Munsang College (Hong Kong Island)

Issue 02Summer 2018

Newsletter

Address: 26 Tai On Street, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong Telephone: 2567 1666 Fax: 2567 1338Email: info@imsc.edu.hk Website: www.imsc.edu.hk

Principal's Sharing

During my recent trip to the UK with a couple of teachers, we attended some education and technology exhibitions and visited the University of Oxford, a notable alumnus of which is a Japanese scholar called Dr Okada Akito. In his book ‘100 Life Lessons from Oxford for Changing Yourself’, Dr Akito talked about an English theoretical physicist and cosmologist, Stephen Hawking, who died recently in March 2018 and who was also an alumnus of the university.

In Dr Okada Akito’s articles ‘Looking Up to the Stars’ and ‘Patience – the Mother of Success and Self-confidence’, he mentioned that Hawking’s illness had gradually paralyzed him over the years. However, despite his problems of paralyzed muscles, loss of speech and difficulties in breathing, Hawking had overcome all these adversities, continued his intense devotion to research and made great achievements academically.

Hawking reminded us that one must not give up, but keep one’s patience – looking up to the stars, concentrating on work and studies, strengthening one’s character with perseverance and overcoming adversities. From this, Dr Akito quoted Romans 5: 3-4, the words he heard from the Principal of the University of Oxford during the opening ceremony:

(NIV version) “Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.”

The Scripture reminds us to think about the purpose of perseverance when facing adversities. We must be prepared at any time so that we can grasp the opportunities when they come. Patience is the power to encourage yourself to practise what you have learned to achieve life goals so that you are able to help and inspire others and yourself with your hope for the future.

It matches perfectly the motto of the University of Oxford and the opening words of Psalm 27:1, meaning The Lord is my light. No doubt, it also matches our school motto closely, “All for One, One for All” and “Light and Life”. Remember to love and serve others in need. Study hard to better equip yourself to enjoy your school life at the same time. I am sure that it is essential and valuable to grow up during the process. Be patient and persistent. Learning to be good citizens who will contribute to society in future should be your ultimate goal.

Let there be light.

The Lord is my light Dr Yim Chi Shing

Visit to Park High School, U.K.

A beautiful scene in the University of Oxford

Academic Affairs“5D Sam Tang. First in Form Five, First in Class 5D, First in Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, First in Biology, First in Chemistry, Third in Liberal Studies …”. I believe all of you were amazed and flabbergasted when you heard this in the First Term Prize Presentation Ceremony. Sam has obtained excellent academic results since he was still in junior forms. How can he become a walking encyclopedia? (Or what you commonly say: ‘Hok Ba’) Let’s see what tips Sam can offer to us:

Studying certainly requires a lot of hard work. Here are some strategies that may help you study in a better way.

I believe planning your time wisely is essential for you to study efficiently. You can allocate a specific amount of time into different subjects every day. For instance, you can spend more time revising the subject that you are not good at or revising what you have learnt in the lessons so as to consolidate your knowledge. Surely, everyone needs entertainment. I think the most important thing is that you do not indulge yourselves in it.

Asking questions is one of the best ways to help you study more effectively. Especially for some science subjects, it is difficult for you to apply what you have learnt without understanding the concepts or principles behind. Therefore, when you do not understand the content of the lessons, it will be great if you can ask your teachers at once.

I sincerely hope you find these pieces of advice useful and wish you can have improvement in your studies.

兩年前的「全港中史校際問答比賽」，我校

進入16強後止步。本年度，我校出戰「第二屆中國歷史校際精英問答比賽」。今屆共

有超過100間學校參賽，當中不乏多間傳統名校，能脫穎而出，殊不簡單。

經過第一階段需全校參與的電子激答環節，

我校順利進入實體比賽。經過初賽、複賽，

我們順利淘汰庇利羅士女子中學、德望學

校、張祝珊英文中學等實力相當的名校，進

入總決賽。最終，獲得了全港中學組季軍。

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Prefect Team

Prefects’ TrainingJason Nip Yung Lok (5C)Head Prefect

Being a prefect is not an easy job. We have a lot of daily responsibilities and we are the role models of our fellow schoolmates, demonstrating what should be done and what should not be done, and ensuring their safety on the school campus.

Some may think that the life of prefects is only full of duties, but this is not the case. To facilitate prefects’ further development, there are regular training programmes. For example, on 26 November 2017, the prefect leaders organized an outing – Prefects Hiking to Mount Parker Road. We hope that through this type of activity, prefects can develop their leadership and strengthen their team spirit. More importantly, prefects can relax at the countryside.

Other than hiking, we also have a yearly day camp and an overnight camp. We work with different organizations to design a lot of team-building and problem-solving challenges. This year, in the day camp held on 23 February 2018, one of the tasks was to make use of the materials provided to move a can of water to the target position. Some group members

were not allowed to open their eyes while the others could not use their hands. From this activity, we realize that each of us has different limitations and we have learnt to give instructions precisely and to be patient always.

Through these training programmes, prefects can learn different skills such as leadership skills, collaborative skills and interpersonal skills, which help us to do better in our daily duties.

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Forty S1 and S2 girls joined the year-long programme run by the Women’s Foundation starting from November 2017. In the series of workshops, our girls were empowered to try out various activities which have long been perceived as only ‘male-do-right’ matters: writing programming language, coding, electronic craft, etc.. Our girls did enjoy and benefit a lot. Is technology solely for boys? No. GIRLS can be tech-savvies too!

Icing on the cake: Our school year was drawn to a close with tremendous excitement - we were awarded the ‘GGT Transformation Award’ by the Women’s Foundation and Goldman Sachs in recognition of our work in STEM education. Hurray!

STEM EducationGirls Go Tech

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With the sponsorship of the IMC, our School Principal, together with two teachers, participated in a seven-day education excursion in January 2018 in London with the aim of exploring how e-learning and STEM curriculum are practised in the UK classrooms. The tour included school visits, information seminars and an IT exhibition ‘BETT’ held annually in the UK. The trip marked an important milestone for our school’s STEM education, which paves way for us to unleash our students’ potential in innovation by equipping them with the ability to integrate and apply knowledge and skills across different STEM disciplines, and to nurture their creativity, collaboration and problem-solving skills as required in the 21st century.

AiTLE – EDB : HK eLearning & STEM Education Mission to UK

BETT Show @ ExCel London

An exemplar workshop on ICT curriculum design conducted by Mr. Mark Dorling

Professor Deborah Eyre gives a presentationon ‘High Performance Learning’.

Some students showcasing their rocket car

A teacher launching a rocket car Here goes the rocket car!IT Ambassadors explaining how tablets help

with their learning.

21 January 2018 – 27 January 2018

Hove Park School : A group of students competing in a quiz using iPads

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Careers & Life Planning

Have you ever envisaged how ideal your mid-50s can be when you have saving ‘big’ enough to secure the rest of your life? What if you are so unfortunate that you go

bankrupt or suffer from chronic diseases, whichever one of them can cost you a whole life’s deposits and leave you no extra penny to spare? The ‘$avvy Planner’ Workshop was run by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth for all S5 students in March 2018 in order to arouse their awareness of money matters. By playing a board game cleverly-designed, students learnt to make important life decisions on a couple of simulated occasions at different stages of their life. Despite the obstacles and failures encountered, all participants were fully engaged and acquired an important lesson on how to plan ahead and manage their finance.

‘$avvy Planner’ Workshop – A road to manage your finance wisely

Dr. Jurgen Oehler, German School Admission Manager

Exploring education opportunities in Japan and GermanyWe hosted two sharing sessions on further studies in Japan and Germany in November 2017 and March 2018 respectively, welcoming speakers from Miyazaki International College (Japan) and Education First (Munich area). Our students took the precious chances to interact with the speakers and were active in exploring education pathways overseas to prepare themselves for making informed choices at their future crossroads. Speakers from School of Liberal Arts, Miyazaki International College

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On 7 February 2018, we, a group of forty S5 students visited Mizuho Bank Limited through the Business-School Partnership Programme organized by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. Mizuho Bank is a corporate bank providing comprehensive financial and strategic services to its clients and one of the biggest financial institutions in Japan. The visit started with an executive talk in which the history of the bank, as well as its various services such as deposits, lending, security investment and domestic exchange settlement, was introduced followed by a guided tour to the different departments of the bank. From the tour, we realized that the bank is divided into front, middle and back offices. Also, we got to know that it is the specialization of expertise which allows the bank to run smoothly. For instance, the treasury department requires professionals with an extremely high sensitivity in numbers as each deal can involve more than a million US dollars. On top of these, we were dumbfounded by the scene when we saw everyone in the office had to monitor eight screens simultaneously!

Visit to Mizuho Bank - An eye-opening experienceCindy Cheung, Yannie Ho, Gary So, Amy Lai, Hazel Lee, Vicky Chong (S5)

The tour was undoubtedly an eye-opener as we were privileged to be able to take a glimpse of how a private bank operates. We were also endowed with a clearer understanding of what the banking career is like. In an encounter with a group of young high-flyers, we were inspired by how significant life-long learning can be in a career path. We all understood that only by advancing with time and being connected to society can we have a foothold in the workplace.

There is no limit in knowledge, nor our learning.

A masterpiece to honour: This article was also selected to receive the ‘Outstanding Student Reports’ award by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. Congratulations to our great writing team!

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To raise students’ awareness of the world’s most deprived population, the Moral, Civic and Life Education Team, the Social Service Group and World Vision co-organised a fundraising activity called “Warming Syrian Hearts with a Red Packet X Sending Red Packets to the Universe” from 26 February 2018 to 3 March 2018. Many students, teachers and parents donated their red packets to support the event. In appreciation to their generous act, donors could vote for their ‘favourite’ teacher to dress in the school PE uniform for a whole school day on 7 March 2018. We managed to raise a total of HK$ 9451.4 finally. It is truly encouraging and heartwarming!

Warming Syrian Hearts with a Red Packet (February 2018)

Our fundraising booth

Dr Yim, Mr Terence Chui, Mr Frederick Poon and the Social Service Group students are all in proper PE uniform to show their gratitude to all donors.

(From Left to Right) Mr Frederick Poon,Dr Yim and Mr Terence Chui, the ‘winners’ who received the highest number of votes

Moral, Civic and Life Education

“We welcome donations of any amount. Thanks for your grace.”

A video is shot to promote the fundraising activity.

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Community Service: Elder Academy

It was an unforgettable experience to join the soap making workshop of the Elder Academy Scheme. To my surprise, the elderly were smart and enthusiastic in learning new knowledge. Also, we could get along with them harmoniously and we found that many of them were talented but humble. It is never too old to learn. We highly appreciate their persistence and willingness to learn. Not only does this scheme help build a connection between the youth and the elderly, it also helps us have a better understanding of each other.

Soap making Wendy Wong Wing In (4D)

3D Printing Joey Fok Hei Man (4D)

In the 3D printing workshop, we learnt how materials were joined and solidified under computer control to create a three-dimensional object. First, we learnt how to design the shell of an object. Successive layers of materials were then laid on the shell until the object was created. It is a novel experience of interacting with the elderly and learning together with them. Despite their age, they showed as strong initiative as we did throughout the workshop. The aims of the Elder Academy Scheme are to promote continuous learning among the elderly and inter-generational harmony, and surely we had them achieved!

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Extra-Curricular ActivitiesTo enrich campus life and to provide students with an all-round experience, the school strives to offer a vast array of student activities and competitions, such as sports events, music programmes, drama performances, and debate contests, etc.. This year, the school has won numerous first-ever prizes and seized golden opportunities to perform publicly.

Internally, the school has organized inter-class competitions to strengthen the cohesiveness wi th in and among each class whereas externally, inter-school senior form committees have been formed with Munsang College and held social events for alumni and student leaders.

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One feature of the current crop of youngsters that excels over the older generations is their ability to liaise with others. This enables them to get the opportunities not just to have fun, but to learn and grow through the experience and expertise of others. A community with almost a thousand people is certainly the ideal place to start with.

With this in mind, the House System was launched in September 2016. Four Houses with names after four major Biblical figures — Isaiah, Moses, Samuel, and Caleb — form the basic structure of the House System. All students from S1 to S6 are allocated into the four Houses, each with a committee formed by representatives from each Form, with the aim of enhancing vertical integration by providing opportunities for younger students to learn from the invaluable experience and knowledge of their big brothers and sisters, while nurturing the leadership skills of the senior students.

Under the guidance of eight experienced teachers who dutifully take up the posts of Heads of Houses, our first batch of House Committees took up the daunting task of leading over 200 schoolmates in each House to participate in various activities. Talents of different students have been taken care of, with a wide variety of activities having been held. These include sports events like the Annual Athletic Meet as well as dodgeball, football and basketball competitions; cultural activities like debate, quiz on general knowledge, singing contests and even calligraphy competition.

Through these activities, we hope to provide more colours to the school life of students. And we take the expression literally as well, as students may choose to wear their respective House T-shirts as school uniforms, brimming the whole campus with the four vibrant colours. Now in the second year of the House System, we hope every student can paint their school life with their own mix of colourful splashes.

House SystemHouse-brew Joy and Growth in Flying Colours

Colin LaiCoordinator, Board of House

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這次遊學團，同學參訪了台灣多所頂尖大學及學院，

包括國立政治大學文學院和傳播學院、國立台北藝術

大學新媒體學院、台灣大學獸醫學院、輔仁大學醫學

院及外語學院等，令同學認識到台灣高等教育的最新

發展、校園環境、校舍設施和升讀台灣大學的途徑。

同時，同學亦到訪不同的景點，包括九份老街、多個

夜市，品嘗台灣的道地美食，體驗當地的夜市文化；

還參觀了中正紀念堂、自由廣場、忠烈祠、國立故宮

博物院、誠品書店等地，了解台灣的歷史文化。

台灣升學遊學團25-28/2/2018鳴謝民生書院辦學團體贊助是次遊學團

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「我們愛，因為神先愛我們。」《約翰一書1:9》

宗教活動

帶著矛盾去相愛一年一度的福音周已於3月21日至3月27日圓滿舉行！今年的主題為「帶著矛盾去相愛」—同一件事，同一個處

境，當大家帶著不同的身分，不同的家庭背景和經歷走在

一起時，少不免都會產生很多矛盾，要帶著這些矛盾去愛

身邊的家人、同學師長，實在一點都不容易，而需要的勇

氣和力量，更是不可少。

藉著不同的活動，如躲避盤大賽、電影欣賞—《求生走

佬Family》、詩歌分享會等，宗教組希望讓同學們能經驗到靠著天父的愛去愛身邊的人。

復活節崇拜當日，很高興邀請到「人間搞作劇團」到校上

演一套父女劇，深刻地帶出親人之間更需要「帶著矛盾去

相愛」。

Janice姊妹的見證分享及郭建恩傳道的信息分享，讓我們明白天父的愛何等寶貴、真實。

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社工專欄

家長教師會

一天，看到交通燈前並排停著兩輛的士，兩位司機正在交談。快將轉綠燈時，其中

一位司機把一包香煙拋給同伴，然後他們就在分叉路上各自駛開了。

見到這個情境，不禁讓我想到，由讀書開始及至出來社會工作，我們都會結識到談

得來的同學、同事或不同的人，漸漸地大家便結成了朋友。

在孤獨的人生旅途中，有朋友的相伴和互相扶持，是一件多美好的事情呢！即使多

年不見，只要再重逢，那種熟悉的感覺又回來了。而且會特別珍惜彼此的友誼。

所以在我們求學期間，無論多忙，別忘了結交知心好友，因為你會發現，有他們的

陪伴，生活會變得更精彩！

友誼之光梁秀菊（家長教師會主席）

與家長討論子女的情況，最讓家長頭痛的是子女犯錯之後的說謊行為。不少人認為

「坦白承認自己的過失是改過的開始」，然而處理子女犯錯時，父母花費的精神不

少，卻又徒勞無功。工作經驗告訴我，子女選擇以謊話逃避父母的責罰，是因為

「承認過失後，父母的反應通常不是接納或原諒」，甚至「向父母坦白所受的苦會

更多」。

每個人都希望得到別人的認同和欣賞。「家庭」不是「法庭」，子女必須口頭認

錯，父母才能教導他們良好的行為？說謊者是不想破壞自己於大眾面前的形象，子

女向父母說謊並非不重視父母，反而是不希望破壞自己在父母心目中的形象。因

此，父母在子女犯錯後的反應至為重要。倘父母能接納子女犯錯，讓子女知道父母

願意共同面對、予以協助，子女便無須借助說謊而逃避了。

說謊者是不想破壞自己於大眾面前的形象林秀芬姑娘（學校社工）

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輔導組

人生有起有跌，有喜有悲。順境時，我們滿懷希望，昂首闊

步；逆境時，少不免失望、氣餒、憂慮，這時正正考驗我們

抗逆的能耐。與好友吵架、上課遲到，在成人眼中看似微不

足道，卻是青少年日常生活中真實的掙扎和困難。

「逆風的方向　更適合飛翔」

飛機朝逆風方向起飛，比順風能獲得更大升力，使起飛更穩

定、更安全。在逆境中的經驗，亦能幫助我們成長和進步。

因此，學校舉辦不同活動，如小組競技、宿營訓練等，幫助

學生裝備自己，以積極的心態面對種種挑戰。

改變生活小習慣　培養樂觀心境

當我們面對困難時，很容易感到絕望，把事情災難化。此時

我們可提醒自己，事情是「可以改變」或「暫時性」的，那

就較易找到出路，心情自然會好一點！

我們還可以多表達對人和事的感恩，讓自己常存樂觀的心

境，積極面對困難！

建立樂觀心境  共同面對挑戰

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