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W E L C O M E<br />

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to review the 20<strong>19</strong><br />

<strong>HKA</strong> <strong>Yearbook</strong>. As always, it has been a wonderful year<br />

during which we have watched the school moving beyond<br />

adolescence - the focus of one of this year’s schoolwide<br />

priorities. As part of the school’s evolving identity, we<br />

have made a few modifications to the mission statement,<br />

one of which included inserting the word joy as a key<br />

aspiration for learning. When speaking with students about<br />

the notion of joy, they have associated the word with:<br />

feeling upbeat, happiness, laughter, creativity, elation,<br />

sharing, being together, international and some of their<br />

favourite memories.<br />

The following collection of photos and stories provides a<br />

snapshot of events, activities and learning that have<br />

formed a rich tapestry of experiences taking place inside<br />

and outside of our classrooms over the last 12 months.<br />

Throughout the yearbook, you can see some of the<br />

students’ happiest moments when they are inquiring,<br />

competing, exploring, creating and imagining, all elements<br />

of a rigorous and captivating educational journey.<br />

Stephen Dare<br />

Head of School<br />

As you flip through these pages, we hope that the moments<br />

represented bring back fond memories of the <strong>2018</strong>-<strong>19</strong><br />

school year, and make you think of what it means to feel<br />

joy in learning and in life.<br />

Regards,<br />

Stephen Dare<br />

Head of School<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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table of<br />

CONTENTS<br />

W E L C O M E TO H K A 2 0 1 8 / 1 9<br />

2 H O N G K O N G A C A D E M Y


5<br />

163<br />

65<br />

145<br />

81<br />

FA C U LT Y + S TA F F S P O RT S S E C O N D A RY<br />

A L L S C H O O L<br />

P R I M A RY<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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P R I M A RY<br />

4 H O N G K O N G A C A D E M Y


P R I M A RY<br />

Dear Parents,<br />

Welcome to the <strong>2018</strong>-20<strong>19</strong> Dragonfly <strong>Yearbook</strong>. The primary<br />

school has had a thriving year from the start of the school<br />

year with the introduction of Playgroup to the close of the<br />

year with our Mandarin Immersion Trip. The year has been<br />

filled with discovery and exploration in and out of the<br />

classroom, deep thinking, new learning, and rich sharing<br />

through the many exhibitions and assemblies. Students have<br />

grown to understand their role and responsibility in the<br />

school community as well as the larger world as they have<br />

cared for our gardens, given service to school and worked<br />

closely with local organizations as they took action from<br />

their newly gained knowledge. A fine year of building both a<br />

culture of learning and community.<br />

Virginia Hunt<br />

Primary School Principal<br />

I encourage you to have your own celebrations and<br />

reflections as a family with every page you turn of our<br />

annual keepsake.<br />

Thank you to all the parents for your continued support of<br />

our students, teachers, staff and programs.<br />

Warm wishes,<br />

Virginia Hunt<br />

Primary School Principal<br />

Dean Johnson<br />

Primary School Assistant<br />

Principal & PYP Coordinator<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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Hong Kong Academy’s<br />

PLAYGROUP<br />

C A PA B L E , C O M P E T E N T & C R E AT I V E<br />

At <strong>HKA</strong>'s Playgroup we<br />

believe that children are<br />

capable, competent and<br />

creative. Children have been<br />

supported to take the lead,<br />

to have control of play and<br />

to drive their own<br />

exploration. Adults have<br />

taken a step back to wait for<br />

the discovery that a child has<br />

made, watched how play<br />

flourishes when we let it<br />

unfold and wondered about<br />

the meaning behind the play<br />

that is taking place. Children<br />

have been enticed by inviting<br />

provocations of natural, open<br />

ended and sensory rich<br />

materials, allowing for<br />

meaningful hands-on learning<br />

to take place. Children have<br />

been exposed to Mandarin in<br />

an authentic and gentle way,<br />

through songs, stories and<br />

play based interactions.<br />

We've learned that children<br />

play through what they know<br />

and what they want to know<br />

more about. Play has proven<br />

to be a powerful way for<br />

children to express<br />

themselves and how they are<br />

making sense of the world.<br />

6 H O N G K O N G A C A D E M Y


P R I M A RY<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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primary school<br />

ASSEMBLIES<br />

All classes took to the stage<br />

to proudly share their<br />

learning during our weekly<br />

assemblies. Audiences were<br />

wowed with the range of<br />

performances throughout the<br />

year. We had acting, singing,<br />

dancing, playing instruments,<br />

audience participation,<br />

issues addressed, poetry,<br />

stories, videos, and above<br />

all, confident and<br />

enthusiastic learners leading<br />

the fun.<br />

L E A R N E R S L E A D I N G T H E F U N !<br />

8 H O N G K O N G A C A D E M Y


P R I M A RY<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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introducing<br />

PK1rén<br />

T H I N G S W E L O V E I N P K 1<br />

Chloe:<br />

I love playing families<br />

with my friends.<br />

Macy:<br />

I love wearing costumes<br />

and pretend to be<br />

Anna and Elsa.<br />

Shiv:<br />

I love it when mums<br />

and dads come to be<br />

mystery readers.<br />

Kavi:<br />

I love to pretend to<br />

be Spiderman.<br />

Luke:<br />

I love playing<br />

police games.<br />

Xu Xin:<br />

I love playing blocks.<br />

Marley:<br />

I love playing with Shivi<br />

and being Spiderman.<br />

Marcus:<br />

I love playing with cars.<br />

Teddy:<br />

I love playing with<br />

my friends.<br />

Tamina:<br />

I love playing<br />

superhero games.<br />

Katelyn:<br />

I love doing arts<br />

and crafts.<br />

Mya:<br />

I love playing unicorns.<br />

Lloyd:<br />

I love playing Spiderman<br />

and superheroes.<br />

Kristen:<br />

I love playing families<br />

with my friends.<br />

Jack:<br />

I love building with blocks<br />

and pretending to be a<br />

policeman.<br />

Joanna De Dios<br />

PK1rén Teacher<br />

Annie Li<br />

PK1rén Mandarin Teacher<br />

Nicole Aschenbrenner<br />

Early Childhood LS<br />

Coordinator<br />

10 H O N G K O N G A C A D E M Y


P R I M A RY<br />

Hanson Chan<br />

Tamina Chelat<br />

Luke Chung<br />

Marley Cook<br />

Macy Harvey<br />

George Theodore<br />

Holland<br />

Kristen Hui<br />

Mya Kapadia<br />

Marcus Lee<br />

Chloe Perry<br />

Lloyd Raymond Jack Shanahan<br />

Xu Xin Shek<br />

Katelyn To<br />

Shiv Uttamchandani<br />

Kavi Vaid<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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introducing<br />

PK2ài<br />

I N P K 2 A I W E D E C I D E D TO G I V E<br />

S O M E A D V I C E TO T H E I N C O M I N G P K C H I L D R E N N E X T Y E A R<br />

In the block area you cannot break<br />

other people's structures.<br />

You need to turn on the light in the<br />

home corner when it is dark.<br />

Be careful in the kitchen because there<br />

are glass things that can break.<br />

If you love writing like me,<br />

you can go to the writing table.<br />

If people are using things ask them<br />

if you can use it when they have finished.<br />

When you paint you need to wear an apron.<br />

Before exploration time you sit in a circle,<br />

then you choose where you want to go.<br />

If someone is not doing the right thing<br />

you can ask them to stop.<br />

You need to build inside the blue line so<br />

that people do not trip on the blocks.<br />

Use the ladder to climb up to the loft.<br />

Stepha McArdle<br />

PK2ài Teacher<br />

Sylvia Wong<br />

PK2ài Mandarin Teacher<br />

Gretchen Abasolo<br />

LS PK2ài Co-Teacher<br />

Nicole Aschenbrenner<br />

Early Childhood LS<br />

Coordinator<br />

12 H O N G K O N G A C A D E M Y


P R I M A RY<br />

Connor Callander<br />

Cayden Chen<br />

Jodie Chui<br />

Maddy Fung<br />

Amelia<br />

Gonzalez Fernandez<br />

William Ho<br />

James Koslowski<br />

Liam Kwok<br />

Mitchie Lau<br />

Harry Lin<br />

Mason Mak<br />

Andre Patterson<br />

Savannah Tan<br />

Kamilla Valitova<br />

Evelyn Walsh<br />

Maile Wong<br />

ZiYan Yang<br />

Luca Yuen<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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introducing<br />

PK2rén<br />

W H AT I S Y O U R F AV O U R I T E T H I N G<br />

A B O U T P K 2 ?<br />

I like the stage. We can sing a song or make a story or<br />

play the instruments.<br />

I like to play families in the loft. I can be the big sister<br />

and sometimes I am the dog.<br />

When you go outside you can go in the mud kitchen. You<br />

can do whatever you want. There is an oven so you can<br />

cook and it is so squishy and mushy and we love it.<br />

We love making stuff with Make-Do. We made a train and a<br />

microphone and a castle and a transformer and a remote<br />

control for a robot dog!<br />

I like to build blocks with my friends. I love making stuff,<br />

but I don't like putting it away after because it takes<br />

sooooooooo long!<br />

We can have fun!<br />

Marie Baker<br />

Pk2rén Teacher & Early Childhood<br />

Primary Coordinator<br />

Mandy Chan<br />

PK2rén Mandarin Teacher<br />

Emalynn Bernardo<br />

LS PK2rén Co-Teacher<br />

Nicole Aschenbrenner<br />

Early Childhood LS<br />

Coordinator<br />

14 H O N G K O N G A C A D E M Y


P R I M A RY<br />

Noah Amitai<br />

Adelinde Beecroft<br />

Tex Burgess<br />

Christian Cho<br />

Ivy Dimech<br />

Markus Doh Vinna<br />

Felix Harris<br />

Nathaniel Kwok<br />

Caitlyn Lam<br />

Adela Lau<br />

Monte Lin<br />

Adam Liu<br />

Eli Shigehisa<br />

Maya Tancock<br />

Theo Tsang<br />

Chloe Wen<br />

Chi Lok Yao<br />

Evan Yu<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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early childhood<br />

GOING PLACES<br />

L E A R N I N G O U T S I D E T H E C L A S S R O O M<br />

P K 1<br />

S A I K U N G<br />

C O U N T RY<br />

P A R K<br />

PK1 students went on a<br />

nature walk at the Sai Kung<br />

country park to gather<br />

nature materials for the<br />

classroom and to observe<br />

plants and foliage as part of<br />

their inquiry unit on change.<br />

P K 2<br />

L I O N S N AT U R E<br />

E D U C AT I O N<br />

C E N T R E<br />

16 H O N G K O N G A C A D E M Y<br />

To celebrate “Outdoor<br />

Classroom Day” PK2 had a<br />

day out at Lions Nature<br />

Education Centre. The<br />

children had a wonderful<br />

time climbing trees and<br />

rocks, painting with mud,<br />

creating figures from clay,<br />

sticks and leaves, listening<br />

to stories, and exploring<br />

nature with their friends.<br />

They had time and space to<br />

run and shout, and also to<br />

sit quietly in the shade and<br />

listen to the birds sing. We<br />

can't wait to go back again!


P R I M A RY<br />

K I N D E R G A R T E N<br />

S A I K U N G<br />

C O U N T RY<br />

P A R K<br />

Kindergarten have been<br />

explorers - taking our math,<br />

science, and literacy skills<br />

outside into the world,<br />

using the environment as<br />

our third teacher. We have<br />

jungle trekked, beach<br />

combed, city walked,<br />

transported ourselves<br />

around HK and our<br />

neighbourhood here in Sai<br />

Kung. We love using what<br />

we see to inspire our block<br />

building, writing and these<br />

trips help us think about<br />

the world in a new way.<br />

G R A D E 1<br />

H O I H A B E A C H<br />

We took many field trips<br />

during our Sharing the Planet<br />

unit of inquiry as we learned<br />

about the importance of<br />

plants, as well as the role we<br />

could play in caring for<br />

them. During our last trip,<br />

we visited Hoi Ha beach to<br />

explore and learn about<br />

mangroves. Under the<br />

guidance of Mr. Dean,<br />

students were able to help<br />

plant new mangrove trees.<br />

But the BEST part was riding<br />

in the boat!<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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introducing<br />

Kài<br />

T H I S Y E A R I N K I N D E R G A R T E N W E H A D S U C H F U N<br />

We have grown and changed this year. We can take care of our things as we enter the<br />

classroom each day. We have grown as readers, writers and inquirers.<br />

Our reflections: This was hard for me before but now we can...<br />

▪ Write more words.<br />

▪ We can write neatly so the reader can read my books.<br />

▪ We don't give up now!<br />

▪ We can solve our problems.<br />

▪ We can write longer sentences.<br />

▪ We can draw more details.<br />

▪ We can put spaces between our words.<br />

▪ We can read books and we can write books!<br />

▪ We can ask good questions!<br />

Katie Lepak<br />

Kài Teacher<br />

Mary Ann Reid<br />

Kài Co-Teacher<br />

Heather Cheung<br />

LS Kài Co-Teacher<br />

Nicole Aschenbrenner<br />

Early Childhood LS<br />

Coordinator<br />

18 H O N G K O N G A C A D E M Y


P R I M A RY<br />

Olivia Allen<br />

Marcos Birch<br />

Aden Chelat<br />

Ethan Chung<br />

Eddie Cook<br />

Olivia Ellis<br />

Lulu Freeman<br />

Celeste Har-Even<br />

Kai Kapadia<br />

Yuka Kawasaki<br />

Michael Moss<br />

Camille O’Hara<br />

Boo Ordish<br />

Max Perry<br />

Harrison Quaas<br />

Shriya Singhal<br />

Olivia Sisiak<br />

Raff Smith<br />

Nicolas Tancock<br />

Emma To<br />

Bo Udell<br />

Paige Whitfield<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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introducing<br />

Krén<br />

T H I S Y E A R I N K I N D E R G A R T E N W E H A D S U C H F U N<br />

It seems like just a second ago that we arrived at school.<br />

New bags and shoes and pencils - everything new and cool.<br />

We met Mabel and her letters, played with words and sounds.<br />

We built with blocks and number tiles and explored Sai Kung town.<br />

We've learnt so much and made new friends and my we've really grown,<br />

we can work together in a team and sometimes all alone.<br />

In library, music and PE we've always gone for gold.<br />

Dancing, reading, movement breaks never getting old.<br />

This year in K we've had such fun,<br />

Lookout grade one 'cause here we come!<br />

Gemma Chambers<br />

Krén Teacher<br />

Michael O’Leary<br />

Krén Co-Teacher<br />

Nicole Aschenbrenner<br />

Early Childhood LS<br />

Coordinator<br />

20 H O N G K O N G A C A D E M Y


P R I M A RY<br />

Jessica Barton<br />

Vanessa Birch<br />

Ryushi Bridgeford<br />

Alyssa Chan<br />

Decimus Chan<br />

Capucine Chazeau<br />

Karuna Belle Cheung<br />

Nathan Fauvarque<br />

Matthew Foudy<br />

Enzo Hareb<br />

Mila Jourdan<br />

Yutom Kim<br />

Kara Ku<br />

Zach Lau<br />

Katie Li<br />

Gus Lin<br />

Zoe Liu<br />

Koa Marsden<br />

Anya Singh<br />

Mya Soligo<br />

Nixon Suen<br />

Bree Udell<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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introducing<br />

GRADE 1ài<br />

W H O C A R E S ? W E D O !<br />

1ài students were caring this year as they learned about<br />

what it takes to be a good friend and a kind person.<br />

They showed they cared about the different homes in Sai<br />

Kung as well as in the world around them. They listened<br />

to their customers while selling their goods and services<br />

at Market Day and waited their turn while shopping. The<br />

students looked for plants in need and developed a plan to<br />

better care for them. When you care about your learning<br />

as well as those around you, it makes for a great year!<br />

Karen Lawler<br />

1ài Class Teacher<br />

Amanda Singh<br />

1ài Co-Teacher<br />

Marc Yeung<br />

LS 1ài Co-Teacher<br />

Nicole Aschenbrenner<br />

Early Childhood LS<br />

Coordinator<br />

22 H O N G K O N G A C A D E M Y


P R I M A RY<br />

Gabriel Amitai<br />

Emma Boag<br />

Arde Chan<br />

Charlie Chenoweth<br />

Lindsay Choi<br />

Oscar Crampton<br />

Tom Haqvinsson<br />

Sophie Holland<br />

Nathan Kwok<br />

Noel Lee<br />

Rika Patterson<br />

Elodie Phillips<br />

Gian Amleto Podesta<br />

Kora Rosenthal<br />

Zoe Ann Solberg<br />

Eva Sorenson<br />

Jase Stanley<br />

Aerin Stockdale<br />

Julia Tsang<br />

Christian Ulfeng<br />

Alexa Ung<br />

Annabel van Grunsven<br />

George Yoshino<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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introducing<br />

GRADE 1rén<br />

1rén students showed their caring side in many ways this<br />

year. They built relationships with each other, their 5rén<br />

buddies, and their pen pals in the Philippines. During<br />

inquiry circles, they helped one another become more<br />

knowledgeable by sharing their new learning about<br />

different house types and plants. Students worked in the<br />

EC and UP gardens to harvest, weed and care for different<br />

plants. They also took action planting mangroves and<br />

caring for plants in need. Whether it was through doing<br />

classroom jobs, growing friendships or taking action,<br />

students showed their kind and caring attitudes by making<br />

thoughtful choices throughout the year.<br />

Rachel Strozeski<br />

1rén Teacher &<br />

Literacy Coordinator<br />

Caroline Noonan<br />

1rén Co-Teacher<br />

Nicole Aschenbrenner<br />

Early Childhood LS<br />

Coordinator<br />

Rebecca Lai<br />

LS 1rén Co-Teacher<br />

24 H O N G K O N G A C A D E M Y


P R I M A RY<br />

Joshua Birch<br />

Vivi Chan<br />

Elliott Chang<br />

Haelyn Chu<br />

Lexi De Pree<br />

Chloe Drouet<br />

Ludo Faust Tedder<br />

Lily Feren<br />

Luca Gonzalez<br />

Fernandez<br />

Odin Hui<br />

Jaden Ip<br />

Amy Lau<br />

Andy Li<br />

Max Lin<br />

Noa Mansikkaniemi<br />

Giulia Paniccia<br />

Zavier Saleem<br />

Loan Schuhmann<br />

Mika Tanaka Poon<br />

Kalani Wong<br />

Vincent Yee<br />

Gabriella Yuen<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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introducing<br />

GRADE 2ài<br />

L E A R N E R P R O F I L E S I N 2 A I<br />

We were knowledgeable during<br />

our biography unit because we<br />

learned a lot about our heroes.<br />

- Brandon & Weilin<br />

We have been inquirers in our<br />

play unit brainstorming ideas<br />

for building arcades.<br />

- Jemima, Isla & Jasper<br />

We were balanced because we<br />

researched different types of<br />

heroes and biographies.<br />

- Tyr & Cheryl<br />

We were principled when we<br />

were quiet when we did our<br />

mindful strategies.<br />

- Mauk, Sienna & Jude<br />

When we were in the play unit,<br />

we were communicators<br />

because we were talking a lot<br />

about the games.<br />

- Zachary & Hywel<br />

We were open-minded in our<br />

play unit because we thought of<br />

different games to make.<br />

- George & Emi<br />

We were risk-takers when trying<br />

new strategies every day like<br />

mindful breathing, drawing and<br />

yoga.<br />

- Jay, Alessio, Kaitlyn<br />

We were thinkers. We thought<br />

about what we needed to bring<br />

to make the machines. When<br />

some parts didn't work, we<br />

tried other ways.<br />

- Joseph, Valeria and Sloane<br />

We were caring to our playgroup<br />

buddies because we played with<br />

them and took care of them.<br />

- Reggie & Julie<br />

We were reflective when<br />

reading our animal books to<br />

2ren and gave each other<br />

feedback.<br />

- Caron & Aria<br />

Sonya Yong<br />

2ài Teacher<br />

Denise Tong<br />

2ài Co-Teacher<br />

Blessie Maunder<br />

LS Grade 2 & 3 Teacher<br />

26 H O N G K O N G A C A D E M Y


P R I M A RY<br />

Jude Chambers<br />

Brandon Chen<br />

Carson Cheung<br />

Zachary Cheung<br />

Alessio Chou<br />

Julie Chui<br />

Hywel Clarke<br />

Jasper Clarke<br />

Weilin Deng<br />

Jemima Freeman<br />

Mauk Geling<br />

Tyr Griffin<br />

Joseph Hareb<br />

Jay Ku<br />

Cheryl Kwok<br />

Kaitlyn Lau<br />

George Lin<br />

Reggie Maguire<br />

Sloane Millikin-Glover<br />

Emi Ordish<br />

Valeria Rivas<br />

Sienna Tan<br />

Isla Whitfield<br />

Aria Zoya Anton<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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introducing<br />

GRADE 2rén<br />

L E A R N E R P R O F I L E S I N 2 R E N<br />

We were principled and<br />

reflective when we checked our<br />

CHOPS in writing without a<br />

reminder!<br />

- Miri and Louise<br />

At the Heritage Museum we<br />

were thinkers when we kept<br />

learning new facts about Bruce<br />

Lee's life!<br />

- Jack and Haku<br />

We are principled in math<br />

because we don't look at other<br />

people's answers, we try our<br />

best to do our own work.<br />

- Inara and Sydney<br />

We are risk-takers in math<br />

because we did not know what<br />

arrays or bar graphs were but<br />

we tried it anyway!<br />

- Laszlo and Vinnie<br />

We were knowledgeable when<br />

we were writing our animal<br />

books and we put ideas into our<br />

own words.<br />

- Rustam and Josie<br />

We were inquirers in our play<br />

unit because we had to figure<br />

out what to use to build and<br />

create our games and activities.<br />

- Angus and Bono<br />

We are always caring on our<br />

field trips because we are<br />

respectful of the people and the<br />

place that we are visiting.<br />

- Maia and Sebastian<br />

We were persistent when<br />

building our simple machines<br />

because they kept falling down<br />

but we did not give up!<br />

- Janie and Dominique<br />

We were inquirers on our field<br />

trip to the science museum<br />

because we wanted to learn<br />

more about simple machines.<br />

- Janick and Rory<br />

We were open-minded in our<br />

arts and emotions unit because<br />

we learned about different<br />

styles of dancing.<br />

- Emma and Lotty<br />

We are communicators in math<br />

because we share our strategies<br />

and how we solve problems and<br />

learn new strategies from our<br />

friends.<br />

- Nate and Elliot<br />

We are balanced in class<br />

because we do different selfregulation<br />

activities like chime<br />

and mindful drawing.<br />

- Adam and Matthew<br />

Courtney Cohen<br />

2rén Teacher<br />

Hannah Dalkin<br />

2rén Co-Teacher<br />

Blessie Maunder<br />

LS Grade 2 & 3 Teacher<br />

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P R I M A RY<br />

Vinnie Birch<br />

Angus Cahalane<br />

Rory Clarke<br />

Laszlo Faust Tedder<br />

Emma Fauvarque<br />

Janie Fletcher<br />

Mirabel Har-Even<br />

Maia Hoskins<br />

Sebastian Kahn<br />

Dominique<br />

Liu-Maudson<br />

Haku Marsden<br />

Adam Meytal<br />

Matthew Nabrotzky<br />

Lotty Perry<br />

Nate Raymond<br />

Louise Remise<br />

Inara Uttamchandani<br />

Bono Vaid<br />

Rustam Valitov<br />

Sydney Wen<br />

Jack Wheeler<br />

Janick Wipper<br />

Elliot Wong<br />

Josie Wright<br />

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primary school<br />

GOING PLACES<br />

L E A R N I N G O U T S I D E T H E C L A S S R O O M<br />

G R A D E 2<br />

H K S C I E N C E<br />

M U S E U M<br />

In G2 we have had many opportunities to enhance our<br />

learning outside the classroom through various trips to the<br />

surrounding Sai Kung playgrounds for our play unit, to the<br />

Hong Kong Science Museum to explore the simple machines<br />

there and the Heritage Museum's Bruce Lee exhibit to learn<br />

more about our multi-talented local hero. Don't forget in our<br />

landmarks unit, our visit to the 10,000 Buddhas Monastery,<br />

and our epic landmarks trip in and around TST and Central<br />

area. Thanks to all the parents who volunteered to come<br />

support us on our field trips!<br />

G R A D E 3<br />

H O I H A B E A C H<br />

30 H O N G K O N G A C A D E M Y<br />

Grade 3 went to Hoi Ha<br />

Beach as a provocation for<br />

their Sharing the Planet<br />

unit. Grade 3 worked hard<br />

to pick up the litter on the<br />

beach. It was hot day and<br />

there was a long hike<br />

involved, but Grade 3 was<br />

determined to make a<br />

difference. As stated in The<br />

Lorax: "Unless someone like<br />

[us] cares a whole awful<br />

lot, nothing is going to get<br />

better. It's not."


P R I M A RY<br />

G R A D E 4<br />

H K S C I E N C E<br />

M U S E U M<br />

As part of our How The World<br />

Works unit Grade 4 visited<br />

the HK Science Museum.<br />

The exhibitions enthralled us<br />

all!<br />

G R A D E 5<br />

S A I K U N G<br />

F I E L D T R I P<br />

As part of the provocation for our Sharing the Planet unit<br />

we went to look for issues in our local community. The<br />

walking tour of Sai Kung was also an opportunity to learn<br />

more about potential topics for the exhibition groups. The<br />

groups identified several issues related to UN Sustainable<br />

Development Goals such as poverty, inequalities, pollution<br />

and animal abuse. We were surprised to see this in our<br />

local community and will work on spreading awareness<br />

around these issues during our Exhibition.<br />

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introducing<br />

GRADE 3ài<br />

W E B E C A M E<br />

E X P L O R E R S W H E N W E . . .<br />

Learnt about different religions<br />

and cultures! - Georgie<br />

Plotted how to do satisfying<br />

multiplication! - Ebba<br />

Explored so many things for the<br />

first time.- Ariana<br />

Explored the body systems in<br />

unit of inquiry. - Carter<br />

Adventured through activities<br />

like snorkelling and seeing busy,<br />

bushy crabs - Maria<br />

Discovered how to create a raft<br />

and sail the seas - Matias<br />

Studied how the body systems<br />

work, keep them healthy and<br />

how they're all connected to<br />

other systems - Ritwik<br />

Were scientists and explored<br />

the insides of a lung. - Liam<br />

Boogied with our buddies.<br />

- Oscar<br />

Were discovering new cultures<br />

and making new friendships<br />

with people in grade 3 - Lila<br />

Discovered our friendships in<br />

3ai. - Maggie<br />

Discovered personalities and<br />

friendliness during the first<br />

week of school - Yuma<br />

Went on a hike at camp and<br />

discovered new creatures we<br />

have never seen before<br />

- Cypress<br />

Dove into the deep blue sea, we<br />

discovered fish, barnacles, sea<br />

cucumbers, coral and seaweed.<br />

It was beautiful, calm, warm<br />

and safe - Ruby<br />

Discovered our body systems.<br />

- Apple<br />

Were risk takers at camp when<br />

we met new, funny people. Like<br />

Captain Brushant, Carlos the<br />

Clown, Aiden the Ninja and Cool<br />

Bonnie - Alana<br />

Played, learned and made<br />

friendships with our buddies.<br />

- Josh<br />

Gobbled new food at camp.<br />

- Daniel<br />

Wrote classic fairytales and<br />

twisted them to fit our own<br />

cultures from around the world.<br />

- Sam<br />

Discovered the magic of<br />

palindromes. - Oliver<br />

Had fun finding new friendships.<br />

- William<br />

Discovered our love for 3ai.<br />

- Tatum<br />

Maria Tullberg<br />

3ài Teacher &<br />

Mathematics Coordinator<br />

Cate Metcalfe<br />

3ài Co-Teacher<br />

Blessie Maunder<br />

LS Grade 2 & 3 Teacher<br />

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P R I M A RY<br />

Daniel Amitai<br />

Josh Chenoweth<br />

Sam Feren<br />

Liam Foudy<br />

Ebba Haqvinsson<br />

Jeremy Hobson<br />

Georgie Jamieson-Jones<br />

Oscar Jourdan<br />

Cypress Kahn<br />

Yuma Kawasaki<br />

Maggie Kish Joshua Knipfing<br />

Ruby Lam Apple Lei<br />

Carter Mensforth<br />

Lila Anais Moussis<br />

Ariana Nagel<br />

Maria<br />

San Roman de Dios<br />

Ritwik Singh<br />

Tatum Stanley<br />

Oliver Stapleton<br />

Matias Verrone<br />

Alana Warren<br />

William Zachrisson<br />

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introducing<br />

GRADE 3rén<br />

W E B E C A M E E X P L O R E R S W H E N W E . . .<br />

Measured our aloe plants and<br />

were principled and kind to<br />

them. - Calleigh<br />

Examined mangroves on camp.<br />

- Layla<br />

Dissected the lungs of a pig's<br />

body. - Suri<br />

Researched the human body<br />

systems. - Jessica<br />

Discovered what lichen was<br />

during our hike. - Louis<br />

Observed and learned about<br />

survival and the worth of<br />

various items. - Yujean<br />

Looked closely at the calf<br />

muscle of the pig when we did<br />

the dissection. - Patrick<br />

Looked at the bugs during camp.<br />

- Tim<br />

Inspected and dissected a pig's<br />

heart when we were studying in<br />

UOI. - Kimmi<br />

Searched for inchworms in the<br />

forest. - Josephine<br />

Collected data as part of<br />

Mandarin as a living language.<br />

- Callum<br />

Explored areas around Pak Sha<br />

O - William<br />

Uncovered various parts of the<br />

organ from the body during<br />

dissection. - Bella<br />

Dissected a part of a pig's body<br />

and found out new things.<br />

- Leoni<br />

Learned how to play recorder.<br />

- Kaito<br />

Snorkeled and learned lots of<br />

stuff about fish and sea life.<br />

- Savana<br />

Researched and discovered new<br />

things about body systems.<br />

- Anagha<br />

Discovered how to use code in<br />

coding class. - James<br />

Investigated pig's body parts<br />

during dissection. - Kira<br />

Explored and examined rocks<br />

and insects on our stream walk.<br />

- Jacob<br />

Planted our aloe plants and<br />

made observations as they grew.<br />

- Alisha<br />

Learned about creative writing<br />

and how to do it. - Gabriele<br />

Saw different kinds of animals<br />

on our hike. - Hana<br />

Neha Pall<br />

3rén Teacher<br />

Heather Linhardt<br />

3rén Co-Teacher<br />

Todd Colfelt<br />

LS 3rén Co-Teacher<br />

Blessie Maunder<br />

LS Grade 2 & 3 Teacher<br />

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P R I M A RY<br />

Suri Balu<br />

Jacob Beecroft<br />

Hana Bridgeford<br />

Nathan Chan<br />

Timothy De Pree<br />

James Dubaj<br />

Callum Falkiner<br />

Bella Freeman<br />

William Hamreteg<br />

Layla Harris<br />

Josephine Hung<br />

Kira Jacob<br />

Yujean Kim<br />

Patrick Kish<br />

Leoni Koslowski<br />

Calleigh Lee<br />

Louis Mills<br />

Gabriele Oliva<br />

Kimmi Ordish<br />

Kaito Paterson<br />

Savana Quaas<br />

Anagha Singh<br />

Alisha Uttamchandani<br />

Jessica Yu<br />

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grade 3<br />

CAMP<br />

Grade 3 students had their<br />

first school camp experience<br />

at Pak Sha O. It was an<br />

opportunity to try new<br />

experiences, build life skills,<br />

make new friends, and<br />

embody the learner profiles.<br />

PA K S H A O<br />

“I was a risk taker when I<br />

went camping for the first<br />

time.” - Gabriele<br />

“I was a risk taker when I<br />

went hiking near the<br />

mangroves.” - James<br />

“I was reflective after my<br />

day and thought about<br />

everything I did.” - Patrick<br />

“I was caring by helping my<br />

group to build a raft.”<br />

- Alisha<br />

“I was knowledgeable about<br />

maps.” - Callum<br />

“I was a communicator when<br />

helping my group succeed<br />

with the star challenge and<br />

sharing my ideas.” - Kimmi<br />

“I was a thinker when using<br />

the compass and building a<br />

raft.” - Timothy<br />

“I was a risk taker when I<br />

was holding a worm. I don't<br />

really like worms.” - Suri<br />

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P R I M A RY<br />

“I was a risk-taker when I<br />

tried not to cry even though<br />

I was homesick.” - Anagha<br />

“I was caring when my friend<br />

missed her family, I<br />

comforted her and said that<br />

everything will be alright,<br />

it's just for one day.” - Ruby<br />

“I was balanced when I used my words and I helped people<br />

at the stepping stones.” - Daniel<br />

“I was open-minded when I tried new food.” - Oliver<br />

“I was principled at camp because I made sure that everyone<br />

was included in activities.” - Yuma<br />

“I was an inquirer when learning more about the animals<br />

that live in the stream.” - Sam<br />

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introducing<br />

GRADE 4ài<br />

O U R Y E A R I N 4 A I<br />

We started our year at camp, where children proved they were balanced.<br />

We were reflective and caring during our investigation into human rights, and when<br />

delving into migration we were inquirers.<br />

When researching water issues we showed how knowledgeable we were. We proved to be<br />

risk-takers when each student devised an experiment of their own, to further their<br />

understanding of energy.<br />

We were both principled and thinkers when designing our own advertising campaigns,<br />

and were open-minded and communicators when we produced a play<br />

It's been a wonderful year of collaboration, learning, creativity, and fun.<br />

Deborah Richards<br />

4ài Teacher<br />

Lori Marier<br />

4ài Co-Teacher<br />

Stephanie Chung<br />

LS 4ài Co-Teacher<br />

Kimberley Fung<br />

LS Grade 4 & 5 Teacher<br />

Brooke Chenoweth<br />

LS Grade 4 & 5 Co-Teacher<br />

Gemma Hobson<br />

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P R I M A RY<br />

Katia Alcaraz<br />

Brendan Au<br />

Karoline Berg<br />

Owen Boberski<br />

Kristopher Carman<br />

Caspar Chan<br />

Luca Chou<br />

Marcello Chow<br />

Pierre Drouet<br />

Samara Evans<br />

Keely Greve<br />

Luca Hecker<br />

Bronte Hewson<br />

Kyle Hoskens<br />

Daxton Liang<br />

Florence Maguire<br />

Chiara Podesta<br />

Thompson Poon<br />

Grace Pyne<br />

Minneli Rajapaksha<br />

Lucy Rowland<br />

Sofia Rivas<br />

Mila Sereda<br />

Xavier Solberg<br />

Luca Soligo<br />

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introducing<br />

GRADE 4rén<br />

O U R Y E A R I N 4 R E N<br />

It’s been an exciting year in 4ren! Besides learning, we<br />

also developed our learner profile traits even more! We<br />

were risk-takers when we went away to camp for 2<br />

nights. We were knowledgeable when we shared what we<br />

do in 4ren in our assembly. We were thinkers when we<br />

had to conduct research in order to write a persuasive<br />

text about water. We were inquirers when we found<br />

information about our families’ migrations for unit two.<br />

We were caring when we welcomed new students to our<br />

grade. We were balanced knowing when to have<br />

movement breaks like ‘Uniquely Me’ and ‘7-Up’ during our<br />

day. We were skilled communicators when we had to work<br />

together to perform The Grade Four play. We were<br />

reflective when we had to revise and edit our writing to<br />

make it great. We were open-minded when we helped<br />

each other kayak, paddleboard, and sail a boat during<br />

camp. We were principled when we visited the food bank<br />

Feeding Hong Kong. Our year has been filled with exciting<br />

events, activities, and opportunities which helped us grow<br />

as learners.<br />

Lauren Guy<br />

4rén Teacher<br />

Jenny Driver<br />

4rén Co-Teacher<br />

Rebekah Chan<br />

LS 4rén Co-Teacher<br />

Kimberley Fung<br />

LS Grade 4 & 5 Teacher<br />

Brooke Chenoweth<br />

LS Grade 4 & 5 Co-Teacher<br />

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P R I M A RY<br />

Niall Cahalane<br />

Freddie Chambers<br />

Marine Chazeau<br />

Florence Connell<br />

Charlotte Debard<br />

Bowen Fletcher<br />

Lila Har-Even<br />

Brenton Hsu<br />

Bosco Hung<br />

Bianca Jupp<br />

Alisa Kitahara<br />

Kayton Koo<br />

Soul Lee<br />

Harrison Liu-Maudson<br />

Brendan Lyons<br />

Julian Munoz<br />

Niam Patel<br />

Adam Poon<br />

Owen Raymond<br />

Shikoh Stafford<br />

Valerie Tam<br />

Matthieu Tancock<br />

Marat Valitov<br />

Andria Wan<br />

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‘It was an exciting and fun adventure.’ - Soul<br />

grade 4<br />

CAMP<br />

Grade 4 camp was at Pak Sha<br />

Wan in Sai Kung and the<br />

children proved themselves<br />

risk-takers by participating in<br />

a range of activities from<br />

kayaking, stand up paddle<br />

boarding, sailing, and the<br />

STAR CHALLENGE. We started<br />

with team building activities<br />

and which helped us bond<br />

and work together<br />

throughout the 3 days of<br />

camp. They capsized their<br />

sailboats and participated in<br />

races against each other<br />

taking many children out of<br />

their comfort zones. All were<br />

successful. They learned how<br />

to race kayaks at Hoi Ha<br />

beach and manoeuvre a<br />

twelve person paddle board.<br />

They slept in tents for both<br />

nights, cooked and cleaned<br />

up dinner, and ate yummy<br />

breadsticks around the<br />

campfire.<br />

‘Watch out for the tents.’ - Daxton<br />

‘I was scared but I pushed through.’ - Julian<br />

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P R I M A RY<br />

‘My first time sailing was amazing.’ - Minneli<br />

‘Camp was hard and challenging, but fun.’ - Marcello<br />

‘Push, push, push yourself and then succeed.’ - Brenton<br />

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introducing<br />

GRADE 5ài<br />

W H AT W E T H I N K O F 5 A I<br />

5ai are creative, energetic and unpredictable at times in a<br />

good way! We are a close-knit family at school, who feel<br />

safe together and trust each other. Each of us are<br />

different and we have unique personalities, which balance<br />

us out really well - this makes school a happy and lighthearted<br />

place to be. As a group, we are outgoing and we<br />

embrace noise, when it means that we are sharing and<br />

learning. We value movement and allow everyone a<br />

chance to self-regulate in their own way. We are a sporty<br />

class, who demonstrate good sportsmanship. We are super<br />

caring and supportive of one another and perform all of<br />

the learner profiles, every day, to make sure that learning<br />

is fun! We love to surprise and to be surprised - we're a<br />

bright and joyful bunch. Oh, and we are extremely funny<br />

and amazing, if we do say so ourselves.<br />

Carly Buntin<br />

5ài Teacher & Upper Primary<br />

Coordinator<br />

Jessica Hamreteg<br />

5ài Co-Teacher<br />

Kimberley Fung<br />

LS Grade 4 & 5 Teacher<br />

Brooke Chenoweth<br />

LS Grade 4 & 5 Co-Teacher<br />

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P R I M A RY<br />

Aidan Chan<br />

Lucy Driver<br />

Aspen Evers<br />

Ka Ching Fu<br />

Lucas Hall<br />

Yuvin Kim<br />

Jai Mensforth<br />

Sophia Mills<br />

Nikolas Moussis<br />

Josh Nagel<br />

Ambrose Ng<br />

Patrick O’Hearn<br />

Cici Oliveira<br />

Kale Patel<br />

Bonnie Pettigrew<br />

Margot Rowland<br />

Lexi Stillhart<br />

Simpson Tam<br />

Luca Tatriele<br />

Sophie Toby Wheeler Ulfeng<br />

ZiFu Yang<br />

Johnny Yi<br />

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introducing<br />

GRADE 5rén<br />

Although we are an excitable group of grade 5 students,<br />

we know how to have fun in the right way and have<br />

discovered an appreciation for both collaboration and<br />

independence. Open-mindedly, we have explored<br />

teamwork and our individual identities; growing and<br />

learning together. Hard work and persistence is in our DNA<br />

but we know how to have a laugh, showcasing our unique<br />

idiosyncrasies. We are an enthusiastic and adventurous<br />

bunch. We are determined to do our best to showcase our<br />

many talents, whether they are creative and inventive,<br />

musical or sporty, poetic or techy. Moving into next year,<br />

we feel confident and are ready to tackle the challenges<br />

of grade 6.<br />

Benjamin Thomas<br />

5rén Teacher<br />

Lynn Lawrence-Brown<br />

5rén Co-Teacher<br />

Kimberley Fung<br />

LS Grade 4 & 5 Teacher<br />

Brooke Chenoweth<br />

LS Grade 4 & 5 Co-Teacher<br />

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P R I M A RY<br />

Taara Bailur<br />

Charles Chan<br />

Dylan Clarke<br />

Hunter De Leon<br />

Arthur Ephgrave<br />

Kaden Ip<br />

Sophie Gonzalez<br />

Maverick Griffin<br />

Joon Hong<br />

Niel Hoskens<br />

Alix Hurabielle-Claverie<br />

Tabitha Kahn<br />

Maria Kim Justin Lee Ezha Oswin<br />

Bella Smith<br />

Samson Suen<br />

Chloe Tan<br />

Emma Vanzo<br />

Serafina Wilson<br />

Sam Wright<br />

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“Camp was an exhilarating time that helped me overcome my fear<br />

of heights. The activities were challenging but I had the support of<br />

my friends all the time” - Lexi, 5ai<br />

grade 5<br />

CAMP<br />

T U N G L U N G I S L A N D<br />

Grade 5 took action to help the local environment by<br />

participating in a meaningful beach clean-up.<br />

Grade 5 Camp was all about challenging ourselves and taking<br />

risks from abseiling down a cliff face to rock climbing to<br />

tenting out in the wild...all in the span of 4 days! This year<br />

we ventured to Tung Lung Island for camp, experiencing the<br />

stunning nature and sea views.<br />

Throughout the Grade 5 camp, we lived and breathed the<br />

learner profiles and attitudes by being open-minded and<br />

taking risks on the high elements, and being collaborative,<br />

“It was fun! We had crazy days in a great and happy environment.<br />

My biggest challenge was the Tyrolean Traverse. It was a bit scary<br />

to look down but I did it!”, - Luca, 5ai<br />

“We had an amazing time but it was tough sometimes. We got to<br />

know all of our friends better and now love. A challenge was the<br />

heights but you get over it and end up loving the whole<br />

experience. We enjoyed all the challenges in camp and loved<br />

chilling by the campfire. You got to see how far you could go and<br />

how far you could test yourself. When it was tough we all had our<br />

friends, the homesickness was worth it!”<br />

- Cici, Lucy and Sophie, 5ai<br />

“It was interesting seeing people challenge themselves because it<br />

encouraged me to do these high risk activities too.”<br />

- Serafina, 5ren<br />

“For me, the most interesting part of camp was the toilets. I<br />

mean, it wasn't like anything I was used to at other camps. There<br />

was, now read this next line at your own risk, hundreds of insects<br />

just sitting on the walls and some cockroaches, and caterpillars in<br />

the squatty potty.” - Maverick, 5ren<br />

“Abseiling was most interesting because it gave us a lot of<br />

challenge to go down the mountainside, but it was cool because<br />

your friends in your group were cheering you on,”<br />

- Hunter De Leon, 5ren<br />

kind and caring toward one<br />

another. Despite the lack of<br />

home comforts, we were<br />

enthusiastic and ended the<br />

week with bright smiles and<br />

a sense of accomplishment.<br />

After two nights of tenting<br />

out, Mount Davis and<br />

sleeping in dorms was a<br />

welcome change.<br />

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P R I M A RY


grade 5<br />

EXHIBITION<br />

P A S S I O N AT E P E O P L E U N I T E TO D R I V E P O S I T I V E C H A N G E<br />

G5 Exhibition's central theme this year was “Passionate people unite to drive positive change”, where the students tuned<br />

into the United Nations' sustainability goals to gain insight into global issues that populations around the world face.<br />

Students followed their passion and interests, and formed groups to research and delve deeper into their chosen issue.<br />

This secondary research allowed them a better understanding, and set them up to find out more by collecting data through<br />

interviews, surveys and observations. By analysing this primary research, the students were able to go further and make<br />

conclusions on what type of suitable, sustainable action they would like to take.<br />

Their goal was to take positive action on a global issue on a local scale.<br />

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grade 5<br />

EXHIBITION GROUPS<br />

P R I M A RY<br />

Grade 5 student groups<br />

addressed the topics and<br />

issues that connected with<br />

their passions.<br />

Smoking Addiction<br />

Drug Addiction<br />

Homelessness<br />

Ageism<br />

Same Gender Marriage<br />

S M O K I N G A D D I C T I O N<br />

D R U G A D D I C T I O N<br />

Gender Equality in Sports<br />

Animal Abuse<br />

Anti-Animal Abuse<br />

Plastic Preventers<br />

Shark Finning<br />

Deforestation<br />

Endangered Ocean Animals<br />

Quality Education<br />

H O M E L E S S N E S S<br />

A G E I S M<br />

S A M E G E N D E R<br />

M A R R I A G E<br />

G E N D E R E Q U A L I T Y<br />

I N S P O R T S<br />

A N I M A L A B U S E A N T I - A N I M A L A B U S E P L A S T I C P R E V E N T E R S<br />

S H A R K F I N N I N G<br />

D E F O R E S TAT I O N<br />

E N D A N G E R E D<br />

O C E A N A N I M A L S<br />

Q U A L I T Y E D U C AT I O N<br />

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LIBRARY<br />

F O R T H E L O V E O F R E A D I N G<br />

Our library was a busy place, also this past year, with lots of reading and inquiring happening<br />

each day. Before the start of classes, students and parents enjoyed the library space to look<br />

for books, read, or search for answers to questions. Throughout the day, classes visited to<br />

engage in author inquiries and book club discussions, to find resources and inquire about<br />

topics of interest, to browse the shelves to discover and check out books, to explore and<br />

reflect on who we are as readers, and to enjoy lots and lots of reading time. Special highlights<br />

were our Literacy Week celebrations, preparing for and participating in Battle of the Books,<br />

collaborating with Bring Me a Book Hong Kong in spreading the love for reading through a reada-thon,<br />

and author visits by Mio Debnam and Ya Chin Chang (in person) as well as Lauren<br />

Tarshis and Rob Buyea (via Skype).<br />

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primary school<br />

MANDARIN<br />

L A N G U A G E & C U LT U R E<br />

Our Mandarin programme provides students with a broader<br />

understanding of Chinese language as well as its culture. We<br />

value the importance of oral communicative language, the<br />

skills of reading Pinyin and Chinese characters, as well as<br />

laying the foundations for writing. In order to serve students'<br />

different learning styles and needs, and to best benefit their<br />

Mandarin learning, we use various strategies and resources to<br />

create fun and engaging learning environments with<br />

interactive activities like acting out stories, role-playing,<br />

preparing for Chinese festivals and events, writing stories,<br />

singing and dancing.<br />

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Hong Kong Academy<br />

SUSTAINABILITY<br />

P R I M A RY<br />

R A I S I N G A W A R E N E S S & TA K I N G A C T I O N<br />

Sustainability at <strong>HKA</strong> is fundamental and is evident in our facility, our operations, and our learning. Inspired by the Unicef<br />

Sustainable Development Goals, <strong>HKA</strong> successfully worked with like minded partners during the year to raise awareness and<br />

take action towards a sustainable future.<br />

▪ We recycled paper, glass, metal<br />

▪ We accepted community recycling<br />

▪ Our surplus food was delivered to organisations who feed<br />

the homeless and underprivileged<br />

▪ We grew our own food<br />

▪ We composted<br />

▪ We procured recyclable and FSC products to serve our<br />

paper needs<br />

▪ We tracked waste, energy and water usage as data for<br />

learning<br />

▪ We donated to charities who work towards achieving quality<br />

education, zero hunger, peace and justice and conservation<br />

for life on land and in water<br />

▪ We cleaned Beaches<br />

▪ We helped to preserve our local mangrove habitats<br />

▪ We said no to single use plastics in our hkaEATS cafeteria<br />

and field<br />

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primary school<br />

MUSIC<br />

P L AY . E X P L O R E . C R E AT E . R E S P O N D .<br />

Play. Explore. Create. Respond. Four things the students did<br />

every day in primary music. All grades explored different<br />

instrument sounds to create their own versions of songs. They<br />

even used their body to create movements in response to<br />

music!<br />

Highlights included:<br />

▪ Playing percussion every day in PK1 and PK2<br />

▪ Starting xylophones in Kindergarten<br />

▪ Circle singing games in Grade 1<br />

▪ Scarf dancing in response to music in Grade 2<br />

▪ Recorder Karate in Grade 3<br />

▪ Grade 4 and 5 Band<br />

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primary school<br />

MUSIC CONCERT<br />

P R I M A RY<br />

In the spring, every single primary student participated in a<br />

music concert.<br />

PK1, PK2, Kindergarten and Grade 1 taught us about ocean<br />

conservation in “Songs of the Sea”. A big highlight was when<br />

all of the Early Childhood students sang “Sandy Sandy Sandy”.<br />

Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4 and Grade 5 took us on a journey<br />

through world music with “<strong>HKA</strong> Travels”. They especially<br />

enjoyed their combined Upper Primary performance of<br />

“Alone Mashup”, that contained 2 electronic songs and<br />

2 recorder songs, all together!<br />

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physical<br />

EDUCATION<br />

A C T I O N - PA C K E D L E S S O N S<br />

This year Primary PE has been<br />

action-packed every lesson.<br />

Here is what Primary students<br />

think about the units we have<br />

covered this year.<br />

Adventure Challenge is: Fun,<br />

Team Work, Being Principled,<br />

Communicating, Solving<br />

Problems, Being a Thinker.<br />

Team beep test, Taking your<br />

heart rate, Recording scores,<br />

makes your heart beat fast,<br />

Good for you, Being Balanced.<br />

Movement Composition is:<br />

Gymnastics, Dancing, Moving<br />

to music, Rolling, Cart<br />

wheels, Being a risk taker,<br />

Being Open Minded.<br />

Individual Pursuits are:<br />

Running, Hopping, Skipping,<br />

Jumping, Ball play, Catching,<br />

Throwing, Kicking, Awesome<br />

fun, Open minded.<br />

Games are: Learning rules to<br />

stay safe, Knowing what to do<br />

in a game, Understanding<br />

strategies, Team work, Super<br />

fun, Being caring.<br />

Health Related Fitness is:<br />

7-minute run, Fitness testing,<br />

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primary school<br />

VISUAL ARTS<br />

S T U D I O H A B I T S O F M I N D<br />

Studio Habits of Mind is a<br />

project-based program from<br />

Harvard University's Project<br />

Zero, that nurtures thinking<br />

dispositions. Like the<br />

International Baccalaureate's<br />

approaches to learning, (ATL)<br />

these skills, or habits,<br />

transfer from the studio to<br />

the world. Your child's<br />

creativity is harnessed<br />

through choice. Intrinsic<br />

motivation occurs when<br />

students are offered an<br />

opportunity to create what<br />

they wish. We guide them in<br />

developing productive habits<br />

of mind; in capturing the<br />

creative process and through<br />

developing their craft.<br />

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primary school production<br />

HOT COCOA HOUSE<br />

Hot Cocoa House is an opportunity for our students to<br />

share their talents and interests with their peers<br />

through a self-directed performance. The entire<br />

primary school and parent community celebrate our<br />

students as they share their unique talents.<br />

Performances range from singing to dancing to comedy<br />

and magic. <strong>HKA</strong> certainly has talent! We are grateful to<br />

the ICT department for all their stage support for this<br />

wonderful event.<br />

S H O W C A S I N G O U R H K A TA L E N T !<br />

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primary school<br />

ASA’S<br />

C O - C U R R I C U L A R P R O G R A M M E<br />

Over 215 Primary School<br />

Students participated in the<br />

ASA Co-curricular programme.<br />

Under the umbrella of Arts,<br />

Sports, Language, STEAM and<br />

Service & Sustainability,<br />

Faculty & Service Providers<br />

supported student interests<br />

and learning outside the<br />

regular routine.<br />

Thank you to our Faculty and<br />

Service Providers for sharing<br />

their personal interests and<br />

helping our students to delve<br />

more deeply into purposeful<br />

learning.<br />

C R E AT I V E A R T S<br />

D R A M A C L U B<br />

C R E AT I V E W R I T I N G<br />

E C C L I M B I N G<br />

E C D A N C E E C D R A M A E C G Y M N A S T I C S E C K I N D E R G A R D E N E R S E C M A N D A R I N<br />

E C S P O R T S & M O V E M E N T F O O T B A L L G I R L G U I D E S B R O W N I E S<br />

G O L F<br />

G Y M N A S T I C S<br />

I T S S H O W T I M E ! J AVA C O D I N G & M I N E C R A F T K I D S D E S I G N K U N G F U W I N G C H U N L I T T L E C H E F S<br />

M A N D A R I N M AT H M A N I A M AT H O LY M P I A D N E T B A L L P R I M A RY C H O I R<br />

S . M . A . R . T. K I D S S . T. E . A . M . K I D S S O U N D C R O W D<br />

T E N N I S<br />

U K U L E L E B A N D<br />

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Hong Kong Academy’s<br />

COMMUNITY FAIR<br />

C E L E B R AT I N G O U R C U LT U R A L D I V E R S I T Y<br />

The Community Fair is the largest community volunteering<br />

event on the <strong>HKA</strong> calendar. Careful planning starts months in<br />

advance and culminates with over 1,000 people participating<br />

on the day. It is a tradition which was started in the very first<br />

year of our school and is an opportunity for us to share and<br />

celebrate our international and cultural diversity through the<br />

means of food, performances and activities. Each year the<br />

community demonstrates their warmth and generosity by<br />

creating and donating traditional dishes from their home<br />

country which are lovingly displayed and shared from<br />

international food tables set up in the cafeteria. Our talented<br />

community also shares cultural music and dance performances<br />

which this year featured parents, teachers and students from<br />

as young as K grade. There are also sporting and crafting<br />

activities available as part of this unique event. Thank you to<br />

everyone who got involved and made this year’s Community<br />

Fair so successful!<br />

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year of the pig<br />

HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR<br />

Hong Kong Academy welcomes the Year of the Pig with<br />

delightful performances from students in the Primary School,<br />

and cultural activities in the Secondary School.<br />

A tremendous thank-you to our dedicated Mandarin<br />

teachers in both Primary and Secondary schools.<br />

Lunar New Year is the most important celebration for<br />

Chinese people worldwide, and is the most important<br />

cultural celebration at Hong Kong Academy.<br />

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literacy<br />

WEEK<br />

B R O U G H T O U R<br />

E N T I R E C O M M U N I T Y TO G E T H E R<br />

“Reading should not be<br />

presented to children as a<br />

chore or a duty. It should be<br />

offered as a gift.”<br />

- Kate DiCamillo<br />

A special way we do this at<br />

Hong Kong Academy is through<br />

our Literacy Week<br />

celebrations. This year, under<br />

the theme Read All About It:<br />

<strong>HKA</strong> Goes Under Cover! we<br />

organized a wide range of<br />

literacy initiatives and events<br />

related to mysteries, news<br />

and headlines, such as author<br />

visits (Mio Debnam, Ya Chin<br />

Chang and Howard Wong), a<br />

book fair, daily Drop<br />

Everything And Read time,<br />

12h Continuous Reading<br />

Chairs, hot cocoa & cookie<br />

storytime, a book character<br />

day, a murder mystery, a<br />

read-a-thon, Battle of the<br />

Books friendly matches, and<br />

various other literacy<br />

activities. Once again,<br />

Literacy Week brought our<br />

entire community together,<br />

showing how much we value<br />

literacy, and what a special<br />

gift we consider reading is.<br />

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attle<br />

of the<br />

books<br />

Reading is cool at Hong Kong Academy – as can be seen in<br />

our students' enthusiastic participation in our Battle of the<br />

Books (B.o.B.) teams. Since our first participation in this<br />

interscholastic event in 2013, which now brings together<br />

close to 100 schools across Hong Kong, our students have<br />

become confident participants. This year once again, our<br />

teams showed much commitment in their preparation,<br />

reading books on the respective 20-title list, attending<br />

practice meetings on a weekly basis, and showcasing the<br />

competition in friendly matches. More than that, we have<br />

loved hearing our students enthusiastically recommend<br />

titles from the lists to each other. Battle of the Books at<br />

Hong Kong Academy has become another powerful way in<br />

which we grow and nurture readers.<br />

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primary school<br />

SPORTS DAY<br />

On Friday the 15th of<br />

February the Primary School<br />

held their annual Sports Day<br />

at the Sai Kung Sports<br />

Ground. With perfect running<br />

conditions the day began with<br />

the 400m races for grades 3,4<br />

and 5. All competitors<br />

completed the race with true<br />

<strong>HKA</strong> spirit. At the conclusion<br />

of the 400m races came the<br />

annual opening march. This<br />

saw all four house groups<br />

parade their colours, signs<br />

and chants as they move<br />

around the track.<br />

The upper primary classes<br />

were involved in jumping,<br />

throwing, hopping and<br />

running events. They also<br />

participated in the 100m<br />

races on the main track.<br />

During the morning<br />

session,PK1 to G1 competed<br />

in the Mini Sports Day. They<br />

were involved in a number of<br />

events including the obstacle<br />

course, running races, sack<br />

race, relays and target<br />

throwing.<br />

During the afternoon the<br />

upper primary were focussed<br />

on the 200m races. Students<br />

were excited to run on the<br />

track and put their training<br />

for this race into action.<br />

The last events of the day<br />

were the grade 2 & 3 end to<br />

end relays and the circular<br />

relays for grades 4 & 5. This<br />

was a great way to finish the<br />

day.<br />

A BIG congratulations to 5ren<br />

and 3ai who were announced<br />

the Spirit Award Winners for<br />

20<strong>19</strong>.<br />

S A I K U N G S P O R T S G R O U N D<br />

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secondary school<br />

SPORTS DAY<br />

S A I K U N G S P O R T S G R O U N D<br />

On Thursday, February 21st, the Secondary School held their<br />

annual Sports Day at the Sai Kung Sports Ground. Students<br />

from grades 6 to 12 participated across a total of eleven track<br />

and field events. The standard of competition was very high,<br />

with 16 new records achieved over the course of the day. All<br />

students must be commended for their enthusiasm,<br />

participation and House spirit. Congratulations go to the<br />

'TIGERS' for being the House champions on the day. Once again<br />

a big thank you to the all of the <strong>HKA</strong> staff and the Grade 11 &<br />

12 students for their help in organising the student<br />

participants. Also to all of the parents who came along to<br />

support on the day.<br />

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secondary school performance<br />

A VAMPYRE STORY<br />

M A K I N G H K A H I S TO RY W I T H O U R F I R S T G 9 - 1 2 P R O D U C T I O N !<br />

40+ students in the cast and crew presented <strong>HKA</strong>'s first ever<br />

High School play, 'A Vampyre Story' by Moira Buffini. Directed<br />

by Mr Scully and involving a production team of DP students,<br />

the cast and crew were awarded a standing ovation for their<br />

outstanding performance! Congratulations to everyone<br />

involved!<br />

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ehind<br />

the<br />

scenes<br />

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ista<br />

PERFORMING ARTS<br />

T H E I N T E R N AT I O N A L S C H O O L S T H E AT R E A S S O C I AT I O N<br />

The International Schools Theatre Association, ISTA Performing Arts Academy is proudly hosted by <strong>HKA</strong>. Out of 250 member<br />

schools across the world, <strong>HKA</strong> hosts the only permanent Performing Arts Academy in the world! It is an independent<br />

'playground' where likeminded young talents come together from all over Asia to create and connect; learning about and<br />

learning through the Performing Arts. This year we looked into the plight of Hong Kong refugees, the worries and dreams of<br />

young people growing up in a world of increasing unknowns and we also brought back the resident director and choreographer<br />

of The Sound of Music, EVITA and Matilda to work with passionate young singers, actors and dancers. To find out more, visit<br />

www.ista-hongkong.com<br />

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university<br />

FAIR<br />

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y & A C A D E M I C C O U N S E L L I N G P R O G R A M M E<br />

The University and Academic<br />

Counselling Programme<br />

provides support for students<br />

as they explore and transition<br />

to their post secondary<br />

options. The process of<br />

finding the right fit pathways<br />

starts in Grade 9 when<br />

students are encouraged to<br />

access their personal goals,<br />

strengths, and future plans.<br />

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S E C O N D A RY<br />

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In <strong>2018</strong>-<strong>19</strong>, the Secondary School has been an exciting place and as we reflect on the school<br />

year as a whole, we have much to celebrate as a community.<br />

Since August, students have been engaged in a range of learning experiences that have<br />

empowered them to pursue pathways to individual excellence both in and out of the<br />

classroom. The introduction of hkaFLOW has invited and encouraged MYP students to expand<br />

their identities as learners, fostering their creativity, communication and problem solving<br />

skills through passion projects, interdisciplinary units, field trips, house competitions and<br />

exhibitions. In both our MYP and DP programmes, students think creatively and critically,<br />

communicate effectively and grapple with rich concepts and meaningful content to develop<br />

approaches to learning skills that are relevant both now and in the future.<br />

Beyond the walls of <strong>HKA</strong>, students have engaged in responsible action, developed resilience<br />

and interacted with local communities. Through Learning Outside the Classroom experiences,<br />

ISTA Academy workshops, ACAMIS, SCISAC, ISSFHK, Battle of the Books and mathematics<br />

competitions and service learning projects, our students become adaptable, confident and<br />

tolerant. The partnerships they form with teammates, classmates and members of the broader<br />

community are mutually beneficial and allow them to contribute to the creation of a<br />

sustainable future.<br />

Joanna Crimmins<br />

Acting Secondary School Principal<br />

Thank you for the role that each of you has had in making our community a welcoming, safe<br />

and supportive environment for all of its members. And to this year’s graduating class, our<br />

largest to date, all of our very best wishes to you in your upcoming endeavours!<br />

Warmly,<br />

The Secondary Leadership Team<br />

Jennifer Swinehart<br />

Acting Secondary School Assistant<br />

Principal Grades 11-12 / Director of<br />

Research & Development<br />

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Kristen Feren<br />

Secondary School Assistant Principal<br />

Grades 6-10 & MYP Coordinator<br />

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introducing<br />

GRADE 6<br />

Gabriela Alcaraz<br />

Christina Aron<br />

Hayden Au<br />

Elmer Blockert<br />

Will Boberski<br />

Mateo Carballo<br />

Daniel Chan<br />

Antoine Chazeau<br />

Caitlin Connolly<br />

Natasha De Pree<br />

Yuting Deng<br />

Zoe Dimech<br />

Liv Fletcher<br />

Bregje Geling<br />

Alisha Hester-Okayama<br />

Brady Hsu<br />

Iravati Iyer<br />

Shashwati Iyer<br />

Lexi Jamieson-Jones<br />

Annabelle Kng<br />

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Kaela Lam<br />

Abbie Lam<br />

Rebecca Lander<br />

Jimmy Lau<br />

Jiho Lee<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

Lucia Lowe<br />

Raquel Machado<br />

Yotam Meytal<br />

Alex O’Leary<br />

Tess Raymond<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

Sophia Reniero<br />

Koby Rosenthal<br />

Jasper See<br />

Shaurya Singhal<br />

Sofia Sisiak<br />

Kezia Smith<br />

Peter Stafford<br />

Gabrielle Sumner<br />

Madeline Sumner<br />

Harry Toller<br />

Gavin Tsui<br />

Abel van Rijn<br />

Huub van Rijn<br />

Elyse Warren<br />

Gus Wilson<br />

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Eleanor Wong<br />

Amelie Zachrisson<br />

Sophia Zeilinger<br />

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grade 6<br />

S E R V I C E A S A C T I O N<br />

This winter, as part of a service learning unit, Grade 6<br />

students delved into the issue of food waste. Their purpose<br />

was to create plan to address food and packaging waste at<br />

<strong>HKA</strong>, while at the same time increase healthy snack options<br />

at the cafe. As part of their research, they visited several<br />

local businesses to gather information about various<br />

practices. They also went on a field trip to Hong Kong<br />

Organic Waste Recycling Centre in Sheung Shui, to see how<br />

food waste is managed. After investigating the issue, they<br />

worked in teams to make proposals that were presented to<br />

the school's operations department. Their hope is that some<br />

or all of their suggestions will soon be put into action to<br />

create positive change in our school community.<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

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lantau<br />

EXPEDITION<br />

G R A D E 6 L O T C<br />

6th grade LOTC was a unique experience, pushing us out of our comfort zones and helping us to be<br />

more confident and capable. We wasted no time. As soon as we stepped off of the bus, Dragonfly<br />

instructors guided us into our exploration around Tai O. We stayed for the first two nights in dorms by<br />

the beach. The second day of camp, we tried canyoning. It was challenging and tiring, but in the end<br />

it was rewarding to see how far we had come. On day three, we moved to our new location on the<br />

beach, where we would stay for the remainder of the LOTC. Staying there was engaging and always<br />

exciting, whether we were building rafts, catching crabs, racing boats in the small stream, or<br />

further excavating our sandcastles. Overall, LOTC exhausted us, challenged us, and supported us.<br />

It helped us to grow as people as well as students.<br />

by Will Boberski, Grade 6<br />

“ I T H E L P E D U S G R O W A S P E O P L E<br />

A S W E L L A S S T U D E N T S ”<br />

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introducing<br />

GRADE 7<br />

Naomi Bacon-Peniche Nicole Bacon-Peniche Claire Baek<br />

Andrea Chan<br />

Natalie Chan<br />

Sherry Choi<br />

Annalisa Chow<br />

Jaide Coffeng<br />

Noble Coker<br />

Tove Colfelt<br />

Jan Corral Barba<br />

Krishna De Guzman<br />

Nicole De Pree<br />

Layla Dimech<br />

Pierre Ephgrave<br />

Jae Hong<br />

Oriol Hoskens<br />

Angela Hu<br />

Chloe<br />

Hurabielle-Claverie<br />

Dylan Jupp<br />

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Charlotte Khanna<br />

Keane Kim<br />

Vincent Knipfing<br />

Enya Koo<br />

Jeremy Lau<br />

Leon Lei<br />

Caelyn Liang<br />

Zama Lopez Linhardt<br />

Daniel Lyons<br />

Georgina McArdle<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

Anya McDonald<br />

Rei Meytal<br />

Maggie Mills<br />

Noah Munoz<br />

Zachary Nabrotzky<br />

Luna Nerve<br />

Summi Ng<br />

Katherine O’Hearn<br />

Ben O’Leary<br />

Devani Parthasarathy<br />

Wilma Porling<br />

Austin See<br />

Jasmine So<br />

Chloe Suh<br />

Nicolas Sumner<br />

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Aubrey Swab<br />

Christian Tan<br />

Parnika Tandon<br />

Sean Ulfeng<br />

Adriana Valenzuela<br />

Amelia Van Dale<br />

Seb van Ommeren<br />

Joris Waas<br />

Leo Wheeler<br />

Catherine Widmer<br />

Nicholas Widmer<br />

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grade 7<br />

IDU’S<br />

Food Production IDU: The Semester 1 Interdisciplinary Unit<br />

(IDU) was focussed on the topic of Food Production and drew<br />

from the disciplines of Science and Individuals and Societies.<br />

The statement of inquiry was 'Individuals can manage local<br />

environments to become self-reliant food producers and<br />

consumers while supporting good health'.<br />

They engaged in the investigation by investigating the<br />

different food production systems, working with local<br />

experts to learn how to successfully plan, maintain and grow<br />

a winter crop, visiting local organic farms as well as markets<br />

and supermarkets. Students will ultimately draw from all of<br />

these experiences to assess the degree to which they might<br />

have control over their own food choices and food security.<br />

The students also placed a large focus on assessing their<br />

own Approaches to Learning and successful group work. They<br />

demonstrated commitment throughout the project, watering<br />

and tending the gardens on a daily basis has resulted in a<br />

range of different vegetables that was taken home and<br />

enjoyed by their families.<br />

The 3rd floor gardens continued to be put to good use for<br />

the rest of the academic year, with new crops planned for<br />

Impact HK.<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

Math & Art IDU: Students explored how simplicity and beauty can be used as tools to inform both mathematics and visual<br />

art. What similarities are there between how artists and mathematicians interpret the world and communicate that<br />

understanding?<br />

Students had practical experiences using geometry to create artworks, learning how to tessellate shapes, and exploring how<br />

and why artists have used these mathematical approaches in different cultures across time and space. We looked at<br />

symmetry, pattern and balance in Renaissance art, and in geometric Islamic art.<br />

Students learned how to use simple tools such as a straightedge and compass to create precise, complex geometric shapes.<br />

Through this process, students investigated the similarities and differences between the way artists and mathematicians<br />

understand and use ideas of beauty and simplicity to interpret and describe the world.<br />

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sai kung country park<br />

EXPLORATION<br />

G R A D E 7 L O T C<br />

The grade 7's stayed closest to home by venturing into our<br />

nearby Sai Kung Country Park for a week of adventure<br />

challenges with their friends. The first day was spent getting<br />

to know the instructors and playing some games before they<br />

were off to bed in the dormitory. On day 2 they hiked out to<br />

their campsite to set up tents for the rest of the week before<br />

jumping into all the activities. Student's kayaked, learned<br />

survival skills, raced rafts they built themselves and<br />

coasteered around the rugged Clearwater Bay coastline.<br />

Cooking their own food at night was also a lot of fun for the<br />

students.<br />

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S E C O N D A RY<br />

There were a few encounters with the local wildlife,<br />

especially at night when the wild boars came looking for<br />

midnight snacks in some students' bags. It was an exciting and<br />

challenging week that helped students build new friendships,<br />

grow as learners and experiences the great outdoors we have<br />

right on our doorstep.<br />

by Cornel Marais, LOTC Co-ordinator<br />

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introducing<br />

GRADE 8<br />

Ravi Balu<br />

Luke Baxter<br />

Aksel Berg<br />

Dennis Blockert<br />

Gaia Briatore<br />

Abraham Chan Minnie Davis Paige Driver Riley Easter Sebastian Ekberg<br />

Kristian Faeste Hannah Feren Giulia Guerra Olivia Hall Zachary Hay<br />

Shana Hester-Okayama<br />

Ella Holt<br />

Cecily Houghton<br />

Grace Huang<br />

Frankie Jamieson-Jones<br />

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Max Kemeny Akul Kuswaha Seoyun Lee Molly Liberman Iris Loretan<br />

Cheryl Lui<br />

Calvin May<br />

Daniel Mehta<br />

Amalie Nielsen<br />

Thea Nielsen<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

Matilda Nulf<br />

Claire O’Neill<br />

Arjuna Parthasarathy<br />

George Pealling<br />

Vadim Rakitskii<br />

Guigui Remise<br />

Simon Renard<br />

Juliana Riquelme Lara<br />

Ivy Rowland<br />

Anjali Seitz<br />

Isabelle Smith<br />

Anna Smyth<br />

Jason So<br />

Emma Tom<br />

Isabel Valenzuela<br />

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Jonathan Wong Annika Yeung Julia Yu Filip Zachrisson<br />

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grade 8<br />

IDU’S<br />

D R A M A A N D L A N G U A G E A C Q U I S I T I O N<br />

Migration Stories: This IDU examines the complex topic of<br />

migration through the curricular perspectives of drama and<br />

language acquisition. The main aim is to deepen knowledge<br />

and understanding of the historical, social, political,<br />

economic, cultural and psychological aspects of migration.<br />

We believe that the topic can be best understood using<br />

dramatic strategies to develop empathy and recognize the<br />

role of the imagination in making sense of the issues.<br />

Through an awareness that language is closely related to our<br />

sense of identity, this unit examines the role language<br />

acquisition plays in the struggles often faced by migrants.<br />

We also develop an understanding of the distinction between<br />

refugees, asylum seekers, expatriates and general terms like<br />

immigration and migration. The unit will culminate in a<br />

performance/installation/exhibition designed to make the<br />

general public aware of the complex issues involved.<br />

Assessment will be based on continuous reflection in<br />

discussion, theatre games and exercises, a process journal<br />

which documents changing perspectives and developing<br />

ideas, devising and rehearsing for the final performance and<br />

a final reflective piece considering the whole process. We<br />

will be using blogging, video and audio responses techniques<br />

to examine perspectives and values. In addition, we may<br />

make use of verbatim theatre techniques to tell real-life<br />

stories within an imagined space.<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

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yangshou, china<br />

CULTURAL EXPERIENCE<br />

G R A D E 8 L O T C<br />

The grade 8's went to<br />

Yangshuo, China this year for<br />

LOTC. I found this trip to be<br />

very fun and interesting. We<br />

started off the week by<br />

travelling to China via buses<br />

and a train, this was a whole<br />

day and it was still quite fun.<br />

The first day at the hotel, we<br />

split into our activity groups.<br />

My group started with<br />

climbing and biking and it was<br />

tremendous, whether it was<br />

the views or the general<br />

experience I think I can say<br />

we mostly enjoyed the trip<br />

that day. The next day we<br />

went fan painting and caving.<br />

Fan painting was a little rocky<br />

at first because no one spoke<br />

Mandarin well enough to fully<br />

understand the teacher but<br />

we ended up having a lot of<br />

fun. Caving was honestly very<br />

cool, we went in a boat to the<br />

cave and then we walked<br />

through the cave and saw<br />

many diverse creatures. One<br />

of my favourite parts of this<br />

trip was the mud pool inside<br />

the cave, we all had loads of<br />

fun in there and ended up<br />

recreating the peanut butter<br />

baby meme. Then we did<br />

some cooking lessons, we<br />

made five dishes and ate them<br />

all for lunch. After this we<br />

went on a hike to a farm<br />

where we spent the rest of<br />

the afternoon doing<br />

community service. In the<br />

evenings at camp we played<br />

games as teams and learned<br />

about farming (especially<br />

when it came to farming the<br />

chickens...). This was a<br />

memorable camp because I<br />

got to know my grade a lot<br />

better and I made some new<br />

friends. I learned how to cook<br />

some delicious traditional<br />

Yangshuo style food and I<br />

learned how to be more open<br />

to things I've never tried<br />

before. Overall, this camp<br />

was amazing and I am glad<br />

that I was a part of it, the<br />

teachers and dragonfly staff<br />

were so helpful and kind and<br />

it was nice to not have to be<br />

in school for a week and go on<br />

an adventure!<br />

by Paige Driver, Grade 8<br />

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S E C O N D A RY<br />

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introducing<br />

GRADE 9<br />

Aiden Armstrong<br />

Obi Au<br />

Jasmine Bacon-Peniche<br />

Carter Bedford<br />

Lisa Boer<br />

Kai Brenker<br />

Vitanny Chan<br />

Ruby Chen<br />

Rose Chong<br />

Jasmine Coffeng<br />

Gunnar Colfelt<br />

Lili Connell<br />

Ella De Leon<br />

Jorja Evans<br />

Tiffany Fu<br />

Nick Gromov<br />

Max Heward<br />

Alexandra Hewson<br />

Lucci Holland<br />

Jamie Houghton<br />

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Julia Jacobsen<br />

Darrion Kng<br />

Emily Lander<br />

Sonya Langley<br />

Marco Leung<br />

David Lim Austin Lin Ryotaro Matsui<br />

Alexandra McArdle<br />

India McDonald<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

Eline North<br />

Michelle Oliva<br />

Alasdair Paul<br />

Ethan Rizzuto-Jennings<br />

Mateo<br />

San Roman De Dios<br />

Henry Shin<br />

MaryChun Slone<br />

Annie Stasney<br />

Ben Stasney<br />

Ella Stillhart<br />

Costijn Stoute<br />

Thijn Stoute<br />

Jack Van Dale<br />

Nicola Vanzo<br />

Florian Waas<br />

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Valerie Wong<br />

Charlize Yung<br />

Yannick Zeilinger<br />

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grade 9<br />

IDU’S<br />

World Music & Culture:<br />

The Grade 9 Students are<br />

currently involved in an<br />

interdisciplinary unit<br />

integrating Language<br />

Acquisition and Music. The<br />

'World Music & Culture' unit<br />

has enabled students to<br />

explore both Mandarin and<br />

Spanish languages and<br />

through song have been<br />

exposed to various types of<br />

music from a diverse range<br />

of countries and cultures<br />

that include Spain, the<br />

Americas and China. Students<br />

have created their own lyrics<br />

inspired by what they have<br />

studied, and will soon be<br />

combining this language with<br />

forms of original music. This<br />

will then lead them to<br />

creating final music<br />

compositions and a final<br />

performance piece at the<br />

end. Over the past two<br />

weeks students have been<br />

given grounding and<br />

background knowledge in<br />

both Spanish and Chinese<br />

cultures: Focus that included<br />

instrumentations, lyric<br />

writing, imagery and music<br />

analysis. They also have been<br />

recording their learning<br />

experiences in a whole grade<br />

blog for reflection and shared<br />

learning. From January,<br />

students will be well on their<br />

way to creating their final<br />

original performance pieces<br />

and we wish them well in<br />

their endeavour.<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

Service As Action:<br />

Poverty & Business in HK<br />

This service learning project<br />

connected with student<br />

knowledge of poverty gained<br />

through their I&S Poverty and<br />

Development unit and added<br />

a local context with an<br />

exploration of poverty in<br />

Hong Kong. It provided an<br />

opportunity to better<br />

understand what it really<br />

means to be homeless or to<br />

live in poverty. Students<br />

worked on projects that aim<br />

to build empathy,<br />

understanding and a desire<br />

to take action. Some<br />

students chose to meet and<br />

deliver items to the homeless<br />

community in the areas in<br />

which they live and to<br />

participate in 'Kindness<br />

Walks' run by the ImpactHK<br />

group. Other studentgenerated<br />

projects were<br />

created in an attempt by<br />

students to better educate<br />

themselves and others on the<br />

challenges of poverty and the<br />

actions that are possible to<br />

help make a difference.<br />

These included building a<br />

cage home, making a<br />

documentary and creating a<br />

proposal for a school 'sleep<br />

Rough' experience. Prior to<br />

this the first week of the unit<br />

involved a field trip to<br />

Crossroads Foundation where<br />

students completed the<br />

'Struggle for Survival'<br />

simulation.<br />

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vietnam<br />

CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT<br />

The trip to Vietnam was<br />

absolutely amazing.<br />

Throughout the week, we had<br />

multiple photography<br />

courses, a bike tour, boat<br />

rides, an authentic<br />

Vietnamese cooking class,<br />

mask and lantern making,<br />

and more. We were able to<br />

eat delicious Vietnamese<br />

cuisine all week long, my<br />

favorites including<br />

Vietnamese spring rolls and<br />

pho. I especially loved that<br />

we were given the<br />

opportunity to participate in<br />

a Vietnamese cooking class,<br />

where we learned how to<br />

cook spring rolls, Vietnamese<br />

pancakes, and more.<br />

Throughout the week, we<br />

were also given several hours<br />

of freetime, where we were<br />

able to explore the town in<br />

groups and practise our<br />

photography skills,<br />

photographing the local<br />

scenery. I was a complete<br />

beginner in photography, but<br />

by the end of the week I had<br />

learned so many new skills<br />

and tips, which were taught<br />

to us by professionals.<br />

Furthermore, the hotel<br />

accomodation was great, the<br />

local sights were gorgeous,<br />

and the overall trip was a<br />

blast. I loved being able to<br />

explore the temples, go into<br />

the local shops, and<br />

photograph the sights and<br />

the locals of the community.<br />

Overall, the trip was an<br />

amazing experience where I<br />

got closer to all my peers,<br />

improve my photography<br />

skills, and just had a lot of<br />

fun!<br />

by Elle Stillhart, Grade 9<br />

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S E C O N D A RY<br />

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introducing<br />

GRADE 10<br />

Shiv Bailur<br />

Ty Baxter<br />

Connor Cartledge-Rock<br />

Spring Chen<br />

Caitlin Davis<br />

Lauren Driver<br />

Teah<br />

Etherington-Freeman<br />

Sarah Faeste<br />

Leo Folli<br />

Giorgio Guerra<br />

Alva Hamreteg<br />

Reuben Hay<br />

Gabe Hunt<br />

Sabeeh Khan<br />

Ella Koehling<br />

Cherry Lee<br />

Max Liu<br />

Catia Lopes Machado<br />

Neil Luetz<br />

Candice Lui<br />

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Owen Mak Natalie Morales Jelmer North Jeremy Oliveira<br />

Ellie O’Mahony<br />

Tinah Otula<br />

Tove Porling<br />

Kavan Rajapaksha<br />

Artyom Rakitskii<br />

Cap Remise<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

Valeria Sereda<br />

Sasha Steere<br />

Philip Van Dale<br />

Lucien Verrone<br />

Prad Vongpusanachai<br />

Graham Wilson<br />

Ember Wilson<br />

Travis Yuen<br />

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A G R E AT E R<br />

U N D E R S TA N D I N G<br />

O F M AT H S A N D D E S I G N<br />

C A N A S S I S T U S TO M A K E<br />

B E T T E R C H O I C E S A B O U T<br />

O U R C H A N C E S O F<br />

W I N N I N G T H E G A M E S<br />

W E P L AY .<br />

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grade 10<br />

IDU’S<br />

Maths & Design IDU: The underlying premise behind the<br />

grade 10 IDU was, "a greater understanding of Maths and<br />

Design can assist us to make better choices about our<br />

chances of winning the games we play".<br />

The design brief for this IDU was to create a game which<br />

uses the disciplines of Design (design cycle) and Math<br />

(probability theory) to create a fun game which will raise<br />

money for the <strong>HKA</strong> scholarship fund.<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

Semester 2 IDU: When faced with matters with ethical consequences, how do we make decisions about what is right? Grade<br />

10 students explored the tension between the human need for scientific progress and the role that the media plays in our<br />

understanding and opinion of such innovation.<br />

This IDU focused on the groundbreaking gene-editing technology, CRISPR. Alongside the science behind CRISPR, students<br />

learned about systems of ethics and how these rely on a delicate balance between reason and emotion. Using their<br />

individual ethical systems, ways of knowing and class discussions about the social implications of CRISPR, they reached a<br />

decision about their own opinion of CRISPR technology.<br />

By looking at real world issues and 'technopanics' from the past, students next evaluated how persuasive media can<br />

influence public opinion. As a response, students created their own persuasive texts including public service campaigns,<br />

feature articles, infographics and editorial columns. Their original ideas rightly question whether we are at the beginning<br />

of a positive revolution in human health and wellbeing or a dystopian version of the latest Marvel anti-hero universe. How<br />

will you decide?<br />

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thailand, river kwai<br />

ECO-ADVENTURE<br />

G R A D E 9 - 1 1 L O T C<br />

We went on a six day / five night trip to Thailand, more specifically on the River Kwai. The first two nights, the students<br />

were stationed at Barracks off the River Kwai, then two nights camping after a 25-27 km trek down the River Kwai each<br />

day, followed by the last night being spent in a resort. On the second day, the day after the groups arrived, everybody took<br />

a trip to the Death Railway, learning about how the slaves built it in World War Two. On the fourth night, we had locals<br />

come in and teach us some local Thai dishes. The dishes that won the competition were the Thai Green Curry and the<br />

Phad Thai. On the fifth day, there was an Adventure Race, which included learning about the different Cultures and History<br />

about the area next to the River Kwai, and then building a raft to go onto the River Kwai. It started with the groups<br />

creating smoke by lighting a piece of leaf that gives off a high amount of smoke with flint and steel. Some skills that were<br />

learnt included using a Throw-Bag, Kayaking, Cooking, Navigation, and Tent Set-Up.<br />

by Alasdair Paul, Grade 9<br />

In November of <strong>2018</strong>, a group of around 20 <strong>HKA</strong> students went to the Kanchanaburi region of Thailand. It was a trip full of<br />

cultural immersion, wilderness engagement, and all around fun. We travelled to Thailand and spent our first two nights in a<br />

government lodge. We spent these days preparing for our river expedition and immersing in the rich history of the area.<br />

Then, on the third day, we got in our kayaks and headed down the River Kwai. We spent 2 days on the river, and both<br />

nights camping. We ate locally cooked delicious food, swam in the river, and enjoyed the beautiful scenery that surrounded<br />

us. The last day was spent doing an adventure challenge which involved us using the extensive skills we had learned to<br />

navigate our way down the river, through a local Mon village and leading us to a lovely resort that we got to spend our last<br />

night in. There were many memorable things that happened; our encounter with an elephant, all of the delicious food, the<br />

fun games and supportive trip leader, and really just spending time with our peers in a new and exciting environment.<br />

by Carter Bedford, Grade 9<br />

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S E C O N D A RY<br />

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Cambodia<br />

SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT<br />

G R A D E 9 - 1 1 L O T C<br />

On our 6 day trip to Cambodia, we had a memorable first was how to remain positive, despite the heat, labour and<br />

day getting a water blessing from the monks and a pink sudden detoxing of technology; which wasn't as bad as I<br />

bracelet that was meant to keep our souls in our body. The expected. However, if there was one specific reason to go to<br />

focus of the trip was community service and a major<br />

Cambodia it would be the excursion to Angkor Wat and the<br />

learning from this was how these developing countries other temples around it. The scenery alone would be worth<br />

require so much manual labour in order to develop even a it, and the cultural embrace we felt from visiting was an<br />

little bit. With 18 students working for multiple days, only a indescribable feeling.<br />

small proportion of a tile pathway around a lake was built,<br />

by Kai Brenker, Grade 9<br />

two large water pots were created and a small portion of a<br />

field was cleared. Another learning from this service work<br />

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S E C O N D A RY<br />

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introducing<br />

GRADE 11<br />

Heidi Boshoff<br />

Sophia Chan<br />

Andre Chiang<br />

Dimitri De Tilly-Blaru<br />

Giacomo Guerra<br />

Sukriti Gyawali<br />

Sarah Hinterkoerner<br />

Nicolai Jacobsen<br />

Jackson Kemeny<br />

Stacey Kramer<br />

Anoushka Kuswaha<br />

Keara Levett<br />

Kate Mehta<br />

Aila Nerve<br />

Gabrielle Powell<br />

Nevissa Raymond<br />

Emi Ream<br />

Sam Renard<br />

Kai Marcel Scholz<br />

Inara Sharma<br />

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Tiffany Shin Mathea Sobejana Ally Tom<br />

Ryan Tomlinson<br />

Emil Tullberg<br />

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philippines marine<br />

ECO-ADVENTURE<br />

For our LOTC experience a group of students and I had the<br />

wonderful opportunity to go to Cebu for a Marine service and<br />

exploration trip. The trip gave us a unique experience into the<br />

lives of people in coastal areas as well as the state of the<br />

underwater environment in the Philippines. From paddling in<br />

traditional boats to eating and exploring villages our week<br />

was full of fun exciting activities that really brought the<br />

whole group together and taught us about the amazing<br />

environment we were visiting. One of the highlights of the<br />

trip was building an artificial reef in a protected marine<br />

sanctuary. Over two days we scouted and built an artificial<br />

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S E C O N D A RY<br />

reef made of concrete blocks. The whole time we were<br />

surrounded by brilliantly colored starfish, parrotfish, sea<br />

cucumbers and even jellyfish all watching us work to make<br />

them a new home. It was a lot of hard work but the feeling of<br />

giving back to the beautiful environment we were in really<br />

made it worth it. All of our perceptions’ were enhanced by<br />

the wonderful experience and helped us understand the<br />

precarious balance of na and our effects on the environment.<br />

by Neil Leutz, Grade 10<br />

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orneo<br />

SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT<br />

My trip to Borneo was one<br />

that I will never forget. We<br />

spent the majority of the<br />

time in a rural village,<br />

Bongkud, about two hours<br />

from Kota Kinabalu. In<br />

Bongkud, we slept in<br />

longhouses, got woken up by<br />

an annoying rooster every<br />

morning, spent time with the<br />

local kids, hiked at 5am,<br />

made cement, and played a<br />

lot of cards. It was a service<br />

trip, so we spent time<br />

working on projects in the<br />

village. We worked on<br />

improving the bleachers and<br />

building trash cans by the<br />

local sportsground, and<br />

improving a walkway through<br />

the village. Even though it<br />

was a service trip, we also<br />

had lots of fun freetime. From<br />

a sunrise hike to running away<br />

from bats, I had such a fun<br />

time in Borneo. It was such an<br />

amazing experience and I<br />

learnt so much. For a week, I<br />

experienced a culture so<br />

different from what I<br />

experience here, and it was<br />

so amazing to see how the<br />

people of Bongkud live their<br />

everyday life. I would highly<br />

recommend anyone to go on<br />

this trip for an incredible<br />

experience!<br />

G R A D E 9 - 1 1 L O T C<br />

by Alva Hamreteg, Grade 10<br />

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S E C O N D A RY<br />

During our LOTC Trip to Borneo, we participated in a range of activities such as community work, playing sports with the local<br />

kids, going on a canopy walk and exploring the city of Kota Kinabalu. One of my most memorable highlights of the week was<br />

going to pick coconuts by a river. One of the staff members with us opened both of our coconuts, and we got to drink the water<br />

straight out of the coconut! Another memorable highlight was the sunrise hike that we did. Even though we had to wake up at 4<br />

am, once we reached the top, I was able to experience a truly magnificent and unforgettable view of Borneo's sunrise and the<br />

clouds floating low over the mountains. During the trip, I learnt about Bongkud's culture, including their native language<br />

Dusun, and some basic construction skills such as making and mixing cement, and then spreading it out on bricks to build<br />

dustbins and walls. Overall, this was my favourite LOTC experience; it allowed us to not only make new friendships with the<br />

locals in Borneo, but also allowed us to grow closer to other people in the school!<br />

by Catia Machado, Grade 10<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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introducing<br />

GRADE 12<br />

Jed Baxter<br />

Alexandre Beynel<br />

Dylan Blockert<br />

Emily Brenker<br />

Andreas Bygge<br />

Graham Campbell<br />

Kazuki Clark<br />

Bianca De Leon<br />

Noa Driver<br />

Martin Equid<br />

Filip Eriksson<br />

Mia Fakhry<br />

Monica Francis<br />

James Hall<br />

Ludvig Hamreteg<br />

Nic Heywood<br />

Jonathan Isaksson<br />

Eva Langley<br />

Max Liberman<br />

Marc Luetz<br />

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Natasha Lui<br />

Hogan Mak Juliette Marier Mia McDonald<br />

Caroline Mehta<br />

Ariane Morales<br />

Yannick North<br />

Anna Nouwen<br />

Sierra Raymond<br />

Valeria Riquelme Lara<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

Mason Seidel<br />

Cecilia Shin Ellen Smith Mya Steere<br />

Nicolaus Strozeski<br />

Oskar Tullberg<br />

Ryan Vongpusanachai<br />

Yongjian Xu<br />

Talyn Xystus<br />

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our senior<br />

PERSPECTIVES<br />

“Yes”<br />

- Ancient Astronaut<br />

Theorists<br />

J E D B A X T E R<br />

A L E X A N D R E B E Y N E L<br />

“Seriously, after all these<br />

years, you'd think I would<br />

stop amazing myself.<br />

But here I am, still doing it.”<br />

- James Dashner<br />

Thank you all.<br />

K A Z U K I C L A R K<br />

“I like to think that my arrogance,<br />

impetuosity, impatience, selfishness<br />

and greed are the qualities that<br />

make me the lovable chap I am.”<br />

- Richard Hammond<br />

N I C H O L A S H E Y W O O D<br />

Fill in the blank: “I was sitting there,<br />

barbecue sauce _____________________.”<br />

D Y L A N B L O C K E R T<br />

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“Joe Banks, 82 years young, has come to this pond for the last<br />

17 years to feed the ducks, but last month Joe made a discovery.<br />

The ducks were gone. Some say the ducks went to Canada, others<br />

say, Toronto. And some people think, Joe used to sit down over<br />

there near those ducks, but it could be, there's just no room in<br />

this modern world for an old man and his ducks”<br />

- Aristotle, on ducks<br />

M A S O N S E I D E L<br />

“Zzzzzz”<br />

F I L I P E R I K S S O N<br />

“You are<br />

my fire…”<br />

E M I LY B R E N K E R<br />

“Am I surviving? Yes. Am I thriving? Absolutely not.”<br />

- Cecilia<br />

Y'all I almost died. High school has been full of failures, frustrations, and (little)<br />

successes. But life support Kermit got me through. I want to thank everyone<br />

who supported me (teachers, fam and friends - y'all legends) and Juliette's goldfish<br />

crackers. A piece of advice: when things don't go the way you want to, it really do<br />

be like that sometimes.<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

C E C I L I A S H I N<br />

As a record: so far I've lived in Dubai, Kent, KL, Ocala, Kennett, Paris, London, and<br />

HK, and the most important thing I've learned is that adventures happen when you<br />

get involved. I've made some great memories in High School, so hopefully social<br />

media will save the pics for future me. Thank you to my friends, for ignoring time<br />

zones and putting up with my “adventurous” eating (and near-death cooking<br />

experiences), and to my teachers, who helped me get stuck in with every move and<br />

taught me to ask questions. And s/o to the rest of the Drivers for immediately<br />

suggesting “Whoops… nevermind, it's ok” when I asked for senior quote ideas :)<br />

N O A D R I V E R<br />

James: What quote should I use?<br />

Emily: Say “I would like to thank the one and only<br />

Emily Brenker for inspiring me to take the exact same course<br />

at the exact same university as her.”<br />

James: Okay.<br />

そしておれの 家 族 に 感 謝 します。<br />

J A M E S Y O S H I M U R A ( H A L L )<br />

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I want to thank my family, and my teachers for getting me through<br />

high school, and onto the challenges that lie ahead. The world was a<br />

scary place, and now it seems just a little less scary.<br />

“Carpe diem”<br />

- Phineas and Ferb<br />

G R A H A M C A M P B E L L<br />

“You got to take a deep<br />

breath and give up. The system<br />

is rigged against you.”<br />

- Bo Burnham<br />

M I A M C D O N A L D<br />

If I forget everything else<br />

if there's nothing else I keep in my head<br />

may I always recall the time<br />

that Mrs. Pyne wore an infinity sign.<br />

If I forget everything else<br />

and my memory fades away<br />

may I always remember when<br />

I forgot my shoes on the shelf.<br />

And if my mind becomes blurred and cloudy,<br />

if it all becomes bits combining<br />

I hope I always hold on to something<br />

a friend<br />

your food<br />

and my GCD charger.<br />

VA L E R I A R I Q U E L M E L A R A<br />

“A penguin cannot become<br />

a giraffe, so just be the best<br />

penguin you can be.”<br />

– Gary Vaynerchuk<br />

J O N AT H A N I S A K S S O N<br />

“I wish I could, but I don't want to.”<br />

- Phoebe Buffay<br />

High school has definitely been… something. There are many things that have kept me<br />

(somewhat) sane through the years. I know my high school survival is greatly due to the<br />

major support from my friends, family, teachers and life support Kermit. Know that I really<br />

appreciate y'all. However, I would like to give a special thanks to apple juice for never<br />

leaving my side, despite my short-lived orange juice phase (oops). In all seriousness, I have<br />

no words to describe how I feel about graduating and the future, because it's A LOT. But hey,<br />

if future Juliette is reading this, yo don't do anything I wouldn't do.<br />

J U L I E T T E M A R I E R<br />

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“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact.<br />

Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.”<br />

- Marcus Aurelius<br />

3, 6, and 9. Simple integers that reflect the years spent in Hong Kong, Bangkok,<br />

and Delhi. A journey through vibrant cultures and individuals, second to none. One<br />

that has had a fundamental impact on my perception and understanding of the<br />

world and myself. I have been moulded by these experiences, moments<br />

characterised by the people around me. I would like to thank my family, friends<br />

and teachers for supporting me and contributing. I look forward to beginning a new<br />

chapter and all that it may bring.<br />

M A R C L U E T Z<br />

“Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make<br />

it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the<br />

fashion. Rather, follow your most intense<br />

obsessions mercilessly.”<br />

- Franz Kafka<br />

I have been at <strong>HKA</strong> for almost 5 years now, which is incredibly strange since it<br />

feels like just yesterday I was moving in, mesmerised by the giant banana leaf<br />

trees outside my house. Although it may have been tough at times, there are<br />

things I have experienced within these last few years that I will never forget.<br />

Though I used to believe I never would, I know I will miss the warm smiles and<br />

the shiny coloured walls of this school. I am hugely grateful for all the people<br />

who have made me laugh, even when I didn't feel like it and for those who<br />

taught me fascinating things despite the at times utterly dull IB curriculum.<br />

But hey, at least the IB taught me how to pretend I know what I'm talking about<br />

- fake it 'till you make it as they say. I will leave you with another quote about<br />

life by a very clever guy named Tim Minchin: “Searching for meaning is like<br />

searching for a rhyme scheme in a cookbook: you won't find it and you'll<br />

mess up your soufflé.”<br />

E VA L A N G L E Y<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

I don't know<br />

who Al Gore is<br />

and honestly at<br />

this point I'm<br />

too scared<br />

to ask.<br />

C A R O L I N A M E H TA<br />

“We're breakin'<br />

free, we're<br />

soarin', flyin'”<br />

- High School Musical<br />

M YA S T E E R E<br />

“When I get in my workflow,<br />

like, really nothing can distract<br />

me from my workflow. Until I<br />

look down and realise that my<br />

workflow is garbage and then I<br />

get really distracted.”<br />

- Jonathan Van Ness<br />

N ATA S H A L U I<br />

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I can't believe I made it.<br />

I have grown as a person and I have made new friends that I will keep forever.<br />

On my first day of IB, I never thought I would overcome the challenges that were<br />

thrown my way and I would have never done it without my peers supporting me.<br />

Looking back, I am amazed and proud with the amount I learned and I am so<br />

grateful for this experience…………<br />

“I am definitely telling the truth”<br />

E L L E N S M I T H<br />

“no ragrets”<br />

- We're the Millers<br />

A N N A N O U W E N<br />

“If you don't heal what hurt you,<br />

you'll bleed on people<br />

who didn't cut you.”<br />

- Unknown<br />

TA LY N X Y S T U S<br />

“Sometimes I'll start a sentence and I don't even know<br />

where it's going. I just hope I find it along the way.”<br />

- Michael Scott (The Office US)<br />

M A X L I B E R M A N<br />

Myspace saw it first<br />

When people ask me who I am, I simply say<br />

“I'm ME”. Literally, I'm Martin Equid.<br />

M A R T I N E Q U I D<br />

Follow your<br />

dream, but<br />

don't expect<br />

it to come true.<br />

“People keep telling me that<br />

nothing is impossible, yet I do<br />

nothing every day”<br />

- Winnie the Pooh<br />

J E R RY X U<br />

Y A N N I C K N O R T H<br />

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“Life is a gamble...so roll the dice.”<br />

RYA N V O N G P U S A N A C H A I<br />

“...I want it<br />

that way”<br />

- The Backstreet Boys<br />

A R I A N E M O R A L E S<br />

“...Believe<br />

when I say…”<br />

M I A F A K H RY<br />

One of the bigger things that impress me<br />

with this class is our togetherness. When one<br />

person needs help everyone is ready to help<br />

that person, student and teacher both.<br />

A N D R E A S B Y G G E<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

Monica: Phoebe, do you have a plan?<br />

Phoebe: I don't even have a “pla”.<br />

- Friends<br />

M O N I C A F R A N C I S<br />

“...The one<br />

desire…”<br />

B I A N C A D E L E O N<br />

“Don't worry,<br />

I'll be back<br />

next year.”<br />

L U D V I G H A M R E TA G<br />

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I'd like to thank my legs for always supporting me,<br />

my spine for always having my back,<br />

my arms for always being by my side,<br />

my neck for always keeping my head up<br />

and my fingers because I can always count on them.<br />

(And my hips for not lying)<br />

H O G A N M A K<br />

“They say you are what you eat,<br />

[That's funny] I don't remember<br />

eating a GOAT.”<br />

- Young Thug<br />

Half of my life has been spent at Hong Kong<br />

Academy. Nine years ago, I arrived with the<br />

opening of the Kennedy Town campus. It couldn't<br />

have been more different from where I had been<br />

living on the edge of the Sahara Desert in Mali.<br />

From the grade 5 exhibition to the personal project,<br />

to my extended essay, TOK, CAS, all of my IAs,<br />

mocks…….(ugh) as well as the memorable class trips,<br />

art performances, and sports tournaments, I believe<br />

that I have (hopefully) been 'educated'. A big<br />

“Thanks” to 99.99% of my teachers who have<br />

helped me persevere and develop over the course<br />

of my academic life so far. A Heartfelt and sincere<br />

“Thank you” to my parents for feeding me,<br />

supporting me, and paying for all of my university<br />

application fees…. I also appreciate all of my<br />

classmates for helping me stay sane and listening<br />

to all of my rants. Hopefully, yall are and will be<br />

happier than you were in the IB!<br />

N I C O L A U S S T R O Z E S K I<br />

“Do you think God stays in heaven<br />

because He too lives in fear<br />

of what He's created?”<br />

Now before any of you report me, hear me out.<br />

First according to the height of a Minion (which<br />

is 3.5 feet on average) Gru is 4 minions tall, which<br />

means he is a godly size of 14 feet tall. Second if any<br />

of you remember the original Despicable Me, you Know<br />

there is a scene when Vector kidnaps the three girls<br />

and shoots a series of heat-seeking misses at Gru, he<br />

then dodges them all. According to the speed of an<br />

average ballistic missile (<strong>19</strong>00 mph) and the size of<br />

the missile according to his ankle size, Gru can<br />

perceive and move at such a speed that the missiles<br />

only move 9.5 miles per hour, 0.5% of their original<br />

speed. Plus after this Gru punches a shark and it is<br />

paralyzed meaning its spine is probably shattered, to<br />

remind you it would require a force greater than<br />

3,000 newtons to fracture the spine. That's equal to<br />

the impact created by a 500-pound car crashing into<br />

a wall at 30 miles per hour. I rest my case.<br />

O S K A R T U L L B E R G<br />

“Life really is a mysterious thing.<br />

Each and every life spins its own, totally separate tale.<br />

Yet they become intricately entwined in each other.<br />

And no one knows how they will end up.”<br />

- Decim<br />

S I E R R A R AY M O N D<br />

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global citizen<br />

DIPLOMA<br />

C O M M I T T E D TO O U R C O M M U N I T Y<br />

GCD UP CONFRENCE AT <strong>HKA</strong> 14-15 FEBRUARY 20<strong>19</strong><br />

Global citizen: a person who conducts their daily life with a commitment to understanding others; who makes decisions<br />

with an awareness of how they affect communities locally and globally; and who advocates and holds themselves<br />

accountable for social and environmental sustainability.<br />

The Global Citizenship Diploma (GCD) is a high school credential that allows <strong>HKA</strong> students to qualitatively describe their<br />

whole learning in the context of becoming a global citizen and making a contribution to the world. It is a unique approach<br />

for students to distinguish themselves at a deeper level than in the classroom alone, empowering students to pursue their<br />

passions, to share their stories with others, and also get recognition for personal endeavours.<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

AS A GCD STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM, OUR AIM IS TO SUPPORT &<br />

ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY &<br />

MAKE A COMMITMENT TO UNDERSTANDING OTHERS.<br />

WE ARE PROUD OF OUR VERY FIRST GCD GRADUATES FROM THE CLASS OF 20<strong>19</strong>!<br />

Valeria Riquelme Lara, Emily Brenker, Nicolaus Strozeski, Ellen Thorne, (GCD Coordinator) Mia Macdonald, & Bianca De Leon.<br />

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hkaFLOW<br />

PASSION PROJECTS<br />

E X P E R I E N T I A L L E A R N I N G<br />

Grade 6 to grade 10 students participated in a passion<br />

project for six weeks as part of hkaFLOW in September to<br />

October <strong>2018</strong>. Each student chose a project out of 16 on<br />

offer. These ranged from creative opportunities such as<br />

painting or robotics, to activity experiences such as trail<br />

running and mind-body-soul retreat, through to service<br />

projects ImpactHK and Trash Free Seas. Students worked in<br />

mixed grade-level groups, developing skills such as<br />

communication, problem solving and organisation. Students<br />

were invited to reflect on the development of these<br />

approaches to learning and on their personal development as<br />

IB learners.<br />

A N I M AT I O N<br />

C R E AT I V E W R I T I N G<br />

D E B AT E<br />

E S C A P E R O O M<br />

F I L M M A K I N G<br />

F O R M U L A 1<br />

H I K I N G<br />

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H K A ’ S G O T TA L E N T<br />

I M PA C T H K<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

M I N D B O D Y S O U L R E T R E AT<br />

PA I N T I N G<br />

R O B O T I C S<br />

S E A TO S U M M I T<br />

S E W Y O U R O W N<br />

T R A S H F R E E S E A S<br />

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secondary school<br />

DESIGN<br />

Once again student creativity and innovation is showcased through<br />

Design here at <strong>HKA</strong>. A number of new teaching units and design<br />

opportunities have been introduced this year to motivate students,<br />

encourage inquiry and support their interests.<br />

Within the MYP curriculum, new units such as 'innovative packaging',<br />

'portable digital device accessories' and 'educational children's toys'<br />

have all been well received.<br />

<strong>HKA</strong> FLOW has also given our students the opportunity to explore<br />

such diverse fields as robotics and Formula One racing.<br />

Design students have also contributed to whole school activities such<br />

as set design for the annual school production and ticketing for a<br />

range of events.<br />

This year Design staff have also embarked on Design activities in the<br />

primary school, supporting students in grades 2, 3 and 4.<br />

The greatest range of diversity, creativity and innovation is evident<br />

in our Diploma program where graduating students completed design<br />

investigations into a range of fields including, graphic design,<br />

textiles, assistive technologies and product design.<br />

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secondary school<br />

DRAMA<br />

E X P L O R I N G & E N G A G I N G W I T H T H E W O R L D<br />

This year we welcomed Mr Saleem and Mr Scully as our Drama<br />

teachers. Described as 'charismatic, insanely funny and<br />

randomly deep', both Mr Saleem and Mr Scully have challenged<br />

the students to explore and engage with the world through the<br />

lens of Drama. Greek Theatre, Image Theatre, Theatre of the<br />

Oppressed, Monologues and Trestle Masks were some of the<br />

theatre genres and conventions they learned in the classroom.<br />

Solo work, ensemble work. Play, investigation, devising,<br />

refining and performing. Lights, music, shadows and trust<br />

falls... it's been a fun and dynamic experience in the<br />

Drama department!<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

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secondary<br />

LIBRARY<br />

T H E L I B R A RY I S O F T E N A H I V E O F A C T I V I T Y<br />

“The library is not only a fun place to go, it's a place to connect, to share, to grow and help<br />

others expand their horizons”. Lynne T<br />

The <strong>HKA</strong> Secondary Library is a central hub for learning in the school, providing a warm,<br />

welcoming and stimulating environment for research, reading and study. The library is often a<br />

hive of activity. The teacher librarian works with students and teachers in a variety of<br />

capacities. These include formal and informal sessions in both the library and working in the<br />

classrooms. Highlights for the year have included Battle of the Books, read alouds,<br />

independent reading sessions, book chats, grade 6-8 literature circles, collaborating with<br />

subjects on research assignments, <strong>HKA</strong>Flow initiatives, Personal Project, Howard Wong<br />

author/illustrator visit, Murder Mystery Party, Bring Me A Book readathon and working with<br />

students afterschool with their homework, study and projects.<br />

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secondary school<br />

MUSIC<br />

E X P R E S S I N G T H AT W H I C H W O R D S C A N N O T<br />

Our musicians have been<br />

analysing, rehearsing,<br />

performing, composing and<br />

arranging in a range of styles<br />

over the year, working with<br />

Mr Holt and Ms Drouet.<br />

Exploring identity, composing<br />

and performing their own<br />

songs while learning a new<br />

instrument (or two)!<br />

Learning to listen was also<br />

important. Composing and<br />

recording with music<br />

technology. Learning the<br />

responsibility of an artist to<br />

speak out for others for social<br />

justice. Learning to<br />

communicate with music to<br />

express that which words<br />

cannot. It's been a tuneful<br />

and harmonious year in the<br />

Music department!<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

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physical education<br />

AND HEALTH<br />

Over the course of the <strong>2018</strong>/<strong>19</strong> school year students have<br />

been involved in a variety of activities within Physical and<br />

Health Education classes. Students participated in units of<br />

work covering areas such as aquatics, fitness, invasion games,<br />

track & field, gymnastics, softball, skipping, and circus skills.<br />

As well as health based classes which covered the topic of<br />

safety and injuries in sport. Over the course of the year a key<br />

focus has been approaches to learning skills. Demonstrating<br />

the ability to transfer skills from one sport to another. Being<br />

able to collaborate and communicate in small and large group<br />

settings. Critically reflect on performance and show creative<br />

thinking skills in group performances. Overall Physical and<br />

Health Education at <strong>HKA</strong> aims to promote movement and<br />

teach skills that students will be able to use throughout their<br />

future years.<br />

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visual<br />

ARTS<br />

GRADE 6-8: We were excited to have an expanded Visual Arts<br />

programme this year for grades 6-8, with semester courses<br />

providing more time to dig deep into new skills, art<br />

movements and creative processes. Grade 6's created fantasy<br />

fruits using clay, combining imagination and observation. They<br />

then worked on developing strong artistic habits in a processdriven<br />

painting unit. Grade 7's created large-scale group<br />

collages of key individuals from the <strong>HKA</strong> community, before<br />

applying this knowledge to their own individual self-portraits.<br />

Grade 8's explored observational drawing, and also the role of<br />

games in creating surrealist artworks.<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

GRADE 9-12: In the upper years of the MYP arts classes<br />

students spend time developing skills, investigating the role<br />

of the arts and developing their of means of expression. In<br />

grade 9 students explore the many ways we perceive and see<br />

the world through explorations in drawing, In grade 10<br />

students explore the role of artists and way they communicate<br />

in contemporary art, in more depth. Students develop skills<br />

and work on independent projects throughout the year. At <strong>HKA</strong><br />

in the arts we give value to journey of art making and<br />

encourage students to explore what it means to think like an<br />

artist. We had a fantastic art show for the grade 12 students<br />

this year which demonstrated how divergent our students<br />

approach to are making is at <strong>HKA</strong>. Students made work that<br />

was personally meaningful to them and expressed themselves<br />

with a range of media and through some ambitious works.<br />

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secondary school<br />

A MUSICAL EVENING<br />

A N E V E N I N G O F F U N & I M P R E S S I V E P E R F O R M A N C E S<br />

A two hour concert featuring<br />

soloists, small ensembles and our<br />

community ensembles such as<br />

the Primary Choir, the Ukulele<br />

Group and our Community Choir.<br />

A fun filled evening with lots of<br />

impressive performances!<br />

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S E C O N D A RY<br />

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co ee<br />

HOUSE<br />

A student led initiative that<br />

celebrated the talents of our<br />

Secondary School students in<br />

music and dance. As well as<br />

our seasoned performers,<br />

many took to the stage for the<br />

first time. Once again, we<br />

couldn't help noticing just<br />

how many talented students<br />

there are at <strong>HKA</strong>!<br />

O U R TA L E N T E D S E C O N D A RY S C H O O L S T U D E N T S<br />

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S E C O N D A RY<br />

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cas: creativity, activity,<br />

AND SERVICE<br />

M A K I N G A D I F F E R E N C E<br />

3 0 - H O U R F A M I N E<br />

A C T I O N F O R R E F U G E E S :<br />

R . I . S . E F E S T I VA L<br />

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CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) is a self-directed programme that <strong>HKA</strong> students complete throughout Grades 11 and 12. Over<br />

the course of 18 months, students work towards achieving seven learning outcomes by participating in a variety of experiences<br />

at school and outside of school. A key requirement of CAS is the CAS project, a student-initiated, collaborative experience<br />

during which students engage in investigation, planning, action, and reflection. Students also have an opportunity to<br />

demonstrate and share their learning in various ways such as the CAS project exhibition that was held in November.<br />

Service is a particularly important aspect of CAS. When asked about service during their final CAS interviews, this year's Grade<br />

12 students noted that service melded their learning with actually doing something to make a difference, helped them to put<br />

aside their needs and focus on the needs of others, and gave them a sense of responsibility for contributing to the community.<br />

This year our students participated in a wide variety of service experiences including LOTC trips, local recycling initiatives,<br />

beach and river clean ups, soap recycling, animal conservation work, dog walking, volunteering at a local school, and coaching<br />

a variety of sports. Students worked in partnership with and in support of over 14 local and international organizations.<br />

Several of the Grade 11 CAS projects this year have also been service-focussed: the RISE Festival by the Action For Refugees<br />

Group, the 30 Hour Famine, and the Plastic Ocean Cleanup.<br />

C A S P R O J E C T E X H I B I T I O N<br />

S E C O N D A RY<br />

P L A S T I C O C E A N C L E A N U P<br />

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S P O R T S<br />

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At <strong>HKA</strong>, we love diversity and choice and this is reflected in<br />

our Sports program with over 13 sports offered this year.<br />

We feel it is important that every student can express<br />

themselves in a variety of ways and that sports can give them<br />

that opportunity with over 230 students participating in sports<br />

such as sailing, rock climbing, horseback riding, tennis, golf<br />

and ultimate frisbee.<br />

Heidi Boshoff<br />

Athletics & Activities Coordinator<br />

Many of our students also enjoy doing multiple sports across<br />

the four seasons and work hard to be selected for the<br />

international core sport tournaments. Not only are our<br />

students invested in the program, but our teachers volunteer<br />

hours of their week to coach teams.<br />

The Sports Department would like to thank all athletes and<br />

coaches for their commitment and enthusiasm this year.<br />

Heidi Boshoff<br />

Athletics & Activities Coordinator<br />

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iss k<br />

BASKETBALL<br />

U 1 4 G I R L S B A S K E T B A L L<br />

U14 Girls: As with volleyball, a new co-hort of MS basketballers along with some more experienced players practiced and<br />

played in the ISSFHK league. With each match, the girls showed improvement and determination and finished the season<br />

on personal highs.<br />

U14 Girls D1<br />

L-R back: Caitlin Connolly, Zoe Dimech, Krishna De Guzman,<br />

Layla Dimech, Anya McDonald, Minnie Davis, Coach McKinney,<br />

L-R front: Nicole De Pree, Luna Nerve, Jaide Coffeng,<br />

Nicole Bacon-Peniche, Hannah Feren,<br />

Vitanny Chan, Amelie Zachrisson<br />

U14 Girls D2<br />

L-R back: Devani Parthasarathy, Tove Colfelt, Liv Fletcher,<br />

Sophia Zeilinger, Sofia Sisiak, Coach Doty, L-R front: Claire O'Neill,<br />

Christina Aron, Charlotte Khanna, Aubrey Swabb, Amelia Van Dale,<br />

Lexi Jamieson-Jones<br />

U 1 4 B O Y S B A S K E T B A L L<br />

The U14 Boys basketball team finished the season in a fantastic 4th place! Watching this team growing from strength to<br />

strength each match has been awesome and a big congratulation to the team.<br />

L-R back: Zama Linhardt, Jae Hong, Aksel Berg, Akul Kuswaha,<br />

Luke Baxter, Coach Stuart, L-R front: Harry Toller, Rei Meytal,<br />

Ravi Balu, Abraham Chan, Daniel Mehta,<br />

ABSENT: Arjuna Parthasarathy<br />

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U 1 6 G I R L S B A S K E T B A L L<br />

Being in division 1 has really tested our girls' mettle and<br />

they had to work hard to establish themselves and at the<br />

end of the season they walked away more experienced and<br />

confident.<br />

U 1 6 B O Y S B A S K E T B A L L<br />

A cohesive and strong U16 boys team that fought right until<br />

the end to finish the season is second place.<br />

L-R back: Annie Stasney, Alexandra Hewson, Carter Bedford,<br />

Catia Lopes Machado, L-R Front: Coach Saleem, Lucci Holland,<br />

Jorja Evans, Natalie Morales, Sonya Langley,<br />

Valeria Sereda, Coach Cindy<br />

L-R back: Ethan Rizzuto-Jennings, Kai Brenker, Henry Shin, Gabe Hunt,<br />

Graham Wilson, Darrion Kng, Coach Feren, L-R front: Thijn Stoute,<br />

Aiden Armstrong, Costijn Stoute, Florian Waas, Sabeeh Khan,<br />

Alasdair Paul<br />

U 2 0 G I R L S B A S K E T B A L L<br />

Even with a diverse age range, this team pulled together<br />

and had a great basketball season, culminating in the<br />

playoffs.<br />

U 2 0 B O Y S B A S K E T B A L L<br />

This team was stacked with skilled and talented players<br />

that made for some great games and secured a place for<br />

them in the playoffs.<br />

L-R back: Coach Saleem, Aila Nerve, Bianca De Leon, Ella De Leon,<br />

Mia Fakhry, Coach Cindy, L-R Front: Tinah Otula, India McDonald,<br />

Ella Koehling, Jasmine Coffeng, ABSENT: Tiffany Shin<br />

Team members: Jed Baxter, Ty Baxter, Graham Campbell,<br />

Dimitri De Tilly-Blaru, Martin Equid, Hogan Mak, Owen Mak,<br />

Jeremy Oliveira, Sam Renard, Nicolaus Strozeski,<br />

Ryan Tomlinson, Jerry Xu, Coach Buntin<br />

S P O RT S<br />

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scisac<br />

BASKETBALL<br />

G I R L S B A S K E T B A L L<br />

B O Y S B A S K E T B A L L<br />

L-R back: Alexandra Hewson, Annie Stasney, Jorja Evans,<br />

Krishna de Guzman, Vitanny Chan, L-R front: Hannah Feren,<br />

Charlotte Khanna, Jaide Coffeng, Nicole de Pree, Anya McDonald,<br />

Layla Dimech, ABSENT: Minnie Davis, Coach McKinney<br />

L-R back: Noah Munoz, Luke Baxter, Aksel Berg, Akul Kuswaha,<br />

Kai Brenker, Aiden Armstrong, Coach Feren, L-R front: Alasdair Paul,<br />

Jae Hong, Daniel Mehta, Noble Coker, Abraham Chan, Henry Shin<br />

Hong Kong Academy<br />

GOLF<br />

Three of our team members went to the league championships and returned with a 2nd and 3rd place. Well done to the<br />

whole team for their comittment.<br />

L-R back: Pierre Ephgrave, Filip Zachrisson, Ben Stasney,<br />

L-R front: Andreas Bygge, Yannick North, Amelie Zachrisson,<br />

ABSENT: Keane Kim, Jason So, Inara Sharma, Alex Beynel<br />

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acamis<br />

BASKETBALL<br />

G I R L S B A S K E T B A L L<br />

B O Y S B A S K E T B A L L<br />

This new division proved very competitive for our boys who had to work hard to stay amongst the top teams. They placed<br />

a respectable 5th place. Our girls narrowly lost in the championship game and finished a strong 2nd place.<br />

L-R back: Coach Cindy, Aila Nerve, Carter Bedford, Tinah Otula,<br />

India McDonald, Jasmine Coffeng, Coach Saleem,<br />

L-R front: Valeria Sereda, Mia Fakhry, Ella De Leon, Bianca De Leon,<br />

Tiffany Shin, Ella Koehling, Catia Lopes Machado<br />

L-R back: Coach Buntin, Nicolaus Strozeski, Hogan Mak, Jerry Xu,<br />

Dimitry De Tilly-Blaru, Ty Baxter, Ryan Tomlinson,<br />

L-R front: Sam Renard, Owen Mak, Martin Equid, Jed Baxter,<br />

Costijn Stoute, Jeremy Oliveira<br />

S P O RT S<br />

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ouldering &<br />

CLIMBING<br />

cross<br />

COUNTRY<br />

This small, committed team worked hard to improve their<br />

abilities every practice. At the end of the season, the U14<br />

boys earned 4th place overall and Andre brought home the<br />

gold medal in the U20 category. We are looking forward to<br />

scaling new heights next year.<br />

Many of these runners started training at the beginning of<br />

the school year for this season. With such determination we<br />

competed strongly in the championships. <strong>HKA</strong> earned its<br />

first ever gold medal.<br />

Kean Kim, Lucas Hall, Sean Ulfeng, Andre Chiang, Alex O'Leary,<br />

Joshua Nagel, Abel van Rijn<br />

L-R back: Giorgio Guerra, Noah Munoz, Giacomo Guerra,<br />

Nicolaus Strozeski, Gabriel Hunt, Jeremy Oliveira, Ellie O'Mahony,<br />

L-R middle: Joris Waas, Christian Tan, Abel van Rijn, Rei Meytal,<br />

Ethan Rizzuto-Jennings, Lucien Verrone, Jaide Coffeng, Gaia Briatore,<br />

Giulia Guerra, L-R front: Freddy Chambers, Raquel Machado,<br />

ABSENT: Coach Cook, Coach Nagel, Coach Chambers, Alva Hamreteg,<br />

Dylan Jupp, Zama Linhardt, Tove Porling, Valeria Sereda,<br />

Graham Wilson, Hunter De Leon, Maverick Griffin, Julian Munoz,<br />

Justin Lee, Luca Tatriele<br />

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Hong Kong Academy<br />

SAILING<br />

Hong Kong Academy<br />

EQUESTRIAN<br />

HHYC 24H Our team managed to complete 91 laps! This<br />

valiant effort earned them 1st place within the interschools<br />

division, 3rd place in the Feva class and 5th overall<br />

out of 33 teams.<br />

It was great to have these two riders compete in the HKEF<br />

Inter-school Equestrian Challenge this year. We are very<br />

proud of them and hope they could be rolemodels for future<br />

riders.<br />

L-R back: Will Boberski, Shana Hester-Okayama, Oskar Tullberg,<br />

Emil Tullberg, Brady Hsu, L-R front: Nicolai Jacobsen, Kai Scholz,<br />

Graham Campbell, Valeria Riquelme Lara,<br />

ABSENT: Seb van Ommeren, Alisha Hester-Okayama<br />

Team members: Ka Ching Fu & Oliver Stapelton<br />

S P O RT S<br />

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FOOTBALL<br />

U 1 2 G I R L S F O O T B A L L<br />

U 1 2 B O Y S F O O T B A L L<br />

L-R back: Kayla Lam, Zoe Dimech, Sophia Reniero, Natasha De Pree,<br />

Caitlin Connolly, Coach Barriale Wong, L-R front: Sophia Zeilinger,<br />

Bregje Geling, Gabrielle Sumner, Madeline Sumner,<br />

Lexi Jamieson-Jones, ABSENT: Alisha Hester-Okayama<br />

L-R back: Daniel Chan, Antoine Chazeau, Gavin Tsui, Shaurya Singhal,<br />

Coach Boshoff, L-R front: Gus Wilson, Jasper See, Yotum Meytal,<br />

Huub van Rijn, ABSENT: Elmer Blockert<br />

U 1 4 G I R L S F O O T B A L L<br />

U 1 4 B O Y S F O O T B A L L<br />

As always, our football teams played with heart and grit, braving the intense heat. Congratulations on completing a tough<br />

season!<br />

L-R back: Layla Dimech, Tove Colfelt, Olivia Hall, Amalie Nielsen,<br />

Isabel Valenzuela, Ivy Rowland, Ella Holt, Amelia van Dale,<br />

Coach Barriale Wong, L-R front: Zoe Dimech, Caitlin Connolly,<br />

Sophia Zeilinger, Bregje Geling, Wilma Porling, Anya McDonald,<br />

Font: Parnika Tandon, ABSENT: Sofia Sisiak<br />

Team members: Ravi Balu, Aksel Berg, Abraham Chan, Noble Coker,<br />

Jan Corral Barba, Jae Hong, Dylan Jupp, Vincent Knipfing, Noah Munoz,<br />

Christian Tan, Austin See, Joris Waas, Jonathan Wong, Coach Buntin<br />

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scisac<br />

FOOTBALL<br />

acamis<br />

FOOTBALL<br />

G I R L S F O O T B A L L<br />

This SCISAC girls team fought hard to ensure a place in the<br />

playoffs, all the while showing mental and physical<br />

fortitude. They proudly achieved 3rd place!<br />

G I R L S F O O T B A L L<br />

These young ladies sacrificed their spring breaks to play for<br />

the school team, some of which never played football<br />

before this year. This team gave their all and gave a last<br />

second goal off of first place. The quality of our girls and<br />

the determination they put into accomplishing a desired<br />

goal is admirable.<br />

L-R back: Coach Barriale Wong, Bregje Geling, Tove Porling,<br />

Amalie Nielson, Parnika Tandon, Ella Holt, L-R front: Wilma Porling,<br />

Anya McDonald, Ivy Rowland, Alexandra McArdle, Caitlin Connolly,<br />

ABSENT: Isabel Valenzuela<br />

L-R back: Coach Saleem, India McDonald, Jasmine Coffeng, Aila Nerve,<br />

Tiffany Shin, Annie Stasney, Coach Cindy, L-R front: Carter Bedford,<br />

Ella Koehling, Olivia Hall, Sierra Raymond, Sasha Steere,<br />

Teah Etherington-Freeman<br />

B O Y S F O O T B A L L<br />

Facing some giants, our SCISAC boys team had to dig deep<br />

during this tournament, but narrowly missed a place on the<br />

podium.<br />

B O Y S F O O T B A L L<br />

Ten boys started the tournament with a strong will to win. However,<br />

injuries plagued the team and effectively an 8-man squad played for<br />

a 3rd place medal. <strong>HKA</strong> boys simply didn't have the manpower to put<br />

up the fight that was required to medal this time around but they<br />

fought to end - Spartans. Torn hamstrings, broken bones, a lot of<br />

blood and sweat. A very hard earned 4th place for <strong>HKA</strong> boys.<br />

S P O RT S<br />

L-R back: Joris Waas, Jae Hong, Noah Munoz, Yannick Zeilinger,<br />

Mateo San Roman De Dios, L-R front: Ben Stasney, Christian Tan,<br />

Vincent Knipfing, Jan Corral Barba, Gunner Colfelt,<br />

ABSENT: Aksel Berg, Nicola Vanzo, Coach Buntin<br />

L-R back: Gunnar Colfelt, Jeremy Oliveira, Martin Equid, Connor<br />

Cartledge-Rock, Gabe Hunt, Ethan Rizzuto-Jennings,<br />

L-R front: Costijn Stoute, Florian Waas, Coach Buntin,<br />

Aiden Armstrong, Giorgio Guerra<br />

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les elfes<br />

SKI TRIP<br />

Hong Kong Academy<br />

NETBALL<br />

Sixteen students and 2 teachers went to Verbier<br />

Switzerland on a wonderful ski adventure organised by Les<br />

Elfes International. It was a week filled with skiing and fun<br />

activities and making new friends from other international<br />

schools around the world. This magical setting will never be<br />

forgot and we hope to make this a yearly event.<br />

U 1 2 N E T B A L L<br />

Standing left: Kai Scholz, Jorja Evans, Jack van Dale,<br />

Lili Connell, Nicola Vanzo, Brady Hsu, Yuting Deng, Rubi Chen,<br />

Daniel Chan, Nicholas Widmer, Cathrine Widmer, Sophia Reniero,<br />

Tess Raymond, Ms. Nisha, Front: Alasdair Paul, Christian Aron,<br />

Antoine Chazeau, Mrs Boshoff<br />

L-R back: Coach Cook, Yuvin Kim, Bianca Jupp, Lila Har-Even,<br />

Tabitha Kahn, Alix Hurabielle-Claverie, Marine Chazeau,<br />

L-R front: Lexi Stillhart, Sophie Ulfeng, Caitlin Connolly, Sofia Sisiak,<br />

Sophia Zeilinger, Isabella Smith, Valerie Tam<br />

U 1 4 N E T B A L L<br />

L-R back: Paige Driver, Catherine Widmer, Layla Dimech, Tove Colfelt,<br />

Cheryl Lui, Chloe Sue, Coach Drew, L-R front: Zoe Dimech,<br />

Gaia Briatore, Amelie Zachrisson, Aubrey Swab, Minnie Davis,<br />

Claire O'Neill, ABSENT: Charlotte Khanna<br />

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Hong Kong Academy<br />

SWIMMING<br />

P R I M A RY S C H O O L<br />

S E C O N D A RY S C H O O L<br />

Both PS and SS teams took part in various mini meet during the season. The season finished on a high with 13 swimmers<br />

competing in the ISSFHK Championships.<br />

L-R back: Coach Denise, Harrison Liu Maudson, Joon Hong, Lucas Hall,<br />

Joshua Nagel, Chloe Tan, Brenton Hsu, L-R front: Bianca Jupp,<br />

Lili Har-Even, Serafina Wilson, Bella Smith, Tabitha Kahn,<br />

Cici Oliveira, Margot Rowland, ABSENT: Johnny Yi<br />

L-R back: Christina Aron, Sophia Reniero, Annie Stasney, Thea Nielsen,<br />

Amalie Nielsen, Gaia Briatore, L-R front: Matilda Nulf,<br />

Cecily Houghton, Summi Ng, Minnie Davis, Daniel Lyons, Jae Hong,<br />

ABSENT: Antoine Chazeau, Ruby Chen, Nicole De Pree,<br />

Natasha De Pree, Alisha Hester-Okayama, Brady Hsu,<br />

Lexi Jamieson-Jones, Seoyun Lee, Jelmer North, Claire O'Neill,<br />

Gus Wilson, Amelie Zachrisson.<br />

S P O RT S<br />

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Hong Kong Academy<br />

TENNIS<br />

ultimate<br />

FRISBEE<br />

Moving up to Division 1 was a big challenge for a small team,<br />

but the boys showed determination and commitment,<br />

throughout.<br />

Filip Zachrisson, Florian Waas, Mateo San Roman De Dios,<br />

ABSENT: Daniel Mehta, Brady Hsu, Yotam Meytal, Jonathan Wong<br />

L-R back: Valeria Sereda, Alva Hamreteg, Keane Kim, Lucien Verrone,<br />

Noah Munoz, Annie Stasney, Sonya Langley, Yannick Zeilinger,<br />

Gabe Hunt, Coach Mirko, L-R front: Abraham Chan, Joris Waas,<br />

Ravi Balu, Ben O'Leary, Nicholas Widmer, Zama Linhardt,<br />

ABSENT: Gunner Colfelt, Daniel Lyons, Jeremy Oliveira<br />

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track &<br />

FIELD<br />

J U N I O R<br />

Thirty students from grades 6 to 9 competed in eight track and three<br />

field events across the day. <strong>HKA</strong> competed hard all day and had a<br />

large number of students who finished just outside a top 3 placing.<br />

A huge congratulations to our medal winning performers ( 2 Silver,<br />

2 Bronze) and well done to all students for their performances and<br />

level of effort in what was a highly competitive event and season.<br />

S E N I O R<br />

Twenty two students from grades 9 to 12 competed in the<br />

ISSFHK track and field league and finished the season with<br />

some outstanding team and individual performances<br />

collecting a total of 11 medals ( 2 Gold, 4 Silver, 5 Bronze).<br />

L-R back: Kaela Lam, Tess Raymond, Christina Aron, Elyse Warren, Annabelle Kng, Daniel Chan, Koby Rosenthal, Elmer Blockert, Julie Jacobsen,<br />

Cheryl Lui, L-R middle: Ethan Rizutto-Jennings, India McDonald, Jasmine Coffeng, Caitlin Connolly, Zoe Dimech, Alexandra Hewson,<br />

Teah Etherington-Freeman, Gaia Briatore, Amalie Nielsen, Julia Yu, Candice Lui, Coach Cook, L-R bench: Nicolai Jacobsen, Lucci Holland,<br />

Tinah Otula, Costijn Stoute, Aiden Armstrong, Ty Baxter, Lucien Verrone, Jeremy Oliveira, L-R front: Rei Meytal, Peter Stafford,<br />

Nicolaus Strozeski, Jonathan Isaksson, Noah Munoz, Gus Wilson, ABSENT: Freddie Chambers, Jaide Coffeng, Natasha De Pree, Riley Easter,<br />

Maverick Griffin, Bronte Hewson, Calvin May, Yotam Meytal, Luna Nerve, Vadim Rakitskii, Austin See, Isabel Valenzuela, Abel van Rijn,<br />

Carter Bedford, Kai Brenker, Martin Equid, Giorgio Guerra, Giacomo Guerra, Jamie Houghton, Gabriel Hunt, Juliana Riquelme Lara<br />

S P O RT S<br />

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VOLLEYBALL<br />

U 1 4 G I R L S V O L L E Y B A L L<br />

This year saw a new co-hort of MS volleyballers and it was exciting to see their skill in action as they learned the game of<br />

volleyball. Well done to all players, specifically the U14 Girls Division 1 who ended the season in 2nd place.<br />

U14 Girls D1<br />

L-R: Anya McDonald, Enya Koo , Nicole Bacon-Peniche,<br />

Adriana Valenzuela, Jaide Coffeng, Naomi Bacon-Peniche,<br />

Hannah Ferren, Krishna De Guzman, Cheryl Lui, Isabel Valenzuela,<br />

Gaia Briatore, Coach Drew, ABSENT: Olivia Hall,<br />

Amalie Nielsen, Amelie Zachrisson<br />

U14 Girls D2<br />

L-R back: Guigui Remis, Abbie Lam, Kaela Lam, Thea Nielsen,<br />

Cecily Hougton, Anna Smyth, Claire O'Neill, L-R front: Ivy Rowland,<br />

Frankie Jamieson-James, Aubrey Swab, Natalie Chan, Yuting Deng<br />

U 1 4 B O Y S V O L L E Y B A L L<br />

L-R back: Coach Cook, Ravi Balu, Zama Linhardt, Zachary Hay,<br />

L-R front: Max Kemeny, Simon Renard, Filip Zachrisson, Calvin May,<br />

ABSENT: Yotam Meytal<br />

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U 1 6 G I R L S V O L L E Y B A L L<br />

U 1 6 B O Y S V O L L E Y B A L L<br />

For the second year in a row, <strong>HKA</strong> has been able to field U16 volleyball teams that went to the playoff, with the girls team<br />

taking the championship.<br />

L-R back: Annie Stasney, Alexandra Hewson, Lili Connell,<br />

Jorja Evans, Mary Chun Slone, Carter Bedford,<br />

Jasmine Bacon-Peniche, ABSENT: Eline North, Coach Brenda<br />

L-R back: Prad Vongpusanachai, Kai Brenkier, Ben Stasney,<br />

Ethan Rizutto-Jennings, Yannick Zeilinger, L-R front: Quitin Wilson,<br />

Jelmer North, Florian Waas, Shiv Bailur, Jeremy Oliveira,<br />

Coach De Leon<br />

U 2 0 G I R L S V O L L E Y B A L L<br />

U 2 0 B O Y S V O L L E Y B A L L<br />

The U20s keep on performing strongly with both teams achieving their best results to date. The girls place 3rd overall and<br />

the boys took 2nd place.<br />

L-R back: Coach Yong, Ella De Leon, Ariane Morales, Tiffany Shin,<br />

Natalie Morales, Bianca De Leon, L-R front: Lisa Boer, Mia Fakhry,<br />

India McDonald, Ella Koehling, Jasmine Coffeng<br />

L-R back: Coach Boshoff, Gabe Hunt, Sam Renard, James Hall,<br />

Graham Campbell, L-R front: David Lim, Jed Baxter, Yannick North,<br />

Martin Equid, Hogan Mak<br />

S P O RT S<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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scisac<br />

VOLLEYBALL<br />

G I R L S V O L L E Y B A L L<br />

This team improved leaps and bounds during the season and<br />

at the tournament and went into the finals in 1st place.<br />

They faced an experienced opponent and finished the<br />

tournament in a well-deserved 2nd place.<br />

B O Y S V O L L E Y B A L L<br />

This team is the first SCISAC volleyball boys team to make it<br />

to the finals and ended up taking the champions trophy!<br />

They thoroughly deserve to be champions.<br />

L-R back: Jorja Evans, Lili Connell, Alexandra Hewson, Eline North,<br />

Coach Drew, L-R front: Anya McDonald, Jaide Coffeng, Carter Bedford,<br />

Natalie Chan, Juliana Riquelme Lara, ABSENT: Adriana Valenzuela<br />

L-R back: Ravi Balu, Simon Renard, Filip Zachrisson,<br />

Ethan Rizzuto-Jennings, Zama Linhardt, Coach Cook,<br />

L-R front: Yannick Zeilinger, Calvin May, Luke Baxter,<br />

Kai Brenker, Daniel Mehta<br />

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acamis<br />

VOLLEYBALL<br />

G I R L S V O L L E Y B A L L<br />

B O Y S V O L L E Y B A L L<br />

Early on, it was evident that our teams were one of the favourites to medal. And we did, with both teams taking 2nd place<br />

in our first Orange Division tournament!<br />

L-R back: Coach Yong, Ella De Leon, Ariane Morales, Tiffany Shin,<br />

Natalie Morales, Bianca De Leon, L-R front: Ella Koehling,<br />

India McDonald, Mia Fakhry, Lisa Boer, Jasmine Coffeng<br />

L-R back: Coach Boshoff, Graham Campbell, Sam Renard,<br />

Jeremy Oliveira, Florian Waas, James Hall, L-R front: David Lim,<br />

Jed Baxter, Yannick North, Martin Equid, Hogan Mak,<br />

ABSENT: Gabe Hunt<br />

S P O RT S<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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Hong Kong Academy’s<br />

FACULTY & STAFF<br />

A L L S C H O O L L E A D E R S H I P & S U P P O R T<br />

Stephen Dare<br />

Head of School<br />

Kitty Lau<br />

Personal Assistant<br />

to Head of School<br />

Catherine Osmund<br />

Board Administrative<br />

Assistant<br />

A D M I S S I O N S & E N R O L M E N T<br />

Cheryl Palamarek<br />

Director of Admissions<br />

& Enrolment<br />

Catherine Munoz<br />

Registrar & Admissions<br />

Coordinator<br />

Hilda Janisch<br />

Admissions & Enrolment<br />

Coordinator<br />

F I N A N C E S & H U M A N R E S O U R C E S<br />

Dale Willetts<br />

Chief Financial Officer<br />

Jojit Au Yeung<br />

Financial Controller<br />

Sharon Lee<br />

Accountant<br />

May Oul Yong<br />

Accountant<br />

Mia De Leon<br />

Human Resources Manager<br />

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F I N A N C E S & H U M A N R E S O U R C E S ( C O N T I N U E D )<br />

Michelle Poon<br />

Human Resources Officer<br />

F A C I L I T I E S & O P E R AT I O N S<br />

Nicole Bolle<br />

Director of Facilities<br />

& Operations<br />

Fanny Chan<br />

Assistant Operations<br />

Manager<br />

Benson Chang<br />

Building Supervisor<br />

Cindy Ng<br />

Operations & ASA Coordinator<br />

Victor So<br />

Front Office Coordinator<br />

Ave Chu<br />

Front Office Coordinator<br />

Christine Wong<br />

Operations Administrative<br />

Assistant<br />

Ryan Chan<br />

Maintenance Assistant<br />

Jimmy Lam<br />

Cleaning Supervisor<br />

Eric Chan<br />

Custodian<br />

Hugo Yuen<br />

Custodian<br />

FA C U LT Y + S TA F F<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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I N S T I T U T I O N A L A D VA N C E M E N T<br />

Laura Mitchell<br />

Director of<br />

Institutional Advancement<br />

Jamie Cadman<br />

Communications<br />

Manager<br />

Lynne McCall<br />

Community & Donor<br />

Relations Manager<br />

Mirko Jeck<br />

Institutional<br />

Advancement Media<br />

Assistant<br />

Jennifer Wong<br />

Community Relations Assistant<br />

A L L S C H O O L M E D I C A L S E R V I C E S<br />

P E R F O R M I N G A R T S<br />

Delia Guastella-Monti<br />

All Medical Support Staff<br />

Anne Drouet<br />

Director of<br />

Performing Arts<br />

T E C H N O L O G Y<br />

Andrew Birch<br />

Director of Technology<br />

Jan Boshoff<br />

Information Technology<br />

Manager<br />

Eric Leung<br />

Systems Engineer<br />

Kenneth Leung<br />

Data Specialist<br />

Marco Mo<br />

Network Administrator<br />

Kit Chow<br />

Performing Arts Technician<br />

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h k a E AT S<br />

Stuart Christoff<br />

Executive Chef<br />

hkaEATS Manager<br />

Gary Wan<br />

Chef de Cuisine<br />

Tak Fuk Chung<br />

Senior Cook<br />

Mei Cheung<br />

Food & Beverage Assistant<br />

Wendy Chow<br />

Barista<br />

Irene Lai<br />

Food & Beverage Assistant<br />

Anne Lee<br />

Food & Beverage Assistant<br />

Catherine Ng<br />

Food & Beverage Assistant<br />

May Shek<br />

Food & Beverage Clerk<br />

Christy Au<br />

Food & Beverage Assistant<br />

Wai Hin Wong<br />

Food & Beverage Helper<br />

Eric Lam<br />

Cook<br />

Helena Wong<br />

hkaEATS Administrative<br />

Assistant<br />

Erick Ng<br />

Cook<br />

Sui Lan Chan<br />

Food & Beverage Assistant<br />

Wendy Yau<br />

Food & Beverage Assistant<br />

FA C U LT Y + S TA F F<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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L E A R N E R S U P P O R T<br />

Kristel Solomon-Saleem<br />

Director of Learner<br />

Support<br />

Monica Wong<br />

Learner Support<br />

Executive Assistant<br />

Gretchen Abasolo<br />

LS PK2ài Co-Teacher<br />

Nicole Aschenbrenner<br />

Early Childhood LS<br />

Coordinator<br />

Emalynn Bernardo<br />

LS PK2rén Co-Teacher<br />

Niklas Blockert<br />

LS Secondary School<br />

Co-Teacher<br />

Anton Buntin<br />

LS Secondary School Teacher<br />

Rebekah Chan<br />

LS 4Rén Co-Teacher<br />

Laurena Chen<br />

Occupational Therapist<br />

Brooke Chenoweth<br />

LS Grade 4 & 5 Co-Teacher<br />

Heather Cheung<br />

LS Kài Co-Teacher<br />

Ivy Choi<br />

LS Secondary School Teacher<br />

Stephanie Chung<br />

LS 4ài Co-Teacher<br />

Todd Colfelt<br />

LS 3rén Co-Teacher<br />

Lady De Guzman<br />

LS Secondary School Teacher<br />

Cindy Fok<br />

LS Secondary School Teacher<br />

Kimberley Fung<br />

LS Grade 4 & 5 Teacher<br />

Sarah Konopka<br />

Speech & Language<br />

Therapist<br />

Rebecca Lai<br />

LS 1rén Co-Teacher<br />

Gabriela Lara<br />

LS Secondary School<br />

Co-Teacher<br />

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L E A R N E R S U P P O R T ( C O N T I N U E D )<br />

Gelica Lomibao<br />

LS Secondary School<br />

Co-Teacher<br />

Cornel Marais<br />

LS Secondary School Teacher<br />

/ LOTC Coordinator<br />

Blessie Maunder<br />

LS Grade 2 & 3 Teacher<br />

Nisha<br />

LS Secondary School<br />

Co-Teacher<br />

Erin Rehil<br />

LS Secondary School<br />

Co-Teacher<br />

Leon Suen<br />

LS Secondary School Teacher<br />

Denis Wong<br />

LS Secondary School<br />

/ ELL Teacher<br />

Marc Yeung<br />

LS 1ài Co-Teacher<br />

Joyce Lam<br />

LS 2ài Co-Teacher<br />

P R I M A RY S C H O O L L E A D E R S H I P A N D S U P P O R T<br />

Virginia Hunt<br />

Primary School Principal<br />

Dean Johnson<br />

Primary School Assistant<br />

Principal & PYP Coordinator<br />

Anne Drouet<br />

Director of<br />

Performing Arts<br />

Carla Nagel<br />

Primary School Counsellor<br />

Angie Law<br />

Primary School Executive<br />

Assistant<br />

P R I M A RY S C H O O L F A C U LT Y ( A L P H A B E T I C A L )<br />

Marie Baker<br />

PK2rén Teacher<br />

& Early Childhood<br />

Primary Coordinator<br />

Carly Buntin<br />

5ài Teacher<br />

& Upper Primary<br />

Coordinator<br />

Gemma Chambers<br />

Krén Teacher<br />

Mandy Chan<br />

PK2rén Mandarin Teacher<br />

Courtney Cohen<br />

2rén Teacher<br />

FA C U LT Y + S TA F F<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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P R I M A RY S C H O O L F A C U LT Y ( A L P H A B E T I C A L - C O N T I N U E D )<br />

Tracee Cook<br />

Primary School PE Teacher<br />

Hannah Dalkin<br />

2rén Co-Teacher<br />

Sarah Dapueto<br />

Visual Arts Teacher<br />

Joanna De Dios<br />

PK1rén Teacher<br />

Jenny Driver<br />

4rén Co-Teacher<br />

Marne Fletcher<br />

Primary School<br />

Library Assistant<br />

Ngai Fung<br />

Mandarin Teacher<br />

Tanja Galetti<br />

Primary School Library<br />

Teacher<br />

Lauren Guy<br />

4rén Teacher<br />

Jessica Hamreteg<br />

5ài Co-Teacher<br />

Yin Wa Hui<br />

Mandarin Teacher<br />

Dean Johnson<br />

Primary School Assistant<br />

Principal & PYP Coordinator<br />

Karen Lawler<br />

1ài Class Teacher<br />

Lynn Lawrence-Brown<br />

5rén Co-Teacher<br />

Katie Lepak<br />

Kài Teacher<br />

Annie Li<br />

PK1rén Mandarin Teacher<br />

Heather Linhardt<br />

3rén Co-Teacher<br />

Lori Marier<br />

4ài Co-Teacher<br />

Stepha McArdle<br />

PK2ài Teacher<br />

Cait Metcalfe<br />

3ài Co-Teacher<br />

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P R I M A RY S C H O O L F A C U LT Y ( A L P H A B E T I C A L - C O N T I N U E D )<br />

Caroline Noonan<br />

1rén Co-Teacher<br />

Michael O’Leary<br />

Krén Co-Teacher<br />

Desta Olds<br />

Primary Music Teacher<br />

Neha Pall<br />

3rén Teacher<br />

Mary Ann Reid<br />

Kài Co-Teacher<br />

Deborah Richards<br />

4ài Teacher<br />

Bruce Roadside<br />

Technology Integrator<br />

& Coach<br />

Cheryl Shanahan<br />

Playgroup Teacher<br />

Amanda Singh<br />

1ài Co-Teacher<br />

Rachel Strozeski<br />

1rén Teacher &<br />

Literacy Coordinator<br />

Benjamin Thomas<br />

5rén Teacher<br />

Denise Tong<br />

2ài Co-Teacher<br />

Maria Tullberg<br />

3ài Teacher &<br />

Mathematics Coordinator<br />

Hester Wong<br />

Mandarin Teacher<br />

Sylvia Wong<br />

PK2ài Mandarin Teacher<br />

Sonya Yong<br />

2ài Teacher<br />

Bonnie Zhang<br />

Mandarin Co-Teacher<br />

Nicole Zhang<br />

Playgroup Mandarin Teacher<br />

FA C U LT Y + S TA F F<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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S E C O N D A RY S C H O O L L E A D E R S H I P A N D S U P P O R T<br />

Joanna Crimmins<br />

Acting Secondary School<br />

Principal<br />

Kristen Feren<br />

Secondary School<br />

Assistant Principal<br />

Grades 6-10<br />

Jennifer Swinehart<br />

Acting Secondary School Assistant<br />

Principal Grades 11-12 / Director of<br />

Research & Development<br />

Anita Wong<br />

Secondary School<br />

Executive Assistant<br />

Anne Drouet<br />

Director of<br />

Performing Arts<br />

Amy Colfelt<br />

Secondary School<br />

Counsellor<br />

Kira Galbraith<br />

Secondary School<br />

Counsellor<br />

Heidi Boshoff<br />

Athletics & Activities<br />

Coordinator<br />

S E C O N D A RY S C H O O L F A C U LT Y ( A L P H A B E T I C A L )<br />

Nicole Barriale Wong<br />

Language & Literature<br />

/ TOK Teacher<br />

Santiago Caeiro Lopez<br />

Language Acquisition<br />

Teacher<br />

Connie Chan<br />

Library Assistant<br />

Ada Chen<br />

Language Acquisition<br />

Teacher<br />

Christian Cook<br />

Physical & Health<br />

Education Teacher<br />

Nia Cooper<br />

Wellbeing Teacher<br />

Zoe Coughlan<br />

Visual Art / TOK Teacher<br />

/ IDU Coordinator<br />

Hugh Davis<br />

Individuals & Societies<br />

Teacher<br />

Rachel Davis<br />

Individuals & Societies<br />

Teacher<br />

Mei Ding<br />

Language Acquisition<br />

Teacher<br />

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S E C O N D A RY S C H O O L F A C U LT Y ( A L P H A B E T I C A L - C O N T I N U E D )<br />

Alyson Doty<br />

Language & Literature<br />

Teacher<br />

Jennifer Drew<br />

Physical & Health<br />

Education Teacher<br />

Anne Drouet<br />

Music Teacher<br />

Aletta Faber<br />

Mathematics Teacher<br />

David Feren<br />

Language & Literature<br />

/ TOK Teacher<br />

Adam Fitzgerald<br />

Language Acquisition<br />

Teacher<br />

Jeannine Freeman<br />

Language & Literature<br />

/ TOK Teacher<br />

Benjamin Gonzalez<br />

Mathematics Teacher<br />

Virginia Hand<br />

Teacher Librarian<br />

Angela Harvey<br />

Sciences Teacher<br />

Lee Holt<br />

Music Teacher<br />

Raymond Lau<br />

Lab Technician<br />

Mary Li<br />

Language Acquisition<br />

Teacher<br />

Shane McKinney<br />

Mathematics Teacher<br />

Peter Metcalfe<br />

Design Technology<br />

Teacher<br />

Daniel Muller<br />

Design Technology<br />

Teacher<br />

Robin Muller<br />

Visual Arts Teacher<br />

John O’Connor<br />

Sciences Teacher<br />

Myra Pyne<br />

Mathematics & Sciences<br />

Teacher<br />

Cait Redmond<br />

Wellbeing / Individuals<br />

& Societies Teacher<br />

FA C U LT Y + S TA F F<br />

2 0 1 8 / 1 9 Y E A R B O O K<br />

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S E C O N D A RY S C H O O L F A C U LT Y ( A L P H A B E T I C A L - C O N T I N U E D )<br />

Mark Ritchie<br />

Individuals & Societies<br />

Teacher<br />

Khalid Saleem<br />

Drama / Physical & Health<br />

Education Teacher<br />

Darren Scully<br />

Drama Teacher<br />

Claire Shaffery<br />

Sciences Teacher<br />

Ian Surridge<br />

Design Technician<br />

Ellen Thorne<br />

Individuals & Societies<br />

Teacher / CAS & GCD<br />

Coordinator<br />

Angel Vilchez<br />

Language Aquisition Teacher<br />

Ayumi Yoshioka<br />

Visual Arts Co-Teacher<br />

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