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Newsletter 2009/10 December, 2009 Issue 2 2009/10學年2009年12月份校訊 (第二期)

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• A Christmas Reflection… 聖誕節回顧：

• Celebration in Honor of Professor Charles Kao‘s Nobel Prize in

Physics 2009 慶祝高錕教授榮獲2009年度諾貝爾物理學獎

• The Professor Charles Kao Award for Innovation and

Enterprise 高錕創新發展獎

• X Jam

• 2009/10 The ISF Academy Quiz Show

弘立書院2009/10年度常識問答比賽

• The ISF Book Fair 2009

2009年弘立書展

• Secondary Speech Festival

中學朗誦節

• Visit from Ho Koon Astronomical Centre for Grade 6 Students

可觀自然教育中心暨天文館講師為六年級學生授教

• Visit from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

波士頓藝術博物館探訪

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• Visit from Ms. Cheung, Renowned Public Speaker

著名朗誦家張嘉悅女士探訪本校

• Visit from Hong Kong Senior Education Workers Association

Ltd. 香港高齡教育工作者聯誼會有限公司探訪

• Admission News 招生資訊

• The ISF Academy at the Ballet!

弘立書院學生置身芭蕾舞團!

• Grade 4 students visit Hong Kong History Museum

四年級參觀歷史博物館

• October Camps 十月露營

• Monthly Coffee Mornings 每月咖啡早會

• Back to School Night and Secondary Welcome Drinks 中學部返校夜和歡迎茶會

• PTA News 家教會資訊

• Achievers 敘名錄

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A Christmas Reflection…

聖誕節回顧：

As we enter the final weeks of 2009, it is appropriate to reflect onour achievements and lessons learned in a challenging and

ultimately successful year for The ISF Academy. We have welcomed

new students, teachers, and parents into The ISF Academy

community and bid farewell to some old friends. Our school has

grown more complex over the past twelve months, requiring new

administrative skills and procedures. While change is a constant in

all schools, as our students change and grow a little each day, we

have also been changing and growing as an institution.

The achievement of MYP authorization this year

m ar ks bo t h t he end o f a j ou r ney and t he

beginning of another. Our school has committed

itself to providing an education that has a strong

global perspective and the IB curriculum framework for secondary

school students offers the most rigorous, challenging, and globally

relevant learning programme. In achieving our aim to become an IB

World School, we have demonstrated our ability to meet

international standards. We now embrace the challenge of further

developing and refining our ISF Academy curriculum within the IB

framework to produce an overall educational experience that reflects

our Chinese cultural roots, and our commitment to bilingual and

bicultural education.

Achieving regular member status of the

Counci l of International Schools (CIS) is

another part of this journey. This does not

mean that The Academy has become an

‗international school‘ in the sense that this

term is understood in Hong Kong. It means that we have joined with

other ‗internationally minded‘ schools to pursue excellence through

external scrutiny, collaborative exchange, and internal reflection. As

the school grows to include the final two years of secondary, we will

seek to become formally accredited with CIS. Our membership is

symbolic of our commitment to improve and learn, both from our

own experiences and the experiences of others.

PRINCIPAL MESSAGE 校長的話

The year ahead poses some significant challenges. We will

formally seek authorization to offer the IB Diploma Programme in

early February and there is a great deal of activity in preparation

for this underway at present. Another ‗Jam‘ awaits us in the final

months of 2010, this time with an environmental theme.

While Christmas is not a traditional Chinese festival, it is both

timely and appropriate to reflect on the fact that there are

elements of the Christmas spirit that are strongly aligned with our

own core values: compassion (仁) for others, respect (孝) fortradition, love (愛) for family and friends, celebration throughceremony (禮 ), and of course the centerpiece of Christmas:peace (和平).

I would like to wish each member of The ISF Academy ‗family‘ a

safe and peaceful Christmas break, full of kindness and

celebration, as we look forward to growing in our wisdom in the

coming year!

Malcolm Pritchard

Principal

Our major fundraising event for

2009 – X Jam – was also a major

milestone in other ways: as a

demonstration of school spirit and

the boundless energy of our

teachers, parents, and of course

our students, to work together to

achieve a shared goal, it was an

eXtraordinary success! The

participation and generosity of

our school community both shone

through on a cool, cloudy day,

giving us all confidence of a

bright future ahead for The

Academy.


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踏進2009年最後數星期，這是我們反思弘立書院在這充滿挑戰，而終有所成的一年獲得經驗教訓的時刻。這一年裏，我們迎來了新的學生，老師和家長，也和一些老朋友道別了。過去的十二個月，弘立書院發展得更為精致複雜，每天都在建立新的管理技能和程序。對所有學校來説，變化是恆常的現象。正如我們的學生每天都在成長和改變一樣，我們作爲一所學校，也在不斷發展和變化。

今年我們獲得國際文憑中學項目的授權，代表著一段旅程的終結但亦是新旅程的起點。弘立書院

成就的另一部分，是學校獲得了國際學校委員會(CIS)頒發的正式會員資格。這並不表示弘立書院成爲了一般香港人心目中的「國際學校」。它的意義是我們由此可以與其他有

「國際視野」的學校一起通過外在的監察，互相合作交流，進行内部檢討，共同追求卓越。當中學發展至最後兩年，我們會正式向CIS申請認可資格。我們的會員資格象徵著我們從自己及其他學校的經驗中學習和改善的決心。

我們2009年重點籌款項目「X Jam」亦是一個主要的里程碑。它展現了弘立書院的精神和教師、家長、學生的無窮精力。他們為達成一個共同的目標一起努力，非常成功！弘立社群的慷槪和參與為那陰冷的一天注入了熱能，使我們相信弘立書院會有美好的前景。

未來的一年一些重要的挑戰擺在我們面前。二月初我們會正式申請授權提供國際文憑大學預科項目。現階段仍有很多準備活動在籌劃中。在2010年的下半年有另一個「Jam」在等著我們，而這一次的主題是環境保護。

雖然聖誕節不是中國的傳統節日，但是其中存在的元素跟弘立書院的價值觀非常吻合，很适宜我們在這個時候思考一番。這些包括：對他人的「仁」；對傳統的「孝」；對家人、朋友的「愛」；以「禮」祝賀；當然還有聖誕節的中心思想，即「和平」。

我在此祝願弘立書院「大家庭」的每一位成員有一個平安的聖誕假期，和充滿仁愛和喜慶；同時展望來年智慧的增長！

查永茂總校長

承諾提供全球視野的教育。在中學國際文憑課程架構内，向社會提供最嚴格，最具挑戰性和與世界接軌的學習項目。為達到我們成爲國際文憑學校的目標，我們展示了足夠的能力。我們會接受挑戰，在國際文憑的架構内使弘立書院的課程更為精緻前衛，打造一套整體的教育經驗，以反映我們植根于中華文化及教授學生精通雙語和中英文化的承諾。

PRINCIPAL MESSAGE 校長的話

The ISF Academy receives authorization

for IBO’s Middle Years Programme

The ISF Academy received its Letter of

Authorization to offer the Middle Years

Programme (MYP) from the International

Baccalaureate (IBO) on November 17,

2009. This followed the authorization visit

from the IBO MYP team from November 3 to

5, 2009. This is a significant achievement

for our entire school community as The ISF

Academy now formally joins the IB

community as an IB World School.

Congratulations go to our parents and

students, our MYP Coordinator and teaching

faculty, and our leadership team, all of whom

have contributed to the development of our

unique teaching and learning environment.

Our focus now turns to the forthcoming

authorization process for the IB Diploma

Programme, scheduled for February, 2010.

弘立書院獲授權國際文憑組織的中學項目

弘立書院於2009年11月17日收到國際文憑組織正式授權提供國際文憑組織中學項目的致函。這是國際文憑組織中學項目組於11月3至5日授權探訪的結果。弘立書院現已正式加入了國際文憑社群，成為國際文憑世界學校的一員，這是弘立社群的一項顯著的成就。

恭賀弘立全體家長、學生、我們的中學項目協調員及教職員、領導團隊及所有為發展本校獨特的教與學模式而努力的每一位人仕。

未來的重點將是準備於2010年2月的國際文憑大學預科項目的授權探訪。


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Celebration in Honor of Professor Charles Kao’s

Nobel Prize in Physics 2009

慶祝高錕教授榮獲2009年度諾貝爾物理學獎

The whole school celebrated with joy the outstanding achievementsof our Founding Chairman of the Board, Professor Charles Kao, who

won The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics "for groundbreaking

achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical

communication". The celebration took place on Thursday, December

10, 2009, the same day on which Professor Kao received his Nobel

Prize in Stockholm, Sweden.

Grade 1 to 5 students participated in a Cake-Cutting Ceremony co-

hosted by Mr. Peter Wong, Vice-Chairman of the Board, and our

Principal, Mr. Malcolm Pritchard, in The S.K. & Margaret Wong

Gymnasium. They then returned to their classrooms for a special

one-hour Guided Discovery lesson to learn more about the life of

Professor Kao and his work in fiber optics. The day ended with a

party in their homerooms.

Secondary students attended a seminar entitled ―Fiber Optics and the

Inter-connected World‖ given by two of our Governors, Professor

Matthew Yuen, Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at

the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; and Dr. William

Lo, who was instrumental in the development of Netvigator in Hong

Kong for PCCW. Professor Yuen first talked about the fundamentals

and the physics of fiber optics and Dr. Lo introduced its applications

and discussed the emergence of the information era. The Secondary

celebration concluded with a Cake-Cutting Ceremony in The S.K. &

Margaret Wong Gymnasium.

(Contributed by: Ms. Edna Woo, Manager of Admission, Development

and Community Relations)

弘立全體師生帶著喜悅的心情，慶祝我們的創校校董會主席高錕教授，榮獲2009年度諾貝爾物理學獎--「利用纖維傳送光以達成光學通訊」這個具開拓性的傑出成就。這個慶祝會於2009年12月10日(星期四)，即與高錕教授在瑞典斯德哥爾摩領取諾貝爾獎的同日舉行。

小學一至五年級學生在黃錫權黃黃秉彝體育館，參與了由校董會副主席黃匡源太平紳士及總校長查永茂先生主持的切蛋糕儀式。之後他們返回教室，出席特別安排的一小時探索課，以更深入地了解高教授的軼事與他的光纖研究工作。

而中學生出席了由兩位校董，香港科技大學機械工程學系系主任袁銘輝教授；以及對電訊盈科網上行在香港發展作出重大貢獻的盧永仁博士主講題為「光纖與互聯世界」的講座。首先袁教授論述有關光纖的基礎理論及物理學原理，盧博士接著講解光纖的應用及討論了嶄露頭角的資訊時代。之後他們返回黃錫權黃黃秉彝體育館參與切蛋糕儀式。

(資料提供：招生、發展及社區聯系經理胡文娟女士)

NEWS & EVENTS 新聞與活動


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The Professor Charles Kao Award

for Innovation and Enterprise

高錕創新發展獎

弘立書院宣佈為小學及中學部學生增設高錕創新發展獎。高錕教授是弘立書院創校校董會主席，他曾代表弘立書院校董會向政府提出申請，在香港建立一所全新教育模式的學校。他提出的教育理念「學習！學習！學習！」，正如他的座右銘，已成爲弘立書院的辦學宗旨和教學理念。學校鼓勵學生主動探究、提問和利用各方面的途徑進行學習。此獎項是對他在研究領域的工作精神、終身學習的態度和獨立思考能力的獎勵。高教授憑藉著對於光纖潛在的光傳輸特性的遠見，帶領研究人員把它的應用提升到一個新的水平，這項技術上的突破對全球的通信系統產生了革命性的影響，延伸至人類社會的每一個角落。

高錕創新發展獎的獲獎者不僅要具有一定的創新精神和創造能力，而且還要具有一定的社會責任感和道德感、尊重教育、是獨立的思考者並在某一領域展示出發展的潛力。

此獎項的目標是促進學生主動學習並發展自身潛力；鼓勵、提升和發展學生的創新精神和創造能力；為學生提供擴展學習經驗的機會。

Speech given by a Grade 9 student, Keith

Mak, at a celebration party to honor

Professor Charles Kao:以下是九年級麥子祺同學在慶祝高錕教授的敍會上的講詞：

To many people, Professor Charles Kao is the

Father of Fiber Optics and a Nobel Prize

winner. However, to the students of The ISF

Academy, he is also one of the founders of our

school. The connection between Professor

Kao and The ISF Academy is special.

We, at The Academy, emphasize Eight Virtues

Plus One. These values contributed to

Professor Kao’s success and recognition. As

the third Vice Chancellor of the Chinese

University of Hong Kong, Professor Kao

treated students as friends, colleagues, and

fellow learners. He acted humbly, respectfully,

and politely - all virtues we encourage at The

Academy.我們弘立書院非常重視八德一智，這八德一智在高錕成功和得到認同的路上扮演了相當重要的角色。他當中文大學第三任校長時，他和學生們的關係就好像同學，同事和學習的夥伴。他虛心，友善及尊重他人的做人處事態度，正是我們弘立書院所推崇的。

It is never easy to stand out in a crowd, let

alone in a crowd of top, international,

physicists. However, with his innovation and

research, Professor Kao has indeed stood out.

Professor Kao’s passion for learning and

discovering includes a desire to affect change.

This hunger for change led him to build this

school, a school with students who can inherit

his spirit, and spread it to future generations.

The final awards ceremony for the Nobel

Prizes is being held today, December 10, in

Stockholm, Sweden; thus, we are taking this

opportunity to celebrate our special connection

and respect for Professor Kao.這個諾貝爾獎的頒獎典禮將會在今天十二月十日在瑞典的斯德哥爾摩舉行。我們借此機會慶祝我們和高錕教授的特別關係以及對他的崇高的敬意。

Please join me in an ISF clap for our very own,

Professor Charles K. Kao.

The school is proud to announce the launch of the Professor Charles

Kao Awards for Innovation and Enterprise for Primary and Secondary

students. Professor Charles Kao is the Founding Chairman of The

Independent Schools Foundation and led The ISF Academy‘s

application to the government for a new model of education in Hong

Kong. His philosophy of education, encapsulated in his motto

―Learning! Learning! Learning!‖, shaped the vision and philosophy of

education at our school, encouraging our students to explore, question

and engage in multiple modes of learning. He is celebrated for his

research work, his commitment to lifelong learning, and his emphasis

on original and independent thinking. His unselfish decision to give up

possession of the patent for fiber optic technology led to a far-reaching

impact in the world of global communications.

The recipient of the Professor Charles Kao Award for Innovation

and Enterprise must demonstrate endeavor that shows innovation and

creativity. The recipient must also be community minded, non-

materialistic, have a respect for education, be an independent thinker, a

humanitarian, and exhibit commitment to advancement in a chosen

area.

The objectives of the award are to recognize student initiative and

potential; encourage, promote, and facilitate the development of new

ideas and innovation; and to provide students with the opportunity to

broaden their learning experience.



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On Saturday, November 21, 2009, The ISF Academy organized its secondannual fundraising event, the X Jam, in support of the Aspire Campaign. The

Aspire Campaign was launched last year with a goal of raising HK$300 millionfrom 2008 through to 2014. Funds raised will be used to support three

initiatives:

Advancing Innovation: buildings and new facilities;

Advancing Excellence: student and professional development programs; and

Advancing Opportunity: scholarships and financial aid.

The event was truly remarkable and a huge success raising approximately

HK$2.8 million. On the day, the school featured a host of X citing, fun and

challenging activities, arts and crafts, games, and performances. All of these

activities were carefully chosen to engender the values of the X games: with

the core values of our school – Determination, Perseverance, Courage,

Passion and Safety, these are qualities that are aligned the core values in

sport play a very important role at The Academy as we prepare our students

for the 21st century. A healthy exposure to sports enables our children to learn

to set goals and test their limits, further building characteristics of strength and

stamina that equip them to excel in all facets of life.

Present on the day were Governors, teachers, staff, parents and friends. The

success of the event was due to the tremendous hard work and efforts of our

dedicated X Jam Committee members as well as so many of our parents

volunteers who helped bring all this together over the last 11 months and on

the days leading up to the X Jam. We could not have done this without their

help and we are truly grateful and appreciative of this wonderful demonstration

of The ISF Academy‘s community at its best.

The highlight of the day was almost certainly the demonstration of skills by the

Federation of Extreme Sports and the favorite activities for so many of our

students were undoubtedly the giant slides and bungee trampoline.

(Contributed by: Ms. Mimi Yeung, Manager of Admission, Development and

Community Relations)

X JAM


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A reflection from students, Ronald Choy,

Foundation Zhong, on his experience in the

Wheel.a.thon.以下的圖畫是預備班忠蔡康鐳同學對Wheel.A.Thon的感想

X JAM

2009年11月21日(星期六)，弘立書院舉辦了「雄心萬丈」計劃的第二次籌款活動「X Jam」。「雄心萬丈」計劃在去年揭開了籌款活動的序幕，目標在2008至2014年間籌得港幣3億元。籌得的資金將投入以支持三大使命:

銳意創新:教學樓及新建設施;精益求精:學生及專業培訓永久基金;及創建新機: 獎學金與助學金。

活動取得圓滿成功並達到我們的籌款目標，籌得約港幣280萬元。活動當天，學校預備了一連串充滿剌激、有趣味又具挑戰性的活動、手工藝、遊戲及示範表演。這些X games (極限活動)都經過精心挑選，以帶出本校的核心價值--果斷果敢、堅毅不撓、無畏無懼、熱情投入及安全至上。這些體育運動所宣揚的核心價值，對於學生迎接21世紀的挑戰有著重大作用。令孩子學會設定目標、建立自信與毅力，裝備好自己以做好生活的各方面。

出席活動的有校董會成員、教職員、家長及賓客。此次活動取得巨大成功，皆因所有「X Jam」委員、家長義工努力不懈，在過去的11個月裡積極籌備，讓「X Jam」能夠順利進行。沒有他們的的精心組織和參與，「X Jam」活動便不能成功舉辦，向社區展示了弘立書院最好的一面。

當日的焦點項目，是由Federation of Extreme Sports提供的示範表演，而giant slides 及bungee trampoline無容置疑是最受歡迎的活動….

(資料提供：招生、發展及社區聯系經理楊美華女士)


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The ISF Academy Quiz Show for primary students wassuccessfully held in October. The participants learnt about

the importance of team work, especially in the tasks that

required them to work together. This was definitely an

excellent opportunity to build up class and school spirit.

Students were enthusiastic about the quiz and listened

eagerly to the questions as they cheered their classmates

on. Everyone found it to be most exciting and enjoyable.

In line with our school‘s mission and vision, questions were

given in either Putonghua or English. Topics covered

include: Chinese, current affairs, English, Mathematics,

Science, History and Geography. The questions in the

audience participation round also greatly contributed to the

atmosphere.

The school thanks all our parent volunteers who worked

tirelessly on putting this together. We especially thank our

parent Ms Yu-Hwei Cheng, and our teachers Ms Dianna

Toufeili, Ms Pun Fan, Ms Sharyn Skrtic, Ms Weiling Chao,

and Ms Twinky Li.

(Contributed by: Ms. Shan Ning, Primary Head)

2009/10 The ISF Academy Quiz Show

弘立書院2009/10年度常識問答比賽

小學問答比賽已經在十月完滿結束，參與的同學組成團隊彼此合作。這是一個很好的機會提高班級及學校士氣，學生們都全神貫注地聆聽比賽問題、相互鼓勵、表現得興奮及享受比賽過程。

為配合學校的理念及目標，我們採用中英文雙語的問答形式進行，問題涵蓋中文、時事、英文、數學、科學、歷史及地理。獲獎班級名單如下：

我們感謝所有家長義工的支持和幫助。在此特別嗚謝我們的家長鄭宇慧女士和一班勞苦功高的老師Dianna Toufeili、潘璠、Sharyn Skrtic、趙蕙鈴及李瑾為整個比賽付出的努力。

(資料提供：小學校長單寧女士)

Item Award Class

2009/10 The ISF

Academy Quiz Show

Winner

1st Prize

Grade 5 Xiao

Grade 4 Ren

Grade 3 Ren

Grade 2 He

2nd Prize

Grade 5 Zhong

Grade 4 Xiao

Grade 3 Li

Grade 2 Ai

2009/10 The ISF

Academy Quiz Show –

Best Listener Award

Grade 4 Ai

Grade 3 Xiao

Grade 2 Zhong

Grade 2 Ren

Grade 1 Li

項目獎項班別

弘立書院09-10年度常識

問答比賽

冠軍

五孝

四仁

三仁

二和

亞軍

五忠

四孝

三禮

二愛

弘立書院09-10年度

常識問答比賽最佳聽衆班

級

四愛

三孝

二忠

二仁

一禮



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The Clifford C.F. Wong Libraries hosted a verysuccessful book fair in the ISF Circle from

December 2 to 4, 2009. Six vendors, including

The Stanford House, Hong Kong Book Centre,

Naxos Audio Books, Reader‘s Bookstore, Chung

Hwa Company Ltd. and Innovation Publishing

Limited, joined the book fair and provided a wide

range of books, audio materials, and software. It

was a great pleasure to see our students,

teachers and parents enjoying their visits to the

book fair and getting the chance to purchase their

favorite books in the school! Our dedicated parent

volunteers helped students to write their wish lists

if they forgot to bring money to buy books or if

they needed more money for more books! There

were many return customers for the book fair! In

addition, some parents wanted to donate the titles

teachers put down on the teachers‘ wish lists for

the classroom libraries. With the help and support

from the PTA, students, teachers, staff, parents

and vendors, the book fair was well received by

the ISF community. Thank you!

(Contributed by: Ms. Karen Ip, Head Librarian)

The ISF Book Fair 2009

2009 年弘立書展

弘立書院圖書館於2009年12月2日至4日舉辦了一個非常成功的書展。六個參展商包括史丹福書屋，香港圖書中心，Naxos有聲書，讀書人書店，中華書局和創新出版有限公司提供了大量的書籍和電腦軟件以供選擇。書展期間看見學生們、老師們和家長們能夠在校園選購自己喜愛的書籍，實在是一件愉快的事。有些學生忘記帶錢又或沒有足夠的錢，熱心的家長義工們便為他們填寫書單保留那些他們想買的書籍，有很多同學和家長更不止一次來書展參觀和購書。不少家長還認捐了老師們寫在書單上的書籍，作爲課室圖書館的用途。弘立書展在家長教師會、老師們、同學們、職員們、家長們和參展書商的幫助和支持之下，已成爲學校社群中一項廣受歡迎的盛事。謝謝大家！

(資料提供：圖書館館長葉錦蓮女士)



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The ISF Academy Speech Festival is an essential element oflanguage development at The ISF Academy and it took on an

exciting, new dimension on Friday, October 30, 2009, with each

grade exploring one genre of literature:

Grade 6 students read poetry; Grade 7 students shared some of

their favorite prose pieces; Grade 8 students were involved in

Group Interpretation, a type of choral reading; Grade 9 students

participated in Farrago, a themed approach to combining two

genres of literature; and Grade 10 students wrote and delivered

their own persuasive speeches on specified topics.

Recognition for excellence was given in the form of Teacher

Choice Awards and Student Choice Awards. The Teacher Choice

Award recipients were videotaped and their speeches were

shared through the Campus TVs during the month of November.

(Contributed by: Ms. Shelia Klein, Secondary Head)

(Contributed by: Jagannathan Poonkuzhali, Subject Head of Science (Secondary))(資料提供：科學學科組長(中學) Jagannathan Poonkuzhali女士)

Visit from Ho Koon Astronomical Centre for Grade 6 Students

可觀自然教育中心暨天文館講師為六年級學生授教

Secondary Speech Festival

中學朗誦節


2009年10月30日(星期五)的弘立書院朗誦節，是各班級在語文發展，以及鑚研這種文學體裁不可或缺的一個活動:

六年級學生朗誦詩詞；七年級學生分享了他們喜愛的散文作品；八年級學生參與了集體朗誦；九年級學生參加了揉合兩種文學體裁的朗誦；而十年級學生就以特定的主題寫作，並發表了打動人心的演說。

「教師心目中最佳表現獎」及「學生心目中最佳表現獎」頒發給表現卓越的演出者。「教師心目中最佳表現獎」得主演出的錄影片段更透過校園電視，在11月期間與大家分享。

(資料提供: 中學校長Shelia Klein女士)


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Visit from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

波士頓藝術博物館學院探訪

On Tuesday, October 13, 2009 theschool hosted a special visitor at The ISF

Academy, Ms. Susan Clain, Dean of

Admissions from the School of the

Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA), Boston.

Ms Clain visited our school to talk to our

Grade 9 and 10 students. Ms Clain spoke

about SMFA‗s undergraduate programs

and answered students questions. She

also reviewed the portfol ios of our

students. The presentation was 90%

artwork—showcasing work by current SMFA students, faculty, staff, and

alumni of SMFA lasting more than an hour and a half. The student‘s paid

rapt attention as Ms Clain went through an exciting range of art works in

different media. The spectrum of work included ceramics, film, animation,

painting, photography and sculpture to name a few. The students showed

interest in pursuing the four-week summer programme at SMFA that

would give them a taste of future higher studies in the area of Visual Arts.

(Contributed by: Ms. Chitrakala Varma, Secondary Subject Head of Arts)

招生學院院長Susan Clain女士，她為九至十年級學生介紹藝術博物館學院的學士課程和解答學生疑問。她更檢閱學生們的成績。在一小時三十分鐘的演講中有90%是以現時藝術博物館學院的學生、教職員和他們的畢業生作介紹，學生們全神貫注地欣賞他們以不同技術製作的插圖。這些一系列的製作包括陶瓷製作、電影製作、卡通片繪製、繪畫藝術、攝影技術、雕塑技術等等，不能盡錄。學生更對藝術博物館學院在暑假開辦為期四星期的暑期課程非常感興趣，為他們未來在視覺藝術科的學習有更好的基礎。

(資料提供：中學部美術學科組長ChitrakalaVarma女士)

Renowned public speaker, one of the judges of the Hong Kong SecondarySpeech Festival, and Hong Kong speech curriculum editor Ms. Ka Yuet

Cheung visited The ISF Academy on Tuesday, October 13, 2009. She offereda presentation on “Why Speech?” and “How to Do Speech?”to all of oursecondary students. She also gave a speech demonstration for our students.

The visit provided a unique opportunity for our students to develop further the

art of public speech and prepare for The ISF Academy Speech Festival.

(Contributed by: Mr. Levi Gao, Deputy Secondary Head and Director of

Chinese Language & Culture)

Visit from Ms. Cheung, Renowned Public Speaker

著名朗誦家張嘉悅女士探訪本校

著名朗誦家、香港中學朗誦節特邀評委、香港中學生朗誦教材編者張嘉悅女士於10月13日應邀到弘立書院，為中學部全體同學做「為何朗誦」和「如何朗誦」的演講，並即場進行精彩的示範。此活動是希望學生增進朗誦的基礎知識，為稍後的學校朗誦節作準備和鋪墊。

(資料提供：中學副校長，中國語文及文化總監高小剛先生)


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Visit from Hong Kong Senior

Education Workers Association Ltd.

香港高齡教育工作者聯誼會有限公司探訪

The Hong Kong Senior Education WorkersAssociation Ltd. organized an exchange activity on

November 26, 2009 for retired educators from

Guangzhou, Macau and Hong Kong. One of the

highlights for this activity was the opportunity to visit

The ISF Academy – a young, private independent

school with a strong emphasis on bilingual language

acquisition. Before they joined a celebration dinner

with Professor Charles Kao‘s wife in the evening, they

visited our school. They all enjoyed their visit very

much as it allowed them to better understand The ISF

Academy and also gave them a platform to compare

and contrast the similarities and differences between

The ISF Academy and the schools they were familiar

with. Mr. Ho King On, Vice President of the Hong

Kong Senior Education Workers Association Ltd.,

was impressed with our assessment approaches and

thanked the school for the opportunity of the visit.

(Contributed by: Mr. Coleman Chau, Manager of

Admission, Development and Community Relations)

在11月26日香港高齡教育工作者聯誼會安排來自廣州、澳門及香港的退休教師探訪本校，並進行一個重要的交流活動。他們其中一項重頭節目便是參觀本校 – 一所在茁壯中成長和推行雙語教學的私立獨立學校。藉此加深他們了解本校及本地學校的分別，而高齡教工會理事何景安先生欣賞本校擺脫考試主導和感謝本校安排這次的探訪。其後他們出席與高錕教授夫人之慶祝晚宴。

(資料提供：招生、發展及社區聯系經理周迪遒先生)

2010/11 Admission Briefing and Open Campus DaysThe 2010/11 Primary Admission Briefing Session was held on

September 26, 2009 and attended by more than 300 parents. Adding

this number with the attendees of our monthly Open Campus Days,

which have an average audience of 100, we have hosted close to

1,000 prospective parents since the start of this academic year. For

many of the parents, the highlight was talking to our parent volunteers

and our student ambassadors.

Our upcoming Open Campus Days will be on the Tuesdays of

January 19 (Secondary), April 20, May 18 and June 8, 2010. Please

contact our Admission Office at 2202 2028 or email

[email protected] for a reservation.

Admission Application for 2010/11Grade 2 to Grade 10The Admission Office is currently processing the 2010/11 Foundation

Year and Grade 1 Batch 1 applications. We are now accepting

applications for the 2010/11 Grade 2 to 10 classes. Application

packages can be obtained from our Primary and Secondary School

Offices or downloaded from our website. The application deadline is

Friday, April 9, 2010 and admission assessments will be arranged

between mid-April and late May 2010. For admission enquiries,

please contact our Admission Office at 2202 2028 or email

[email protected].

(Contributed by: Mr. Coleman Chau, Manager of Admission,

Development and Community Relations)

2010/11 小學入學簡介會及每月的校園開放日2010/11學年的小學入學簡介會於2009年9月26日舉行，約有300名家長出席。由學期初至今，每月的開放日平均有100位家長參加，現已累積接近1,000名有意報讀本校的家長。他們都期待在開放日中與家長義工和學生大使作交流。

本學年其餘的校園開放日將於2010年1月19日(中學部)、4月20日、5月18日及6月8日(星期二)舉行。請聯絡招生部預留座位，電話2202 2028，聯絡電郵件地址[email protected]。

2010/11學年小學二年級至中學十年級入學申請招生部現正處理2010/11學年小學預備班及一年級第一階段的入學申請，並已經開始接受2010/11學年小學二年級至五年級和中學六年級至十年級的入學申請。招生冊子可於學校小學校務處和中學校務處索取，或由學校網站下載。申請截止日期為2010年4月9日（星期五），入學試將於2010年4月中旬至5月底進行。如有任何招生事宜的查詢，請聯絡招生部，聯絡電話2202 2028，電子郵件地址[email protected] 。

(資料提供：招生、發展及社區聯系經理周迪遒先生)

Admission News

招生資訊


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Grade 9 and 10 Dramastudents attended the Hong

Kong Ballet's production of

'Romeo and Juliet' on

Sunday, October 18. Our

students experienced a

wonderful performance set to

The ISF Academy at the Ballet!

弘立書院學生置身芭蕾舞團!

Grade 4 students visit Hong Kong History Museum

四年級參觀歷史博物館

◄ Look! Students using all their senses during a History Lesson onHong Kong in the 60s!你看！參觀六十年代的香港歷史時，我們眼看、手寫，多麼用心啊！

◄ Visiting the museum gave our students a better understanding of life in Hong Kong in the 20th Century.參觀日佔時期的展覽後，我們更深入地了解當時人們艱辛的生活，也會珍惜眼前的幸福。

(Contributed by: Ms. Lei Lu, Head of Year (Grade Four))(資料提供；年級組長(四年級)陸蕾女士)

FIELD TRIP 校外硏習

中學九及十年級戲劇組學生，於10月18日(星期日)參與了香港芭蕾舞團製作的「羅密歐與茱麗葉」。本校學生在普羅高菲夫的音樂下經歷了一次難忘的演出。舞蹈員對藝術的奉獻精神及具創造性的舞台元素(服裝、背景道具及燈光)令他們留下深刻的印象。我們熱切期待再有機會向香港充滿活力的藝術團體學習。

(資料提供：老師Kevin McEvoy先生)

the music of Sergei Prokofiev. The dedication of the dancers and

creativity of the technical elements (costume, set, and lighting)

impressed us all. We look forward to learning from Hong Kong's

vibrant Arts community again soon.

(Contributed by: Mr. Kevin McEvoy, Teacher)

► Students at a display of a typical 1960s classroom, as though they are learning at the scene. 置身在六十年代的學堂，我們彷彿感受到當時學童求學的情景，也不禁認真思考起來！


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October Camps

十月露營

On Thursday to Friday, October 22

to 23, 2009 Grade 4 students went

to Mui Wo, Lantau Island

四年級學生於2009年10月22至23日(星期四至五)到大嶼山梅窩露營

On Thursday to Friday,

October 22 to 23, 2009

Grade 4 students went to

Mui Wo, Lantau Island

五年級學生於2009年10月22至23日(星期四至五)到大

嶼山梅窩露營



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Grade 6 to 10 Camps六至十年級露營

It is an annual rite of passage for ISF Academy

students to attend outdoor education camps in

October. The camps promote a sense of community

and enable the students to bond with each other at

the beginning of the academic year. In 2009, the

students were also able to participate in learning

connected to community and service. The outdoor

rigor of camp life, combined with the added elements

of community and service, made the trips memorable

for all students. The team from Dragonfly helped us

to create fantastic camps for each grade level during

the week of October 5, 2009:

(Contributed by: Ms. Shelia Klein, Secondary Head)

Here is what Vivien To, a Grade 6

student, had to say about her

camp experience this year.以下是六年級杜芍蕙同學對露營的感想：

On October 7, 2009, Grade 6 went to

a camp in Hoi Ha. We were very

excited because we were able to

kayak and snorkel. We also played

water and team building games that

helped us to think about ourselves in

different ways. Fun too was a

mangrove study, which helped us

learn about the plants and living

things around the area. We also

cooked our own meals. By doing

this, and by washing our own dishes,

we learned that we have to be

independent and do things ourselves.

On the last night we had a barbecue

dinner, including smores made from

crackers, marshmallows, and

chocolate. Even though, at the

beginning of the trip, we thought

camp might be bad, it was a really

fun time. Thank you, Dragonfly, for

treating us so nicely and for making

camp fun!”

秋季戶外教育營是弘立書院學生每年務必參與的年度活動。教育營提倡團體精神及令學生在學年之初互相了解。在2009年，學生更有參與學習社區聯繫及服務的機會。艱巨的露營生活揉合社區聯繫及服務的元素，令學生對旅程留下更深刻回憶。感謝Dragonfly團隊，協助我們在2009年10月5日這一星期裡，為每個班級舉辦了一次精彩的露營活動。

(資料提供: 中學校長SheliaKlein女士)


◄ Grade 9 Students中學九年級學生

► Grade 7 Students中學七年級學生

▼ Grade 10 Students中學十年級學生

▲ Grade 8 Students中學八年級學生

◄ Grade 6 Students中學六年級學生


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The school generally holds three coffee mornings every month forour parents, the first Tuesday of each month is a session with our

principal Mr. Malcolm Pritchard, the second Tuesday of the month is

a session with the Primary Head, Ms Shan Ning, and the second

Wednesday of the month is a session with the Secondary Head, Ms

Sheila Klein. The 12 coffee mornings that we have had since the

start of our academic year in September 2009 allow our Senior

Management Team to know our parents better and also serve as an

opportunity get to keep parents informed about developments in the

school.

Recent discussions at our primary coffee mornings include a sharing

of views on the report card assessment, teachers‘ professional

training in Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD) strategies

as well as the next stage of the primary development.

Monthly Secondary Coffee Mornings are usually informal Question

and Answer sessions with Mr. Malcolm Pritchard, Ms. Sheila Klein,

Dr. Levi Gao, Deputy Head of Secondary Division and Director of

Chinese Language and Culture, Mr. Andrew McHugh, Dean of

Instruction and Mr. Nicholas Forde, IB Diploma Programme

Coordinator (IB-DP). A variety of issues are usually discussed

including DP class selection, the IB authorization process,

instruction, student expectations, and staffing.

We enjoy meeting our parents at each coffee morning and look

forward to their continued support.

(Contributed by: Ms. Shan Ning, Primary Head and Ms. Sheila Klein,

Secondary Head)

Monthly Coffee Mornings

每月咖啡早會

On Wednesday, September 30, 2009, the SecondaryFaculty and the Community Relations Department hosted

an evening of activities, presentations, and Q and A. It was

the Secondary Back to School Night when parents mingled

with their son‘s or daughter‘s Homeroom teacher, Head of

Year, and Subject Head and attended both MYP and DP

Information Sessions. It was also an evening to join the

Senior Management Team for welcome drinks in the

Secondary Square.

(Contributed by: Ms. Sheila Klein, Secondary Head)

Back to School Night and Secondary Welcome Drinks

中學部返校夜和歡迎茶會

PARENT WORKSHOP 家長工作坊

2009年9月30日(星期三)晚上，中學部與發展部舉辦了集活動、專題發佈及問答會於一身的中學部返校夜。當晚家長與子女的班主任、年級組長及學科組長，一同出席了「國際文憑組織中學項目」及「國際文憑大學預科項目」座談會。這晚在中學廣場同時舉行了高級管理團隊的歡迎茶會。

(資料提供: 中學校長Shelia Klein女士)

學校平均每月為家長舉行三次咖啡早會，總校長查永茂先生會出席每月第一個星期二的早會；小學校長單寧女士會出席每月第二個星期二的早會；而中學校長Sheila Klein則會出席每月第二個星期三的早會。由本學年九月開始一連12次的咖啡早會，讓我們的高級管理團隊有機會與家長加深認識，亦令家長得到更多學校發展的資訊。

最近的一次小學咖啡早會，討論了學生的評估報告表、教師在 Guided Language AcquisitionDesign (GLAD) 的專業訓練與及小學部進一步的發展。

每月的中學咖啡早會，通常以問答會形式與總校長查永茂先生、中學校長Sheila Klein、中學副校長，中國語文及文化總監高小剛博士、教學教務長 Andrew McHugh 先生及國際文憑項目主任Nicholas Forde先生會談。最常談及的問題有「國際文憑大學預科項目」的選科、國際文憑組織授權的進度、指引、學生預期與人員編制。

我們樂意每次咖啡早會上與家長會面，亦期望他們持續支持本校。

(資料提供: 小學校長單寧女士及中學校長SheliaKlein女士)


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1. PTA bake sale家教會糕點義賣

The PTA Bake Sale Committee organized the first bake sale of the year on Friday,

October 9. Although we had over 1,000 beautifully baked and packaged items for

sale, they were sold out in just two hours! Thanks to the generosity of the bakers

as well as the buyers, $7,295 was raised for the School‘s Annual Wish List, which

includes items like Chinese Instruments for the Five Disciplines and a Laser Cutter

for Design Technology.

A special note of thanks to the PTA Bake Sale Committee – Ms. Valerie Solco,

Ms. Maria McCabe, Ms. Pauline Chan and Ms. Wen Ting - for all their hard work

and wonderful organization.

家教會自製糕點義賣籌辦委員會於10月9日星期五舉辦了本學年第一次的自製糕點義賣。當日家長們自製了超過一千件可口且包裝精美的糕點，竟然在兩個小時中全數售罄，可知糕點有多麼受到孩子們的歡迎！感謝義務提供糕點的家長們，以及提供零錢給孩子購買糕點的家長們，經由這次的義賣，我們替學校籌得了$7,295元，將全數捐贈予學校的「年度願望基金」，包括為籌備中的中樂團採購中樂器，以及購買供設計科學使用的雷射切割器等。

在此並特別感謝糕點義賣籌辦委員會成員(Valerie Solco女士, Maria McCabe女士,Pauline Chan女士和 Wen Ting女士) 的努力付出和完善策劃，使這次的自製糕點義賣取得了成功。

PTA News

家教會資訊

2. PTA AGM 家教會周年大會

The PTA Annual General Meeting ("AGM") was held on Thursday, October 22, during which the parent representatives for

the Representative Council (―RC‖) for Academic Year 2009/10 were elected. The newly elected RC would like to thank the

outgoing RCs for their dedication and contributions to the School and the PTA in Academic Year 2008/09: Ms. Charlotte

Lee, Ms. Diby Mallett, Prof. Frederick C Leung, Mr. Gilbert Wai Hong Yu, Ms. Kathy Truhol, Ms. Maria McCabe, Ms. Mollie

Lau, Ms. Nadine Bailey, Mr. Pindar Wong, Mr. Alexander King, and Ms. Susan Man.

We would like to extend our special thanks to Principal Malcolm Pritchard who gave an extremely insightful speech about

"Tomorrow's School Today" after the AGM.

A list of newly elected RCs, AGM meeting minutes, and the 2008/09 Treasurer's Report can be found in the PTA section on

The ISF Academy Portal which is available to all parents.

家長教師會的周年大會於十月二十二日星期四舉行，會中選出了2009/10學年家教會代表委員中的家長代表。新任家長代表委員在此向上一年度2008/09學年卸任家長代表委員們表達誠摯的感謝：李正美、趙淑筠、梁志清、余偉康、沈悅心、MariaMcCabe、Mollie Lau、Nadine Bailey和黃平達、Alexander King、Susan Man；他們為學校和家教會做出了很多的努力和貢獻。

特別感謝查校長在周年大會後為家長們做了精闢的演講，闡釋了他對「明日之校」的思維。

您可以在門戶網站「家長教師會」部分找到新選出的代表委員名單，周年大會會議記錄，以及2008/09年度的司庫報告等。


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3. PTA Chinese Books Order 家教會中文書籍訂購計畫

In late November this year, the PTA organized the first

ever Chinese Book Order for Primary students. A good

number of parents supported the initiative by

recommending their favorite children‘s books, allowing

us to compile a list of over 200 excellent titles for

children from Foundation Year to Grade 5. At the end,

over 100 parents put in orders for more than 2,000

books from the recommended list. We hope the

exercise will help parents identify high-quality Chinese

books for their children and further enhance the reading

habits of students at The ISF Academy.

The PTA would like to extend its sincere thanks to our

十一月底，家教會組織了第一次的小學部中文書籍推薦訂購計畫。我們得到許多家長的熱情支持，推薦了她們和孩子最喜歡的兒童書籍。我們整理出一份超過兩百本書的推薦書單，其中有各式各樣適合預備班以至五年級學生閱讀的書籍。最終有超過一百位家長訂購，訂購書籍超過2000冊。我們希望中文書籍推薦訂購計畫能幫助家長們幫孩子選擇高素質的中文書，更希望能進一步提升弘立學生的閱讀風氣。

家教會誠摯感謝圖書館員葉錦蓮老師、黎詠琳女士和蔡漫華女士的支持和協助，使這次的中文書籍訂購計畫得以順利運行。我們希望未來能繼續為家長們提供中文書籍推薦訂購的服務。

librarians Ms. Karen Ip, Ms. Karen Lai and Ms. Apple Choi for their strong support

of the Chinese Book Order exercise. We will endeavor to continue the Chinese

book order service in the future.

4. PTA Evenings 家教會傍晚小聚

The PTA launched the 2009/10 series of PTA Evenings on Tuesday,

November 17, followed by a second get-together on Thursday,

December 17. Both events were well attended. Parents came to

learn more about the School and to share their views and ideas with

Principal Mr. Malcolm Pritchard, Primary Head Ms. Shan Ning, Vice

Principal Mr. Donald Holder, Assistant Head of Primary Ms. Patricia

Lee and PTA Representative Council members.

These informal gatherings offer all parents, particularly those who

work or simply find it difficult to go to the School during the day, a

wonderful opportunity to meet with our School‘s management and

faculty in a relaxed setting.

Future PTA Evenings will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at RED

Bar & Restaurant, Two IFC 4/F, on the dates indicated below. They

will be attended by Principal Mr. Malcolm Pritchard and the following

members of his senior management team:

Thursday, January 14, 2010 Ms Sheila Klein &

Mr. Andy McHugh

Thursday, March 18, 2010 Dr. Levi Gao &

Mr. Nicholas Forde

Thursday, April 15, 2010 Ms Jo-Ann Seow &

Ms Farrah Ching

Thursday, May 20, 2010 Ms Phala Tan &

Ms Mary Jew

2009/10學年度家教會傍晚小聚於 11月17日揭幕，隨後在12月17日舉辦第二次聚會，家長參與十分踴躍。出席的家長們藉此機會更深入了解學校的發展和動向，也得以與總校長查永茂先生、單寧校長、副校長Donald先生Holder、栗為蒂副助理校長和家教會多位委員分享他們的意見和建議。

傍晚小聚由家教會主辦，目的是為各位家長，尤其是日間需要工作或日間無法到學校的家長，提供一個極好的機會，在輕鬆的氣氛下與學校的管理人員和教師聚會。

未來的小聚將在下列日期傍晚6:00至8:00在中環國際金融中心二期四樓RED Bar & Restaurant舉行。總校長查永茂先生及以下的學校代表將會出席，歡迎家長踴躍參與！

2010年1月14日(星期四) Sheila Klein中學校長和Andy McHugh教學總監

2010年3月18日(星期四) 高小剛博士和Nicholas Forde先生

2010年4月15日(星期四) 蕭淑平副校長和程婉華總監

2010年5月20日(星期四) 陳斯副校長和周惠卿副校長



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Knowing Your Child through Enneagram

To facilitate communication between parents and their children, the Counseling Team organized a parent workshop titled ―Knowing

Your Child through Enneagram‖, which was held on Thursday, November 26 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Clifford C.F. Wong

Secondary Library. Mr. Jacob Yu from Spiritual Stepping-Stone was invited to be the speaker. Mr. Yu, who holds a Master Degree in

counseling and a Bachelor Degree of Social Work, has fifteen years of experience in training and counseling. A passionate and

eloquent speaker, he delivered the speech with invaluable advice and a great sense of humor. Parents enjoyed the two-hour seminar

at which he comprehensively introduced the nine personality types, giving lively examples each time, and stayed behind for a lengthy

Q & A session.

Through knowing the personality of the children, parents developed greater insight on how to get along with their children. The lecture

was conducted in Cantonese with simultaneous Putonghua translation. It was wonderful to see over 50 parents attending the

workshop and see them being fully engaged. They raised interesting questions and certainly enriched our learning. Parents were

satisfied with the workshop and found it helpful in building their parenting skills. We look forward to having Mr. Yu come back again.

The Counseling Team will continue to organize different activities to provide better support for our enthusiastic parents.

(Contributed by: PTA and Counseling Team)

親子九型人格

為促進親子溝通，輔導組於11月26日的晚上舉辦「親子九型人格」的家長工作坊。我們邀請了心靈階梯的余國健先生擔任演講嘉賓。余先生擁有輔導碩士學位以及社工學士學位，更擁有十五年的訓練及輔導經驗。他是一位充滿熱情和活力的演講者，不但給予家長寶貴的建議，余先生更詳細介紹了九類不同的個性，並附以生動的例子為我們講解。帶來了陣陣的歡笑。家長們從這兩小時的講座中獲益良多，許多家長在講座結束後仍然留下，好在延長的問答時間中向余先生請教。

透過了解孩子的個性，家長得到更多的啟發如何跟孩子相處。講座以廣東話進行，並提供同步普通話翻譯。我們很高興當晚有逾五十位家長出席工作坊，而且他們亦相當投入。家長們踴躍的發問，豐富了我們的學習。總括而言，家長們都很滿意是次的工作坊，認為有助他們教養孩子，他們亦期待有關這個題目的進階活動。輔導組會繼續舉辦不同的活動以提供更好的支持予我們熱情好學的家長。

(資料提供：家長教師會及輔導組)

5. Speaker series 講座系列

Jointly organized by the PTA and the school counseling

team, the second event of the speaker series invited Dr.

Iris Chau to give a seminar on ―How to Develop Your

Child‘s Character‖ on Thursday, December 3 at The

Clifford C.F. Wong Secondary Library. Dr. Chau is a highly

sought after speaker, author, psychologist, and counselor

renowned for her work in play therapy. The seminar was

conducted in Cantonese with English translation provided

by a member of our school counseling team.

She discussed how parents can positively guide their

children towards becoming well-balanced individuals with a

strong sense of self-esteem. Parents were given practical

tips on how to handle their children in difficult situations

and how to work with children with attitude problems. The

Q&A session lasted way past the finishing hour as parents

had endless questions about their children. Over 70

parents attended the talk and we hope that we will have the

opportunity to hear from Dr. Iris Chau again in the near

future.

(Contributed by: PTA)


她討論了家長可以如何正面地引導子女的發展，讓他們成為均衡的個人，並擁有健全的自尊心。她並給予家長實用的建議，如何在棘手的情況下處理孩子的問題，以及如何面對態度不佳的孩子。由於家長踴躍提問，講座後的問答時間遠遠超過了預定的結束時間。當晚有七十餘位家長出席，我們希望在近期內能再次邀請到周博士來校為我們提供講座。

(資料提供: 家長教師會)

12月3日的第二場講座由輔導組和家教會聯合主辦，邀請到周婉芬博士來到黃振輝中學圖書館演講，講題為：「如何發展孩子的個性」。周博士是一位著名的講者，也是作者及心理及諮詢專家，以她的「遊戲治療」聞名。講座以廣東話進行，並提供同步英語翻譯。


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Achievers

敘名錄

The school has launched a new publication, Achievers, which is a record of outstanding student endeavor and

achievement in the 2008/09 academic year. It is a celebration of primary and secondary student

accomplishments in external competitions and at the Academy’s Year End Awards.

Each year our students participate in a wide variety of competitions and activities in many different

disciplines. We have been selective and in general only outstanding performances in worldwide, national and

Hong Kong-wide open competitions were considered for inclusion in the publication.

The ISF Academy Achievers is a tribute to the excellence in our students. As a young and growing school, in

our first issue of Achievers, we seek to encourage our students to pursue their interests and passions with

courage and commitment, inspiring a culture of excellence at The ISF Academy.

Please go to http://www.isf.edu.hk/eng/student_achievements.html for an online version of Achievers.

本校出版了新的刊物 – 敘名錄。這本刊物記錄了學生在2008/09學年內的傑出表現與成就。這是對中、小學生在校外比賽取得好成績的嘉許，及為他們在校內所取得年終獎項加以表揚。

弘立書院的學生每年都參與不同類型及範疇的比賽與活動。學生在這些國際

性、全國性及全港性的公開比賽中所取得的卓越成就，都會輯錄在這本敘名

錄內。

弘立書院敘名錄是對學生超卓表現的嘉許。弘立書院作為一所年輕及成長中

的學校，我們寄望這本首創的敘名錄，能夠鼓勵學生帶著勇氣和決心，熱切

他們的理想，從而延續弘立書院追求卓越的精神。

請瀏覽http://www.isf.edu.hk/tchi/student_achievements.html取得敘名錄

的網上版本。
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