On 18th April 2026, our English Ambassadors and their parents attended the closing ceremony of the Happy English Programme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Our students delivered a fantastic skit directed by Miss Parveen and enjoyed watching performances from other schools, followed by a lovely lunch together to celebrate their hard work. The day concluded with a wonderful tour of Chung Chi College led by an exchange student Vivian, making for a truly memorable and enriching experience for everyone involved.
Between February and April 2026, we were delighted to welcome four exchange students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong: Lieke (the Netherlands), Vivian (the United States), Mai (Japan), and Nathalie (Singapore). They spent their time working closely with our P.5 and P.6 English Ambassadors to polish their skit, while also supporting our Youth Forum team. The exchange students shared stories about their own school lunch experiences, providing great ideas for our students’ research into how school meals affect well-being. Having them with us was a fantastic experience that brought a real sense of global friendship to our classrooms. Overall, the programme was a wonderful success. In the future, we would love the exchange students to work with more children across the school.
On 23rd April 2026, our school held a fun Book Character Day. First, the students listened to a lovely story about being humble and wrote down their thoughts about it. After that, they played exciting game booths based on different stories and took part in a workshop to make their own books. The students really enjoyed all the activities, and the event helped them become much more interested in reading English books.
The participation in the Story to Stage Puppetry Competition also went on as usual and included a lot of training and preparation for students and teachers in the puppetry team. This year, we also made a completely new puppetry story for kindergarten students.
The Musical team presented the play ‘Treat or ‘Treat’? in February for Hong Kong School Drama Festival 2025/26. The story features a group of friends enjoying a day at the beach, only to find it littered with rubbish. After encountering a storm and meeting sea creatures, they discover that their ‘treat’ is actually garbage. This experience leads the people to take action, highlighting the importance of environmental protection and effective communication in working together. Overall comments were good and the judges appreciated our work very much!
On 25th April 2026, six of our Youth Forum members, Li Pui Yee (4B), Pang Wing Yan (4C), Lin Lok Ching (5C), Ma Joy Jit (5C), Ho Man Hin Locust (6A), and Siu Tsz Lam (6A), attended Caritas Chong Yuet Ming Secondary School for the Youth Forum presentation. The team delivered a presentation on whether our school lunches can improve student well-being, backing up their findings with primary data from interviews and surveys, alongside secondary insights from literature reviews. It proved to be a highly rewarding and fruitful experience, as the students also had the chance to learn a great deal from the presentations of other participating schools.
Our school participated in the Filmit 2026 competition under the theme Journeys on the Page, which celebrates how reading inspires imagination and connects us across cultures, time, and space. Students explored stories that matched the theme and selected We Are Lion Dancers by Benson Shum, Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed and Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty as inspirations for their film.
The project involved students taking on different roles such as director, scriptwriter, camera operator, props and costumes and actors. They worked collaboratively to write the script, design props, rehearse and film scenes. The storyline follows a student guided by two librarians on a journey through cultural traditions, outer space and a futuristic world of robots and flying cars. Each scene demonstrates how reading sparks imagination and builds values.
Over six Mondays after-school sessions, Primary 5 students took part in writing classes designed to encourage free expression and imagination. The lessons emphasized the use of the five senses and introduced key story elements such as setting, characters and problems. Students were guided to structure their work with a title, introduction, body and ending but the main focus was on creativity rather than perfect English.
P.5-P.6:
At the start of the programme, students used the time to complete filming and editing for the Filmit competition, with classmates assisting in various supporting roles. This gave them practical experience in teamwork and production. For the remaining sessions, students were fortunate to collaborate with exchange students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Together, they brainstormed creative ideas for the Happy English closing ceremony performance, suggesting performances such as a magic show and a skipping dance routine.
P.3-P.4:
Students made steady progress in developing their presentation skills and public speaking abilities. They were given opportunities to apply what they had learned through storytelling activities, which allowed them to practice presenting their ideas clearly and confidently to their classmates. These skills were further demonstrated during morning assemblies, where students spoke on stage about a range of topics, showcasing their growing confidence and ability to engage an audience.