SENSE

(The following information is provided by the school.)

Background

For many years, the school has upheld the mission of the Hong Chi Association to "support the intellectually disabled" and actively provided quality education services for students with moderate intellectual disabilities. The school's staff work together and collaborate closely with parents, connecting with the community, to promote student learning and personal growth. We provide diverse learning experiences and vibrant activities to encourage students to accept challenges, break through their limits, and actively engage in the community with self-esteem, self-confidence, self-reliance, and self-determination, to embrace a fulfilling life.

 

Highlights

Picture book teaching: Broadening Horizon and Cultivating Creativity

The school places great emphasis on using picture book teaching to cultivate students' reading interest and abilities, in order to broaden horizon and develop their creative thinking. In recent years, the school has applied ‘Reading across the curriculum’, engaging picture books to integrate different subjects, enhancing students' ability to integrate knowledge and generalize. Furthermore, the school has been continuously training students to use focusing frames and the 5W1H to organize key information from their reading materials, gradually improving their analytical and summarization skills. The school has also actively promoted parent-child reading, such as holding parent-child reading workshops, to cultivate good reading habits and enhance parent-child relationships.

 

Behavioral learning: Becoming a better version of oneself, Integration into the Community

The school emphasizes the use of positive behavior education to support students in establishing routines, developing school-based routine slogans, songs, and animations to guide students in a vivid, concise, and easy-to-understand way, cultivating their self-discipline and adherence to rules. In addition, the school has introduced a "Three-step Behavior Management" approach, starting from empathy, to help students understand that their feelings are understood and valued. With the use of visual cues, interactive communication elements, and routine slogans, the school guides students in self-managing their emotions and behaviors, preparing them for integration into the community.

 

School and Boarding Section Collaboration: Exploring potential and Whole-person Development

The school has been actively promoting learning beyond the classroom, developing students' multiple intelligences and realizing their potential. Students regularly participate in a balanced and diverse range of multiple intelligences activities, including sports, visual arts, music, leisure, social skills, uniformed groups, and STEAM learning. Students also actively participate in various competitions, such as the School Dance Festival, i-Run Special Marathon, snowshoe walking, boccia, and floor hockey, encouraging them to pursue excellence in the arts and sports.

 

In recent years, development of students' multiple intelligences has also extended to boarding section. We have expanded volunteer network and organized a variety of leisure activities for boarding students, including the "Walk with the Kids" program, such as visiting volunteer homes, having buffet meals at hotels, and visiting famous Hong Kong landmarks etc. We also organize Mid-Autumn, Christmas, and Lunar New Year celebration evenings to let the students enjoy the festivals even though they are not living with their families. The volunteer team also brings some after-school activities for the boarding students, such as boxing training, dragon boat training, and mini-chef cooking activities, providing boarding students with a rich and fulfilling residential life experience, broadening their horizons and enriching their lives.