Pui Ching had the pleasure of the company of Mr. Kin Fu Fong, director-general of the Macao Association of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.  Mr. Fong gave a talk to Junior 3 and Senior 1 students on entrepreneurship this morning.  During the talk, Mr. Fong not only discussed what is required of the entrepreneur in the preparatory stages, but also shared personal stories from young entrepreneurs in Macao.

Pui Ching had the pleasure of Dr. Dong Mei Jiang’s company on April 10.  Dr. Jiang is an expert in environmental education and science education.  She received China’s 6^th Earth Award in 2002 because of her contribution to environmental protection and science education.  Mr. Jiang gave a talk to Primary and Junior 1 and 2 studetns in science literacy in the morning.  She conducted a training session for Science and Information Technology teachers at Pui Ching in the afternoon.  Pui Ching also had the pleasure of hiring Dr. Jiang as the school’s volunteer consultant in Innovative Technology.

The Hong Kong Fanling Kao Yan College (FKYC) visited Pui Ching on April 10. Teachers from FKYC observed a Senior 2 English Reading Comprehension lesson from Mr. Sebastian Chan, a Junior 3 History lesson from Ms. Chi Cheng Chong, and a Primary 5 Design and Science lesson from Ms. Sio Teng Chan. Teachers from FKYC and Pui Ching followed the class observations up with discussions on curriculum planning. FKYC teachers also visited the school China Culture House, Fabrication Laboratory, library, Lego Laboratory, among other school facilities.

To encourage students who have made significant progress in school and who have demonstrated outstanding service to others, the Macao Daily Reader’s Foundation sponsored 31 Pui Ching students from Primary 5 to Junior 2 in their participation in the Panoramic Vision Trip held from April 7^th to 9^th.  Under the supervision of their teachers, students visited education and social welfare institutions in Hong Kong.  The opportunity allowed students to develop their thinking outside the classroom and broaden their horizons.