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.

To acknowledge the contribution of teachers, the Education Bureau held the 2018 Teacher’s Day Short Film Making Competition.  Pui Ching students Ms. Chio Wing Si, Ms. Im Ka Ian, Ms. Ng Suet I, and Ms. Lai Yuet Kwan won the Second Place and the Best Story Award with their work “To feel with the heart”.  The four students were invited this morning to the 2018 Teacher’s Day Commemorative Stamps Issuing Ceremony cum Teacher’s Day Short Film, Hand-made Cards and Posters Award-Winning Works Exhibition Opening Ceremony.  The guests at the ceremony expressed admiration at the fact that Junior 1 students made these short films and encouraged them to continue with their hard work.

Former Pui Ching Debate Team president Mr. U Kit Kei won the championship in the 2018 Debate Competition and received the highest score in the preliminary competition. Current president Ms. Kwan I Ting came in as the first runner-up.  Team members Ms. Si Tou Ka Wai, Ms. Lei I Ching, and Mr. Tou Cho won the Outstanding Debater’s Award.  Congratulations to our award winners!

Pui Ching launched a series of courses on finance with the Bank of China. The opening ceremony of the series was held in the school assembly hall today.

Principal Kou expressed that the multiple-intelligence approach to teaching in recent years has enabled students to find and develop their talent in different areas. The finance course series starts in the 2018/2019 academic year and aims to provide learning platforms for students through different activities.

Deputy Director Chan Hio Ping of the Bank of China indicated that the Bank has always been dedicated to the development of Macao’s education. The Bank hopes that through this finance series, students can have the opportunity to improve their knowledge in finance.  During the courses, Counsellor Cheang Chi Keong shared his experience with the students.  Mr. Cheang has been with the Bank for 48 years and the parliament for 16 years.  He advised that students look for the root of an issue when they encounter a problem in learning and life. 

The course series covers topics such as career planning, foundation knowledge in finance, cyber finance, and smart banking. Instructors include employees from various sectors of the banking industry.  It is hoped that through interactive learning, students can foster their innovative abilities.