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Two Modes of Thinking Articles

In Year 7 Human Technologies, we have been exploring our own “thinking” by looking at the two modes of thinking: System 1 thinking and System 2 thinking.

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/two-modes-of-thinking

The Chinese Written Language and its Capacity to Communicate Wisdom across the Centuries ...and the Challenges Faced in Translation Articles

Jon Rees is a Teacher of English and Theory of Knowledge at ICHK.

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/the-chinese-written-language-and-its-capacity-to-communicate-wisdom-across-the-centuries-and-the-challenges-faced-in-translation

Information Technology

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/learning/information-technology

Re-framing grief and growing through loss Articles

Phil Morgan is Director of Creativity and Human Technologies Teacher at ICHK School counsellor Christy Tsui and I recently had the opportunity to work with the London-based, co-creative collective weglimpse.co. a voluntary group of media...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/re-framing-grief-and-growing-through-loss

Second Annual Science Fair - Head of School's Address Articles

Thank you parents, students and staff for attending our second annual Science Fair. My intention over the next five minutes or so is to explain briefly why I believe that this evening’s event is such a significant one in our school’s...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/second-annual-science-fair-head-of-schools-address

A Growth Mindset and why it is chosen for special focus and reward at ICHK Articles

As we approach the end of term, teachers are once again being invited to nominate their candidates for our three termly awards: Growth Mindset, Courage in the Learning Zone, and Support of Peers.

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/a-growth-mindset-and-why-it-is-chosen-for-special-focus-and-reward-at-ichk

End of Term Assembly and Award Ceremony Address Articles

Twelve months ago, as I stood behind this lectern, you might remember me saying that of the four whole-school assemblies that we stage each year, it is this one, at the end of Term 2, that is the most bittersweet by far.

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/end-of-term-assembly-and-award-ceremony-address

Why and how we promote sport at ICHK Articles

One of the advantages of being a small school is that all our students have a real opportunity to take part in the full range of sporting activities that a school has to offer.  A good number of our students will have been on teams...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/why-and-how-we-promote-sport-at-ichk-2

Why and how we promote sport at ICHK Articles

Toby Newton is Head of School at ICHK One of the advantages of being a small school is that all our students have a real opportunity to take part in the full range of sporting activities that a school has to offer. A good number of our...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/why-and-how-we-promote-sport-at-ichk

Bamboo Creativity Articles

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...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/bamboo-creativity

The Guilin Adventure Articles

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...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/the-guilin-adventure

Top Ten Tips for Teaching in a Crisis Articles

Douglas Kidd is Director of Out of Class and Experiential Education at ICHK. Introduction These ideas are offered as the result of our experience in International College Hong Kong, a private not-for-profit secondary school. Hong Kong...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/top-ten-tips-for-teaching-in-a-crisis

My Perspective: Meeting Gary Liu — The CEO of the SCMP Articles

Moria Onuselogu is a Year 12 student

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/my-perspective-meeting-gary-liu-the-ceo-of-the-scmp

End of Term 2 Assembly Address Articles

Welcome to the end of Term 2. The term has gone very quickly, and I think it’s fair to say that it’s been an extremely busy time for us all.

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/end-of-term-2-assembly-address

Our Story

At ICHK learning is at the heart of everything we do: students, staff, parents, collectively learning together.

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Active Engagement and the Curriculum Articles

In their review of the lessons that should be drawn from latest research in the learning sciences, the OECD list seven “transversal” conclusions that, they insist, should be the hallmark of the 21st century learning environment, but...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/active-engagement-and-the-curriculum

Escaping The Factory School Articles

There are a number of well-established, even taken-for granted, features of school structure and organisation that seriously hold back education, particularly at secondary level. In each case, they are quite clearly inadequate, even...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/escaping-the-factory-school

A reformed Maths Mindset Articles

Susanna Lynam is a teacher of Year 6 at ICHK Hong Lok Yuen It was pretty early on when I discovered that Maths didn’t make a lot of sense to me. By Year 4, I was still struggling with recalling my times tables and if it wasn’t for my...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/a-reformed-maths-mindset

CAS Week Adventure Challenge Articles

Ray Chan and Chris Holland are the ICHK teachers who led the challenge. The 2017 CAS Week Adventure Challenge lived up to its name and then some this year. Undoubtedly, the week has been extremely tough which led Aoi to remark one...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/cas-week-adventure-challenge

Narrative Essay by Marcus Ko Articles

The cold breeze brushed past his face, shaking him awake. His teeth clattered, as he tried to cover himself in his thin-sheeted blanket to ease the cold. His neck hurt from the rock-solid pillow. Suddenly, the door creaked and Vincent...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/narrative-essay-by-marcus-ko

Ability, capacity and capability Articles

Ability, capacity and capability – the difference between them and why, in respect of all three, (most) schools ask and answer the wrong questions. Gathered in the school yard at the heart of the school campus are a class of...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/ability-capacity-and-capability

The workplace is changing fast - this is how and why Articles

Sean McDermott is Deputy Head of School at ICHK and writes for The Future Learning Project One of the key reasons why The Future Learning Project exists is because of the gap between how rapidly the world is changing when compared with...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/the-workplace-is-changing-fast-this-is-how-and-why

Welcome Back Articles

After four long months, it was a joy to start to welcome students back to school in phases today. The planning and preparation has been intense, as we navigate the delicate point of transition from social distancing to a return to more...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/welcome-back

The Smile Cube Articles

The post closure classroom is a strange place for teachers, who rely heavily on nuanced facial expression to communicate. Having that hidden behind a face-mask is a difficult adjustment. With that in mind, Director of Creativity and Head...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/the-smile-cube

Learning through observation and pitching in Articles

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the power of habit in our lives, and the difficulty we face in trying to change habits once they have become firmly embedded in thought and action. Picking up good habits and dropping bad ones should...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/learning-through-observation-and-pitching-in

SRC Articles

As we approach the end of term, a huge vote of thanks is owed to the SRC.

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/src

Year 11 Address Articles

Year 11 students of 2022, I would like to start by saying how delighted I am to be here this evening. From the day you joined ICHK, way back in the dim and distant days of 2017, you have been a truly outstanding group of learners.

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/year-11-address

Graduation Assembly: Head of School's Address Articles

Congratulations to the graduating class of 2021. For students to have reached this point in their learning journey is always worthy of celebration – in case you haven’t noticed, you have left school! Yes, that’s it, you’re no longer...

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/graduation-assembly-head-of-schools-address

A Human Technologies Insight into U14 Girls Football Articles

Jon Rees, along with his other roles at ICHK, coaches the U14 girls football team.

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/a-human-technologies-insight-into-u14-girls-football

David Addis Articles

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/david-addis

Singapore Touch Rugby Tour 2018 Articles

Charmaine Pilard and Rochelle Lok are Year 9 students

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/singapore-touch-rugby-tour-2018

Angela Chung Articles

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/angela-chung

Vincent de Bont Articles

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/vincent-de-bont

A Digital Fast Articles

Earlier this year we were in conversation with an ICHK parent who works as a mental health professional.

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/a-digital-fast

Digital Literacy Articles

This school year, in a return to pre-Covid habits, our Year 7 students received their school laptops two weeks into the new academic year.

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/digital-literacy

Smartphone Ownership Articles

In our last Digital Matters post, we noted that modern smartphones are designed to instill habitual use in their owners.

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/smartphone-ownership

Smartphones and DL+ Week Articles

One of the pleasures of DL+ Week is observing students as they experience activities in a less structured environment.

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/smartphones-and-dl-week

Capoeira and "Technologies for Consciousness" Articles

Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting Mrs. Fiona Merrill El Mansour and 12 of her students from one of our primary feeder schools, the Japanese International School (JIS).

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/capoeira-and-technologies-for-consciousness

End of Term Assembly Address Articles

So, here we are: the end of another school year.

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/end-of-term-assembly-address

Alicia Geng Articles

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(Why we can't) work hard and be nice Articles

How schools repress care, and how educators might restore it

https://www.ichk.edu.hk/news/why-we-cant-work-hard-and-be-nice