St. Paul's Innovation Centre for Exchange
| Sichuan English Teachers Exchange Programme 2016 The Canadian tutors who volunteered for the SPICE programme in Hong Kong were invited to fly to Sichuan to participate in a weeklong exchange from 17-24 July. This included a two-and-a-half day workshop for 160 Mainland English teachers held in the Santai Foreign Languages School. The Mainland teachers who participated in the workshop came from different schools in Santai County. They were introduced to a variety of Interactive Teaching Methods and English Language Learning Resources. After the workshop the Canadian tutors had an opportunity to visit several schools in the Minyiang District: Beichuan Middle School, Zhongxing Middle School and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Funded Fifth Middle School in Deyang. Both the Canadian and Mainland teachers appreciate the opportunity for this exchange. [Photo sharing] |
 Workshop held in Santai Foreign Languages School |
| Language Teachers Professional Development 2015 In 2015, a total of 161 mainland teachers received professional training organized by St. Paul’s Innovation Centre for Exchange (SPICE). They came in 4 groups, lasting from 29 June to 25 July, 2015. Group 1 was 29 Chinese language teachers from HK Jockey Club Deyang No. 5 Secondary School, Sichuan. Several seminars had been arranged for them in the University of Hong Kong by staff from HKU. Group 2 was a group of 32 English teachers from Foshan, Guangdong. Group 3 and 4 were 100 English teachers from Shaoguan, Guangdong, being divided into 2 groups. The programme was conducted by enthusiastic language tutors from Canada who served as volunteers. Participating teachers were deeply impressed. Shaoguan teachers reported that when they returned, they held open demonstration to English teachers in different provinces, to over 30 cities and many rural counties. Though about 230 Shaoguan teachers had been trained by SPICE so far, the programme had actually been extended to thousands of English teachers in China. That makes the programme really meaningful. [Photo sharing] [Video Sharing] |
 Sichuan teachers attending seminar in HKU |
| Sichuan and Guangdong Teachers Professional Development 2014 In the summer of 2014, St. Paul’s Innovation Centre for Exchange (SPICE) served as many as 193 teachers in the professional training. They came in 4 groups, lasting from 29 June to 27 July, 2014. They were from Deyang and Dayi of Sichuan, Foshan of Guangdong, and Shaoguan of Guangdong (in 2 groups since there were 100 Shaoguan teachers). Hong Kong Jockey Club invited Deyang teachers to visit their museum and have sharing on community services in HK, for the Deyang school in Sichuan was built by the Club after the 2008 earthquake incident. The team of tutors for the programme was made up of five Canadian teachers from Toronto, Canada. They were supported by staff from St. Paul’s. The professional training inspired participating teachers with new teaching strategies and skills to enlighten their language teaching. To promote better understanding of HK and cultural exchange, after lessons, teachers were also brought to visit university and other cultural aspects of the city. [Photo sharing |Video sharing] |
 Group photo with tutors and St. Paul’s students |
| Sichuan and Guangdong Teachers Professional Development 2013 Three groups of mainland teachers came in the summer of 2013 to join the professional training organized by St. Paul’s Innovation Centre for Exchange (SPICE). From 29 June to 6 July 2013, there were 26 teachers from Mianyang of Sichuan. Nearly the same time, from 30 June to 6 July, came 26 teachers from Dayi district of Chengdu, Sichuan. They were English teachers from 23 primary and secondary schools, as well as from the Education Research Team. From 6 to 12 July, there were 29 teachers from Shaoguan of Guangdong. Several were from Shaoguan Education Bureau, others were from various secondary schools in the district. The programme was conducted by a team of professional English language teachers who served as volunteers. Participants reviewed that they had received much inspiration in English language teaching and they were all motivated to try more lively teaching methods. |
 Group Presentations |
| Sichuan English Teachers Professional Development From 16-27 July, 2012, more than 90 teachers from Mian Yang schools, received professional training jointly organized by Canada-China Culture and Education Association and St. Paul’s Innovation Centre for Exchange (SPICE). The Professional Training Programme was conducted by the Volunteer Teacher Trainers from the York District Board of Education. On 24th July, a seminar on Neuro Linguistic Programming organized by Chow Tai Fook Charity Foundation was conducted by Ms. Mandy Chai, the Founder and Chairman of International Society of Neuro- Semantic (Hong Kong & China). The professional training provided the teacher participants with new perspectives and practical skills for enhancing their teaching practice and effectiveness. |
 Sichuan English Teachers Professional Development at St. Paul's Convent School |
| Video conference with Mianyang City Youxian District Zhongxing Town Hong Kong Jockey Club Middle School A Video conference with Mianyang City Youxian District Zhongxing Town Hong Kong Jockey Club Middle School was held on 24 April on the happy occasion of their Opening Ceremony by Mr. T. Brian Stevenson. Student from Zhongxing town presented a song “Gan en de xin”. Mr Anthony W K Chow led students sang a song “You are my sunshine”. St. Paul’s Convent School choir presented a song “Tong yi shou ge”. The video conference was memorable and filled with joy. We are looking forward to the coming video conference in the future. |
 Video conference with Mianyang City Youxian District Zhongxing Town Hong Kong Jockey Club Middle School |
| Beichuan High School Distance Classroom Workshop On 25 March 2012 SPICE director Sr. Margaret Wong with Canadian volunteer teachers went to Beichuan to carry out Sichuan English Teachers Professional Development. At the same time 13 Hong Kong school representatives went to Sichuan from 28 - 31 March conducted Distance Classroom workshops, supported by UNESCO Hong Kong, for 20 Beichuan IT personnel and technicians from 20 local schools in Mianyang. A demonstration session on English teaching in St. Paul’s Convent School on 29 March was streamed over to Beichuan High School. Later, Hong Kong representatives visited Mianyang schools and established online communications with their linked school at their Hong Kong school site. Participants experienced the power of technology in facilitating meaningful exchange among schools. Sr. Margaret Wong continued the journey to Gansu and visited No. 5 Middle School in Lanzhou and further exchange with school there.
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 Distant Classroom Workshop Opening Ceremony |
| Sichuan English Teachers Professional Development From 18-29 July, 2011, 91 teachers and 17 students from 48 schools from Mian Yang, Mian Zhu and Dao Jiang Yan and 4 from Tsing Hai as well as 2 from Macau received professional training jointly organized by Canada-China Culture and Education Association and St. Paul’s Innovation Centre for Exchange (SPICE). Another group from 1-12 Aug. 2011, 81 teachers from another 67 schools also attented the Professional Training Programme conducted by the Volunteer Teacher Trainers from the York District Board of Education at SPCS. The Sichuan teahcers benefitted much from their experiences in Hong Kong. [ Newsletter Vol 3. Sep. 2011 ] |
 Hong Kong educator sharing with Sichuan teachers |
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Visit to Sichuan |
 Hong Kong principals and teacher representatives visited Sichuan to learn about the local reconstruction work |
| Visit to Beichuan High School 3rd December to 11th December 2010 Led by St. Paul’s Convent School principal, Sr. Margaret Wong and 5 teachers, a group of F.6 students conducted a one-week (self-financed) volunteer teaching programme in Beichuan High School in Sichuan, China from 3rd to 11th December 2010. The Sichuan students enjoyed the interactive approach adopted by the student-teachers to supplement their English learning. Our English teachers conducted demonstration classes while our ICT teachers set up e-learning platforms for Beichuan High School, Yong Chang Junior High School and Zhong Xing Junior High School. They provided training to the teachers on using e-learning to assist daily teaching and learning. [Video sharing | Newsletter Vol 2. Dec. 2010 ] |
 F.6 students volunteer teaching in Beichuan High School |
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