2008年升中派位結果極佳,獲派第一志願百分比為百分之八十三,學生成績優良。
在提選接任校長過程中,蒙神帶領,校董會與杜校長能物色陳梁淑貞女士。杜校長決定於8月提早退休,退休後,杜校長擔任學校顧問,協助學校推動家長教育工作。陳梁淑貞女士於五月為候任校長,並於9月1日接任救恩學校校長。杜校長在救恩學校努力教育事工14年,秉承救恩學校辦學宗旨,創立美好基督徒教師隊工文化,讓每位學生在德智體羣美及認識基督上有美好的生命教育。
此外,自1996年起在救恩堂開辦多屆星期日的家長班,與家長一同成長,認識基督,同心教育下一代。
陳梁淑貞校長於1982年在香港大學取得學士學位後,即從事教育工作,歷任基督教中學老師14年、教育統籌局課程發展主任5年及直資小學創校校長5年,並曾任教育顧問。陳校長在學校行政、發展校本課程及培訓教師專業能力等方面均具豐富經驗。她致力為學校提升資優教育,並推動更美好的生命教育。她經常獲邀到世界各地與不同國家的教育界人士進行學術交流,又獲本港大學邀請為擬任及在任校長進行各類培訓。陳校長也在扶貧工作上盡心竭力,曾經到非洲及中國內地貧困地區等地,為當地的教育團體籌募辦學經費,並培訓當地校長及教師。
救恩學校在陳校長「愛」與「專業」的領導下,同樣參與了不少的學術培訓及探訪。她曾帶領同工到德國、瑞士、加拿大、芬蘭、英國及中國內地,考察當地的教育機構,並於校內分享,令校內同工均對教育的趨勢、校本課程的建構及教學的反思有更深入的了解。
In 2008, our school achieved outstanding results in the Secondary School Places Allocation, with 83% of its students allocated to schools of their first choice. Under the guidance of God, as the School Management Committee was able to identify Mrs. Gloria Chan Leung Suk-ching as a suitable successor to Mrs. Julie To as School Principal, Mrs. To decided to retire early in August. Nonetheless, she served as our school consultant assisting in the promotion of parental education after her retirement. Mrs. Gloria Chan became the Principal-designate in May and the Principal of the school on 1 September 2008. Mrs. Julie To dedicated 14 years to provide quality education in Kau Y an School and was fully committed to the educational vision of Kau Yan School. She established an outstanding team of Christian teachers and created a Christian education culture that enabled each student to develop holistically and to know about Christ through life education. Credit should also go to Mrs. To for her efforts in organizing Sunday Parent Education classes in Kau Yan Church since 1996, which enabled parents to grow together, get to know Christ and educate our children with a mind full of clear intentions.Mrs. Chan Leung Suk-ching Gloria has been committed to the education sector since she attained her Bachelor Degree from The University of Hong Kong in 1982. In the past 29 years, she has served successively as a secondary school teacher of a Christian school, curriculum development officer of the Education Bureau, founding principal and education consultant of a directly subsidized primary school.
She has also been invited to various countries around the world for educational exchange and experience sharing. Gloria is very experienced and skilled with school administration, school-based curriculum development and professional development for teachers. Furthermore, she has been frequently invited by universities and educational institutions to train serving principals and aspiring principals. In recent years, Gloria has been a board member of an international poverty alleviation organization and involved in active promotion of life education. She has also assisted fund raising for building schools, training local principals and teachers as well as paying visits to Africa and underprivileged regions in China, which included remote mountain areas.
Her principalship in Kau Yan School is blessed. Gloria leads the school with love and professionalism, as evident by the emphasis on life education, numerous staff development workshops, seminars and visits in and outside Hong Kong. She has toured around different countries such as Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Finland, UK and Mainland China with our teachers to gain and bring back more insights for developing a quality school. It is promising to find teachers becoming more reflective in their teaching and curriculum design. The school-based curriculum has developed vigorously in recent years.
2009年,學校增設下午單元課程,課程內容分為「運動」、「戲劇」、「資訊科技」及「個人及社會教育」四個範疇,期望學生的潛能得以發揮,全人得以發展。 學校的管弦樂團、體育團隊、視藝團隊、資優課程、創意思維課程、增潤學習週、學生學習成果展覽日、以致資訊科技、環保及關愛貧窮等活動,都令學生在不同領域有更深更廣的體驗。
同年,學校耗資三百六十萬,佔地近五千三百平方呎的「學習中心」正式落成。增加學校藏書量至二萬餘本外,中心更設有多部手提電腦以及Wi-fi無線上網服務,供學生使用互聯網學習。「學習中心」的落成,令學生有更強的自主學習,擴大了研習、溝通和資訊科技運用的機會;又是學生們集體聚會、展示學習成果的好地方。
There are new modules facilitating the all-rounded development of our students. Students are exposed to many valuable learning experiences such as the newly established School Orchestra, sport teams, art programmes, English and PTH drama, gifted programmes, creative projects, enrichment weeks, exhibition of student works, IT projects, environmental projects, poverty alleviation activities and many others.In our school premises’ development, the 3.6-million Learning Centre started its service in September 2009. It was extended to 5300 sq ft and housed about 20000 books. The Wi-fi wireless internet service helped the advancement of technology education in the Kau Yan curriculum. The Centre has been proven as an excellent centre facilitating students’ self-learning, project-based learning, community-based learning and technology-based learning. It also became an ideal place for exhibitions, mass assemblies and many other innovative learning activities.
2010年,救恩學校踏進六十五周年校慶,主題為「學習愛.愛學習」。我們印製了精美的校慶月曆又推出校慶網頁《恩典無限》,讓讀者能以文字、圖像、影像、聲音等元素,了解我們。12月舉行的校慶聚餐,參加之校友、家長約1000人。於4月11及12日於理工大學賽馬會綜藝館舉行感恩崇拜暨音樂會,同學表演精彩,氣氛熱鬧,榮耀歸予上帝。4月15及16日舉行學校開放日,此乃「環保校慶」,我們珍惜地球寶貴的資源,透過「碩果纍纍」義賣水果,籌得款項捐助予貧窮地區,實踐「學習愛」的行動。
而耗資二百三十萬,佔地三千八百餘平方呎的「綜藝館」於同年九月正式啟用,可供學生進行舞蹈、音樂、戲劇及體育等活動,發展多元智能。同年,更新學校網絡系統,學生可在校園每個角落進行網上學習。
校長與老師一行三人到芬蘭進行教育考察。他們探訪了大學、中學、小學、教堂、博物館及圖書館,其中所見所聞都甚具啟發性,對救恩學校的發展有很大的幫助。
學校鼓勵學生以行動實踐基督的愛,關愛老弱貧困人士,是生命教育的重要一環。學校與多個世界扶貧組織均有聯繫,讓學生的關愛行動能夠實踐出來。除此之外,學校更與香港大學進行為期三年的合作伙伴計劃。這一切在校內推動的教育工作,都經常被傳媒及報章所報導。
The year 2010 marked the 65th Anniversary of Kau Yan School and for which the theme ‘Learn to Love, Love to Learn’ was conceived. Memorial school calendars were printed and the ‘Unlimited Grace’ was launched to express our thankfulness to our Lord through multi-media means. Nearly 1,000 parents and alumni joined our anniversary dinner in December of the same year. On 11th & 12th April 2011, the Thanksgiving Worship & Annual Concert was held at the Jockey Club Performance Arts Theatre in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The wonderful performance of our lively students was greatly appreciated by the audience, who reacted with bustling excitement and they basked in God’s glory. On 15th &16th April, 2011, our School Open Day was held. We chose to embrace the concept of a Green Anniversary for the love of the environment. A Fruit Sale was also organized to raise money for the UNICEF to put ‘Learn to Love’ into action.The official opening ceremony of the 3,800 sq ft Integrated Arts Centre, which amounted to a total cost of 2.3 million, was held in September of the same year. It provided space for dancing, music, drama and sports activities and enhancing students’ multiple intelligences. In addition, the school revamped its wireless network system to provide total wireless connectivity to every corner of the school.
The principal was accompanied by two other primary teachers to travel to Finland for an educational visit. They spent time visiting universities, secondary schools, primary schools, churches, museums and public libraries. All three were inspired and greatly stimulated by what they saw and their positive reactions to their visit were doubtlessly helpful for the development of Kau Yan School.
The school encouraged students to put the love of Christ in practice. As a result, caring for the needy became an integral part of our life education. The school was also connected to a number of poverty relief organizations worldwide to provide opportunities for our students to get involved in charitable work. In addition, the school endorsed a 3-year professional partnership program with The University of Hong Kong. Many of our educational initiatives caught the media’s attention during this period.
2011年,學校參考美國的Essentials Bible Curriculum (EBC),發展校本的聖經課程,並增強了課程的系統性、深度和實踐性。於每天的早會,將Responsive Classroom® Approach與聖經課程(EBC)結合,讓學生的靈性及社交充分發展。校方為這兩項發展投入大量資源,包括:派老師到美國受訓及購買教材供培訓使用,於校內舉辦多次教師培訓及分享會等。
校長再度帶領兩部同工共9人與崇真會其他同工到德國及瑞士進行教育考察交流。這次交流團行程安排豐富,參觀了五所小學,五所幼稚園。各同工能深入認識兩國的教育制度、教育理念、學校運作模式,更有機會與當地的政府教育官員、牧師、教友、校長、教師及年青人進行了多次交流,獲益良多!
簡潔而實用的「廚藝室」正式啟用,供學生進行簡單烹飪及加強健康飲食文化。學校全面推行電子通告及電子繳費計劃,大量減少使用紙張,亦減輕了行政的工作量。
幼稚園部方面,陳文鳳清園長九月接任救恩學校(幼稚園部)園長,她於一九七七年開始投身幼兒教育工作,除教學外並擔任行政及領導工作。她對幼兒教育充滿熱誠,取得南澳洲大學榮譽教育學士及香港浸會大學教育碩士。 文園長十分着重課程發展,她積極推動以兒童為本的學習,在她的領導下,幼稚園部進行了不同的環境創設,包括於空中花園進行翻新工程,讓小朋友能安全地進行各類型的體能興趣活動。文園長亦積極帶領老師進行各類校本教師培訓,包括以兒童為中心之教學法推行、兒童行為觀察、學習通訊撰寫等,藉以提升老師的專業素質。
In 2011, the school adopted the Essentials Bible Curriculum (EBC) from the USA and this overseas curriculum has since been enhanced further in structure, depth and its application. Each morning, the EBC was used in conjunction with the Responsive Classroom® Approach to form our daily Morning Assembly. Students were offered abundant opportunities to grow both in spirit and in social skills. For this reason, the school invested generously in teacher professional development by sending staff overseas for training, acquiring relevant teaching materials and holding seminar & in-house training for staff members.Once again, the Principal and 9 colleagues from both the kindergarten and primary sections, and other educators from the TTM made an educational visit to Germany and Switzerland. They visited a total of 5 primary schools and 5 kindergartens and were able to get a very good understanding of the educational systems, philosophy and schools in both countries. It was also a great opportunity to engage in meaningful exchanges with government officials from the education departments, pastors, congregations, principals, frontline educators, teenagers and students. The understanding gained from the visit was incredibly fruitful.
The Cookery Room came into service. It allowed students to practise simple cookery skills and reinforce a healthy dietary habit. E-circulars and an improved payment system effectively reduced paper consumption and the administrative workload.
On the kindergarten front, Mrs. Irene Chan Man Fung Ying assumed her duties as Head of Kindergarten in September. She devoted herself to early childhood education since 1977, having been involved in teaching, administration and leadership work. She obtained a Bachelor degree in Education with Honours and a Master of Education from the South Australia University and Hong Kong Baptist University respectively. She had a great passion for pre-primary education and she placed much emphasis on curriculum development. She actively promoted a child-centred approach for learning and under her leadership, the kindergarten successfully improved its own environment, by renovating the Roof Garden which provided a safe place for children to enjoy a range of physical activities. Furthermore, a variety of facilities were added to the Roof Garden to allow children to choose activities based on their own interests. Irene, time and again, provided in-house professional development for colleagues with topics ranging from a child-centred teaching approach, age-appropriate child observations and reporting of learning progress. She also arranged peer observations, which enabled teachers to enrich their repertoire of teaching practices in their own classrooms.
2012年,本學年亦是學校發展的一個新里程,學校在小一級實施「原班教學」模式 (Homeroom Approach)。剛升上小一的小朋友再不用在小學階段開始,適應多位老師的不同教學要求。因為兩位班主任和語文老師會合力統整課程,佈置課室,建立常規,安排活動,務求讓小朋友學得更精彩、更有效。
四間多用途小組室的更新工程完成,讓同學有更多及更靈活的學習空間。此外,在四樓開拓了一間小小的醫療室,讓身體不適的同學可以俯卧在床得到周到的照顧。而「小園地」的重建工程亦告完工,經平整地台後,地方大了,遊玩設備多了,相信幼稚園和小學同學都很喜歡這戲玩休憩園地。
幼稚園部方面,學校重新規劃校園學習環境。分別設置了三個獨立的語文學習區域,小朋友能在較安靜的環境下進行語文小組活動。此外,為優化小朋友的閱讀環境,故特擴展閱讀區的面積,並於區域內添置具特色的傢俱和書櫃,也同時增加藏書量,讓小朋友在寬敞舒適的環境中輕鬆愉快地閱讀。
救恩幼稚園高度重視學童的藝術與創意教育。因此,幼稚園開闢了「藝廊」,除了讓學生接觸廣泛而多樣的藝術作品和有利生態環境的視藝物料,還同時展示學生的視藝佳作。本校亦開設多用途音樂廳,全廳以木料和大型鏡面修繕裝飾,學生在此可自由無拘地透過動感與樂韻表情達意,從小能運用各種樂器提高對音樂的鑑賞力。
為了加強支援學生的成長需要,學校與崇真會共三所學校增聘了一位教育心理學家到校支援有需要的學生。
另為推動學校發展,學校於學年中進行了五個研究項目,包括「校本課程的成效」、「早會及聖經課程的成效」、「學習中心的成效」、「領袖培訓計劃的成效」及「校本教師專業培訓的成效」;學校將按有關研究結果,跟進及改善學校有關的範疇。
Our Primary One embarked on the ‘Homeroom Approach’ and students were relieved of the task of having to accommodate different teachers’ expectations at the primary entry stage. The language teachers and class teachers worked collaboratively with subject integration, classroom decoration, routine setting and learning activities at the heart of their curriculum planning, to substantially optimize learning effectiveness and motivation.Four multi-purpose rooms were newly renovated, providing a more flexible and spacious learning environment and in addition, a Medical Room on the 4th floor was built to provided a bed rest facility for sick children. At the same time, the renovation work of the small garden was also completed. The levelling work, in conjunction with added facilities, provided a larger space for fun-filled activities for both kindergarten and primary students.
In the kindergarten, the school remodelled the learning environment. We established 3 different language learning areas for children to enjoy language activity. To optimize the reading environment, we further expanded the reading corner, adding new furniture and books. Our aim was to provide a comfortable and enjoyable reading environment for the children.
Art and creativity were also highly valued in our kindergarten. To encourage the children to freely express themselves through art experiences, an Arts and Craft Corridor was launched to allow children access to a variety of artwork and eco-friendly materials. The work of the children was also displayed. The school also opened up a Music Room, which was decorated by wood and large mirrors. Children could freely express themselves through music and movement. They were also allowed to experiment with different instruments, fostering their appreciation for music at an early age.
To better take care of the well-being of our students, an Educational Psychologist, Ms Angel Chan, was additionally employed to serve our school and 2 other TTM schools. She worked at our school every Wednesday.
To enhance the school development, we carried out five programme evaluations namely ‘effectiveness of school-based curriculum’, ‘effectiveness of morning session and EBC’, ‘effectiveness of the Learning Centre’, ‘effectiveness of student leadership training program’, and the ‘effectiveness of professional development training’. Based on the data gathered, improvement strategies were embarked on accordingly.
2013年,學校積極推動建立健康校園文化。學校重視學生的身心社靈健康,學校今年重點推動發展運動,從體育課程、延伸學習活動、及至學生休息時間之運動安排等作出建議,務求讓學生擁有健康的體魄。另學校重視學生的飲食健康,繼續在本學年推動健康小食政策。至於心靈方面,校長於週五早會及老師利用週二的週會時間,建立學生積極正面的態度。本年於小五級新設「讓愛傳出去」單元,讓同學能進一步對本港有需要的社群表示關注,並以實際服務作為回應。盼望透過關懷的行動,令同學實踐愛,並孕育出為世界締造美好的崇高理想。
校長與一眾師生代表「中國香港世界地質公園」到訪「日本世界地質公園」,進行為期八天精彩的交流,當中有說不完的小故事和寶貴經歷,讓師生建立緊密關係。對日本著名的世界地質公園、小學教育、風土人情等,加深了瞭解。校長連六位同工於一月到瑞典作外訪,拜訪了當地的幼稚園、小學、中學及教育設施如博物館等,了解其環境教育、健康教育及創意教育之推行情況。
With the students’ best interest and their holistic development in mind, the school was placing more emphasis on cultivating a health-conscious culture in the year 2013.The well-being of our students was enhanced through the promotion of a healthy life style. Hence, our P.E. curriculum, extended learning activities and break-time activities were adjusted accordingly to engage our students in physical exertion. At the same time, the school continued to reinforce its healthy eating policy, under which students were prohibited from bringing junk food to school. As far as the spiritual health was concerned, a positive and active attitude was nurtured through regular mass assemblies, lessons and teachers’ role modelling.
A new module, namely ‘Pay it Forward’, was established at the P.5 level to allow students to get practically engaged in helping the needy in our community. Through service and love in action, we hoped, students could make a positive change to this world.
Selected students and staff members were chosen as representatives to participate in an eight-day exchange programme, organized by ‘Hong Kong Global Geo-park of China’, which linked Hong Kong Geo-park to Japan Geo-parks. Students gained precious experiences, appreciated the uniqueness of Japanese culture and experienced unforgettable memories during the trip, as they acquainted themselves with the world-class Geo-parks of Japan and enjoyed integrating with Japanese students in their school setting.
A company of teaching staff, consisting of seven members, was led by the Principal to visit Sweden in January. They visited local kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools and other public facilities (e.g. museums) to understand its general educational environment and its efforts in promoting health and creative education.
2014年,學校自本學年開始實踐正向教育以來,無論教師、家長和同學均深表認同,大家全力以赴。學校努力耕種正面文化,讓大家建立正向思維和情緒,生活更自在和快樂。校長與十位校董及老師參加了由Institute of Positive Education, Australia主辦,為期三天的「正向教育培訓營」。我們獲益良多,就不同有關正向教育的範疇進行了深入的了解和反思,大家不停地思考如何將這些理想的觀念,扎根於救恩學校的土壤上。
Positive Education was introduced at the beginning of the term. The response from students, teachers and parents was supportive and affirmative. The school worked vigorously towards cultivating a positive culture, through which positive thinking and emotions were nourished and a more liberal and fulfilled life could be enjoyed.The Principal, together with two SMC members and 8 teachers, attended a 3-day positive education training camp organized by the ‘Institute of Positive Education, Australia’. Much insight was gained through the investigation and reflection on different areas of the topic and through which the ideals of positive education could be seeded in Kau Yan School.
2015年,經過多年前往歐洲學校考察的經驗,明白令同學們置身於整潔、光亮、清新、平靜和先進的學習環境的重要性。隨着學校發展,課程教學法日益進步,改善現時的課室空間使用、設備和環境,故學校於暑期耗資約四百五十萬港元進行「課室改善工程」,並投入五十萬港元進行「學校網絡改善工程」,讓同學有更理想的學習環境。為此,學校於四月份舉行「救恩教室顯新姿」步行籌款。當日參與者近1500人,合共籌得港幣$922,832。
救恩學校幼稚園部陳文鳳清園長因個人及家庭理由,向校董會請辭。校方衷心感謝文園長在過去四年的付出和努力,為幼稚園部作出重大的貢獻,不斷發展幼稚園部的硬件和軟件,提升教學素質,讓孩子們有豐富而愉快的學習經歷。我們在天父的恩典和帶領下,十分感恩能聘請關珊女士為新一任的園長。關女士前任職「香港教育學院滙豐幼兒發展中心」校長及香港教育學院幼兒教育學系兼任講師,擁有香港中文大學教育學院幼兒教育文學碩士學位,她熱愛幼兒教育工作,並有非常卓越的表現。關園長一直以聖經箴言22︰6作為她的教育抱負:「教養孩童使他走當行的路,就是到老他也不偏離」。她將於新學年正式加入救恩學校大家庭,全力以其專業和愛心帶領幼稚園部。
With the insights and experience gained from the visits to different schools in Europe, we came to the understanding that providing students with an environment which was clean and tidy, refreshing, peaceful and well-equipped with up-to-date technology was crucial to their growth and learning. Having developed and refined the school curriculum, the school decided to advance its hardware to provide a more favourable environment for the students. The ‘Classroom Advancement Project’, which amounted a cost of around 4.5 million, was thus carried out in the summer. Another 0.5 million was invested into the ‘School IT Network Advancement Project’. A walkathon was held in April to raise funds for the CAP. The occasion, with a total of around 1,500 participants, raised HK$922,832.Mrs. Irene Chan, Head of Kindergarten, resigned after 4 years of hard work in Kau Yan. The Board of Supervisors was very grateful for her dedication and the contribution which she had made to the school. Under Mrs. Chan’s leadership, there was vigorous improvement in both the facilities and staff development of the kindergarten, which facilitated a higher quality of teaching and learning. With the resignation of Mrs. Irene Chan, the position was taken up by Ms. Kwan Shan, former principal of ‘Hong Kong Institute of Education HSBC Early Childhood Learning Centre’ and Part-time Lecturer of Early Childhood Education Department in HKIEd. Ms. Kwan is passionate about education and holds a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from the Department of Education in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. It is her conviction that guiding young children to the right path is the mission of teachers. Her favourite verse, ‘Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it.’ (Proverbs 22:6), fully captures her mission in education. Ms. Kwan assumes her duties as Head of Kindergarten in September 2015.
We pray that God continues to empower our school members to spread the love of Christ and pass on the mission for the school establishment of the TTM Kau Yan Church: nurturing talents, evangelizing the Gospel and glorifying the Holy name of the Lord.