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Warm Visit and Seminar by Prof. Ip Yuk Yu Nancy, The Vice-President for Research and Development at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Learning and Teaching

Prof. Ip Yuk Yu Nancy, the Vice-President for Research and Development, the Morningside Professor of Life Science, and the Director of the State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology paid a visit to CFSS and delivered a talk to S.6 students on 30th November, 2021. Prof. Ip shared her journey of becoming a scientist: there are always ups and downs, happiness and sadness during scientific investigation, but only with all those experiences can our lives become more…

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Honey Bee Conservation Signature Campaign

Biodiversity Education

In order to raise awareness of biodiversity and species conservation, Green Gurus has organized a Honey Bee Conservation Signature Campaign. Honey bee has a paramount role in the ecosystem. Almost 75% of crops are pollinated by bees and other insects, making agriculture and food production possible. However, urbanization and pesticides are threatening their survival. Green Guru initiated the campaign to spread the message of honey bee’s role in pollination and raise awareness of bee’s importance in agriculture and stable food supply. 390 students and teachers…

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CFSS Teachers and Students Participating in The Asia Summit on Global Health

Learning and Teaching

School Principal Ho Tik Shun and STREAM Coordinator Tsang Ka Ho participated in The Asia Summit on Global Health in The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre launched on 24th November, 2021 (Wed). Themed “Shaping a Resilient and Sustainable Future”, the inaugural Asia Summit on Global Health (ASGH) has examined global trends on health innovation and investment, exploring areas of global collaboration in health, and showcasing new business opportunities and partnership for investors and project owners. With the help of Ms. Christine Yip, our School…

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CFSS joined Town Hall Meeting of Public Engagement on Control of Single-use Plastics organised by Council for Sustainable Development, HKSAR on 22/11

Special Programme

CFSS is one of the only two invited schools for the Town Hall Meeting. 7 Environmental Prefects, led by Deputy Principal Wong Siu Kwong Jacky and Teacher-in-charge of Sustainable Team Tong Man Chung Jacky, joined it. Among the 70 participants of different stakeholders, CFSS participants actively expressed suggestions to policies to cut the single-use plastic in Hong Kong in future. Students also discussed actively with Dr Lam Ching-choi (SBS, JP), Chairman of the Council for Sustainable Development of HKSAR. Students learnt much from different sectors…

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Warm Visit and Seminar by Prof. Lam Hon Ming, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Life Sciences at The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Learning and Teaching

Prof. Lam Hon Ming, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Life Sciences of CUHK, Director of the Molecular Biotechnology Program and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong paid a visit to CFSS and delivered a talk to our S3 to S5 students on 19th November, 2021. This talk intends to introduce the elements of science and technology into history and culture, and hence broaden the scope of “culture”.  The highlights of his talk included the importance of soybean…

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Stress-relieving Shinrin Yoku (Forest-bathing) Workshop

Special Programme

In order to help students relax after the test week, the Counselling Team and Green Gurus is organizing a Stress-relieving Shinrin Yoku Workshop, which allows students to bathe in the forest atmosphere, awaken their senses and support them in building a deep, healing connection with nature. Green Gurus will lead mass games and mobile learning in the nature as well.

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High Level of Students’ Engagement in the Hong Kong Inter-School City Nature Challenge 2021

Biodiversity Education

The ECF – Hong Kong Inter-School City Nature Challenge (HKISCNC) is a friendly fortnight-long competition in which Hong Kong schools find and log the most species in and around their campus, gathering more data on Hong Kong’s urban biodiversity. It aims to replicate the massive success of Hong Kong in the City Nature Challenge and will follow the same format. Schools will compete for 3 individual awards and 2 group awards, including the best, 1st & 2nd runner up of photo, the most observations, and…

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Prize Presentation for the 5th Hong Kong Specimen Drawing Competition

Awards

Twenty-one of our students have participated in the fifth Hong Kong Specimen Drawing Competition as presented by the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Society of Biology in December 2020. They have been selected by the adjudicator panel in recognition of their remarkable drawings and received the awards as listed below. Due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, the official Prize Presentation Ceremony had been cancelled this year. We were honoured to have our Principal, Mr. Ho Tik Shun presenting the certificates to the awardees…

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Space Seed Sowing Ceremony by Green Gurus Team

Special Programme

The Chinese Foundation Secondary School had received space seeds from UNESCO(HK) and Hong Kong Institute of Education for Sustainable Development. The space seeds included tomatoes, mimosa and cowpeas in addition to normal seeds for control investigations. Our Green Gurus Team launched the Space Seed Sowing Ceremony on 27th September, 2021 (Mon), sharing our path of participating in the Space Seed Nursery Programme in the past and how CFSS has been fostering Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development Education effectively through cultivating space plants.

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CFSS students won the Merit Award in the STEM Education Challenge 2020-2021

Awards

The captioned STEM Education Challenge (Secondary Section) is divided into preliminary and final competitions. It aims to allow students to develop creativity, improve their hands-on creation and problem-solving skills as well as allowing them to learn teamwork spirit. Each team was provided with bamboo sticks, rubber bands, bean bags and other materials. Students use the materials provided to develop their creativity, and work with the team members to design and produce the lever fort, and complete the preliminary competition in the school campus. The team…

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