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HHCKLA Buddhist Chan Shi Wan Primary School

HHCKLA Buddhist Chan Shi Wan Primary School
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✨ Happy Index

Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)

55
High

Primary:11 indicators apply, 6 matched

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HHCKLA Buddhist Chan Shi Wan Primary School
North ・ Primary ・ Est. 1982
📍 Address
Choi Yuen Estate, Sheung Shui, N.T.
📞 Phone
26724813
📠 Fax
26685352
✉️ Email
school@bcsw.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Buddhism
👩‍🏫 Principal
Fong Tze Hang
📅 Founded
1982
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🗣️ Language
Chinese

🎯 Mission

Aim for Buddhist Education and Student basis. Facilitating all rounded development through the learning of Buddhism in a pleasurable, friendly and caring environment. To nurture pupils to be good citizens with a strong sense of community, pupils who love our nation and are eager to serve people. To foster pupils' development in six different aspects of education, especially in spiritual education and to let students experience Buddhist spirit in their daily lives.

📚 Approach & Strategies

Multiple Intelligence Lessons: Provide pupils with extensive learning experience. Promote thematic cross curricular learning programmes and a variety of multilateral learning groups in order to enrich students' learning experiences. Implement school-based International Programme to let students explore the world. Primary 1 to 6 students will join the DreamStarter Project. Through the learning process, students understand and realize the meaning of entrepreneurship. They learn how to solve their problems and their difficulties. Financial Education: The Financially Literate Schools Programme. To nurture students to become 'Life Planners'. Diversified exhibition platform: display student works and collect data for sharing and feedback.

💛 SEN Support

The Student Support Team consists of the following members: Principal, vice principal, SENCO, School-based Educational Psychologist, School-based Speech Therapist, School Social Worker and Support teachers. Our school provides the students with remedial support groups, such as social skills training groups, school-based speech therapy and an Individual Education Plan which help students to get involved in life on campus.

🎨 Whole-person Learning

Buddhist Youth Club, Boy Scouts, Brownies, CYC, Choir, Chinese Orchestra, harp, Flag Raising Team, Little Reporter, Swimming, Rugby, Volleyball, Basketball, Football, Table Tennis, Kin-ball, Rope Skipping, Unicycling, Dancing, Percussion Band, Chinese Painting, Cantonese Opera, Dragon and Lion Dance, Gardening, Pottery , Gifted Education, Mindfulness, Drum, Local and Overseas Learning Programmes, English Ambassadors, STEAM Ambassadors, PE Ambassadors, IT Ambassadors, Reading Ambassadors, Environmental Ambassadors etc.

📋 School Data

All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.

poa_school_net 80
school_type_1 Aided
school_type_2 Whole Day
imc Established
training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members 100%
title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc Ven.
title_of_school_head Ms.
sponsoring_body Heung Hoi Ching Kok Lin Association
school_motto Awaken conscience, inculcate morality, nurture decent deeds and appearance.
school_size 2000
through_train_sec_school -
feeder_sec_school -
nominated_sec_school -
school_bus -
nanny_van Yes
parent_teacher_association Yes
school_alumni_association Yes
asc_school_fee -
asc_tong_fai -
asc_pta_fee $20
asc_charges_for_non_standard_items Charges/Fees for Specific Purposes:$395
asc_others -
fac_no_of_classroom 24
fac_no_of_school_hall 1
fac_no_of_playground 2
fac_no_of_library 1
fac_special_rooms Computer Room, English Language Room, Music Room, Variety Hub, STEM in PE Experiential Centre, STEAM Lab.
fac_others Distance Learning Classroom, Meditation Room, Spiritual Garden, Baicao Garden, Organic Farm
fac_support_for_specialedu Ramp, Accessible lift and Tactile guide path plan.
previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts 44
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training 100
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above 31
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training 49
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 26
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 28
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above 46
previous_year_no_of_class_p1 4
previous_year_no_of_class_p2 3
previous_year_no_of_class_p3 4
previous_year_no_of_class_p4 4
previous_year_no_of_class_p5 4
previous_year_no_of_class_p6 4
previous_year_no_of_class_total 23
current_year_no_of_class_p1 4
current_year_no_of_class_p2 4
current_year_no_of_class_p3 3
current_year_no_of_class_p4 5
current_year_no_of_class_p5 4
current_year_no_of_class_p6 4
current_year_no_of_class_total 24
cs_mode_of_teaching Adopt activity approach and small class size setting in P.1 to P.6. Intensive remedial teaching programmes are offered for students with special learning needs. English lessons employing the NET scheme and English native speakers' teachers are also carried out in P.1 to P.6.
cs_remarks Our school will move to the New Millennium Campus in 2028. The area will be 3 times the size of the existing premises, but still belongs to school Nets 80 (Sheung Shui).
no_of_test_per_year_P1 2
no_of_exam_per_year_P1 1
replace_test_exam_P1 Yes
no_of_test_per_year_P2-P6 0
no_of_exam_P2-P6 3
formulate_appropriate_school_based_assessment_assignment_policy_inform_parents_collect_views_from_teachers_students_parents_regularly Yes
upload_school_assessment_policy_to_school_web Yes
upload_school_assignment_policy_to_school_web Yes
diversified_assessment Adopt multiple means of assessments: Written assessments, listening tests, speaking assessments, project learning, investigating activities, model making, observation, presentation and online assessments etc. Adopt formative assessments and summative assessments. Formative assessment is used to replace examination for Primary 1 students.
avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays Yes
arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon Yes
streaming_arrangement Mixed ability pupils in each class.
no_of_school_days_per_week 5
no_of_periods_per_day 9
duration_of_each_period 35
school_starts_at 8:10
school_starts_at_AMPM AM
school_ends_at 3:25
school_ends_at_AMPM PM
lunch_start_time 11:55
lunch_end_time 12:50
lunch_arrangement Provided by designated supplier and arranged by parents.
school_life_remarks School-based Mindfulness Curriculum, tutorials and class teachers' periods, Life Education Curriculum, interdisciplinary courses, reading lessons. DreamStarter activities are arranged to support students' learning and foster their academic achievement and behaviour. A wide variety of extra curricular activities are organized for nurturing students' multiple intelligence and fulfilling their psychological need.
school_management_url https://www3.bcsw.edu.hk/zh_tw/site/view?name=%E8%A1%8C%E6%94%BF%E6%9E%B6%E6%A7%8B
school_organisation School Administrative Team manages and organizes different departments and job duties.
imc_smc_mc In order to enhance the quality of school based management, the Incorporated Management Committee has been established.
school_green_policy Arouse the sense of environmental protection for teachers, non teaching staff and students. Promote education for sustainable development. It can also nurture their attitudes towards environmental protection and put environmentally friendly life into practice.
school_major_concerns_url http://www.bcsw.edu.hk
school_major_concerns Promote values education, nurture the attributes and skills of life planning and enhance the diversity of reading literacy.
learning_and_teaching_plan_url http://www.bcsw.edu.hk
major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum Life Education: Jockey Club 'Peace and Awareness' Mindfulness Culture in Schools Initiative, The Campus of Hearts – Experiential Learning, Compassionate Children Pilot Programme, Shi Wan Value Education Literacy KOL Scheme, Environmental Conservation: "Green School" Programme.<br>Information Technology: E learning, STEAM education, Campus TV, Distance Learning Classroom, Online Learning Forum, New established STAEM Room (implement school-based STEAM curriculum). <br>Reading Schemes: Theme based Reading Scheme, Book Lovers' Club, Reading Award Scheme, Story-Telling, Good Book Recommendation by Teachers, Book Sharing Activity, Reading Sessions (Morning and Afternoon). <br>Project Learning: Address a real-world problem and lets students integrate and apply knowledge and skills in a STEAM task.
dev_of_generic_skills With interactive teaching strategies and diversified teaching materials, teachers develop students' generic skills through formal and informal curriculum. In addition, our school has four full time native speaking English teachers (NETs) who provide students with a better English learning environment and Global Trekkers (a school-based international programme to let students explore the world.
cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours Cultivate the culture of gratitude and mindfulness. Enlighten students through Buddhism education and help students establish good morality by Having Good Intentions, Speaking Good Words and Doing Good Deeds. To develop students' positive life attitudes and our belief – 'I Can Do It!' so that they could take proper actions to deal with the challenges in their future life.
student_support_url http://www.bcsw.edu.hk
whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity Substantial provisions are available for supporting children with special educational needs. The support is provided by the Student Support Team, which members include the school Principal, the Special Educational Needs Coordinator, teachers and school-based educational psychologists. Moreover, there are enhancement programmes designed for students who are keen on Mathematics and English subjects respectively. For gifted students, our school provides them with special programmes specified in developing their personal social skills and encourage them to participate in competitions. On the other hand, there are school-based after school student support programmes, coaching programmes, school-based speech therapy services etc., in order to cater to every student's needs.
support_for_non_chinese_students Our school provides additional support for NCS students to facilitate their learning of Chinese: appointing additional teacher(s)/teaching assistant(s) to support NCS students' learning of Chinese; and organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school.
curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation The practice of enrichment class and enhancement class can cater to students' learning differences and develop the potential of students with different abilities.
home-school_co-operation_url http://www.bcsw.edu.hk
home-school_co-operation PTA enhances the Home School co-operation and the school development. Our school has set up a parents' network and parent education programme. It allows parents to share and exchange experience. The parent volunteers also provide service for our school for different occasions and events.
school_ethos Promote the sense of "Benefit each other" through Buddhist Education so as to develop the pleasurable, friendly, caring school culture with gratitude and mindfulness.
future_dev_url http://www.bcsw.edu.hk
school_dev_plan 1.Continuous nurture.<br>2.Enhance students' sense of home and national identity through experiential learning. <br>3. Promote mindfulness culture.<br>4. Enhance the diversity of reading literacy. <br>5. Enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching.<br>6. Build a solid foundation for students' career planning.
teacher_pro_training_and_dev All teachers participate in at least 150 hours of continuous professional development activities during the three-year cycle, including seminars, workshops, professional learning tours for teachers, experience sharing sessions, peer lesson observation and evaluation, online courses, courses on the Constitution, Basic Law and National Security Law, etc.

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