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Ng Clan's Association Tai Pak Memorial School

POA School Net：89

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school_name	Ng Clan's Association Tai Pak Memorial School
district	Sha Tin
school_address	Kam Ying Court, Ma On Shan, Shatin, N.T.
school_type_1	Aided
school_type_2	Whole Day
medium_of_instruction	Chinese(incl.: Putonghua) and English
school_tel	26404033
school_fax	26400972
school_email	info@taipak.edu.hk
school_website	http://www.taipak.edu.hk
school_motto	Politeness, Righteousness
school_mission	We seek to create an international-school learning environment while promote our school values of courtesy, filial piety, justice and morality. We uphold educational philosophy that We teach from our hearts. We uphold two ideas that We strive to create a happy school environment while simultaneously fostering outstanding academic performance. We uphold three themes that is Dreams (We inspire students to follow their dreams), Life (We teach students to have good values through life education) and Technology (We prepare students for modern life by acquainting them with artificial intelligence, virtual reality and metaverse technology). We uphold four characteristics that we create a positive English-language environment, unite with parents to enhance our students' school experience, showcase students' excellent work and work together with students and parents in our school family.
sponsoring_body	Ng Clan's Association
student_gender	Co-ed
commencement_of_operation_year	1991
religion	Not Applicable

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poa_school_net	89
imc	Established
name_supervisor_chairman_of_mc	Ng Ching Ching
title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc	Ms.
name_of_school_head	Hau Tat Sun
title_of_school_head	Dr.
school_size	7500
school_bus	Yes
parent_teacher_association	Yes
school_alumni_association	Yes
asc_pta_fee	"$50"
asc_charges_for_non_standard_items	"$400 (2 installments, $200 per installment)"
fac_no_of_classroom	24
fac_no_of_school_hall	1
fac_no_of_playground	2
fac_no_of_library	1
fac_special_rooms	Campus TV, Gifted training room, Visual Arts room, Pottery room, Music room, Science Laboratory, Activity room, Makerspace STEM Room, English Room, Mandarin Corner, Remedial Class Room and Life-skills Room.
fac_others	A Lift and Disabled Access.
fac_support_for_specialedu	Ramp, Accessible lift and Accessible toilet.
previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts	30
previous_year_tsi_total_no_of_teachers	31
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training	100
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_bacherlor	100
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above	19
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training	55
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4	33
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9	27
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above	40
previous_year_no_of_class_p1	1
previous_year_no_of_class_p2	1
previous_year_no_of_class_p3	2
previous_year_no_of_class_p4	3
previous_year_no_of_class_p5	4
previous_year_no_of_class_p6	3
previous_year_no_of_class_total	14
current_year_no_of_class_p1	1
current_year_no_of_class_p2	1
current_year_no_of_class_p3	1
current_year_no_of_class_p4	2
current_year_no_of_class_p5	3
current_year_no_of_class_p6	4
current_year_no_of_class_total	12
cs_mode_of_teaching	We promote small class teaching and use cooperative learning to enhance teacher-student and student-student interaction. In the classroom, teachers use the teaching strategy of 'Six Steps of Self-Directed Learning' and combine questions at different levels to improve students' higher-order thinking skills and independent learning abilities.
cs_remarks	P.1-P.6 using cooperative learning to cater for the individual differences.
no_of_test_per_year_P1	0
no_of_exam_per_year_P1	0
replace_test_exam_P1	Yes
no_of_test_per_year_P2-P6	2
no_of_exam_P2-P6	1
formulate_appropriate_school_based_assessment_assignment_policy_inform_parents_collect_views_from_teachers_students_parents_regularly	Yes
upload_school_assessment_policy_to_school_web	Yes
upload_school_assignment_policy_to_school_web	Yes
diversified_assessment	Diversified Assessment Strategies for Learning: Summative Assessment, Assessment for Learning, Formative Assessment.
avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays	Yes
arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon	Yes
streaming_arrangement	Based on Teachers’ Observation for Primary One Admission. Primary One to Four: Average classes. Primary Five to Six: Elite classes.
no_of_school_days_per_week	5
no_of_periods_per_day	9
duration_of_each_period	35
school_starts_at	8:05
school_starts_at_AMPM	AM
school_ends_at	3:05
school_ends_at_AMPM	PM
lunch_start_time	12:45
lunch_end_time	1:45
lunch_arrangement	Provided by designated supplier and arranged by parents.
healthy_school_life	Lunch Management Committee, Entertainment Activity Time, Recreational Activities, Health Seminars, Beautifying the campus, Happy Fruit Month, School-wide Environmental Activities and Green School Activities.
school_life_remarks	Every day has nine classes, and each one lasts 35 minutes. There are class teacher classes, person growth classes, multiple intelligence classes, library classes, 'Tai' learning and development periods (Orff Music Therapy, ecology courses, STEM activities, fencing training, tutorials, etc.) and teacher professional development courses.
life_wide_learning	Multi-intelligence activities (35 classes) Flag Raising Team, Choir, Drama, Papercut, Frisbee, STEM activities, Handicrafts, etc. Interest classes and school teams (50 classes / teams), Mathematical Olympiad, Drumming, Violin, POP Dance, Basketball, Fencing, STEM Car Racing, Ceramics, Swimming Team, etc. Uniformed groups : JPC, CYC, Volunteer Team, etc.
school_management_url	https://www.taipak.edu.hk/tc/content.php?wid=15
school_organisation	IMC, School Administration, Management and Organisation (School and Teacher Affairs), Curriculum Development, Information Technology, Student Affairs, Student Support, Extra-Curricular Activities, General Affairs, Guidance and Discipline Affairs, Counselling Affairs, School Promotion and Gifted Education.
imc_smc_mc	An IMC has been founded.
school_green_policy	The Environmental Education Team helps raise students’ awareness of environmental issues. Students will also learn about animals and plants through various activities, such as the One Person, One Plant Scheme; forest education; an animal theater; farming activities; a mobile zoo and an animal carnival. These activities will increase students' awareness of the importance of protecting the earth.
school_major_concerns_url	https://www.taipak.edu.hk/tc/content.php?wid=237
school_major_concerns	1. Cultivate independent learning and improve learning and teaching efficiency. 2. Promote character education to cultivate positive attitudes and values. 3. Make good use of school time to promote balanced development of students.
learning_and_teaching_plan_url	http://www.taipak.edu.hk/%E5%AD%B8%E7%94%9F%E5%AD%B8%E7%BF%92%E5%92%8C%E6%95%99%E5%AD%B8/
learning_and_teaching_strategies	1. In line with the aims of education, the curriculum of our school is designed to cater for individualizing children's learning and development. 2. Small-class teaching and collaborative teaching have been promoted in our school to enhance effective teaching and learning. 3. Teachers utilize the Six Steps of Self-Directed Learning in the classroom to enhance students' active learning and note-taking skills. 4. Questioning techniques are used to enhance higher-order thinking. 5. Teachers design creative thinking exercises to broaden students' areas of thinking and enhance their expressive abilities. 6. To provide students with an authentic language speaking environment, native-speaking English teachers and Putonghua teachers have been recruited.
major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum	1. Diverse Learning Activities : Life-skills course, Orff Music Therapy, Little Scientists, English board games, English puppetry team, fencing training, etc. 2. Ecology Courses: forest courses, animal carnival, etc. 3. Reading Programme: cross-curricular reading, picture book reading, the Book Bag Library 4. Information Technology: metaverse, NFT and VR elements in learning 5. STEAM: creative technology workshops, scientific experiments, STEM days, etc. 6. Values Education. 7. Life-Wide Learning: outdoor field trips, overseas exchange programmes in Korea, Singapore and Beijing, Wushi and Shandong.
dev_of_generic_skills	Develop the 21st century capabilities, including critical thinking, communication, teamwork, creativity and problem-solving skills. We adopt an activity and project learning approach to carry out curriculum development, cater to learner diversity, and enable students to develop higher order thinking skills.
cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours	1. Monthly Value Education Activities 2. Counseling Group Activities: Run into the Future, Life Millionaire, etc. 3. Let Me Shine - Let Every Child Shine Bright Career Planning Activities 4. Service Learning: Duties for All, Buddy Mentoring Programme, etc. 5. Diversified Rewards Programme: STAR+ All-Round Development Project, Sun Project
student_support_url	https://www.taipak.edu.hk/tc/content.php?wid=49
whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity	Our school uses a whole-school approach to provide support to students with different needs. Remedial classes, enrichment and intervention programmes, school-based speech therapy services, buddy support programmes and newcomer support programmes are the main strategies we adopt, aiming at improving students' sense of achievement and broadening their learning experiences.
whole_school_approach_integrated_education	A whole school approach is adopted to cater for students with special educational needs in our school. We have a student support team to review the effectiveness of all the strategies we use. Different resources, including the Learning Support Grant and Education and Support Services for Newly-arrived Children are used to implement social skills training programmes, student counselling service and English Classes for Newly-arrived children respectively. Also, adjustments to teaching strategies and assessments, individual education plans are adopted, hoping that parent’s opinions are considered when developing warm and harmonious environment.
support_for_non_chinese_students	Our school provides additional support for NCS students to facilitate their learning of Chinese: appointing additional teacher(s)/teaching assistant(s) to support NCS students' learning of Chinese; and organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school.
curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation	Curriculum tailoring in each subject. Teachers design suitable learning contents, assessment for learning strategies through collaborative teaching and learning plans.
home-school_co-operation_url	http://www.taipak.edu.hk/%E5%AE%B6%E9%95%B7%E6%95%99%E5%B8%AB%E6%9C%83/
home-school_co-operation	Through the communication app 'Grwth', school newsletters, the Primary One Orientation Day, parent seminars, lesson observations, Parents' Day, parent-child activities during sports day, caring calls, etc to enhance communication and cooperation between parents and our school. In addition, parent-teacher association regularly organizes annual activities, parent education workshops and interest groups. To improve the effectiveness of home-school cooperation, every two years two parents are elected to join the IMC as shared school policy-makers.
school_ethos	1. Simple Ethos with parents' support. 2. Caring campus - school advocates "Caring School", in which a friendly atmosphere and caring culture are created both by teachers and students. At the same time, we enhance students' sense of belonging to school. 3. Enhanced resilience – nurture students’ positive energy, for example through "Understanding Adolescent Project" and "Sun" Project. Our school teaches students how to face difficulties and nurtures their positive attitude and ability to solve problems. 4. School-based counselling - the school implements Comprehensive Student Guidance Services, aiming at nurturing students' self-care ability, and hoping them to be good citizens in the future.
future_dev_url	https://www.taipak.edu.hk/tc/content.php?wid=237
school_dev_plan	Our school has always adhered to the education philosophy of cultivating from the heart, and we are committed to three major development directions: Dreams, Life, and Technology. We are striving to become a modern and diverse primary school, where students can enjoy a pleasant campus life while balancing their holistic development in academics. We aim to create a Happy School with Academic Excellence.
teacher_pro_training_and_dev	1. Teachers engage in collaborative lesson planning and peer observation to facilitate teaching demonstrations. 2. We organize in-school teacher workshops aligned with school priorities and arrange for teachers to participate in seminars and conferences. 3. Subject teams hold regular meetings to share insights and experiences gained from seminars and discussions. 4.We actively participate in support programmes organised by the Education Bureau, such as the General Studies School-Based Support Programme.
school_character_others	We ensure our students can study in a pleasant and caring learning environment, and we enhance our students’ sense of achievement. A whole-school approach of love and care is applied to enable students to enjoy a pleasant learning atmosphere.