On the 22 of September, 5 students from the secondary school went to the Police College for their annual Police Touch Open Day Program, where we got a good look inside the campus where cadets train to become Hong Kong’s police officers. Our first stop was at the marching grounds that the cadets would routinely march on, so much so that there were marks left on the ground by their footsteps. The cadets called them “泪痕”, in translation, tear marks, […]
This past 3 weeks, I have been in Cyprus competing in the Optimist World Championship. In total, 264 boats competed in the championship. The weather in Limassol, Cyprus was sunny with minimal clouds and temperatures that ranged between 25 and 35 degrees. I went with the Hong Kong team who consisted of the top 5 Hong Kong sailors. In the first three days in the competition, we completed the qualifying series, which determined which final fleet I would be in. […]
During the two weeks of internship at the farm belonging to Yi O Agricultural Cooperation, I learned a great deal about farming and the environment, also about myself and how I react to unfamiliar situations. Regarding the experience of working on a farm, I came to notice and learn about the environment by listening to the other workers and simply by interacting with the environment each day. To name but a few, I saw how the extra warm summer this year […]
Mr David Cooper My name is Mr David Cooper and I am teaching both English and Drama this year. I am currently a form teacher with P5RE. Although I have taught both these subjects for many years in Hong Kong, I am still getting used to the environment at SISHK. I am glad to see that the English level of the students is much higher than that of the students in my previous employment and I am looking forward to […]
Ms Anna Lee Ms Anna Lee is from Singapore. She graduated from Imperial College London with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Mathematics. She went on to pursue a Masters degree in Statistics at Columbia University in New York. Ms Lee taught Mathematics and Physics at North View Secondary School, Singapore from 2014 to 2016, where she was awarded the Caring Teacher Award (Secondary) in 2016. From 2017 till recently, she was working with the Ministry of Education as a […]
by Choi Yan Lun Iris (S4R) and Shi Xin Ying Kaitlyn (S4M) Since the last update, the Athletic Council has held a number of events such as sign-up table tennis and badminton, and interclass games such as kickball and capture the flag. In addition to traditional sports and games, we organised a schoolwide Sports Quiz regarding sports trivia with questions such as locations of the next Olympic Games or what foods are a good source of energy. This has allowed […]
by Goh Zhuo Lin (S3L) The Leadership Action Committee (LAC) has completed its second year together, and we have accomplished a great deal. Over the past year, the LAC has been responsible for updating the house banners, located in the 4/F Plaza, which are done every week after an event has taken place. The LAC created several different customized symbols for events such as the AC Badminton, DEAR, S2 Benchball and many more to record the number of house […]
by Arthur Liu Ze An (DP1B) and Kristy Chan Tin Wing (S4R) It has been a demanding but fully fruitful year for the Community Council – not only have we completed some of our largest events successfully and smoothly, but we have gone beyond our previous achievements to build a bigger, better, and brighter reputation for the Council. One of our first events was the annual beach clean-up that the Council has made a tradition of over the past […]
by Tai Ethan (S1M) and Sng Yan Megan (S1M) As members of the Swimming CCA, we spend time in the water practising on specific swimming techniques to improve our strength. We also do land training to build up our physique. But most importantly, we help each other develop great team spirit and valuable bonding as a team. All of these together can be challenging but also fruitful. Here we share more about what it is like to be part […]