City University Discovery and Innovation Debating Challenge 2016
Twelve students spent their Saturday getting a taste of university life, and of English debating recently. Organized annually by the Education Post Team at SCMP and hosted by the City University of Hong Kong, the programme offered 220 S4 and S5 students a campus tour, innovative demonstrations by selected faculties, a valuable debating workshop by Mr Stan Dyer, Coordinator of the Hong Kong Secondary Schools Debating Competition, and an inside look at creative marketing strategies by Mr Hillman Lam, GM of Ctrip.com. After a lavish lunch buffet, twenty teams faced off in a debating competition before the prize presentation ceremony.
Talk by Mr Chan Cheuk Ming
We were delighted to have Mr. Chan Cheuk-ming (fondly known as 'Ming Gor'), to talk to us about his experience of serving the needy in society. A restaurant owner turned philanthropist, Mr. Chan shared with us how he started to give out free meals to the poor and the homeless in Sham Shui Po when he became aware of their plight. His selfless act won him kudos from the public and the media and public support garnered eventually turned his eatery into a social enterprise named Pei Ho Counterparts. From his example, our students were encouraged to be more involved in community service, and they look forward to participating in community service projects organized by Mr. Chan soon.
Update: $100 million raised
Congratulations to one and all! We are pleased to announce that the School Redevelopment Fund has crossed the $100 million mark. The Fundraising Sub-committee would like to take this opportunity to express our deepest gratitude to our loyal supporters for their generosity and effort. Each day brings us closer to our target and moving into our new school is fast becoming a reality.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We look forward to thanking you in person at our upcoming fundraising activities!
Sharing Session on Teaching Programming by YWGS teachers and student
Mr. Tang Kam Hon, Mr. Leung Kam Wa and Poon Wing Sze (6C) were invited by Education Bureau to share the experience on enhancing students' learning in programming held at Pui Ching Middle School on 3rd November 2016.
Mr. Tang shared about the goals and objectives of establishing the computer programming team in the school in 2009 and ways to encourage and motivate students to learn to write code in Senior Forms. Students further developed logic thinking and reasoning skills through programming tasks. Students worked collaboratively in the team. Discipline and time management were developed through weekly training sessions.
CHIJ-YWGS Twinning Programme 2016
Ten girls from CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) of Singapore spent five days in Ying Wa from 31st October to 4th November 2016 to join lessons and have class activities together with Ying Wa girls. They were assigned to different S.3 classes. Several girls from each class volunteered as buddies to take care of their Singaporean guests. One of the highlights of the week was a cultural exchange between CHIJ and Ying Wa students. Our girls got the chance to introduce our school and talk about the culture in Hong Kong while the CHIJ girls shared what life is like in Singapore. Though their stay was short, it was a valuable exchange programme where many memories and friendships were made.
PTA Annual General Meeting
The 23rd Annual General Meeting of the Parent-teacher Association (PTA) was smoothly held on 29th October, 2016. The PTA expressed thanks for the support of the school, teachers and parents in the previous academic year, which enabled it to complete all the activities satisfactorily. The highlight of the AGM was the sharing of students who had taken part in different overseas tours in Cambodia, China, the USA and the United Kingdom. Not only were they exposed to another culturally rich environment, but they also learnt a lot of leadership skills and became more socially aware through organizing the tours and doing community service.
Film screening of “The Case of Hana & Alice”
The whole form of S3 joined the outreach programme, Films in Schools (FiS) 2016, organized by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFF) in October. HKIFF is a non-governmental organization which promotes creativity in the art and culture of film. YW girls got to watch a Japanese anime film in October, "The Case of Hana & Alice" directed by Shunji Iwai. The programme organizer conducted a post-screening discussion with students. For the whole programme, twenty local secondary schools took part in it. (View video)
Performance of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’
On 28 October 2016 Ying Wa was transported to Shakespeare's Italy when eighteen students, including cast and managers, put on a performance of 'The Taming of the Shrew' for an enthralled audience. It was a great opportunity for both the performers and the audience to appreciate the Bard's relevance to the 21st century.
The atmosphere was set for the play with an introduction to Shakespearean music during the Ying Wa Good Show at lunchtime a few days before. It was a good collaboration between different committees to bring a refreshing cultural experience and a fine musical treat to the campus.
