Tag Archives: Self-Directed Learning

CFSS Students Selected as Hong Kong Representatives for the Caretakers of the Environment International (CEI) Conference 2016 in Denmark

Awards, Learning and Teaching, Special Programme

Four CFSS students were selected to participate in an international conference in Denmark as Hong Kong representatives from late June to early July 2016. In the conference, delegates from over the world shared their own successful and innovative projects on promoting sustainable development. Our students proudly presented their project, “Ways to Promote Sustainable Mental Wellness among Hong Kong Teenagers”. In the preparation work, our students fully demonstrated self-directed learning and research skills. Moreover, they had deeper understanding on various environmental problems in other places and…

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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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Science Elite Young Ambassador Programme

Learning and Teaching, Special Programme

Science Elite Young Ambassador Programme was co-organized by Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks and the Education Bureau. Through a series of thematic science talks and the two-day “Science Explorer” Internship, the Programme aimed at deepening students’ understanding and cultivating their interest in Innovation Technology so that they would promote the concept to the surrounding community. Leung Gabriel Ho Tsing, Lo Chun Kit Jason, Lo Wing Hang and Wong Chi Sum from S.5B participated in the Programme. They have been benefited and understood the importance…

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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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RYSA Switzerland Tour in Visiting Roche’s Headquarters

Awards, Learning and Teaching

Three of our S.1 students won the champion of the Roche Young Scientist Award (http://www.cfss.edu.hk/event20130504.html) and were granted the chance to visit Roche’s headquarters in Switzerland. During the visit to Roche’s different departments, they understood better how the departments co-operated with each other and how the logistics work. The staffs not only introduced the history of Roche, but also explained the production procedures of drugs and diagnostic instruments in detail. This was an once-and-for-all chance for them to get into the headquarters and observed the…

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CFSS Students Participated in the SSPC Japan Exchange Tour after Winning the Championship

Awards, Learning and Teaching

CFSS students participated in the Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition 2013 and two teams won the championship of the junior division investigation project type and invention project type (http://www.cfss.edu.hk/event20130601.html). They were then invited to participate in exhibitions and exchange programmes. The teams were invited to introduce their projects in two exhibitions held in the Science Museum and in the Hong Kong Institute of Education. They were invited to the exchange tour to Japan as well. Before the tour started, they had a close look…

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A Path to Scientific Research: Student Science and Creative Workshop

Learning and Teaching

The Science Department and the Science Club, totalling 24 teachers and students, participated in the “Science and Creativity Workshop” organized by the Hong Kong New Generation Cultural Association Science Invention Centre on 14 September 2012. It was our greatest honor to have Dr. Jimmy Wong Kam-yiu, Centre Director, to share with us “SCAMPER” Creativity Strategies, followed by a visit to the Exhibition Hall. The workshop shed light on creativity, the basic skills of invention and proper scientific writing skills. Students had acquired a lot from…

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