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Sharing from participant schools

Challenges and difficulties we face
To achieve the objectives within the concerns, all subjects in the school must work together,
including in curriculum design, activity planning, teacher training and educating students.
Unfortunately, this school year, the outbreak of Covid-19 significantly reduced face-to-face
teaching. Although online teaching can prevent students from stopping learning altogether,
the outbreak affected the lesson hours, curriculum design, and school activities. It was
challenging for teachers to spend so much time and energy on curriculum planning and tailoring
the curriculum given the severe restrictions.

What has been done?
Thanks to the efforts of the school teachers, our annual development plan has been successfully
implemented. Here are some of the examples:

1 Working with the church to nurture students with Christian values
The school has Religious Studies lessons, and in addition to learning Bible knowledge,
students can also apply Christian values to daily life. The school has an all-rounded Christian
education with a close relationship with the S.K.H. St. Stephen's Church and our school
chaplain.
Although students could not attend the church services during the epidemic, the school has
held online Christmas and Easter service. In addition to games and interactive sessions, the
school chaplain also shared with students. Students understand the meaning of the festivals
and learned how to share the love of Jesus Christ with others and apply it in their daily lives.

The shcool has introduced the 'Peter curriculum'which launched the 'Thanksgiving and
Praying Rewards' programme. Through curriculum design, activity planning, and filming
videos for students, teachers enabled students to learn the personal qualities of St. Peter
and loyalty to God at home. This also allows students to face adversity and challenges
through praying and showing gratitude.

2 Multi-channel moral education to nurture student values
Although the epidemic caused a significant reduction in face-to-face lessons, teachers
made every effort to find opportunities to improve students' moral education. The school
has created different platforms to create opportunities for a wide variety of events.
Through the online Zoom chat room, the school invited different teachers and guests to
share so that students could have a range of learning experiences while also care about

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