School Profile

Curriculum and Teaching

Core Curriculum: Chinese, English, Mathematics, General Studies, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Putonghua, General Computer Science

 

Non-core Curriculum: Environmental Education, Moral and Civic Education, Extracurricular Activities

 

Curriculum Development Direction: Multiple Learning Models, Catering for Learner Diversity, Whole Person Education

 

 

(1) Strengthen basic abilities, strengthen activities, and create an environment for language use

      • Chinese language: Young Writers Training, Reading Activities

      • Putonghua: Putonghua Free Talk, Putonghua Fun Fun

      • English: Morning Greetings, English Tour, Drama Training, Storytelling Training, English Ambassadors Training, English Fun Fun Fun

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2) Develop higher-order thinking and enhance creativity

      • Chinese: Questioning skills (six levels), self-study strategies

      • English: Reading strategies, collaboration, communication, creativity and presentation skills

      • Mathematics: finding patterns, drawing, lists, trial and error, reasoning, enumeration, simplifying problems, reverse thinking

      • General Studies: 13 higher-order thinking strategies, interdisciplinary STEM research study

 

13 higher-order thinking strategies

 

 

 

(3) Top-notch guarantee, explore potential

      • Gifted and Talented Training, Youth Leadership Training, Endeavour Program, Comprehensive Course (Tutoring, Top-notch, Enhancing Activities in the form of groups)

 

 

(4) Promote e-learning and develop students' self-learning ability

      • Build an intranet and Learning Corner pages to provide students with online assignment and self-study materials

      • Conduct external and internal communication and learning through remote classrooms and campus TV stations

      • Use tablets and e-learning resources in the classroom to enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching

 

 

 

(5) Life-wide learning courses, integrating training, support and support, to develop generic skills

      • Outstanding Student Election, "Study and Self-discipline" Program, Unlimited Leadership Training, Service Team, Growth Sky Program, Growth Support Learning Program

      • Get out of the classroom, experience it yourself, and broaden your horizons

 

 

 

(6) Physical and artistic learning: exercise will and learn to appreciate

      • Participate in inter-school competitions: music festivals, dance festivals, speech festivals, track and field, swimming, various ball games and sports

      • Display achievements: talent shows, visual art exhibitions, students ’achievement sharing days, student achievement award ceremonies

 

 

 

(7) Teacher Professional Development

Through a variety of learning and professional development activities, the school allows teachers to acquire a variety of professional learning experiences to meet the rapid changes and complex needs of today's society, so as to enhance the professional level of teachers. The school has set up joint collaborative lesson planning meetings, learning and teaching experience sharing meetings, and peer lesson observations, etc., to promote professional exchanges, improve teaching design and teaching skills in response to teaching difficulties. In addition, our school often participates in curriculum support programmes or professional development projects organized by different educational institutions to enhance the teaching quality of teachers.