Tag Archives: Citizen Science

CFSS students Participating in Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China and the Hong Kong Deep Learning School that Cares for the Motherland – Innogala 2024

Special Programme October 31, 2024 webpage-ssd

The Innogala 2024 aims to share students’ achievements in innovative technology through primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. This event celebrates the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China and further promotes the core significance of the Education Bureau’s “Caring for the Motherland” initiative. The large-scale event will allow the general public and travellers visiting Hong Kong during the Golden Week to understand the learning outcomes and innovative ideas of participating schools in the field of innovative technology.…

CFSS Students Taking Part in Soyvestor STEAM@Soybean Gansu Study Tour

Uncategorized August 28, 2023 admin

The Soyvestors STEAM Project aims to promote STEAM education in secondary schools through investigations of soybean cultivation. It not only builds on the expertise of university scientists, educators, and secondary teachers to teach the younger generations, but also integrates frontier soybean research with STEM technology and teaching models. On July 17 to 21, a group of S.3 and S.4 students from our school joined the Gansu study tour organized by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Soyvestors Co. Limited and Big Education Platform. With Prof.…

CFSS Teachers and Students Visiting InnoTech Expo 2022

Special Programme April 25, 2023 webpage-ssd

The InnoTech Expo 2022 was held from 12th December to 22nd December 2022. The exhibition demonstrated the great scientific inventions of China in 13th Five-Year Plan, including those in the aerospace, on the land and in the deep ocean. Also, it showcased the recent successful scientific inventions in Hong Kong, including the areas of medical and health science, culture and smart city. On 16th December 2022, a group of 40 students visited the venue after school. The students enjoyed the guided tour provided by the…

CFSS Obtaining Gold Award (Secondary Section) in The Education Bureau STEAM Education Fair 2022

Awards April 25, 2023 webpage-ssd

Our school accords high importance in STREAM Education. Branching from STEM, STEAM to STREAM, we include “R” (Reading and Writing) and “A” (Art and Design) to offer inter-disciplinary learning opportunities for our students. We advocate “All Start from Trees”. Surrounded by over 1000 species of plants in campus, such a vast plant biodiversity cultivates students-centered learning and project learning using plants as the natural resources. We have a Stevenson Screen with thermometers measuring the temperature and relative humidity inside to monitor the micro-climate in our…

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

Learning and Teaching April 25, 2023 webpage-ssd

“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…

Online Lecture on “Food Security and Bio-Energy”

Special Programme March 15, 2022 webpage-ssd

14 CFSS teachers and students participated in the Online Lecture on “Food Security and Bio-Energy” organized by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) on 24 February 2022 (Thu). The guest speaker of the lecture was 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 of CUHK. In the online lecture, Prof. Lam introduced various factors affecting food security, its current situation in China and the relevant…

Stress-relieving Shinrin Yoku (Forest-bathing) Workshop

Special Programme March 11, 2022 webpage-ssd

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.

Promoting Citizen Science Education in All Our Endeavors

Special Programme September 28, 2020 webpage-ssd

CFSS has been promoting Citizen Science in school and community in the recent years. Our effort has been recognized by the public. An extended abstract was submitted in The Third International European Citizen Science Association (ECSA) Conference, titled as “Levering Secondary Schools in Promoting Citizen Science on PIECE Approach: Student-Centred Learning for Whole-Person Development”, aiming at setting a framework for other schools to take reference to. To broaden students’ views on scientific research and better preparation of future research work and upcoming Citizen Science activities…

Our School Participated in Global Biodiversity Surveying of the City Nature Challenge 2020: Hong Kong

Biodiversity Education June 16, 2020 webpage-ssd

The City Nature Challenge (CNC) 2020 is a global 4-day-long activity that citizens can log the most species in to gather more data on urban and rural biodiversity in their communities in the period of 24 Apr (Fri) to 27 Apr (Mon). Due to the new coronavirus pandemic, CNC is no longer a competition but a citizen science learning activity this year so that everyone can contribute to global biodiversity surveying of their household districts. Our school participated in the event and promoted citizen science…

Chinese Herbal Health Tea Workshop

Community Service March 10, 2020 webpage-ssd

In order to promote plant biodiversity and show students’ care to the elderly, the School’s Sustainable Development Team and Green Guru Team have organized an Elderly Service Program namely “Chinese Herbal Health Tea Workshop “with the Chinese YMCA Chai Wan Neighborhood Elderly Centre on 18 Jan 2020. Twenty elderly visited our Chinese Medicinal Herb Garden and Science and Sustainable Development Resource Center (SSDRC) at the Main Roof. Our Green Gurus took this chance to promote conservation of plant biodiversity through sharing tea culture with the…