ANNUAL SCHOOL PLAN
2007 – 2008
CONTENTS
II. Major Concerns for 2007/2008
(a) Cross-stream Project-based Learning
(c) Scientific Investigation Project
III. School Finance
Our mission is to provide an all-round education to promote the moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic development of students. Through a well-balanced curriculum and a positive learning environment, we offer students opportunities for realizing their potential to the full and growing in a sense of self-discipline, civic responsibility, concern and respect for others as well as commitment to the common good in their service to home, country and humanity.
2007-2008
for Enhancement of Students’
Learning Capacity
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(a)
Promotion of Generic Skills
through Cross-stream Project-based Learning in Secondary 1 |
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(b) Promotion of Generic Skills through
Problem-based Learning in Secondary 2 |
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Major Concern (a): Promotion of Generic
Skills through Cross-stream Project-based Learning in Secondary 1
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Time
Scale |
Strategies/ Tasks |
Success
Criteria |
Methods
of Evaluation |
People
Responsible |
Resources
Required |
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Oct 07 - July 08 |
? Developing a cross-stream school-based curriculum by infiltrating relevant elements from existing formal and informal curricula into project learning. ? Providing training and opportunities to equip students with the necessary skills for project work via strengthening collaboration with external service providers. ? Facilitating a learning environment for students to engage in critical reading and concept mapping in the process of project-learning. ? Creating more space in the humanities curricula and the library periods for students to engage in cooperative learning through group discussion, presentation and reflection. ? Strengthening different modes of assessment including self assessment and peer assessment to enhance students’ ownership of learning. ? Ensuring the effectiveness of the project through strengthened staff collaboration. ? Disseminating good practices through the school homepage and sharing with other schools and outside professional bodies. |
? Successful if ? More than 75% of the students attain Grade C or above in their project work; ? More than 75% of the students’ projects demonstrate the attainment of the level of Application or above*; ? More than 75% of the students agree that the project helps to enhance their 3Cs, problem-solving skills and collaboration skills; and ? More than 75% of the students agree that the learning process is rewarding and enjoyable. |
? Assess the performance of the students in project-based learning ? Observe the students’ degree of involvement ? Collect feedback from students ? Collect comments from teachers responsible |
? LWL i/c ? S.1 Class teachers ? S.1 Subject teachers of humanities subjects ? Other teacher advisers |
? Financial resources: $8,000 (Hiring of services provider and materials for documentation) ? Support from the following departments & functional teams:- ? English ? Chinese ? Mathematics ? Computer Literacy ? Humanities ? Visual Arts ? Guidance Team ? Support from:- ? School librarian ? School social worker ? Administrative support ? Clerical support ? Outside expertise |
* Remarks
6 levels of attainment in ascending order based on Bloom’s Taxonomy
(cognitive domain):-
Major Concern (b): Promotion
of Generic Skills through Problem-based Learning in Secondary 2
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Time
Scale |
Strategies/ Tasks |
Success
Criteria |
Methods
of Evaluation |
People
Responsible |
Resources
Required |
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Oct 07 - May 08 |
? Developing a school-based curriculum for the students to engage in the process of problem identification and problem-solving involving critical reading and thinking. ? Create more learning spaces via trimming the existing EPA curriculum for the students to engage in cooperative learning through group discussion and sharing. ? Collaborating with external service providers to organize training workshops on problem-solving skills for the students. ? Providing learning opportunities for the students ? Ensuring the effectiveness of the learning by staff collaboration. ? Creating a School homepage for dissemination of good practices. |
? Successful if ? More than 70% of the assignments are of good quality (Grade C or above); ? More than 70% of the students’ assignments demonstrate the attainment of the level of Analysis or above*; ? More than 70% of the students agree that this activity helps to enhance their 3Cs, problem-solving skills and collaborative skills; and ? More than 70% of the students agree that the learning process is rewarding and enjoyable. |
? Assess the performance of the students in problem-based learning ? Observe the students’ degree of involvement ? Collect feedback from students ? Collect comments from teachers responsible |
? CWW i/c ? S.2 EPA teachers ? Other teacher advisers |
? Financial resources $6000 (Hiring of service provider and materials for documentation) ? IT support ? Support from School librarian ? Administrative support ? Outside expertise |
* Remarks
6 levels of attainment in ascending order based on Bloom’s Taxonomy
(cognitive domain):-
Major Concern (c): Promotion
of Generic Skills through Scientific Investigation Project in S.1 Integrated
Science, S.3 Biology and Physics
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Time
Scale |
Strategies/ Tasks |
Success
Criteria |
Methods
of Evaluation |
People
Responsible |
Resources
Required |
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Sept 07 - July 08 |
? Developing a school-based curriculum by trimming the existing integrated science, physics and biology curricula so as to provide a greater learning space for the project. ? Providing a learning environment conducive to students’ engagement in scientific investigations. ? Providing reading materials for the students to stimulate their interest and ideas in scientific investigation. ? Facilitating co-operative learning opportunities for students via group presentation and sharing. ? Ensuring the effectiveness of the project by further strengthening of staff collaboration. ? Creating a school Homepage for dissemination of good practices. |
Successful if 1. More than 70% the group reports and assignments are of good quality (i.e. based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, S.1 students should attain the level of Application and S.3 students should attain the level of Synthesis)*; 2. More than 70% of the students agree that the project helps to enhance their 3Cs, collaboration skills and problem-solving skills; and 3. More than 70% of the students agree that the project is stimulating and interesting. |
? Assess the performance of the students in scientific investigation ? Observe the students’ degree of involvement in designing and carrying out the investigation ? Collect feedback from students ? Collect comments from teachers responsible |
? HOD (Bio) i/c, HOD (Phy), HOD (I.S.) ? S.1 Integrated Science teachers, S.3 Biology and Physics teachers |
? Financial resources: $6,000 (purchase of materials for scientific investigation) ? Administrative support ? Clerical support ? IT support ? Laboratory technicians support |
* Remarks
6 levels of attainment in ascending order based on Bloom’s Taxonomy
(cognitive domain):-
Major Concern (d): Promotion of Generic
Skills through C’s Project
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Time
Scale |
Strategies/ Tasks |
Success
Criteria |
Methods
of Evaluation |
People
Responsible |
Resources
Required |
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Oct 07 – July 08 |
? External service provider is invited to organize training workshops on generic skills for the S4 and S6 student leaders. ? 30-40 S4 and S6 student leaders are selected to participate in the training workshops. ? The trained S4 and S6 student leaders are invited to organize an inter-house task-based orienteering programme for their fellow students. ? The programme will be organized in the post-examination period for the whole school. |
Successful if: ? 80% of the student leaders find the training workshops useful; ? 80% of the student leaders agree that the training workshops have helped to enhance their 3Cs, problem-solving skills and collaborative skills; ? 80% of the participants express interest in the programme; and ? 80% of the participants agree that the programme has helped to enhance their 3Cs, problem-solving skills and collaborative skills. |
? Enumerate the number of student leaders or participants concerned. ? Collect the comments of the trainers, teachers and students concerned. ? Observe the student leaders’ performance and degree of involvement during the workshops. ? Assess the overall effectiveness of the programme and observe the responses of the participants. |
? Guidance Team with School Social Worker ? Discipline Team ? ECA Team ? Student Union ? Camp Warden Association |
? Financial resources: $19,000 (Hiring of service for the organization of training workshop) ? Administrative support ? Clerical support |
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Summary
of School Budget (2007/08) |
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Nature
of Funds |
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Budget |
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Government
Funds |
1 |
Stores & Equipment for
teaching / non-teaching purposes |
$459,000 |
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2 |
Light & power & Contract
Maintenance |
$715,355 |
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3 |
Temporary Staff & Hire of
Service, etc. |
$807,637 |
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4 |
Administration & Transport /
Travelling |
$162,000 |
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5 |
Expanded Subject &
Curriculum Block Grant |
$2,195,060 |
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6 |
Teacher Professional Preparation
Grant |
$400,000 |
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7 |
NSS Curriculum Migration Grant |
$98,000 |
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Total: |
$4,837,052 |
