Category Archives: Learning and Teaching

Biology field trip to Mai Po

Learning and Teaching

To consolidate student’s subject knowledge and equip them with more in-field exposure, S.5 and S.4 Biology students had joint the field trip at Mai Po Nature Reserve on 3rd April 2023, organized by the World Wide Fund (Hong Kong). 35 Students studying Biology had visited the vast habitats in Mai Po, including Gei Wai, mangroves, mudflats etc. In the guided tour, students were taught to use binoculars to observe and identify different bird species in birdwatching houses. They also observed different adaptive features of mangrove…

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Prof. Soonhye Park from North Carolina State University Paying a Warm Visit to CFSS

Learning and Teaching

Prof. Soonhye Park is a Professor in the STEM Education Department at North Carolina State University. Her renowned research interests focus on teacher Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK), teacher change, and teacher professional development. CFSS is honoured to have Prof. Park to pay a warm visit to our school, participating in a campus tour and professional sharing. Professors and instructors from Faculty of Education of HKU, Curriculum Development Officers of the Education Bureau as well as our teaching staff participated in this fruitful discussion, sharing our…

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SS Assessing Student Learning Series for Biology – Workshop of Practical Activity for School-based Assessment (New)

Learning and Teaching

Curriculum Support Division of the Education Bureau launched the Workshop titled “SS Assessing Student Learning Series for Biology: Workshop of Practical Activity for School-based Assessment” in our school on 12 January 2023 (Thu). The Workshop was conducted by Dr. Chan Kam Ho, Kennedy, Associate Professor of Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong. It aimed to provide teachers with hands-on experiences in a new SBA practical activity, and to enhance teachers’ professional capacity in designing and conducting SBA tasks effectively. A campus tour was…

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CFSS Teachers and Students Taking Part in The Asia Summit on Global Health

Learning and Teaching

On 10th November 2022, Principal Ho Tik Shun and STREAM Coordinator Mr. Tsang Ka Ho represented the school to take part in The Asia Summit on Global Health. They listened to the sharing from the professionals around the globe to address different global health issues. The speakers, ranging from healthcare experts, renowned academia, influential business leaders to key industry players, innovative start-ups, investors and policymakers from around the world, exchange insights, explore opportunities and collaborate on the diverse and dynamic healthcare sector. Through their attendance…

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STREAM Kickstarting Reading Programme Entitled “In the Search of Four-leaf Clover: The Life stories of 17 Rare Disease Patients”

Learning and Teaching

With “R” (Reading and Writing) being one of the integral components in the STREAM Education in CFSS, The STREAM Team, in connection with Language Departments, advocate extensive reading, writing, listening and speaking in wide spectrum of domains. Our school is more than pleased to have received over 1000 books entitled “In the Search of Four-leaf Clover: The Life stories of 17 Rare Disease Patients” donated from The Chinese University Hong Kong. It is also a golden opportunity for our school to kickstart a STREAM Reading…

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CFSS Sharing Our Strenuous Efforts to Foster Student-Centred Learning in the Long COVID in the 17th International Conference on Genomics

Learning and Teaching

“Student-centered learning” broadly encompasses methods of teaching that shift the focus of instruction from the teacher to the student. This is particularly important for schools to cultivate students with learning autonomy and learning independence under the pandemic. On 15th September 2022, the Principal Mr. Ho Tik Shun and STREAM Coordinator Mr. Tsang Ka Ho shared our strenuous efforts to foster student-centered learning during the long COVID in the 17th International Conference on Genomics. Teachers make good use of the campus resources and e-learning platforms to…

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Demonstration Lessons on “Student-Centred Learning”

Learning and Teaching

Our school collaborated with Education University of Hong Kong to launch two demonstration lessons on “Student-Centred Learning” on 13 June 2022 (Monday). The theme for the S.3 Science lesson was “Seed Dispersal Mechanisms” while the theme for the S.5 Biology lesson was “Evolution: Darwinism & Lamarckism”.Teachers from different schools conducted peer lesson preparation to plan for their learning activities of the lessons, aiming at fostering students’ self-directed learning and extended learning through group learning and collaboration. Teachers gave feedback to one another after the lessons…

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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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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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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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