時光荏苒,歲月如梭,出任佛教葉紀南紀念中學校長至今快五載,在這段期間學校的發展方向、資源設備和教學政策等方面有不少變化。而學校作為學生的第二個家,是學生成長非常重要的地方,俗語說:「工欲善其事,必先利其器」,為了營造更理想的學習環境,讓教與學更具成效,學校改建了圖書館(「鴻文書齋」),並新增了不少設施,包括大門花圃、學生自修室、視藝廊和校史廊;一樓流行樂隊練習室、數學教學中心和英語角;二樓中文習文館、地理室和英文漂書角;三樓蘭亭聚;四樓STEM學習中心和五樓演講廳。以上的設施除了令校園耳目一新之外,最重要還是讓學生積極投入學習,提升學習效能。
過去兩年,冠狀病毒肆虐全球,疫症為我們的生活帶來了不少衝擊,改變了原有的生活模式,在疫情之下,我們有接近大半年時間以網上授課的形式進行教學,這對老師來説無疑是極大的挑戰,但我很慶幸本校有一支優秀的教師團隊,在網課期間或是最近恢復實體課的日子中,他們都全情投入教學工作,且不忘關顧同學的成長。而最重要的一環是家長們對學校的信任及支持,尤其是家長教師會,他們十分關心學校,熱心參與學校活動,如協助學校進行防疫工作,在中學巡禮及開放日擔任義工,不遺餘力地向到訪的家長介紹學校的特色;另外,家長校董代表參與校政,為學校發展提供寶貴意見,實在貢獻良多。
家校合作是教育改革中一個重要的環節,教師和家長彼此間的溝通和瞭解,互諒互讓,互相信任都十分重要。我很慶幸家長們過去日子很尊重老師的教學專業,而老師們亦肯定家長作為教育伙伴的重要角色,大家一起努力改善學生學習及成長問題,近年已取得不少進步,值得欣喜。我盼望日後彼此能繼續齊心協力,延續「葉紀南」家校合作的精神,使我們的下一代在優質的教學環境下茁壯成長,成為良好的社會公民。
在此祝各位新年快樂,身體健康,家庭幸福!
蘇家樑 校長
7/1/2022
My Buddies
Time flies, and it has been almost five years since I served as the Principal of the Buddhist Yip Kei Nam Memorial College. During this period, there have been many changes in the school development direction, resources and equipment, teaching policies and so on. As the second home of students, our school is a very important place for students’ growth. As the old saying goes, "good tools are prerequisite the successful execution of a job." To create a more ideal learning environment and make teaching and learning more effective , the school has renovated the library ("Hóng Wén Shū Zhāi"), and added a lot of facilities, including the gate garden, students’ self-study room, visual art gallery and school history gallery; pop band practice room, Mathematics Teaching Centre and English Corner on the first floor; Chinese Study Hall, Geography Room, and English Book Crossing Corner on the second floor; Orchid Pavilion on the third floor; STEM Learning Centre on the fourth floor and Lecture Theatre on the fifth floor. In addition to refreshing the campus with the above facilities, it is of the utmost importance to allow students to actively engage in learning and enhance their learning efficiency.
In the past two years, the coronavirus has ravaged the world. The epidemic has brought much impact to our lives and changed the original way of life. Under the epidemic, we have been teaching online for nearly half a year. This is undoubtedly a great challenge for teachers, but I am very fortunate that our school has an excellent team of teachers. During the period of online classes or the recent resumption of physical classes, they are fully engaged in teaching work and do not forget to care growth of students. The most important part is the trust and support of parents in the school, especially the Parent-Teacher Association. They are very concerned about the school and enthusiastically participate in school activities, such as assisting the school in epidemic prevention work, serving as volunteers in school tours and open days, and make efforts to help the school. The parents introduced the characteristics of the school; besides, the representatives of the parent and school managers participated in the school administration and provided valuable advice for the development of the school, which really contributed a lot.
Home-school cooperation is an important link in education reform. It is very important for teachers and parents to communicate and understand each other, understand each other, and trust each other. I am very fortunate that parents respected the teaching profession of teachers in the past, and teachers also affirmed the important role of parents as educational partners. We have worked together to improve students' learning and growth. In recent years, we have made a lot of progress, which is gratifying. I hope that we can continue to work together in the future to continue the spirit of "Yip Kei Nam" home-school cooperation, so that our next generation will thrive in a high-quality teaching environment and become good social citizens.
May I wish everyone a happy new year, good health and a happy family!
Mr. So Ka Leung
Principal