Academic Development Committee

I  Program Plan (2008-2011)

Aims：

  1. Create a proactive and positive learning atmosphere at school
  2. Increase student’ learning efficiency and pursuit of academic excellence
  3. Plan and implement school-based academic policies and curriculum
  4. Offer appropriate academic programs in response to the change of HK education policy

Analysis of the present scenario：

HK Education is undergoing different kinds of changes and reforms. The curriculum, academic structure, medium of instruction and learning diversity of students all pose great challenges to the schools. Although our school is an EMI school and all students are of smartest category, the widening of individual learning differences is getting wider in recent years. Therefore, strengthening the English environment, catering for the widening of individual differences and stretching students academic potentials are all very important and urgent.

Fortunately, with the great effort of our teachers, our school-based curriculum and practices, such as liberal education, gifted education has been developed in recent years to a flourishing state and has played a pioneer role in HK curriculum development. Facing the challenges of the implementation of New Senior Secondary System in 2009, our school has also been preparing and equipping the teachers to develop professionally on the one hand; planning, designing and implementing a whole-person and balanced curriculum to our students on the other hand. We are confident and are ready to face the great challenges and will make use of every opportunity to enrich our students, stretch our students and nurture them to their fullest potential and talent.

Objectives:

Objectives Strategies Implementation plans & Parties responsible Success indicators
Foster a positive & stimulating English environment at school Create a physically English-rich environment All visual printed materials, call sheets, posters, banners and display boards of EMI subjects and groups inside the classrooms and in the school campus should be in English, if appropriate.All ADC announcements and speech sharing inside or outside the classrooms, in formal and inauguration ceremonies should be in English, if appropriate. All the implementation plans are completedMajority students find the change as positive.More chances of exposure to English in the campus can be found.
Increase more English activities Oversee and coordinate the participation of English subject panel and EMI subject panels in their implementation of EMI policies and organization of different English activities. Related activities are written and embedded in the schemes of work in the English panel and EMI subject panels
Establish constructive learning habits Create a positive learning atmosphere at class Continue the new HW collection scheme with awards and punishment system integrating with My-ile and teachers’ on duty system and continue the use of class portfolio.Continue to train up academic prefects for each class to monitor the classroom physical environment, including the boards.Work closely with Discipline Committee to ensure students keeping a neat and tidy class environment for learning  All the implementation plans are completed.Majority form teachers have been more informed about the habits of individual students in handing and doing their homework and able to do follow up quickly. Majority form teachers have become more aware of the class learning as a whole and have acted more promptly to needs arisen.Majority students are motivated to establish a good habit of doing HW. Majority students’ have improved their sense of time-management. Majority students have shown understandings and appreciations of the set expectations towards their participants at classA positive learning atmosphere has been established in the classes.A neat and tidy class environment has been assured and envisaged in the classes.
Develop students’ study skills and nurture self-learning habits Organize various seminars, morning or cyclic assemblies of related themes for different FormsOversee the implementation and progress of different subject panels in developing students the study skills, nurturing good study habits, and encouraging self-learning  The implementation plans are put into practices.Majority students have found the seminars inspiring and useful.Majority students have found the study skills and habits useful and become more confident in studying the subjectsDemonstration of students’ good work, self-learning materials and study skills has been shown on the class boards and/or in the school web pages
Cater for students’ individual differences Small class teaching Organize and coordinate sensible grouping of students to enhance teaching –learning effectiveness in different forms The implementation plans are completed. Small-class groupings are done in the 3 core subjects. Majority students have been benefited with positive discrimination.Majority of lagging behind students have got greater motivation and confidence to studyMajority of more able students have participated more public performance and competitions. Majority students have found learning more manageable and successful. Majority teachers have found themselves a better capacity to deal with individual differences and more collaboration among the colleagues is envisaged.
Stretch the able and support the lag-behind students Organize and coordinate tutorial classes of different subject panels especially for public exam. Classes.Co-organized with SDC, GC to develop new and suitable teaching pedagogies, e.g. multi-sensory strategy, strategies for different learning styles, cooperative learning, Bloom’s taxonomy of thinking skills, questioning skills and / or suitable curriculum (all subject panels, SDC)Coordinate appropriate class activities and/or assessment e.g. in projects, book reports, quiz carefully to stretch students’ academic potential

 II. New Senior Secondary

 1. Compulsory subjects:

  • 4 Core subjects: English Language, Chinese Language, Mathematics, and Liberal Studies
  • 3 Subjects of other Learning Experiences: Music & Drama Education, Physical Education, Religious & Moral Education

2. Elective subjects:

      Class

 A B C D E

1st X

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

Chinese Literature

Economics

2nd X

 Combined Science I (Physics + Chemistry)

Biology

Economics

Chinese History / Geography

3rd X

 Chinese History  / Geography   / Combined Science II (Biology + Chemistry)   / Visual Arts/ICT (Information & Communication Technology) 2 Groups  / BAFS (Business, Accounting & Financial Studies)

Remark:  

  1. Mathematics Curriculum for each class:      F.4A, 4B: core + module I (statistics and calculus);  F.4C: core + module II (algebra and calculus) F.4D, 4E:  core
  2. Quota for ICT & VA:    Information & Communication Technology – 2 groups, total 50.

III. Teachers Responsible

Mrs. CH Wong (Head)
Mrs. LP Choy (Deputy Head)
Mr. WL Cheng
Mrs. KN Leung
Mr. KT Wong
Mr. CC Yu

IV. Useful Documents

  1. [飛越舒適追求卓越] An article written by the Vice Principal, Mrs. Wong Hui Chui Hung on the school’s academic expectation on students. 
  2. [中一學術適應] A presentation by our Committee on F.1 students and parents about the new change facing secondary school education and school’s support measures.
  3. [計劃習作] An article highlighting the main elements concerning project work