Tag Archives: Biodiversity

Lunar New Year Nature Appreciation Voluntary Service

Biodiversity Education, Community Service, Special Programme

Led by Social Service Group and Green Guru Team, our school co-organized the Lunar New Year Nature Appreciation Voluntary Service with the Chinese YMCA Chai Wan Neighborhood Elderly Centre on 7 March 2015 (Sat) to have green adventures with elderly in Leaping Dragon Walk. Our school’s green leaders wanted to spread the message of sustainable development and care to the elderly by letting them understand the importance of plant biodiversity and environmental conservation. We first took off from the shuttle bus at the cross-point of…

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Environmental Conservation Carnival 2013

Biodiversity Education, Community Service, Special Programme

The idea of sustainable development proliferated in our neighbourhood Siu Sai Wan community with the support of the Council of Sustainable Development. On 7 July 2013, after diverse performances of dancers, choirs and orchestras, ten booths were set up to transmit different ideas and concepts related to sustainable development.  Involving over 100 students and 40 teachers, the Carnival came with an enthusiastic participation of over 200 visitors and a memorable end.

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CFSS was invited to participate in the LOHAS EXPO 2013 in the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre

Biodiversity Education, Community Service, Special Programme

Our school was invited to participate in the LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) EXPO 2013 in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hall 3G from 1st to 3rd February 2013. The exhibition aimed in promoting green and healthy living style, and the theme of our booth “Green Household” (located at A13) echoes with this. Besides introducing suitable plants for domestic plantation through booth display, we were also arranged to have a 45 – minute presentation on stage for in-depth sharing. We regard this…

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Space Seed Conference in Tengchong, Yunnan

Biodiversity Education, Learning and Teaching, Special Programme

Our School has successfully cultivated the 3rd generation of space-exposed cowpea plants to the 5th generation with the greatest endeavor since our participation in Space-Exposed Seed Nursery Project launched by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and UNESCO (HK) in April 2015. It is our greatest honour to represent Hong Kong to share how CFSS advocates biodiversity, sustainability and Popular Science on campus and to the community through the Project. In the Space Seed Conference in Tengchong, Space Seed Exchange Programme was launched among 21…

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Space-Exposed Seed Nursery Project

Biodiversity Education, Learning and Teaching, Special Programme

On the basis of one-year experience on space-seed nursery, Beijing Dong Cheng District Municipal Education Commission collaborates with the Hong Kong Institute of Education for Sustainable Development to launch “Education for Sustainable Development and Biodiversity: Space-Exposed Seed Nursery Programme”. The space-seeds have been delivered to three institutions with contrasting climates, namely Beijing, Hong Kong and Yunnan, for investigating how climatic factors affect the growth of the seedlings. As our school is renowned as the Experimental School for UNESCO Project on Education for Sustainable Development in…

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Art and Science of Trees, Birds and Butterflies Exhibition at JCCAC

Biodiversity Education, Community Service, Special Programme

Our School held an exhibition at Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC) from 12th to 14th April 2013. There were four themes in the exhibition. The most attractive one was Birds. Our students spent a lot of time to create art work to show different characters of birds.  Besides, we promoted green living and introduced cross-curricular Activity Day at Tsung Tsai Yuen. We hope that visitors could be more aware of the natural ecology and the importune of environmental protect through our exhibits.

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Bird-Watching Activity in Nam Sang Wai

Biodiversity Education, Learning and Teaching, Special Programme

Hong Kong Biodiversity Care Ambassador and Leadership Training Programme 2016 is launched with collaboration of Grateful Green Group, Lee Woo Shing College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department to cultivate green elites in schools. The Nam Sang Wai Bird-Watching Activity is one of the activities in this pioneer programme, with pre-trip bird-watching seminar in school. We are honored to have invited bird-watching specialist Mr. Kenny Yip Kam Yiu to give us an interactive pre-trip seminar on interesting facts…

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STREAM Activity – Corn Doll Handicraft Workshop

Biodiversity Education, Learning and Teaching, Special Programme

Hong Kong Biodiversity Care Ambassador and Leadership Training Programme 2016 was launched in collaboration with Grateful Green Group, Lee Woo Shing College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department to cultivate green elites in schools. The Corn Doll Handicraft Workshop is one of the activities in this pioneer programme. It is our school’s honour to have invited Ms. Jor Yin Fun to share her joy of polishing corn sheaths, barks, seeds, dry leaves and flowers from nature into vivid…

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Interdisciplinary Learning in Ma Shi Chau

Biodiversity Education, Learning and Teaching, Special Programme

Nature is a natural treasure of learning which allows students to broaden horizons and inspire thinking. On 7 November 2015, 60 teachers and students bounded for Yim Tin Tsai and Ma Shi Chau to join an interdisciplinary learning program, blending a variety of aspects including Environmental Science, Biology, Geography, Information Technology and Photography. Students could investigate from different perspectives, namely biodiversity, water quality analysis and land use, to elucidate the details of sustainability in Sam Mun Tsai Village and ecology in rocky shore of Ma…

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Interdisciplinary learning in Ting Kok Mangrove

Biodiversity Education, Learning and Teaching, Special Programme

Nature is a natural treasure of learning which allows students to broaden their horizons and inspire their thinking. Following up the successful Multidisciplinary Outing to Chung Tsai Yuen (松仔園), 140 teachers and students bounded for ecologically valuable Ting Kok Mangrove in Tai Po to perform an interdisciplinary learning program, blending a variety of aspects including Environmental Science, Biology, Geography, Information Technology, Languages and Arts. By utilizing interactive Edmodo platform, students could investigate biodiversity, water quality analysis and causes of human pollution in a creative and…

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