YCIS Hong Kong - Yew Chung International Schools

YCIS Hong KongPiling for New Secondary School Completed !"#$%&'%Piling for the new campus of Yew Chung’s Secondary Schoolat Kowloon Tong, which began on March 29, 2005, wascompleted in early June. Since then, a new phase ofconstruction, pile-capping, has begun, and the work isexpected to last for a few more months.The completion of the school building is scheduled in 2006.Regular updates on the progress of the construction workwill be posted on our website to keepeveryone informed.The land for the new school campus wasgranted to Yew Chung under a governmentprogramme to operate a private independentschool to facilitate the development of avibrant private school sector. !"#$%&'()#*+,-. OMMR P OV !" S !"#$%&'()*"+,-./ !"#$%&'()*+,- !"OMMS !"#$%&'()*+,-./0 !"#$%&'( !"#$%&'()*+,-'.%/01232○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○Character-building Trip to Australia Makes English Part of Students’ Lives !"#$%&'()*+,-.In February, 80 Year 6 students from YCIS Hong Kong wenton the largest and most successful character-building tripto the Tallebudgera Beach School on the Gold Coast ofAustralia. The children had been well briefed for the trip byattending extra preparation classes which covered manyessential topics ranging from being away from home to surfawareness.It was wonderful to see thestudents interacting withAustralian school children inEnglish. It really made Englishpart of their lives and furtherenhanced their skills in thisimmersion environment. Theywere also able to take part inactivities that they would seldomget the chance to do at home. These included night beachwalks, body boarding, surfing, beach games, canoeing,sand castle competitions, problem solving and much more.In addition to the variety of activities offered, the childrenwere also able to enjoy the pristine environment and firstclass instruction.The children’s excellent behaviour was a feature of the trip.The coach driver who picked the students up from the airportwas most impressed. At the airport, he even asked otherpassengers exiting if they had seen a school group in thebaggage claim come through! The other passengers sharedwith him that it was a joy to share the plane with the children,even though this might not be their initial thought when theysaw 80 children checking in on the same plane as them!O !"#$%&'()*+UM !"#$%&' !"#$%&' q~ääÉÄìÇÖÉê~ !"#$%& !"#$% &'()*+,-./0123456 !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456 !"#$%&'()*+,-./ !"#$%&'()*+,-(. !"#$%&'()*+,-./ !"#$%&'()*+,,-. !"#$%&'()* +,-. !"#$%&'()*+,-./ !" #$%& '() *#+ !"#$%&'()*+,-./ !"# !"# !"# !"# !"# !"# !"# !"# !"# !"#$%&'()*+,-./012345#$ !"#$%&'()*+,-./0 !"#$UM !!""#$%&'()*+,-./012 !"3