water", "Science Hidden in Lemons", etc., to meet students' diverse reading needs and help them accumulate knowledge and develop comprehensive literacy.

Principal Wen attaches great importance to promoting reading in the school. He not only launches reading plans, but also organizes parent-child reading activities, and integrates reading elements into action commitments. He is committed to cultivating students' interest in reading and allowing students to integrate the knowledge and vocabulary they have learned through reading.

Chinese cultural experience deepens moral connotation

The school integrates Chinese culture courses into festival activities, daily teaching and values ​​cultivation, subtly helping students build cultural connotation and moral cultivation. In terms of curriculum design, the school combines traditional festivals and customs to carry out various activities, such as giving away red eggs at birthday parties to let students understand the blessings and cultural heritage represented by red eggs; teaching package "Love Rice Noodles" for the Dragon Boat Festival, inviting teachers who are members of the dragon boat team to share their experiences, etc., giving students life experience, natural integration, and cultivating the connotation of Chinese culture from an early age.

In addition, the class curriculum focuses on modern themes, combines students' life experience, and guides them to understand the country's scientific and technological achievements, taking into account both tradition and future vision. Moral values ​​are an important core of Chinese culture. The school infiltrates values ​​education into daily life. Through the words and deeds of teachers, children are cultivated in the habit of treating others with courtesy and self-confidence, so that they can cope with situations such as interviews for promotion to primary school in the future. Director Mok Pei-ling, who is in charge of national education, said that the students were polite and disciplined, which was praised by many primary school principals. In addition, the school also has a flag-raising team, which is responsible for the flag-raising ceremony at school and community events.

Systematic linkage between kindergarten and primary school to help children progress to school calmly

In response to the transition needs of K3 students from kindergarten to primary school, the teacher in charge, Director Zhen Shanya, said that the school will start systematic preparations from the second semester of K2. In terms of academic foundation, considering that some schools require students to be able to write their own names, teachers have started teaching students how to write their names since the end of the K2 semester, by disassembling the parts of names to help them understand; starting from K2, they have been incorporated into the 3Es curriculum to help children express their emotions and build confidence in solving problems head-on.

In terms of adaptation preparation, the school organizes students to visit different primary schools in groups and share what they see and hear after returning to school to reduce the strangeness of entering higher education. In addition, the school arranges special experience activities for K3 students, such as taking turns to experience the role of "leader students", "free time experience before class" that simulates primary school life, and "recess experience" in mixed classes to strengthen self-care and social skills.

Promote home-school cooperation and jointly draw a blueprint for growth

The school actively promotes home-school cooperation and uses the parent-teacher association as a communication bridge between the two parties to provide parents with a strong support network. The PTA organizes various activities to promote cooperation and communication between home and school, and arranges workshops based on the needs of parents to help them understand the needs of their students. Vice Principal Fang Shaoying pointed out that the school will hold workshops to help parents in lower grades understand primary school, and invite parents of graduates to share their experiences in primary school to help parents understand the primary school model and the required preparations and psychological adjustments.

In addition, parents can also become volunteers through eClass and sign up to participate in daily activities, such as borrowing and returning books from the library, art creation, plant planting, and New Year pancakes, etc., allowing parents to personally participate in the students' learning process and understand their children's learning environment, progress and results. The school provides support to parents and supports each other, working together to promote the healthy growth of children.

Care team’s thoughtful details, life experience and practical care

The school emphasizes education with love and forms a caring team of the entire school staff to care for students' character and personal development. Tea and lunch are a highlight of the school. The school has its own kitchen, and specially hired chefs are responsible for the meals of all students in the school. They design healthy and rich menus, covering Chinese and Western meals, snacks, Chinese sweets, soups, fruits, etc., to ensure that the ingredients are fresh and nutritionally balanced.

Vice Principal Chen Qiaoyi said that students are very satisfied with the school’s meals and will take their favorite foods home to share with their families or let their parents refer to healthy dishes. Through the detail of meals, it not only promotes communication between parents and children, but also conveys care and values, allowing them to practice filial piety and etiquette in their lives, bringing love back to the family and extending to the community.