Whole-school Language Policy:
Chinese is the medium of instruction in F.1 to F.6. Students are given many chances to develop and improve their English language skills. English Corner is set up with rich teaching materials, creating a favourable environment for learning English. Chinese Corner is set up to enrich students' knowledge about Chinese cultures and raise students' interest in learning Chinese. Various activities are organized to enhance students’ language proficiency. In addition, a series of language-across-curriculum activities are implemented each school year so as to strengthen students' English. These activities include: 1. Cultural Day, 2. Worldwide Wonders and 3. Extended learning activities after school.

Learning and Teaching Strategies:
To motivate students in self-learning, a wide range of activities and award schemes are launched. Interactive and collaborative teaching approaches are adopted as well as the use of information technology. The school-based curriculum is tailor-made to suit students' interests and abilities. Our school employs the following strategies to promote learning:
1. Remedial classes are arranged for Chinese Language to cater for learner diversity. 2. Remedial classes are arranged for F.1-F.4 English Language and Mathematics to cater for learner diversity. 3. Remedial Classes are arranged for F.1 and F.2 Science. 4. There are enhancement programs for able students to further develop their knowledge. 5. ‘Life-wide Learning Day’ is organized twice a year to extend students’ learning beyond the classroom. 6. Projects in all subjects for F.1 to F.3 students are coordinated so as to let students learn more effectively and efficiently. 7. Activities across subjects are arranged so as to help students develop their generic skills. 8. Elements of STEM, choice of materials, coding etc., are included in Junior Form Science and Computer lessons. We aim at nurturing students to apply STEM knowledge in daily applications.

School-based curriculum:
1. Electives: 2X. Students can choose two electives, applied learning, other languages or other programmes.
2. Curriculum highlights: Moral and Civic Education has been introduced in junior secondary level. MCE helps students establish correct life values and develop appropriate moral standard by drawing their attention to topics ranging from issues revolving around their daily lives and personal development to current affairs. To enrich the content of the NSS, Music is included in the F.4 (SS1) curriculum and MCE is included in F.5 (SS2) curriculum. Besides, Career and Life Planning is included in F.6 (SS3) Curriculum. Career and Life Planning lets students understand more about themselves so as to explore their potential and vocation, to establish their goals and to make reflections. Reading lessons have been introduced to F.1 to F.5 students so as to promote reading to learn and reading across the curriculum (Rac).

Development of the Four Key Tasks:
a) Reading to Learn-A reading lesson is set in the timetable to teach students’ reading skills and cultivate students’ reading habit. Moreover, teachers, parents and students are invited to recommend good books to their fellows during the Book Recommendation session in the morning assemblies. Online Reading Programmes are organized by the Chinese and English Language Subjects.
b) Information Technology for Interactive Learning Information Technology is widely used in class, E-class.
c) Project Learning-Project Learning for F.1 to F.3 students is centrally organized by the school authority in order to develop and cultivate students’ mind and critical thinking ability. Upon completion of their junior form, every student should have finished at least one project in Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, Humanities and Science Key Learning Areas.
d) Civic and Moral Education-To strengthen students’ positive moral value and virtues, the subject Civic and Moral Education is included in the curriculum.

Life Planning Education:
The career and life planning activities of the school aim at helping F.1 to F.6 students understand themselves more thoroughly, explore their potential and vocation, make informed choices and timely reflections. Activities include:
(1) establishing a "Student Career Portfolio" for each student, which records all the career activities of the student in his secondary school life together with the yearly feedback from the form-teacher and will be returned to the student before graduation; (2) setting a career day for senior form students and each F.6 student will attend a mock group interview and a mock individual interview; (3) setting a career day for junior form students and each F.1-2 student may explore themselves more in the view of multiple intelligences; (4) a career and life planning camp is organized for F.4 students; (5) Career exploration tours to Taiwan, Macau etc are organized to help students learn more about overseas studies. (6) providing cross-curricular career education through collaboration with some subjects, such as Chinese Language, English Language, Moral and Civic Education and Business, Accounting and Financial Studies; (7) Career and life planning is implemented through assemblies and school-based F.6 lessons; (8) Providing school-based after school career-oriented programmes for senior form students. The school has established the framework of career and life planning for students in 6 forms. This can enable our teachers and students to always get a full picture of the career and life education in the school for the better development of our students.

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