Happy campus cares for colleagues, diverse stage shines like stars

Islamic Dharwood Pau Memorial Primary SchoolAdhering to the school motto of "Education and Love of Community", we are committed to creating a caring and inclusive campus atmosphere and promoting the all-round development of students' body, mind and soul. The school respects and values ​​diverse cultural backgrounds and ensures that every child can thrive under the most attentive education. Principal Shi Zhiduan pointed out that the school has excellent Chinese teaching advantages - as the only aided primary school in the district that uses English as the main teaching language, the students' language ability is outstanding. The excellent teaching results are directly reflected in the allocation of places for secondary school: 87% of students were assigned their first choice this year, far exceeding the Hong Kong average. The schools to which graduates were assigned are all Band 1 secondary schools that are highly regarded by parents, including Po Leung Kuk Cheung Wing Hing Secondary School, Po Leung Kuk Ho Yin Tong Secondary School, Chinese Christian Church Union College, Ke Lap Secondary School and Tak Oi Secondary School in the district, as well as cross-district True Light Girls' College and Kai Si Secondary School. Their performance is encouraging.

Immerse yourself in rich context and demonstrate confidence and eloquence

The school is well aware of the importance of "biliteracy and trilingualism" and strives to lay a solid language foundation for Chinese and non-Chinese speaking students and inspire language intelligence. Principal Shi said: "Except for Chinese and Mandarin classes, other subjects and activities in school are conducted in English. In a proactive learning atmosphere, students naturally integrate English into daily social life and life, and their language application abilities naturally improve."

Student Language Ambassador Program

The Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCLC) launched the "Student Language Ambassador Program" in November 2025, inviting all primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong to recommend students in their schools to become language ambassadors, so that they can continue to set examples among their groups inside and outside the school, leverage mutual encouragement and interaction among peers, share the joy of learning biliteracy and trilingualism, and promote diverse language practice experiences. In the "Student Language Ambassador Program - Independent Learning Language Exhibition" activity, school ambassadors vividly introduced the scenic spots and food of India and Pakistan, as well as Guangdong and Sichuan provinces, with the theme of "Seeing the Earth in a Moment", making the audience feel like they were embarking on a cultural journey.

In order to provide students with a rich platform to develop their abilities, the school actively carries out various English extracurricular activities. The debate team demonstrated extraordinary eloquence this year. Not only did they win the runner-up position in the HKSSDC finals and the championship in the third round, they also won the "Best Debater Award" in the UNESCO Debate Competition. With their persuasive arguments and excellent teamwork, they greatly improved their speaking skills, logical thinking and self-confidence.

In addition, students actively participated in English speech competitions such as "Time to Talk", "21st Century Cup" and "The 6th AIM Cup". They showed confident and contagious expressions on the stage and won many awards from the judges, reflecting their pursuit of excellence in learning attitude.

Outside the classroom, the school also uses English drama teams, recitation competitions and themed learning activities to enrich the language experience in an all-round way. At the same time, the school makes good use of electronic teaching platforms to promote the "EPIC Reading Challenge", replacing traditional paper reports with interactive websites and electronic progress charts to increase opportunities for daily application of English and lay an extremely solid English foundation for students.

Continue to develop STEAM education and cultivate future innovation and technology talents

The school has listed the active development of STEAM education as a development focus this year. It will delve into interdisciplinary learning from the curriculum and activity levels, comprehensively inspire students' mathematical logic and creativity, and equip them with the 21st century common skills needed to meet future challenges. The school cleverly integrates STEAM elements into science, mathematics, computer and visual arts subjects to provide students with cutting-edge technology teaching such as programming, Scratch, micro:bit and artificial intelligence, and cultivate the spirit of scientific inquiry and problem-solving abilities.

In order to deepen the learning experience, the school specially organized two school-wide "STEAM Day" and AI special courses this year, covering programming, drone control, AI art creation, CoSpace space design and VR virtual reality experience. Students integrate theory through hands-on practice, which not only improves their digital problem-solving abilities, but also improves their technological skills through specialized training.

In addition, the school advocates "Learning through Play" and cleverly uses LEGO building blocks as a fun tool to explore physics and engineering concepts to stimulate students' creativity and logical thinking. The students even represented the school in the FIRST®LEGO® League Explore Programming Robot Competition in July and shone brightly on the competitive stage. In conjunction with the on-campus competition day and cross-border STEAM interactive exchange activities, the school is leading students to step out of the classroom, broaden their international horizons, and gradually grow into forward-looking future innovation and technology talents.

Tradition and innovation are compatible to cultivate students’ all-round development

Promoting students' physical, mental and spiritual health is another major development direction of the school in the coming year. In addition to building a strong body, the school also raises students' attention to mental and spiritual health through diversified activities and training, and builds a warm, friendly and happy campus.

The school has specially set up a "Multiple Intelligences" class section, providing more than 20 interest groups covering the "Eight Intelligences", integrating traditional sports and innovative training to create a stage for students to display their diverse abilities:

• Body dynamics: covering rugby, volleyball, pickleball, lawn ball, rock climbing, hockey, inline skates and taekwondo;

• Interpersonal communication and social services: Establish uniform teams such as Scouts, Girl Scouts, Red Cross Youth League, Hong Kong Youth Corps, Traffic Safety Team and Debate Team;

• Visual space and scientific and technological creativity: embroidery classes, micro-film studios, artistic creation and visual art talent training;

• Mathematical logic and innovation and technology: There are artificial intelligence classes, robotics classes and LEGO elite teams;

• Language intelligence: There are small emcee training, writing classes and Mandarin recitation classes.

Sports and arts activities are also deeply rooted in Chinese cultural elements, including Cantonese opera, Chinese dance, dragon dance and martial arts, etc., to comprehensively enhance cultural literacy. Principal Shi said, "Taking the Cantonese opera team as an example, students can absorb language nutrients and traditional virtues from lyrics, music and script allusions. Chinese-speaking students can experience the beauty of intangible cultural heritage through opera costumes and music; non-Chinese-speaking students can also use this to gain a deeper understanding of local culture, integrate into campus life more quickly, and achieve true inclusiveness and integration."

The unity of home and school, social system and integration, jointly build a sense of belonging for parents and students

Principal Shi understands that family education and school support are the cornerstones of children’s healthy growth, so he attaches great importance to home-school cooperation. The school has established a diversified regular communication mechanism. Each class and interest group has a WhatsApp group. Teachers regularly share students' classroom learning and activity highlights, so that parents can instantly understand their children's school pace. The school also established a YouTube channel "IDPMPS Islamic Dharwood Pau Memorial Primary School" to upload campus radio programs and exciting videos, allowing parents to have a comprehensive understanding of the school's teaching philosophy and student life. In addition to deepening the connection between home and school, the school also strives to enhance the friendship between peers and teachers and students.

This year, the school established a club system for the first time, divided into four major clubs: Turtle, Dove, Camel and Elephant, which greatly enhances students' sense of belonging on campus and strengthens the close connection between classmates and teachers across grade levels. The school even held a special president election to encourage students to actively participate in social affairs and practice leadership and teamwork spirit. Through close communication between home and school and the promotion of social culture, Yibao Primary School has successfully created a warm, trusting and dynamic learning family.