Talk by Dr. Joyce Samoutou-Wong (New Sight Congo)
“Restoring sight, changing lives” is the slogan of New Sight Congo, a charitable organization which is committed to playing their roles in eliminating reversible and preventable causes of blindness and severe visual impairment. It is our honour to have invited Dr. Joyce Samoutou-Wong and her family members, Dr. Henri Samoutou and Cherissa Samoutou, to visit Ying Wa on 31st October and deliver a talk on their efforts to establish New Sight Congo in Congo, Africa. The sharing was inspiring, especially about the challenges they faced and their steadfast faith in God. It is normal to fear and worry, but through our trust and faith in the Lord, He will guide us to build a better world.
STEM Contest – Spaghetti Bridge
S1 students had an exciting STEM contest on 26th October, 2018. The challenge was to witness their model bridges wrecked by weights.
In STEM lessons over the past two weeks, S1 students had been building mini bridges with spaghetti and hot glue. Working in groups of four, they came up with innovative designs and translated these into 40 bridges of all shapes and sizes. Many teams worked during breaks and lunchtime, producing structures that defied imagination. There were fan-shaped designs, triangular constructions and mini-Tsing Ma Bridge. Some had amusing names like “THANK 橋” etc.
Professional Exchange with Munsang College
With the generosity and support from Munsang College, a total of 16 Ying Wa teachers visited Munsang College on 24 October to engage in professional dialogues with teachers of Munsang College on academic areas of learning and teaching. Various topics were covered such as the use of data analysis for developing and evaluating learning and teaching strategies, programmes to nurture high flyers, measures connecting co-curricular activities and students’ motivation to learn, support of school leadership towards a better school etc. In the opening remarks, Ms. Chan Yin-hung Kuby, Principal of Munsang College, highlighted the importance of developing a culture of sharing knowledge across different stakeholders. Mr.
Assembly on Wooden Preservation Project
When people think of Ying Wa, "cheongsam" definitely pops into their mind. When alumnae think of Ying Wa, a number of valuable items would top the list.
Overseas Alumnae Newsletter (7th Issue)
Overseas Alumnae Newsletter (7th Issue) - The cover story is on the recent achievement of the "Winners of MTR STEM Competition – a study tour to Sweden". Other interesting articles include travelling across the miles, the latest news of Miss Jenkins, reunion news of the Class of 1958 (F.5), the recent achievement of the Ying Wa Volleyball Team, news from our alumnae from Toronto, Vancouver, Northern California, Southern California, London, Oxford and Sydney etc.
Alumnae Newsletter (Oct 2018)
YWGSAA Newsletter - The cover story is about "Farewell Sham Shui Po" in July. In this issue, there are interesting articles about the Topping-out Ceremony, the 118th anniversary dinner in March, the wooden furniture preservation project, the Brick Campaign 2.0, the art tour to Venice, the Hang Lung Young Architects Programme, condolences on the loss of our alumna Dr. Gail Law and the recent achievement of the Ying Wa Volleyball Team, etc.
Guidance Programmes for S1 Students
With the aims to assist S1 students to adapt to the secondary school life in Ying Wa and develop closer bonding with their schoolmates, our Guidance Assistants and teachers organised some programmes on 5 October. Through games and sharing, our S1 ‘new comers’ have become more aware of proper behaviours and attitudes, learning methods as well as different ways to overcome difficulties. In order to encourage students to set goals for themselves, they were also invited to apply for the Mrs.
S2 Financial Management Workshop
In order to develop the knowledge on financial literacy for our S2 students, a personal financial management workshop under the HSBC Young Financial Planners Programme organized by the Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong (BGCA) was held on 5 October 2018. Through the design and the implementation of business-related games, a few major themes of basic business knowledge, such as risk and return relationship, common financial instruments were introduced to students. Through learning and playing, students had an enjoyable afternoon with some basic business knowledge which could pave the way for having a better scope of understanding in their subject selection in the future.
