The 48^th Pui Ching Track and Field Sports Meet lasted for three days and concluded today.  In the closing ceremony, the guests presented medals, trophies and flags to the athletes.

In this track and field sports meet, teachers and students showed their Pui Ching spirit as usual.  Although the weather was not as expected and some of the sports events had to be postponed, it did not subtract from the high spirit of the students.  The planning made by the sports committee and the cooperation of the staff members were both crucial to the success of the sports meet.  Athletes showcased their athletic talent on the sports field and carried forward the olympic spirits of “higher, faster and stronger”.  The sports events were broadcast on the school digital platform Pui Ching Engergy and Voice.  Reportors for the Sports Meet were divided into different teams and closely followed the news on the student athletes, the dedication of the staff members, and sports trivia.  Their professional reports received acclaim from teachers and students alike.  Students had the opportunity to exercise both their bodies and potentials on the sports field.

Following the tradition of the sports meet, teachers engaged in the Teacher’s 800 Meter Happy Run on Day 2 of the sports meet.  The Teacher-Student Relay Competition was held on Day 3 and was one of the highlights of the sports meet. 

Although the sports meet lasted for only three days and the weather was unpredictable, student athletes performed outstandingly on the field.  Five records were broken in the sports meet this year.  The school is thankful to all teachers, students and staff members for their hard work and is grateful to the guests, parents and alumni for their support.

Guests of honor presented the student athletes with various medals, trophies and flags in the closing ceremony.  

The opening ceremony of the 48^th Track and Field Sports Meet was held this afternoon.  After the flag-raising ceremony, President Wong Hon Kin of the Macao Pui Ching Alumni Association announced the opening of the Sports Meet.

On the first day, Senior 2D student Ms. Wong Hio Iok broke the record in shot put with a score of 8.68 meters. 

As usual, student participation was high in this year’s sports meet.  Not only the athletes showcased their talents on the sports field, but many students also worked as volunteers in various posts.  Pui Ching has launched a mobile webpage for the sports meet that allows teachers and students to receive the latest updates on contest results, photo albums, sports meet trivia, event schedules and reviews from last year.  A Facebook page was also launched this year.  It shows different event times, allowing teachers and students to fully engage in various sports activities.

The sports meet lasted for three days.  Guests from different walks of life were invited to experience the excitement at the stadium.

Pui Ching Middle School and Beihai No. 2 Experimental School of Guangxi became sister schools and conducted their contract-signing ceremony at Beihai No. 2 Experimental School yesterday morning.  The ceremony marks the beginning of the two schools’ cooperation in cultural and academic exchange.  Principal Kuok Keng Man of Pui Ching Middle School and Principal Hu Wei Qiong of Beihai No. 2 Experimental School signed the contract which sealed the bond between the two schools.

Beihai No. 2 Experimental School was founded in 2014 under the 2010-2020 National Medium/Long-Term Education Reform and Development Scheme and the Guangxi Reform and Rejuvenation of Education Scheme.  It aims to promote education reform and provide high-quality education.  The school is located in Beihai and takes up an area of 54 acres.  The classrooms, laboratories, sports fields and other facilities are modern and the school is one of the “green schools” of the country.

Beihai No. 2 Experimental School boasts an impressive faculty comprised of teaching staff with Master’s qualifications, graduates of renowned universities, and experienced teachers and department directors. 

The school features smart management, e-education and standardized class size.  Its teaching philosophy is compassion, joy, breadth of learning and grace.  Features of the curriculum involve (a) foundation courses that meet the education bureau’s requirements, (b) whole-person education, and (c) courses that aim to develop practical skills.  It is hoped that the curriculum will produce well-rounded individuals that have practical and innovative abilities and a global mindset. 

Teachers and students of Pui Ching visited the North Pole for robotics research with Ocean Ecology Specialist and Polar Researcher Professor Ho Kin Chong.  Pui Ching students have been the first group of students from Macao to conduct research in the North Pole. 

After visiting Nouvelle-Calédonie of the Pacific Ocean last year for ocean research, Pui Ching students visited the North Pole this year.  The school’s Ocean Environment Conservation and Exploration Team conducted research with their underwater robots for 10 days in the Svalbard Islands of the North Pole.

After arriving in Longyearbyen of the North Pole, the student researchers obtained their first glacier water quality sample and terrain record and conducted chemical analyses.  They also had the opportunity to conduct micro-organism analyses on the ocean water.  The students used underwater robots to record the water temperature for monitoring purposes.  At the same time, they had to overcome extreme weather and analyze their samples within limited time, all this while adjusting the robots to suit the sampling environment.  The robots in this expedition reached the deepest depth possible and obtained the temperatures along the way.  This success was an inspiration to teachers and students alike and the experience helped them to improve their robots’ data collection ability in different water environments.