11/7/19 Fo Form One Information Day nd No 2 nd November 2019 7/11/2019 1 1 2 SCHOOL CONTEXT SCHOOL CONTEXT § Area of school: around 28000 sq meters § History of the school § In the form of a quadrangle: North Wing § Founded by the Brothers of Christian Schools the junior forms, South Wing the senior (also known as the La Salle Brothers) forms, East Wing the laboratories and West in 1932. Wing the Office, Staff Room and Library § The school was rebuilt in 1979. § 2003 SIP- 2 more wings: Br Aimar Wing § Number of classes per year level is 7. with new staff room, supportive teaching rooms, PTA Room, Careers’ Centre, Social § Number of students is around 1400. Worker Room; Br Cassian Wing with the computer rooms, Cultural Activity Centre § Number of teachers is 94. 7/11/2019 3 7/11/2019 4 3 4 SCHOOL FACILITIES SCHOOL VISION § 42 classrooms § To inspire and challenge all § School Chapel stakeholders of La Salle § Special subject rooms: Chinese, English, College to embrace the Math, LS, French, Geography, Chemistry (Demonstration Room) Lasallian core values of § 2 Lecture Theatres: Large Lecture Theatre (300), Small Lecture faith, service and Theatre (100) community and to aim for § School Auditorium all round excellence as a leading school of wholistic § Indoor Gymnasium education. § 2 Music Rooms § Laboratories: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Science (2 each) 5 6 7/11/2019 7/11/2019 5 6 1
11/7/19 SCHOOL MISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF EDUCATION IN LA SALLE COLLEGE § Faithful to the founder, St. John Baptist De La Salle, La Salle College – § Holistic education (whole person § Is committed to providing a high quality human and Christian education development) § Values each boy regardless of ethnicity, religion, § Character building: Moral and wealth and status § Provides special attention to those less gifted Civic Education, Values in Action § Seeks to empower all students to realize their potential through academic study, sport and the arts § Academic Studies § Develop a civic service, and leadership oriented § Co-curricular activities culture with its community of parents, friends and alumni 7 7/11/2019 7 8 GOALS OF STUDENT SUPPORT AREAS OF STUDENT SUPPORT § Develop a strong personal character, grow in confidence, share positive values and attitude Adaptation Personal Pastoral Care to LSC Growth § Lead a healthy and balanced school life § Help students’ spiritual growth § Stretch students’ potential Gifted Education Career and Education & outside the Life Planning Scholarship classroom 9 10 ADAPTATION WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH • F.1 Summer Bridging Programme Subject Panels • A taste of F.1 school normal time-table • Big Brothers’ Mentor Scheme Discipline • Talks on school rules and regulations • Sports Boy Enhancement Programme Guidance • Workshops on study skills and make friends SENCo • Case conference with SEN Social worker • VIA and goal setting Pastoral assistant • Our founder and catholic life 11 12 2
11/7/19 PASTORAL CARE PERSONAL GROWTH Positive • Form Teacher Periods Individual counselling All Form Teachers Education Discipline Team • Behaviour problems since 2012 • Social, physiological, psychological, Guidance Team emotional wellness SEN Coordinator • Special Education Needs Value-In-Action Social Workers / • Professional counselling services Character Strength Educational Psychologist • Spiritual growth and catholic life Pastoral Assistant 13 14 VIA: GOAL SETTING VIA: ECA MATCHING • 47 ECA clubs and societies Goal 1 Goal 2 Goal 3 Goal 4 • Each F.1 student must enroll in 3 ECAs Family, friends Academic ECA and school Use of mobile • Academic / Interests / Cultural Activities activities and needy devices Sports / Uniform groups & Service groups Serve and care Maximize Put into Self-discipline for others: students’ practice what and self-control family, peer, potentials you've learnt school and community 15 16 VIA: SERVE, CARE AND LOVE VIA: SERVE, CARE AND LOVE • Comprehensive service programmes cultivate students’ care for • Annual Family Fun Day others and enhances their serving spirit • Fund raising for charitable organizations • Serving their families, peers, needy in HK and Mainland • Set goals, coordinate, organize, put into practice, reflect • Deepen service learning 17 18 3
11/7/19 CAREER AND LIFE PLANNING GIFTED PROGRAMMES & SCHOLARSHIPS Gifted programmes Scholarships Senior Forms Junior Forms Local: HKU, HKUST Local: MFES Careers Day, Interview Understanding personal Overseas: JHU, MIT workshops, Job interests and aptitudes Overseas: HKSES, Shadowing programmes HKAGE: IMO, IPhO, Prince Philip, IJSO to represent HK Jardine, Swire, Special class counselling “Discovery of Life” in int’l competitions Sir Edward Youde, … for F.6 on JUPAS programme 19 20 EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM HOLISTIC EDUCATION Senior Forms Junior Forms § We offer a broad and balanced curriculum § We train our students to be proactive learners Learnt from senior § We arouse their interest in reading, exploring, observing, Student Association, communicating, collaborating,… counterparts and work Editorial Board together to plan § We provide extra opportunities to stretch their potentials and Club officials (Spanish Class, gifted programmes…) programmes Student Leadership Class Prefect Formation Programmes 21 22 BYOD ACADEMIC STRUCTURE § Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) § Assessment § Acquiring the abilities and skills in the use § Mid-year examination of IT in learning and in daily life in the era § After Christmas holidays of the internet of things. § Final examination § Teachers and students to be connected to § End of May and early June each other and to content—which is now § Internal SBA Mark submissions (Tests) beyond the textbook. § Early December § The articulation of creativity; processes of co-construction and re-construction § Mid May 23 24 4
11/7/19 CLASSROOM SETTING WHY BYOD/UPGRADE? § From traditional style to modern style § Teaching approach § Student-centered § The orientation of the furniture will be updated so as to enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching § Self-directed learning § Students need to do preparation work § Students are guided to learning at their own pace § Use of e-Learning resources § Collaboration and group work 25 26 STEM EDUCATION STEM EDUCATION § Science § Cross panel equipment sharing and update § Cross panel collaboration § Technology § STEM workshop. § Engineering § STEM skills and STEM group project for all F.2 § Mathematics students § To unleash students’ potential in innovation § Senior form students are encouraged to participate § To develop students to become lifelong in various STEM related competitions learners of science and technology… 27 28 EXCHANGE PROGRAMME SERVICE LEARNING § All students can join § Incorporated in the curriculum and § France, Netherlands, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand… § Beijing, Shanghai, Ningbo, Wuhan, Pearl River Delta, Zhongshan… experienced in service projects § Aims § F.1 - F.5 service programmes § Experiential learning § Understand different cultures § Focuses on the values of why and how § Project based learning to do the service § Interpersonal skills § Broaden horizon 29 30 5
11/7/19 OUR EXPECTATION FORM ONE ADMISSION § Self § 2 ways: through the Discretionary Places § Meta-cognition, Self-management, application phase and Central Allocation Phase Self-directed and highly motivated § DP application: (Jan 2 2020 – Jan 16 2020) learner/thinker § P6 students will receive application slips § Core values issued by EDB § Faith, Service, Community--- § Have to fill in an application form § Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, downloadable on our school webpage: Integrity, Care… 31 32 FORM ONE ADMISSION § A letter of application is required, if you want the Form to be Admissions sent by post. The official application period is from 2 nd January 2020 to 16 th January 2020. § Completed Forms, together with the required documents (P4, P5 and P6 report cards, copy of ID card, EDB stubs etc.), must be submitted in person on or before the deadline. No late applications can be accepted. Application Form § All applicants will be notified by phone of the date and time of the first round interview. § Shortlisted applicants will be asked to come for a second interview. 33 34 FORM ONE ADMISSION FORM ONE ADMISSION § The first round interview will be conducted after § First round interview the applications are received. § English interview (individual) § For the first round, we will look at the student portfolio (60%), interview performance (40%) § Chinese interview (individual) § Portfolio: Conduct, performance in primary school as revealed in internal assessments, extra- § Requirements: Authentic answers, curricular activities, awards, teachers' comments confident, creative, energetic, sincere, in report cards as well as position in discretionary place rank order list (if applicable) manners… 35 36 6
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