The 40th Interschool Dance Contest was held yesterday and today at the University of Macau.

Two teams from Pui Ching participated in the secondary school category of the contest.  Team A won the distinction award, the highest award, with their dance, The Argun.  Team B won the merit award with their dance, The Ocean Is My Home. 

In the primary school category, our students danced The Drunken Dragon and won the creativity award and the distinction award, the highest award.

In accordance with regulations of the Health Bureau, the Pui Ching Junior High Graduation Ceremony was held in two sessions at 9:30am and 3:00pm on July 12 in the school assembly hall.  A total of 256 students graduated.  Principals, directors, teachers, and parents together bore witness to this precious moment.

Principal Kou expressed that 2020 was a year of challenges and blessings.  Thanks to the support of the government and the school management, we faced the pandemic together.  Principal Kou told the graduates about the school’s ten years of curriculum reform dedicated to providing diversified and personalized education to all.  He applauded the graduates for their many accomplishments in international competitions and encouraged them to face up to every challenge in their future studies. 

Principal Kou mentioned that in senior high, students will be open to diverse courses and activities and have the opportunity to visit universities and different organizations.  Students will also have the chance to develop their financial skills, explore history, apply artificial intelligence to real life problems, and apply 5G networks to their learning.

Subsequently, Principal Kou presented the graduation certificate to the junior high graduates.  The officiating guests presented awards and scholarships to the outstanding graduates and graduates who had outstanding achievements in national and international competitions. 

S3D student Fong Hoi Io and S3B student Leong Cheng Long respectively gave their graduation speech as the valedictorian in the morning and afternoon session of the graduation ceremony.  They extended their gratitude to the government, different sectors of society, teachers, parents, and their classmates for their support. 

The graduation ceremony concluded in the school anthem and the blessings of Pastor Au Yeung.

MathConceptition 2021 was hosted by MathConcept Education.  To avoid the gathering of crowds, MathConcept Education canceled the Macao Region awards ceremony.  Awards were presented in the students’ home schools. 

MathConceptition 2021 gathered math enthusiasts of different grade levels from Hong Kong, Macao, Guangzhou, Canada, and Singapore.  The individual competition consists of eleven levels: three levels in the Junior High Category, six levels in the Primary School Category, and two levels in the Kindergarten Category.  The interschool competition comprises the Junior High Category and the Primary School Category.  Group awards were awarded according to grade level.

Pui Ching students won a total of 5 championships, 4 second places, and 5 third places in the individual competition.  They received a total of 61 gold awards, 53 silver awards, and 53 bronze awards.  In the interschool competition, Macao Pui Ching Middle School won the grand championship in both the Primary School Category and the Junior High Category! 

Awards in Junior High Category of interschool competition:

Junior 3 group championship, Junior 2 group second place

Awards in Primary School Category of interschool competition:

Primary 6 group championship, Primary 4 group championship, Primary 3 group championship, Primary 2 group championship, Primary 5 group second place

Winners of the individual championship:

Wong Hou Cheng (Junior 3), Lam Pok Hong (Junior 1), Lao Chon Hang (Primary 4), Ho In Hei (Primary 2), Lao Chuk Lam (Kindergarten 3)

Winners of the individual second place:

Si Ian Meng (Junior 2), Ho In Lok (Primary 5), Fong Pak Tong (Primary 4), Wong U Pan (Primary 3)

Winners of the individual third place:

Leong Cheng Long (Junior 3), Leong Ka Hou (Junior 2), Ng Iek Hin (Primary 6), U Chi Lok (Primary 3), Lei Tak In (Primary 1)

Held by Macau Pui Ching Middle School and sponsored by the Education and Youth Development Bureau, the “Fun with Block Printing” Exhibition had its opening ceremony in Tap Seac Youth Art Exhibition and Performance Hall. 

Vice-Principal Kuok Keng Man mentioned in his speech that Pui Ching has always embraced the six intelligences as its educational goals, including moral intelligence, academic intelligence, kinesthetic intelligence, interpersonal intelligence, aesthetic intelligence, and spiritual intelligence.  Through various extra-curricular activities and educational exchange activities, the school provides different platforms for students to develop their talents.  Vice-Principal Kuok hopes that students can broaden their horizons and express their creative talent through the exhibition.  Director Wong Man I of the Department of Visual Arts encouraged the students to pursue their passion and let the seed of art grow in their heart.

The “Fun with Block Printing” Exhibition featured water-based woodblock prints, screen prints, thread-bound books, and silk screen printing on cloth bags.  The exhibition is open from 12:00pm to 8:00pm until July 18.  It is closed on Mondays.  Entry is free of charge.  All are welcome.