September 2020
Message from the Principal
September 2020
Welcome to Wong Tai Shan Memorial College and I would also like to congratulate our Form 1 new comers for you have made a right choice to embark your new journey in Wong Tai Shan. This year we have a very special school commencement, without a ceremony, but a speech broadcast followed by an online class period.
First of all, may I take this opportunity to introduce myself. I am Ms Chiu, the new principal. I am more than happy to join the Wong Tai Shan family, and I must convey my sincere gratitude to our school supervisor and the sponsoring body for their trust in me in leading the school for future development. Over the summer, I’ve been meeting our teachers, having meaningful and constructive exchange of views and ideas on how to shape the school as a place where everyone can fulfil their dreams and develop his or her potential to the fullest. I’m proud to say that our staff, from janitors to senior school administrators, are professional, responsible, cooperative and responsive to changes. Most importantly, we have a team of devoted teachers who nurture students with their passion and dedication. They are all precious assets of our school.
The quality of learning and teaching is our priority task. To be effective teachers and learners, we should equip ourselves with respective strategies and skills. At school level, timely review has been done based on our assessment results and during our meetings, we have placed our focus on bettering our subject curriculum and content, teaching methodologies and lesson delivery, as well as assignment and assessment policies etc. We emphasize the importance of pre-lesson preparation where teachers design differentiated pre-lesson tasks catering for the needs of students of various abilities. By doing so, students will play an active role in the learning process and develop a sense of ownership for what they acquire. Subject-based skills on note-taking, knowledge consolidation, application and integration are advocated to help our students develop and embrace good lifelong learning habits. Our effort has paid off with, once again, encouraging HKDSE results, our best achievers obtained four Level 5** and two 5* and nearly all subjects have their credit rate, that is Level 4 to Level 5**, higher than that of the Hong Kong average.
Amid the covid-19 pandemic, face-to-face learning and teaching activities have been severely impeded and we all have to resort to an online mode. Admittedly, it is one of the biggest challenges that professionals in the education field have to face, yet, we have all discovered another world of schooling which re-defines what learning is all about. To safeguard our students’ health, teachers in our school have taken prompt actions, making collaborative effort in switching to online classes, rendering assistance to one another in the process, upgrading ourselves with IT skills which facilitate home learning and introducing a mobile device loan service for students in need. With our concerted effort, we endeavour to speed up our BYOD scheme and offer you a fruitful year ahead.
We see every hurdle in life as an opportunity to learn. In view of this, we have introduced ‘Positive Education’ as one of our 3-year major concerns. Through programmes, workshops and everyday encounters, we hope to build on the character strengths of our students and strengthen their resilience as well as adaptive capacity. All these are essential elements for students to overcome adversities and strive for future success as well as a fulfilling life.
校長的話
歡迎來到黃棣珊紀念中學。藉此機會,我想祝賀我們的中一新生,選擇黃棣珊為你們展開人生新一頁的地方。今年有着不一樣的開學,沒有開學禮,只有演講廣播及其後的網上班主任節。
首先,讓我介紹自己,我是趙校長,很高興加入黃棣珊這個大家庭。藉此機會,我衷心感謝校監及辦學團體對我的信任,給予機會帶領學校未來的發展。在剛過去的暑假,我約見了不少老師,在如何將黃棣珊塑造成為一所每一位同學也可以實現夢想和發揮潛能的學校,有着透徹的交流。在面談過程中,我發現,不論是學校工友以及高層行政人員,他們都專業、盡責、合作及具應變能力。更重要的是,黃棣珊擁有用心教學的專業老師團隊,以幹勁及熱誠培育下一代。這實是黃棣珊紀念中學的驕傲。
我們都將學與教的質素放在首位。要提高學與教的成效,老師和同學都需要有相應的技巧及策略。在學校層面,我們善用評估數據以檢視學與教的效能。於會議,討論的焦點都放在如何優化及完善課程內容、學與教的技巧、家課及評核政策等等。學校亦強調課前預習的重要性,老師們透過設計不同形式及程度的預習課業,處理同學學習多樣性,並提升學習趣味。透過此舉,同學在整個學習過程中扮演着舉足輕重的角色。為培養同學終身學習的素養,我們致力提倡科本筆記摘錄技巧,學習過程重視知識的建構、鞏固、運用及綜合的能力,以培養同學終身學習的素質。我們今年度文憑試的成績亦令人滿意,成績最好的同學考獲四個5**及兩個5*,而絕大部份科目的優良率亦高於全港平均。
疫情對學與教的衝擊尤其嚴峻,面對面的授課亦轉為網上學習。無可否認,這是教育界的一大挑戰。然而,我們亦把教育帶到另外一個境地,重新定義何謂學習。為守護同學健康,老師們反應迅速,發揮互相協作及互相幫忙的精神,在短時間內,將面授課程調節為網上教授。為保障在家的學與教效能,我們安排了一連串的工作坊讓老師們能有效運用資訊科技提升網課質素。同時,我們亦為有需要的同學提供平板電腦借用服務。學校將群策群力,加快自攜裝置進度,給同學提供優質的學與教條件。
我們深信,每一個難關都是一個學習的好機會。故此,學校引入正向教育並將之納入三年計劃的重點項目之一。透過不同的活動、工作坊及日常生活小事情,我們期望培養同學良好的品格,提升抗逆能力及適應力。我們相信這些對同學將來面對困難,追求卓越人生,尤其重要。
我們有一個共同願景,希望黃棣珊可以成為一所成就每一位同學的地方。在不久的將來,我們學校見!
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