Activities:
Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween is held in October every year. On that day, teachers and students wear different costumes to pretend to be their favourite characters. Students can also learn English vocabulary and understand more about Western culture through playing different stall games and making handcrafts.
English Days
English Days usually last for 2 days. During the English Days, students play hunting game at school. Clues are stuck around the school, so students have to find them and solve the problems.
English Competition
Students are divided into 4 groups to represent their houses in the competition. The representatives in each house need to answer certain types of questions, including phonics, spelling and word guessing. Apart from English knowledge, it enables students to apply their problem-solving and communication skills to answer questions in teams in the competition.
Regular Thematic English Game
NET teacher holds regular thematic English game every year in order to enhance students’ English proficiency. Students are required to find the answers from the selected songs. Last year, “Sound Hunters” was launched for students to participate. Students had to find the correct vocabulary of the correct sounds from songs. This year, “TV Time” is going to launched on Tuesdays. NET teacher introduces some target phrases and sentences during the afternoon assembly. Students have to find the correct phrases or sentences from video clips.
Field Trips
NET teacher and some English teachers bring some students to go on field trips every year so as to help students learn English in an authentic context and environment. Last year, 14 P.4-6 students joined the “Kowloon Walled City & Food Adventure Tour” organized by Walk in Hong Kong. Students were able to learn Chinese culture and eat various traditional food during the trip. Besides, 12 P.3 students participated in the Pizza Making Workshop organized by Mama Mia! Pizzeria. Students were able to learn how to write a recipe in English and make their own pizza with different ingredients.
YouTubers
YouTubers is an extra-curricular activity for P.3-6 students to join after school. It is conducted in English and launched by NET teacher and English teachers. Through joining the team, students can learn various skills of video shooting and editing from school teachers and professionals. Besides, students have different chances to work with peers and create their own video clips. Every year, students join the Filmit Competition which is organized by NET Section. Students form groups and create a 1-minute video clip for the competition.