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
Gold Prize at the Exhibition of Student Visual Arts Work (2017/18)
Yuen Ka Hei Hannah (6A) was awarded the Gold Prize for her entry in the Media Art category of the Exhibition of Student Visual Arts Work (2017/18). The title of her animation is “Intergeneration” as she believes most of our core values are influenced by our parents. Through the creation of this animation, she hopes parents are to be more aware of their role in raising their offspring in a loving way.
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Visit to E-learning Laboratory (HKU)
As part of our effort to enrich our expertise on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education, two science teachers and the Principal attended a workshop held by the E-learning Laboratory of The University of Hong Kong on the theme of "Smart Traffic Signal Design". It was a fruitful experience for educators to learn more about the tertiary institution’s pedagogy as well as content knowledge in this innovative field.
Dance World Cup 2018
Ying Wa Dance Team participated in the Hong Kong Qualifying Match (Dance World Cup), and then competed for the Asian Cup in March 2018, achieving splendid results. Both the Chinese and Jazz Teams exceled in their categories and were invited to participate in the final round to compete for the Dance World Cup in Spain. This experience has not only helped YW dancers to develop their skills as performers, but has also enabled them to connect with and learn from fellow participants of different ages and backgrounds.
