Secondary school students visited primary school and kindergarten pupils in their classrooms and exchanged Christmas greetings this morning.  They set up various game booths for the pupils in the afternoon.  The theme this year is My Ideal Life in 2050.  Christmas displays designed by students adorned the school while fundraising events and student performances lit up the Christmas fair.  

Many congratulations to our student Mr. Chau Hou Tin and his team in the International Science and Engineering Fair 2017 for receiving the Macao S.A.R. government decoration, the Honorary Title of Value.  

Pui Ching held a flag raising ceremony this morning in commemoration of the 18th anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region.

The Roland Creativity Salon: Youth STEAM Education Forum and Workshop was organized by Pui Ching and Roland Digital Corporation (Shanghai) and held in the Pui Ching Assembly Hall today.  We had the pleasure of the company of Professor Hu Tie Jun of the FabLab Innovation Center of Zhongshan University as well as the presence of teachers and students from various primary and secondary schools in Macau. 

The current forum evolves around STEAM education.  With the development of the Internet and artificial intelligence, people have grown increasingly aware of the importance of education.  STEAM education is focused on hands-on learning, autonomous learning, interactive cooperation, innovative thinking and artistic thinking. 

President of Roland Digital Corporation (Shanghai) Mr. Huang Xue Xiu introduced at the forum that Roland Corporation designed a STEAM education curriculum grounded in hands-on learning.  The opening ceremony for the Roland Workshop co-organized by Pui Ching and Roland Corporation ensued, making Pui Ching the first school in the country to run the curriculum. 

STEM education has been a priority in recent years.  STEAM education combines STEM with the element of Art.  It explores the potential of students of different age groups and stimulates creative thinking through a series of activities and contests.  The Roland Forum and Workshop exposed current teaching practitioners to the latest developments in teaching and helped to improve science education in Macau.