Tag Archives: Environmental Conservation

CFSS students participated in Ocean Park Conservation Carnival as seahorse rangers

Biodiversity Education

The “Ocean Park Conservation Carnival” is a territory-wide education event that aims to provide a cross-school exchange platform for participating schools to showcase their specific achievements in promoting environmental protection and sustainable development this school year. By participating in this activity, schools can not only share conservation concepts and practical experiences with the public and other education partners, but also learn from each other’s innovative practices and valuable opinions. This not only helps schools improve existing conservation plans, but also stimulates students’ environmental creativity and…

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CFSS students participating in iNaturalist Species Surveying 2024

Biodiversity Education

The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is a large-scale citizen science event that support species surveying around the world. This encourages the students and citizens from different participating cities to use the free iNaturalist app to record observations of local wildlife. The data collected from our students during the surveying is contributed to a global biodiversity database, which helps the worldwide scientists to conduct important ecological research. The participation in iNaturalist Species Surveying did not only engages our students in hands-on science, but also generates valuable…

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CFSS earned 4 distinctive awards in Sustainable Development Competitions

Awards

CFSS achieved remarkable success in the domain of Sustainable Development with active student participation. In the 2022-2023 Sustainable Development School Award Scheme cum ‘Plastic Free’ School Campaign, organized by the Environment and Ecology Bureau, HKSAR, CFSS was honored with prestigious accolades. These included the Outstanding Performance Award – Silver Award, Participation Award, Community Project Award, and the Appreciation Certificate for the ‘Plastic Free’ School Campaign. On 22nd February, 2024, CFSS surpassed numerous other schools and emerged as the recipient of these esteemed awards. The accomplishment…

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Innovation and Technology Seminar – The Journey of Soybean Research

Special Programme

“Innovation and Technology Seminar – The Journey of Soybean Research” took place in Yasumoto International Academic Park of CUHK on 24 February 2024. Prof. Lam Hon-ming, Professor of School of Life Sciences and Director of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (CUHK), as the keynote speaker in the seminar, shared his research experience to enhance teachers’ understandings in the recent development of agricultural biotechnology and their innovation and technology knowledge. Prof. Lam and his team launched a STEAM education activity plan with the theme of soybean…

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Grand Opening Ceremony of CFSS Smart Kitchen

Facilities

The school is very honored to have invited Mr. Yeung Wai Sing, Chairman of the World Master Chefs Association for Cantonese Cuisine (WMACC) and Dr. Tommy Lau, Vice Principal of IVE Hotel and Tourism Institute, to officiate at the Grand Opening Ceremony of CFSS Smart Kitchen on 22nd December, 2023 (Friday). The CFSS Smart Kitchen is officially put into service, allowing students to learn smart home devices and applications, grow salad vegetables via the hydroponic system, and hold workshops such as coffee/chocolate latte art, Chinese…

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

Uncategorized

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.…

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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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Whole-school Approach in STREAM Education – SoyVestor STEAM Project

Special Programme

Our school has been promoting Popular Science to all CFSS students through STREAM education. In School Year 2022/23, we joined a whole-year STREAM Education programme, titled “Soyvestor STEAM Project”. From September to December 2022, we were honoured to have Prof. Lam Hon Ming and his team to deliver various workshops and seminars for junior form students, enriching our knowledge about soybeans. Enriching knowledge aside, students also cultivated their high-order thinking capabilities. students were requested to evaluate the effects of global warming on soybean growth and…

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CFSS Students Sharing the School-based Approaches in Biodiversity Education and Conservation Strategies in the Youth Biodiversity Forum

Biodiversity Education

On 10th December 2022, 13 students took part in the online Youth Biodiversity Forum organized by The China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation. The students presented the school-based approaches in biodiversity education and conservation from three main perspectives: (1) Green Gurus on biodiversity education;(2) Popular STREAM and other Sustainable Development approaches;(3) Smart-related ICT initiatives on biodiversity conservation. On top of our students’ sharing, we also listened to the biodiversity education and conservation strategies from other high schools, including Wuhan Foreign Languages School (Jiangnan Branch),…

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