The Guilin Adventure
Dave Addis is an Experiential Educator at ICHK
So, what happens when a group of nine Yr8 and 9 boys are given the task of leading themselves around southern China?
During December’s Deep Learning, a team of boys were given a 5-day itinerary to follow taking them from Hong Kong, up to the Longji Rice Terraces and finally to the limestone karsts of Yangshuo.… Read more
The Ninja Box” – Experiential learning in the Human Technologies curriculum at ICHK
Phil Morgan is Director of Creativity, Head of Human Technologies at ICHK
As a serious student of ‘Creative Thinking’, few things interest me more than the mental state that Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi christened ‘Flow’.
If you’re not familiar with the term, you’ll certainly be familiar with the experience.… Read more
Using Human Technologies to Achieve A Personal Goal
Jamie Holden is a Teacher of Mathematics at ICHK
As 2018 started to come to a close, I reflected on the previous year, as most people do, and started to think of the year ahead. Like most years, I was thinking about New Year and setting a New Year’s Resolution.… Read more
The Shift from Student to Staff Member
Harry Merrett is an ICT Assistant at ICHK
As you go through secondary school, people are going to start telling you about a magical place called university. This applies doubly if you don’t like school very much. They’ll tell you it’s the light at the end of the tunnel, the be-all and end-all, the place you’re Supposed To Go.… Read more
Year 6 Rite of Passage
Raymond Chan is Director of Creativity: Deep Learning, Head of PE & Activities at ICHK.
Following on from Ross Parker’s previous post on the Art of Growing Up, I am pleased to report that The Making of Men and the work of Dr Arne Rubinstein continues to influence the development of our programme as demonstrated by the Year 6 expedition for those who will be joining us in Year 7.… Read more
What Does ICHK Stand For?
Jamie Holden is a Teacher of Mathematics and Outdoor Pursuits Coordinator at ICHK
I had just completed a PSHE session with my Year 7 form group and the outcome was too powerful not to share.
We had been asked ito share a message with our students and I decided that I wanted to to use ‘Community’ as the main driver, but where the conversation went was much more than that.… Read more
What is ‘The Box’ we’re supposed to be thinking outside of?
Phil Morgan is Director of Creativity and Head of Human Technologies at ICHK
I used to have a poster on my classroom wall exhorting my students to “Think Outside the Box!”
I’ve taken it down and I’m not putting it back up.… Read more
How a Growth Mindset Helped to conquer the sport of polo
Jon Rees is a teacher of English, Human Technologies and Theory of Knowledge at ICHK
In the last 11 months, Jon Rees took up the challenge of learning to ride a horse so that he could participate in the first ever Hong Kong Polo Beginners Cup in Tianjin, China.… Read more
Bamboo Creativity
Phil Morgan is Director of Creativity and Head of Human Technologies at ICHK
A few years ago I visited The Green School in Bali. In educational terms it is an almost-mythical ‘Shangri-la’ of a school – the world’s most beautiful and ecologically aware institution.… Read more
Deep Learning at ICHK
Ray Chan is Head of PE, Activities & Deep Learning at ICHK
As I reflect upon the year, my mind naturally tends towards the Deep Learning programme that we have initiated this year. As the coordinator of this programme, I feel privileged to have worked with staff on a wide-ranging curriculum from Ark Eden, Bamboo Creativity, Cantonese Opera to Zombies and literally everything in between.… Read more