優才網誌 (第一百四十六期) 2018/19G.T. BlogBlog 146 - 15/06/2019

The Eighth Graduation Ceremony

中學部

The 8th Graduation Ceremony was successfully held on 31 May 2019. We were delighted to have Professor Wei Shyy, president of HKUST, and Professor Lionel Ni, Provost of HKUST, to be our Guests of Honour and they delivered inspiring and encouraging speeches to our graduates.

This year, our graduates performed a touching song “You raise me up” to show their gratitude to their parents. The ending show was performed by a group of 30 teachers, accompanied by our school orchestra and choir. It was such a night of a lifetime.

Dr. Ken CHENG, Ms. Winnie AUHeads of School Function Group

“Changes are permanent, and we have learnt to undertake different changes at different learning stages. We have been made more flexible, creative, and tough. This permanency has also prepared us for the actual world.”

Vote of ThanksChristy LEE (12B)

▲Group Photo of all the teachers and students

▲Student representatives, Dickson Tong of 12B (first left) and Christy Lee of 12B (first right) presenting a souvenir to school

▲Passionate rendition by teachers ▲Our lovely graduates showing off their talents

▲(From left) Prof. Rex Li, Prof. Lionel Ni, and Dr. Raymond Tam

SecondarySection

A Heart Warming Occasion

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小學部

京都奈良歷史文化交流之旅

全港中小學產品設計大賽 - 再奪佳績

▲同學們向評委介紹「智能節水花灑」 ▲同學們向評委介紹「有機濾水器」▲同學們以角色扮演介紹「智能老人背心」 ▲同學們向評委介紹「老人醫療全方位裝置」

▲從左起；梅家傑老師、林樂童(6B)、李宛庭(6C)、周健 朗(5A)、吳紀彥(5A)、從頒獎嘉賓手上接過獎盃及禮物

▲同學正認真學習日文

▲羅子瑜 (5C) 跟渡邊綾子同學擊掌告別

▲同學在始建於1895年的京都國立博物館前留影▲優才師生與同志社小學校師生合照

　　這趟旅程讓我了解了更多京都、奈良和唐宋兩代的關係，也領略到我們不應該只躲在冷氣房裡打機，當「宅男」、「宅女」；我們應該放眼世界，欣賞自然，認識歷史，跳出既有框框，不要當「井底之蛙」。

林卓銳 (5C)

　　5月26日至5月30日的京都之旅驟晴驟雨，令人不期然想起「雨奇晴好」─一句脫胎自蘇軾《飲湖上初晴後雨》的日本熟語。對！要形容京都，沒有話比它更貼切。無論是晴是雨，京都都有它的美，它的好。「雨奇晴好」正是這次京都之旅的寫照。

　　這五天，優才師生跟熱情的京都同志社小學校師生交流，每天穿梭於橫街小路，漫步在寺院神社，京都市的靜謐含蓄，京都人的嫻雅專注讓學生開了眼界。他們由開首的嘖嘖稱奇，到漸漸明白京都人的生活哲學，及至最後由衷敬佩。至此，這次的旅程已超越知識的學習和交流，影響的還有學生的生活態度和價值觀，一切都變得別具意義。

　　京都─一個千年一瞬，把美好的歷史和文化都凝住的城市。京都之旅不只讓學生一窺唐宋兩代的盛世風光，領略到何謂「雨奇晴好」，還為「地靈人傑」下了個簡單的定義。

中史科吳家康 主任

　　本校同學參加了於5月25日(星期六)由香港理工大學工業及系統工程學系舉辦的「全港中小學產品設計大賽2018-2019」。比賽旨在使同學利用STEM知識應用在日常生活中遇到的難題當中，並提升同學對產品設計的興趣。

　　今年我們共設計了4件新產品，參加了3個範疇的比賽，並在「環保或節能產品」、「穿戴科技」、「衛生保健或復康產品」三個項中，勇奪3個優異獎、1個季軍。

　　要在百多份作品中脫穎而出，同學們在產品設計、製作及演練上均全力以赴，付出了不少時間及心血。加上同學們在評審當天，從容不逼地向評審匯報作品及回應評審題問。同學們能取得佳績，實在可喜可賀!

科技科及科創科梅家傑老師譚駿逸老師

作品名稱

智能老人背心

智能節水花灑

老人醫療全方位裝置

有機濾水器

獎項

「穿戴科技」季軍

「環保或節能產品」優異獎

「衛生保健或復康產品」優異獎

「衛生保健或復康產品」優異獎

得獎同學

吳紀彥(5A)、周健朗(5A)、林樂童(6B)、李宛庭(6C)

胡毅朗(4A)、謝仲禮(4C)、饒洛賓(4C)、葉滋進(4C)

鄭永豪(6D)、彭森穎(6D)、黃智平(5D)、黃靖桐(6B)

梁創希(6B)、陳思捷(5D)、林和明(4A)、吳紀彥(5A)

小學部

秘密天使

全港中小學產品設計大賽 - 再奪佳績 西貢區校際游泳比賽 - 破大會紀錄

▲同學們向評委介紹「有機濾水器」

　　香港這個平均壽命全球最長的地區，老人的身心健康實在不容忽視。生教組於5月25日再次與長者安居協會合作，讓超過400位家長和學生一同化身成為「秘密天使」，透過探訪獨居長者與致贈禮物包，將愛與關懷散播於社區當中。

　　在這個活動中，學生和家長們都受到長者們熱情的招待。其實長者們都渴望有一個跟別人傾訴的機會，一句關懷的話語，已經讓他們倍感窩心。學生與長者閒談的過程中，一方面能夠了解長者的需要，也讓學生於成長課中學到的知識能得以實踐；家長也可透過這個機會培養孩子尊敬長輩的觀念，學會關心長者，建立親子關係。

生命教育組陳忠青主任

▲400位學生及家長於鴻館拍大合照

▲準備出發探望長者，大家都表現得十分雀躍

▲同學及家長們完成探訪長者後，都感到上了 一堂寶貴的課堂

▲同學及家長們都拿着很多福袋準備 探訪長者

　　每逢五月下旬，我們游泳校隊的所有人既興奮，又緊張，正因我們踏上「學界游泳比賽」舞台的日子即將來臨。興奮的是經過了一整年艱辛的訓練後，終於獲得表現的機會；緊張的是害怕一不小心出了意外，一整年的努力將會付諸流水，所以心情十分矛盾。

　　5月24日比賽當天，幸好一切順利。我們參加的六個男女子分組，全都贏得團體獎項。當中張凱敏(5C)、吳韋霆(5D)更是雙金得主，他們參加的兩項個人賽事均得到第一名，後者更連續兩年打破大會記錄，當選「傑出運動員」。總結今屆成績，校隊整體表現出色，成績理想，可喜可賀。

　　最後，容許我借此機會感謝各位教練及現役的泳隊成員，沒有你們的努力，不可能有今日的成績！多謝大家！

體育科何仲佳老師

　　一年一度的西貢區校際游泳比賽於5月24日舉行，我今年參加了50米和100米蛙式。比賽前我非常緊張，因為這一年來我狀態也不太好。在50米蛙泳初賽，我游出自己的最佳時間，終於再有突破，還破了西貢區的游泳紀錄。復活節我到了台灣集訓，加上每週訓練增至六天，終於見到成果，我非常高興。　　接着的100米蛙式決賽，我拿到了冠軍。　　到了下午的50米蛙式決賽，我起跳不佳，未能再做出最佳時間，雖然拿到了冠軍，但我不太滿意，一上水就大哭起來，幸得爸爸媽媽的安慰，我心情才好轉。　　這天比賽非常緊張刺激，有開心也有失望，我自覺我做得不夠好，還有進步和改善的空間。在此多謝老師和教練的支持和鼓勵，還有同學們的打氣。

吳韋霆 (5D)

▲西貢區校際游泳比賽代表賽後大合照

▲泳隊積極參與賽前熱身賽▲最傑出運動員吳韋霆(5D) 及劉釗教練

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Visit The Second Middle School Attached to Fudan University

中學部

Ten GT students visited the Second Middle School Attached to Fudan University from 12 to 18 May 2019. The one-week exchange program started with a warm welcome by buddies’ families on the school campus.

Our students enjoyed the lessons and extra curricular activities in the school during the week. They were excited to visit different places in Shanghai, including the Shanghai Bund, Shanghai History Museum, Shanghai Museum, and the World Expo Museum.

Students also experienced the local culture and delicacies while staying with their host families.

Our students were very thankful for such a great opportunity to learn beyond the classroom.

Albert HONGAssistant Principal

GT... the gospel according to Dewey and Professor Li!

The 3rd Staff Development Day of G.T. College was held on its Tiu Keng Leng campus on 18 May 2018. The whole program had been planned for more than five months as it involved more than 120 teaching staff members from both the primary and secondary sections. The presentations were a mix of creative and academic presentations, with eight collaborative teams working on eight chapters concerning John Dewey’s education theory in his classic, Schools of Tomorrow. Dewey’s education values and initiatives were not just pioneering in his time, but they have also proved to lie salvation for contemporary schools on the globe, and G.T. College is definitely one of them.

Guess what were the inspiring chapters that most colleagues had been hooked into for months and Googling for nights during the reading-and-research process? They were: (1) joyful learning, (2) teachers as facilitators, (3) collaborative learning, (4) catering for individual differences; (5) education of the gifted, (6) education for a happy life, (7) school as workplace, and (8) learning by doing. If you ask colleagues “what is their favourite presentation of the day?” I am sure there might be quite some NOs to the question as all the presentations were really something out of something. May we pay no small tribute to John Dewey for his school of thoughts, and Professor Rex Li for his wise transfer of Dewey’s thoughts into the ABCD personalized learning programs at GT: Grooming the Adorable, Creative Buffs with the Cross-Discipline learning.

Dr. Clara CHENGEnglish Language Teacher

▲Group 3 giving their thumbs-up after their“Collaborative Learning”

▲Group 8 “Learning Dewey by Doing”

▲Professor Li addressing questions raised by different groups in the post-presentation forum

▲Knowing more about Shanghai History at the Shanghai History Museum

▲Visiting the World Expo Musuem

▲Having dinner with the host family

▲Principal Tam elaborating Dewey's ideas in the G.T. curriculum