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Congratulations - Debating Champion!

5/28/2023

Debating team with Mr Ching and Principal Dr Chan right after the award ceremony

Debating Team receives their trophy from one of the adjudicators

[28 May] Congratulations to our Debating Team for another prestigious Champion trophy!

On 24 May, our Debating Team (Roderick Yuen 6A, Shaun Ng 6B, Ethan Ngai 6E) had their final match at the City University of Hong Kong for UNSDGs Debating Competition 2022/23 (UNESCO Hong Kong Association) against Maryknoll Convent School (Primary Section) with the motion "That homework is good for primary school students". Our side was the negative team and strongly argued that homework is bad for children!

It was indeed an entertaining but difficult match and the affirmative side had some great points and rebuttals. The judges agreed that it was very hard to make a final decision but in the end, they thought we were more solid and consistent and thus granted us the champion trophy!

Great job boys and thanks to our debating coach Mr Ching!

Dr H C Lee

P.S. Click here for our debating awards history

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Speech Gala 2023 - BRAVO!

5/19/2023

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[19 May 2023] The long-awaited face-to-face version of Speech Gala finally returned yesterday after turning into video mode in the past 2 years!

Thanks to the great support from our boys, parents, English teachers and Principal Chan, brilliant finalists brightened up the show yesterday in the school hall. All performances were judged by our external adjudicator Mr Genper Wong (top DSE scorer in 2020) who also won in the Speech Gala when he was in YWPS! This is particularly meaningful for our boys to meet and be inspired by their big brother!

While we congratulate all our finalists, these winners earned their First Place Awards deservedly:

VERSE SPEAKING CHAMPIONS
1B 15 Ethan Lau
2A 28 Moses Shing
3C 24 Jayden Wang
4B 02 Bill Chan
5E 16 Lok Ho Fung
6D 05 Adrian Chung

PROSE READING CHAMPIONS
3D 21 Sham Wai Yin
4C 05 Jayvis Chow

PUBLIC SPEAKING CHAMPIONS
5D 10 Fei Xuehanrui
6C 20 Samuel Tsang

DUOLOGUE CHAMPIONS
5D 25 Yau Cheuk Yuen
5D 27 Yip Hui Long
6D 03 Elaeth Chong
6D 24 Jason Ng

Thanks to all the participants and congratulations to the awardees again. We look forward to more and more face-to-face English performances and contests!

Dr H C Lee

P.S. Check out the snapshots of Speech Gala 2023 here!
For the history of Speech Gala, click here.

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YWPS Boys Shine at LCM Speech Festival Again!

5/10/2023

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Principal Chan with our LCM awardees this year

[10 May] The 7th LCM Speech Festival was concluded earlier this month and we are glad to announce that our boys achieved the following results:

Kong Ching Ning 2E11, Champion, 7-8 years Verse Group 2
Lee Sing Yu 6E12, Champion, 11-12 years Prose group 1

Fong Yau Shing 1B07, First runner-up, 6 years Reading Aloud Group 3
Mok Ki Yuen 2E24, First runner-up, 7-8 years, Reading Aloud Group 2
Lee Sze Chai 3C13, First runner-up, 9-10 years Verse Group 1
Fei Xuehanrui 5D10, First runner-up, 9-10 years Prose Group 1

Hon Yat Long Adrian 3B11, Second runner-up, 7-8 years Verse Group 2
Chow Pak Yiu 4C05, Second runner-up, 9-10 years Prose Group 1
To Hei Wai 5A21, Second runner-up, 11-12 years Prose group 1
Fei Xuehanrui 5D10, Second runner-up, 9-10 years Verse Group 2
Wang Yifeng 6C22, Second runner-up, 11-12 years Public Speaking Group 1

Congratulations to our awardees. Well done!

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74th Speech Festival Winning Performances

5/7/2023

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[8 May] The 74th Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival has been completed for a few months, but our heart for speech and drama never fades! Here are a few samples of our boys' winning work. Please enjoy them and be inspired! The next awardee may be you!

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FLAME No.33 Launched Online

4/2/2023

FLAME Issue No.33

[2 Apr] The 33rd issue of the English Department's FLAME Magazine (since 2008) is launched both online and offline. While our boys have received their printed copies, the e-version is also accessible now (click here) together with all the previous issues.

This issue records some of the most WOW things that YWPS has ever attained. Besides the "WaoW" sharing from teachers and the great writings from our boys, we are super glad that we have surpassed our best in our Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival performance and achieved a total of 40 WINNERS in varies categories of the 74th Speech Festival. Needless to say, there are many second and third place awardees who have equally made us feel so proud!

Congratulations to all our boys who have achieved all these great feats as reported in this issue of FLAME. We look forward to showing you more of our great works in issue 34!

Dr Lee

P.S. A correction in the e-version of the magazine is made: Jasper Wong's (1B) winning entry on page 6 is updated with a story titled "A Birthday Adventure at the Toy Kingdom".

A Great English Corner Session at YWC

3/31/2023

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Bridging YWPS and YWC — fun time at English Corner

[31 Apr] 13 P.5 boys were invited to visit the English Corner of Ying Wa College this afternoon right after lunch. They had a fruitful time interacting with YWC's English teachers and students before and after watching an inspirational video about a handicapped wrestler. Our boys wrote some very reflective feedback afterwards.

We hope that there will be more opportunities for our boys to experience life in Ying Wa College so that they can be better prepared for their next six years in Ying Wa!

We thank our YWC colleagues for such a wonderful arrangement for our boys.

Dr Lee

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Brilliant Results from the 74th Speech Festival

3/15/2023

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Our First Place Winners of the 74th Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival

[15 Mar] With much delight, the English Department congratulate the following brilliant boys who have been awarded a place at the 74th Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival. Check out the full list of awardees below:

It certainly takes a lot of effort from our students, parents and teachers to accomplish this record-breaking feat (in terms of the numbers of First Places and top 3 prize-winners).

We thank all of you for trying so hard and congratulate the awarded boys once more for the remarkable results in this Speech Festival. Well done!

Dr Lee

P.S. Click here to see our history of performance in the Speech Festival.

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HKU Students Visit YWPS

2/18/2023

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[18 Feb] Dr M T Yuen from the Faculty of Education at The University of Hong Kong brought 23 of his Master of Education students to visit YWPS to experience our ideas and productions. They arrived at our school at 10 am on 18 Feb.

Principal Dr Chan started the session by her sharing on creativity in teaching, which involved five "E"s: "energy", exposure", "enjoyment", "enhancement", and importantly, "ethic". Participants were so inspired by Dr Chan's words.

Afterwards, I did my sharing with them on how my department and I have been putting effort into exercising creativity over the years. One of the highlights of my talk was certainly the very interesting clips we produced. The guests were deeply impressed by our "Ying Wa 204" videos as well as our "To Be Continued..." clip.

The school tour followed the presentations and Miss Kei Yip along with three Student Ambassadors (5A Aldon So, 5C Lincoln Powell and 6B Shaun Ng) led the tour, interacting with the participants in different languages.

It was a fantasy exchange opportunity between the visitors and us, and I too learnt a great deal from the interactions. Thanks to Dr Yuen for visiting us! ^o^

Dr H C Lee

P.S. The following is some immediate feedback we received after the visit:

"Very creative speaking of Dr Chan and Dr Lee. Impressed by five 'E's and whole inclusive and energetic learning environment."

"The anniversary video sharing was quite interesting, which reminded me of thinking more creative activities to build the connecting between students and parents."

"I really enjoyed how two of them delivering the speech. They were so passionate and thoughtful."

"I was thoroughly impressed by Dr. Chan's willingness to accept feedback and opinions, as well as the quick and efficient execution of various events. The presentation demonstrated how education and teaching can be flexible and creative."

"Ying Wa is definitely a creative school with lots of creative teachers and students. Thank you for the tour."

"The representative students are very helpful and enthusiastic in introducing school to us."

"School tour are fantastic, impressed by student creative work."

"A great tour, love the company of adorable students"

"Sincere gratitude to Kei for the detailed school tour. The tour was well-organized and everything was introduced in great detail. The students were also smart and helpful, answering all our questions and actively guiding us to understand the culture of YWPS boys. Additionally, Dr. Lee's speech was inspiring, showcasing real-life examples of creativity. The A-list system introduced is a brilliant idea and I truly appreciate the effort put in by the teachers. It is clear that it involves a huge extra workload, yet it is a valuable contribution to the education of the students. It was a wonderful experience!"

Principal Chan and Dr Lee receive gift certificates from the guests.

Sharing session in the conference room

The guests enjoying our clips

Miss Kei Yip introducing our innovative toy capsule machine

Dr Yuen (left) and Dr Lee pretending to try our toy capsule machine

Guests at English Room

Guests at Dream Workshop

A guest asking questions

(From left) Principal Chan, Dr Yuen and Dr Lee

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"To Be Continued" Reported in a British Magazine

1/3/2023

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[3 Jan] It is the first happy news from the English Department in 2023 that my article on our "To Be Continued" journey last school year is accepted and published by a UK-based Magazine "Word Matters" under the Society of Teachers of Speech and Drama.

The article reports the school theme of school year 2021-2022 - "To Be Continued" and the related activities held by the English Department. Many QR codes are included to allow readers to experience students' creative work and our exciting video productions.

You may read the full article here and re-experience our learning journey, as well as the journey of our three young heroes in Forgottenland!

Happy reading and happy 2023!

Dr Lee

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"Project WaOW!" Sharing Series - Mr Jason Lau's WOW Experience

12/2/2022

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[2 Dec] Just before the pandemic began, I was very fortunate to go on a holiday trip with my family to Kagoshima, Japan. As I do not go abroad often, I decided to make the most of my opportunity. I told myself, “I must try something new at Kagoshima. I should experience something that I would never be able to in Hong Kong – ideally, something that would put me out of my comfort zone, so I could expand my horizons and challenge my limits.”

This mentality set the stage for one of the most memorable moments of the entire holiday: experiencing a Japanese-style hot sand bath!

We arrived at the Ibusuki Natural Sand Bath Centre at the beautiful seaside of Ibusuki, a city within the Kagoshima Prefecture. We all changed to traditional Japanese robes (also known as ‘kimonos’). Next, we walked down to the beach, where many hot springs naturally formed.

We then walked to our designated sand baths on our sandals – but even with the sandals on, my feet felt scorching hot already! I tried hard to keep my feet from touching the sand for too long, resulting in a chicken-like dance! My parents, who had thicker skin on their feet and didn’t feel the heat as much, couldn’t stop laughing at me!

Next, I had to lie down completely on the hot sand bath with my robes on, whilst attendants used shovels to ‘bury’ me in the scorching hot sands! Only my head and neck were not buried. The moment the sand touched me through the robes, I felt a stinging sensation from front to back, like a thousand needles piercing my skin! My heart was pounding in my chest – I panicked and almost shouted out from the pain. I wanted to stop and leave the bath immediately. However, at this torturous moment, I reminded myself of my mission to challenge my limits – so I gritted my teeth and continued the agonizing treatment.

Strangely enough, a few minutes later, my body did something amazing. It adapted to the heat! I could feel the pain gradually subside, and it was even replaced by a comfortable, soothing sensation. My body started to relax, and I let out a sigh of relief.

“Time’s up!” said the attendant. I slowly opened my eyes – I didn’t even realize I had fallen asleep! The ten minutes in the sand had flown by.

The hot sand bath ended up as a very relaxing experience, and looking back, it taught me a good lesson of perseverance. I was wowed by how relaxing the sand bath felt in the end. I was also quite proud of myself for not being a quitter – if I had jumped up and quit at the first moment of pain, I would never have understood nor experienced how soothing the sand bath could be.

Boys, have you ever experienced a moment where you wanted to quit at the start, but you held on, and in the end, you were satisfyingly rewarded?

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YWPS Boys Shine at LCM Speech Festival Again!

74th Speech Festival Winning Performances

FLAME No.33 Launched Online

A Great English Corner Session at YWC

Brilliant Results from the 74th Speech Festival

HKU Students Visit YWPS

"To Be Continued" Reported in a British Magazine

"Project WaOW!" Sharing Series - Mr Jason Lau's WOW Experience

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