Trips

To give our students authentic learning experiences outside of the classroom, there are a range of trips such as Learning Journeys to local organisations and events for all levels; discipline-based overseas Windows of the World (WOW) trips for Secondary students which provides students to gain different perspectives as well as experience their subject discipline in a different cultural context; and Diploma students co-ordinate and organise Community, Action and Service (CAS) trips as part of their IB Diploma Programme.

Learning Journeys enable students to experience their learning through hands-on and applied activities in real-life environments. For example,

• PY1 students went on a learning journey to a fire station to learn more about firefighters when they were learning about community helpers;
• P5 students visited Mai Po Nature Reserve on a Science Learning Journey to observe the living world of insects and other organisms more closely and learn about their interdependent relationships with their environment;
• S2 students visited the Aberdeen Country Park on a Mathematics Experiential Learning Journey where they learnt to appreciate the use of algebra and function in Mathematics for modelling real life contexts, and developed a better understanding of the use of mathematics in bridge-building;
• IGCSE Music students attended concerts by professional orchestras to widen their exposure to music of different genres, styles and historical periods, and thereby increased their appreciation and critique of music;
• Diploma students taking Biology carried out ecology field work

At SISHK, one of the hallmark student experiences is learning beyond the classroom through our Windows of the World (WoW) Programme. The WoW Programme aims for our students to:

1. Appreciate and celebrate the diversity of Asia through exposure to local cultures and ways of living
2. Recognise multiple perspectives to better understand self and others and thereby develop empathy for those who may be different from us
3. Develop cross-cultural understanding and awareness through respectful and purposeful interactions with others
4. Cultivate habits of lifelong learning and remain curious and desires to learn beyond one’s personal boundaries

At Secondary 1 to Secondary 3, students have the opportunity to participate in an overseas WoW experience after completing their end-of-year examinations. The WoW experience will take place over 5 learning days at an overseas Asian destination: Singapore for S1; China for S2; and South- East Asia for S3. Students who are not on the overseas WoW trip will participate in the local programme in SISHK.

Our Diploma students are actively involved in the entire planning process of their Creativity, Activity, Service trips. This includes contacting the non-governmental oganisations (NGOs) they would be collaborating with, planning all the facilitation sessions, organising fundraisers for the NGO, etc. The CAS trips are focused on serving the community and are also a journey of self-discovery for the students. Diploma students have said that these were the most memorable trips for them!