Whole-school Language Policy:
Principle: Under the policy of promoting 'mother-tongue teaching' and achieving 'bilingual proficiency' as well as adopting STEM education, students starting from junior form levels are exposed to ample opportunities to practise and use English so as to enhance their ability to learn in English and to equip them for further study and work. To enhance English learning environment, in some lesson time in Integrated Science and Home Economics, F.1 students will have chances to engage in extended learning activities conducted in English while English is adopted as the MOI in Mathematics. Measures: 1. Introducing a series of activities to enrich English learning environment: English Morning Assembly, English lunchtime activities, English Ambassador Scheme and English Drama Club. Students are encouraged to participate in various English competitions. To increase interactive learning opportunities between students, English Corner as an activity centre and a self-accessed English learning centre is equipped with multiple tablets and various e-learning packages are used; 2. Hiring of Native English Teachers to strengthen students' communication skills; 3. Implementing a range of after-school learning support programmes.

Learning and Teaching Strategies:
We aim at creating a warm and excellent learning environment for our students so as to cultivate positive values and the right learning attitude in them. In order to make the learning process more student-centered, our lessons involve interactions and group activities to cater for individual learning needs. We also provide a lot of learning skills trainings for our students through utilizing information technology and facilitating students to produce projects for different learning topics. Through these activities, students' multiple intelligence can be developed. School-based curriculum is introduced to give support to academically gifted/underprivileged students and to cater for learning differences. Students are encouraged, with the help of information technology, to deliver presentations and to engage in project work on specific themes. Gifted Education Committee is set up so as to provide school-based courses for students with outstanding academic performance. In addition, visit tours and joint-school exchange programmes will be arranged to top talents in order to broaden their horizons. Emphasis is put on cultivating students' reading habit and creativity, and motivating their initiative in learning. To broaden students' scope and depth of knowledge, multiple Reading Schemes are implemented: Reading Lesson in junior forms cultivating students' habit in reading books, newspapers and journals in both Chinese and English; Training of reading skills in accordance with the Chinese and English curricula; 'Reading Star' scheme; Book recommendation in morning assembly; participate in 'Popular Reading Award Scheme'; invite well-known authors to give speeches; organize book exhibition on special themes and so on. STEM education not only cultivates student’ interest in Science, Technology and Mathematics, but also strengthens their ability to integrate and apply knowledge and skills across different STEM disciplines. Through practical learning experience using advanced technologies such as programming, AI and IOT, students’ creativity, collaboration and problem solving skills can be nurtured so that they can become lifelong learners in STEM.

School-based curriculum:
1. Electives: 2X and 3X. Each student can choose one subject from each of the following combinations: (1) Biology/ Economics/ Information and Communication Technology/ Chinese History/ Physical Education/ Mathematics (Extended Part Module 2) (2) Physics/ Geography/ Business, Accounting and Financial Studies/ Tourism and Hospitality Studies/ Visual Arts (3) Chemistry/ Tourism and Hospitality Studies/ Applied Learning
2. Curriculum highlights: (1) Provide students with a variety of subject choices, including Elective subjects and modules, to cater for their differences in learning interests, abilities and needs; (2) Help students build a strong knowledge base to prepare them for future studies; (3) Develop lifelong learning skills, positive values and attitudes to meet the needs of the current society; (4) Strengthen assessment for learning in order to achieve the goal of lifelong learning; (5) Bridging between the junior and senior curricula.

Development of the Four Key Tasks:
By incorporating the Four Key Tasks within and across the teaching and learning in the Key Learning Areas, our school aims to facilitate students' capabilities to construct knowledge, develop their generic skills and help them cultivate positive values and attitudes.

Life Planning Education:
1. Adhering to the concepts of ‘student-oriented, multiple talents, diversified pathways’, our school aims to help our students develop a positive outlook on life and decision-making ability through a series of life planning courses and activities, so that they can be responsible for their own life planning and realise their future life plans. We also take the 5P concept of ‘Invitational Education’ as a reference to formulate a blueprint for students’ life planning development by establishing priorities for development in every school year and incorporating with a diversified life planning development plan. 2. We promote a whole-school approach in life planning education, cross-curriculum, executive departments and class building. 3. To promoting individualized career planning, teachers’ guidance and students’ reflection are emphasized. 4. We aim at nurturing the cognition of career planning and create different opportunities for career planning activities. A leadership team – Career Planning Ambassadors will be organized so as to help students develop their potential and set targets to prepare for their future.

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