各位怡中人：
相信大家都知道，學校在剛過去的學年底，即五月中接受了教育局質素保證視學組的外評。學校對上一次的外評是於2014年進行，整整十一年後，我們再有機會讓教育局的督學對學校各方面進行檢視和提出繼續發展的意見。
是次外評的報告已送達學校，而教育局亦會把外評報告當中的「總結與展望」部分上載至教育局的網頁，大家可以到相關網頁閱讀。在此，我謹給大家簡單介紹報告內一些對學校的觀察。
這次外評，教育局一共有四位督學，連同兩位現職校長，於五月十二、十三、十五、十九和二十一日到訪學校，共進行三十多節的觀課，與校監、校董、部分家長、校長、校內所有老師和部分學生會面，詳閱學校各科組文件、學生課業、老師教材等資料，以了解學校的發展情況。
很高興的跟大家分享，學校很多的工作，包括策劃、推進及監察學校的發展計劃；推動教師的專業成長和強化中層管理的能力；培養學生自主學習和自我管理能力；規劃和推行STEAM教育；學生價值觀的培育；關顧學生身心靈健康等方面；都獲得外評人員十分正面的評價。
以下是報告內「總結與展望」的一些節錄：
「學校的發展方向清晰，並能訂定適切且聚焦學生表現的目標和推行策略，同時藉豐富的群體學習經歷，提升學生在情緒管理、社交技巧及自律等方面的自我管理能力。課堂學習目標明確，教師講解清晰，師生互動良好。學校通過多元化學習活動，關顧學生的身心健康，亦能從知識、情感和實踐層面，培養學生感恩珍惜及關愛別人等正確價值觀和態度。學生守禮受教，尊敬師長，與朋輩相處融洽。」
當然，外評人員除了對學校各方面均有讚許外，也對學校的發展提出了意見。學校在評估工作效能方面，報告提出學校需要提升分析量化自評數據的深度。學校已委托香港中文大學「優質學校改進計劃」的團隊為學校提供專業培訓，以加強教師詮釋和運用數據的能力，使學校能更有深度地評估學校的工作效能，促進學生的學習。另一方面，外評人員亦對學校的教學提出進一步發展的方向，包括在提問技巧、回饋和小組學習方面都提出了一些很好的建議。因此，來年我們邀請了中文大學「優質學校改進計劃」的團隊與我校不同科目的老師協作，亦聘請了一位資深的退休校長作為課程顧問，著力培訓不同層級的老師，以進一步提升教學質素。我相信這些努力，必能讓怡中同學的潛能發揮得更好。
學校近年的發展，實在是神的恩典和一班充滿愛的怡中人的努力。無論老師、學生和家長，我們都為著在怡中成長的學生，互相扶持，彼此合作，讓同學能在這裡經歷神的恩典，在身體和知識上成長。這會是我們繼續努力的方向。
何學良校長
Dear EWunians,
I believe you are all aware that our school recently underwent an External School Review (ESR) by the Quality Assurance Division of the Education Bureau in mid-May. The last evaluation took place in 2014, and after eleven years, we once again had the opportunity for the Bureau’s officers to assess various aspects of our school and provide suggestions for our continuous development.
The report of this ESR has been delivered to the school, and the concluding chapter of the report will be uploaded to the Education Bureau’s website for your review. Here, I would like to share some observations from the report regarding our school.
During the ESR, four officers from the Education Bureau and two in-service principals, visited our school on May 12, 13, 15, 19, and 21. They conducted over thirty lesson observations, met with our school’s supervisor, school board members, a few parents, the principal, all teachers, and several students. They thoroughly reviewed a wealth of documents, student coursework, and teaching materials to understand our school’s development.
I am delighted to share that many aspects of our work received very positive feedback from the reviewers. This includes our planning, implementation, and monitoring of the school development plan; our efforts to promote teachers’ professional growth and strengthen middle management capabilities; our initiatives to cultivate students’ self-directed learning and self-management skills; our planning and execution of STEAM education; our work on nurturing students’ values; as well as our care for their physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.
Here are some excerpts from the report’s concluding chapter:
“The school has a clear development direction and can establish appropriate, student-focused goals and strategies. Through rich collaborative learning experiences, students can enhance their self-management skills in areas like emotional management, social skills, and self-discipline. Classroom learning objectives are clear, teachers explain concepts well, and there is good interaction between teachers and students. The school cares for students’ physical and mental health through diverse learning activities; and from knowledge, emotional and practical perspectives, fosters correct values and attitudes, such as gratefulness and care for others. Students are respectful, eager to learn, and they get along well with their peers.”
Of course, while the evaluators appreciated many aspects of our school, they also provided suggestions for improvement. The report indicates that we need to deepen our analysis of quantitative self-assessment data to enhance the effectiveness of evaluation. We have engaged the team from the “Quality School Improvement Project” at the Chinese University of Hong Kong to provide professional training for our teachers to enhance their ability to interpret and utilize data for a more in-depth assessment of our work’s effectiveness, ultimately benefiting student learning. Additionally, the reviewers offered suggestions for further development in teaching, including questioning techniques, feedback, and group learning strategies. Therefore, in the coming year, we have invited the team from the “Quality School Improvement Project” to collaborate with teachers from various subjects, and we have also hired a retired principal with great experience as a curriculum consultant to train teachers at different levels to enhance our teaching capabilities. I firmly believe these efforts will help our students unearth their full potential.
The development of our school in recent years is truly a blessing from God and the result of the dedicated efforts of our loving E Wun community. Whether teachers, students, or parents, we support one another in nurturing students who grow here at E Wun, allowing them to experience God’s grace and grow physically and in knowledge. This will continue to be our direction moving forward.
Mr. Ho Hok Leong
Principal