Secondary Section

2018-03-31

STEM Week (13 to 17 November 2017)

by Goh Ju Li Greta (S2M) and Sim Zhi Yu Issac (S4R) STEM week: A week of innovation, creativity and an opportunity to exercise one’s mind. STEM represents Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The STEM week took place from 13 to 17 November and during the week, students from various grades came together to participate in STEM-related activities. These ranged from building a model of an earthquake-proof structure to a STEM-based challenge that included the whole school. The major […]

2018-03-31

Visiting Poet – Helen Mort

Helen Mort has achieved success at a relatively early stage in her career. She has won many prizes, including the Foyle Young Poets award and Manchester Young Writer Prize, while her first poetry collection Divison Street (2013) was shortlisted for the T.S. Elliot and Costa prizes. She has also been the youngest ever poet-in-residence at Dove Cottage (William Wordsworth’s actual house) for Wordsworth Trust, in England’s beautiful Lake District. She has also been the Poet Laureate for Derbyshire, and has been called one […]

2018-03-31

A Shakespearian Performance by Faust

This year, the Faust International Youth Theatre visited SISHK and performed an unforgettable show to both the S1 and S2 cohorts. Below are two students’ reflections on their experiences as audience members of the show. I thoroughly enjoyed this performance because it retold Shakespeare’s plays in a comical and lighthearted manner, but without glossing over both the tragedies and the dramas. The set was minimalistic and this was a simple way to perform. Not only were there just three performers, […]

2017-11-30

S1-S4 Leadership Training

by Shi Xin Ying Kaitlyn (S4M) The S1-S4 Leadership Training took place on the 3 – 4 October, 2017. It involved all the newly appointed student leaders from the AC, CC, SC, AV as well as the House representatives. This was facilitated by LAC representatives and supervising teachers. The aim of the training was to introduce and create a bond between the student leaders in their respective councils/groups and have them strengthen their bond as a team by working […]

2017-11-30

SISHK Scholarship 17/18

by Lindsay Hu and Alison Yip (DP1B) We are very honoured to be chosen by our school to be the IBDP scholarship holders of 2017/18. We understand the responsibility we have to contribute to the school, and this includes helping students in their journey to become a future scholar. Through this article, we hope that we can shed some light on the application process, and share of our thoughts on being a scholar. The application starts with simply filling […]

2017-11-30

SISHK Student Internship Program for Academic Year 2016/2017

During the 2017 summer, 30 DP1 students participated in the SISHK Internship Program involving 15 partners. Some partners that supported the program are Baker and McKenzie, Tuen Mun Hospital, Raffles Medical, Kerry Hill Architects, New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel, Kerry Freight (Hong Kong) Ltd, Hong Kong University Faculty of Dentistry and Philips Securities. The internship experience ranged from one to three weeks. The exposure to practical work experience further enhanced and informed students’ academic and career goals. The internships […]

2017-11-30

Welcome to the SISHK Family!

Welcome to the SISHK Family! The Secondary Section would like to warmly welcome the following twelve new teachers to be part of our teaching faculty from the beginning of the last calendar year. We hope that our new colleagues have had good experiences with us so far and will continue to enjoy their time in our school. Ms Dee Chia HOD/Visual Arts Subject Visual Arts (DP) Art & Design (IGCSE) Previous schools that you have worked at In Singapore: […]

2017-11-30

U16 Boys Volleyball

by Alex Yu (S4S) Bump…Set…Spike…and OVER! A resounding roar erupts from the stands. This is what we live for – what we wholeheartedly signed up for: the feeling of adrenaline coursing through our veins as we wipe away beads of sweat from our ruddy cheeks. For some, volleyball is merely a sport, but for the U16 Boys team, it is a commitment. Training from the very onset of the academic year, perfecting our digging and serving, before proceeding to […]

2017-11-30

Our Team, Our Family

by Maeve Wong (S4L) and Aradhana Upadhyay (S4M) Many people think that joining a competitive sports team is daunting. The long, arduous hours of physically and mentally strenuous training sessions can sometimes be stressful and requires a lot of dedication. However, being part of the team does not just boil down to the training hours and the matches. It extends beyond those fields, teaching us not only about the sport but also about patience, consideration, and appreciation for each […]

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