Secondary Section

2021-06-15

Sec 2 ‘Soft Skills’ – ‘Beyond the Technical’

It is currently a challenging time to apply for an undergraduate course and to enter the workforce for the first time. Candidates with strong ‘soft skills’ are always in high demand. Mr Yowjie Chien, Managing Director from J.P. Morgan, delivered a career talk to our secondary 2 students on 26 May about the importance of ‘soft skills’ in the workplace. He explained that the recruitment criteria were not only limited to technical abilities. Soft skills such as good leadership and […]

2021-05-27

SISHK Alumni Stories : Benedict Koh

“Always approach music with an open mind and be ready to learn from the people around you.” – Benedict Koh As a passionate music lover since his teen years, our young alumnus Benedict Koh is pursuing his music studies at Berklee College of Music, the world’s preeminent college for music education. His academic journey in music was shaped by initial steps taken at SISHK. “People call me Ben and I’m from Singapore,” he says. “I first joined the school’s orchestra […]

2021-05-24

Career talk by Mr. Simon Manning from Langham Hospitality Group

We invited Mr. Simon Manning, Senior Vice President, Chief Sales & Development Officer Langham Hospitality Group to deliver a career talk on 12 May. As a seasoned hotel professional, Mr. Mannnng shared with our Secondary 1 students the importance of building resilience and adaptability when facing challenges. The hospitality industry has been heavily impacted by Covid-19 pandemic strategies, such as social distancing, travel bans, and community lockdowns. Mr. Manning and his team responded to these changes quickly and successfully developed […]

2021-05-07

Career Talk by Jack Yu, Managing Director of Ceres Resources Ltd

We are living in unprecedented times with the pandemic affecting all aspects of our lives. On 28 April, we invited Mr. Jack Yu, Managing Director of Ceres Resources Ltd to deliver a career talk for our Secondary 3 and DP1 students with ‘resilience’ as the theme. Mr. Yu shared stories on how he bounced back from failure and faced uncertainty in life. He first started his company in 2005 with very limited resources. His responsiveness to market changes enabled him […]

2021-05-04

Isabella Cheung (P5) shares her musical journey in School of Rock

Isabella Cheung, our P5 student, has always been passionate about musical theatre. She recently performed in the global hit musical School of Rock produced by Face Productions. Click here for the sharing of her musical journey! 4 May 2021

2021-05-03

2021年度社际中文辩论比赛

王溢晗 DP1A 2021年2月，我作为活动统筹与另外两位辩论社成员赵岱阳和尚煜欣在辩论队指导老师常老师的协助下，开始着手策划2020-2021年度的校内社际辩论比赛。一年一度的社际辩论比赛是我校的传统活动之一，目的是在推广中文辩论的同时，为学生们提供交流想法的平台，并锻炼学生们的中文语言组织与表达能力。在辩题设定方面，主要是结合我们在现实生活中会遇到的问题与困惑，让学生们站在不同立场上进行多方面多层次的思考。在新冠疫情肆虐之下，学生们无法回校上学，也使今年的比赛面临更大的挑战。从真正开始准备到决赛结束，一共历时两个月，但也着实是让我们头疼、焦虑的两个月。在制定赛制、整理比赛规则的过程中并没有产生十分多的困难。参考了学长学姐们举办历年辩论比赛留下的经验和资料，在假期里，我们很快地完成了初步的计划及准备工作。但是在后期与老师沟通后，我才突然意识到这次比赛与往届的不同，举办比赛也远比我想象的困难，不但有很多锁碎的问题要解决，也有很多要考虑、顾及的事项，比如如何分组，请哪些老师做评判，如何安排比赛时间等等。与此同时，今年我们还多了一个阻碍，就是新冠疫情。疫情下，学校只能有限度开放，即使学生能回校上课，我们也需要考虑到无法聚众的情况，因此我们无法完全像以往一样在教室或礼堂举办现场辩论比赛。在无法面对面的情况下，我们唯一可以想到，也是在这种情况下最好的方式就是以zoom为平台，用网上辩论的形式来比赛。因为有参加过网辩的经验，导致心大的我一开始就掉以轻心，认为只是把辩论搬到zoom上，然而事实是，在网辩的策划中我体会到了“参加比赛”和“举办比赛”巨大的区别。我们先与常老师商讨，将初赛、季军赛和冠军赛的时间和辩题确定下来，由于上课时间缩短，我们只能将初赛和季军赛安排在放学后的时间。确定好后，我们安排四个社的社长进行线下抽签，告知他们初赛辩题和时间，让他们开始安排参赛成员，同时我们也要发送宣传邮件，向全校师生公布比赛信息。随后我们开始发邮件邀请老师们担任比赛评委，但由于老师们也有自己所属的社，所以我们在邀请评委的时候也会将同社的老师与参赛成员分开，以确保公平性。以往我们去参加比赛的时候，一切都是主办方准备好的，我只需要以辩手的身份备赛、了解规则和赛制然后按时参加比赛即可，不需要考虑比赛的其他因素，评委是谁，怎么计时，或者其它突发事件。即使这些事情发生，主办方自然会去解决。但这次我们成为了“主办方”，所以需要承担更多的责任，需要考虑到比赛中会发生的一切状况，也需要清楚所有的流程，计时等等。每一个环节的每一个细节都不可以出现差错，因为出现了差错，就会影响比赛，继而影响辩手的表现、影响比赛的公平性。因此，作为主办者之一，我必须负起责任，及时作出调节与应变措施。尤其是在比赛过程中，如果发生一些突发事件导致比赛“支离破碎”，对于我来说真可谓是“大型社会死亡现场”，无地自容。因为不希望自己主办的辩论比赛给同学们留下不好的印象，所以我们会尽可能想到所有细节，预判一切会发生的变动。这也是我主要焦虑的来源，导致我认为以主办方的身份举办比赛比以辩手的身份参加比赛更为紧张。两场初赛在同一时间进行，由尚煜欣和赵岱阳分别负责两场比赛，担任主席和计时员的角色，而我则“两边跑”看看有什么问题是我们在策划中没有考虑到的，以便在后面的比赛中加以改善。初赛中我们也发现了不少的问题，比如有参赛成员仍不熟悉赛制，以至于比赛进行得并不是很顺畅。于是，在季军赛和冠军赛开始前我们紧急召集了参赛成员们，向他们介绍赛制。此外，由于比赛在网上进行，评委和观众往往会分不清是谁在发言，情况一度有些混乱。汲取了这个教训后，我们研究并更改了网上平台的设定，在辩手发言的时候利用zoom的聚焦功能，让大家清楚看到正在发言的辩手。经过这些及时的调整与改进，初赛和季军赛总算是有惊无险地结束了。最后最为重要的，也就是在全校范围直播的冠军赛，我们选用了星期三周会的时间在礼堂举办。因为当时只容许一半学生回校上课，所以只有中二和DP1的同学能在现场观看，其他年级的同学必须通过直播在家里观看。为了保持社交距离，我们安排中二的学生在7层观看，DP1的同学则在9层，同学们之间都按要求空出一个座位来保持社交距离，并不得摘下口罩。由于参赛的选手中有两位中一同学，而当天他们本应是在家上网课的，所幸家长们都非常支持我们的活动，特意安排交通，让参赛的中一同学当天回校上网课并参加比赛。当天，由我担任主席，赵岱阳担任计时员，我紧张得不行，一遍遍和参赛选手们确认赛制，一遍遍叮嘱注意事项，生怕场上出现任何差错，甚至比自己参加比赛还要紧张许多。经历过十分曲折的准备筹办过程，我感受到了作为“主办方”也不是件那么容易的事情，一场看似简单的比赛，实际上背后需要准备，考虑的远比我们最初想象的要多。在这短短的两个月里，十分感谢一直指导、协助我们准备的常老师，以及优秀的搭档赵岱阳和尚煜欣。也感谢支持我们比赛的家长、老师和各社的社长，还有积极参加比赛的同学们。因为许多的“第一次”，或许这次的比赛并没有像理想中那么完美，但这次策划社际辩论所带给我的成长经历，远比我所完成的内容更重要。 2021 年5月 3日

2021-04-22

Spreading the joy with chalk drawing

In March, our school plaza was more than just an area where students learned or played with their friends. The Well-Being Day 2 themed “Spreading the Joy” aimed to create happy memories in school. We organised a chalk drawing activity giving primary students a creative outlet to express themselves freely through the creation of artworks at the plaza. By encouraging artistic expression, we want our students to have the ability to live well, happily and to embrace life with passion […]

2021-04-21

Ignite the passion for music

The Performing Arts Week in March was an artistic journey for our secondary school students to experience an array of music genres. Given this year’s pandemic, the thrill of this event was not lost. The Muzé Committee, our student leadership committee presented their Broadway Medley by featuring their favourite musicals. They all had their own chance to shine in the performance video available to the public. Click here to watch the Broadway Medley Interview with conductor Caleb Foong and Alex […]

2021-04-19

Inspiring career seminar on 14 April

In order to support students to develop their career aspirations in a specific industry, career speakers were invited into school to share on their experiences in the areas of technology, law and medicine. Students will have been able to reflect on their current career plans and be more informed about considerations for the future. On Wednesday 14 April, we invited Mr Basil Hwang, a solicitor and Managing Partner of Hauzen LLP, Dr Domingo Maurellet, AVP & Medical Director of Sun […]

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