S3 Mathematics Competition 2018
In order to arouse students' interest in Mathematics, a competition was held for S3 students on 27 April 2018. This inter-class event aims at creating opportunities for students to learn to apply their Mathematical thinking skills in an enjoyable setting. Not only did the representatives of each class take part in solving different logical problems, but their classmates also contributed to the competition. Through cooperating with one another to solve exciting mathematical brain teasers, students learnt the importance of communicating with one another and developed problem-solving skills through team work.
Overall 1st Runner-up – Inter-school Basketball Competition 2017-2018
With passion, hard work and team spirit, our Ying Wa Basketball Team emerged as the overall first runner-up in the Inter-school Basketball Competition 2017 – 2018. Players from all the three grades showed their dedication and they trained hard to improve their performances throughout the year.
Overview of results:
Overall - 1st Runner-up; A Grade - 1st Runner-up; B Grade - Champion; C Grade - 1st Runner-up
CCC Centennial Anniversary Joint Secondary School Art Exhibition
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Church of Christ in China (CCC), Ying Wa, together with other CCC schools, held the 4th Joint Secondary School Visual Arts Exhibition, "Blossoming Art". Fourteen pieces of artwork, including installation, ceramics, fashion design, acrylic painting, oil painting and computer graphics, created by S1 to S6 students were displayed. All of our unique artwork showcased superb techniques, deep meaning and creativity.
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Hong Kong Water Race 2018
Eleven students and two teachers took part in Hong Kong Water Race 2018. Divided into 4 teams, the S1-S5 participants finished the race within 2 hours. The event is an educational orienteering activity which requires participants to look for checkpoints and complete tasks to arouse their awareness of the water scarcity problem.
Ying Wa Good Show 2017-18
Ying Wa has a long tradition of nurturing students’ talents in performing arts. Throughout the years, Ying Wa Good Show has been providing a platform for students to excel. The show endeavors to recreate the culture of street performance in western societies in the school setting. The audience enjoys different types of performances during lunchtime in a relaxing atmosphere.
Thanks to the Music Department, Dance Team and the Students’ Self-access Learning Centre, two sessions of Ying Wa Good Show were held in December and April 2018. Many teachers and students stood in the corridors or sat on the steps of the Open Playground to give full support to the talented, entertaining performers.
YWGS Art Exhibition
The opening ceremony of an art exhibition (with the theme on “Flow of Thoughts”) by teachers and students of Ying Wa Girls’ School was held with our former Visual Arts subject panel, Ms Pak Lai-sheung, and our principal, Mr. Francis Kwan, as the honourable guests. About 23 pieces of artwork, including acrylic paintings, oil paintings, watercolour paintings, ceramics, were on display. Viewers were impressed by the high quality and great variety at the exhibition.
21st Century New Oriental Cup – Honours Award (Second Class)
Lee Ching (2A) was awarded with honours (Second Class) in the Junior Division at the China Daily “21st Century New Oriental Cup” National High School English Speaking Competition held in Hangzhou on 14th April. The competition attracted over 100,000 college students and 700,000 students from primary to secondary schools from 48 Chinese provinces, including 4 students from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, of whom Lee Ching was one. She qualified for the Hong Kong team because of her impressive performance at the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups English Speaking Contest Grand Finals in February.
Brainstorm Programme 2017-18
S3 to S5 students of Mathematics Team, Interact Club and Guidance Committee were invited to serve as helpers in the Brainstorm Programme. Student helpers took turns to go to all S1 classes during lunchtime to play board games with their schoolmates (once every week from Oct to Dec). Helpers underwent two training sessions on 11 October 2017 and 23 January 2018. The Kick-off Ceremony of the Programme was held on 17 October 2017, followed by the S1 Brainstorm Competition and the Brainstorm Fun Day on 8 December 2017and 11 April 2018 respectively to provide a platform for students to apply the knowledge and encourage them to think out of the box in order to develop their interest in Mathematics. Also, the Brainstorm Programme included a service se
