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Felicia Ng (F.5S) and Valerie Chen (F.5T) joined the Building Safety Pioneer Programme 2022 (樓宇安全學生大使計劃) organized by the Buildings Department. As part of the scheme, they visited Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd on 16 August 2022. The highlight of the visit was the sharing with staff in Arup and registered engineers. Students learned about different projects of the company and technologies used by engineers. Some Arup engineers also shared their experiences and suggestions for people who wished to join the profession. The students thought that this event was a great chance for them have a thorough understanding of design, engineering, architecture and planning. It is a unique experience to visit the workplace of such a multinational company.
| Under the guidance of Professor Alice Lee from the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), several of our students acquired legal knowledge about intellectual property law through engaging in year-round workshops and seminars held by the HKU Legal Academy for the Talented. To showcase what they have learnt, Yashica Vijayakumar (F.4A), Joyce Yu (F.4A), Cattleya Lai (F.4U) and Dorothy Chan (F.3S) were recruited by the Legal Academy to give a presentation to other Academy members. On 9th August, they delivered an informative and interactive presentation at the Moot Court in HKU and were awarded certificates of appreciation and a trophy in recognition of their efforts.
| The Careers Workshop for F.4 students was successfully held on 18 July this year. Through participating in presentations, discussions and interactive activities, students learned a variety of transferable skills, such as managing their learning styles and attitudes, as well as career-building strategies. Before the start of the workshop, each student was informed about their Holland/RIASEC code based on the specifically designed survey on personality traits and interests. This helped students to identify their career inclinations, so they could explore careers that best fit their preferences. Through reflecting on their interests, personalities and strengths during the session, students were able to gain inspiration about their career choices and explore careers that interest them. They learned more about the importance of work values and the inevitable reality of making sacrifices when choosing an occupation or industry. In addition, students were introduced to local (including Non-Jupas and Jupas routes) and overseas university pathways available to them, as well as tools such as program search.
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2021-22 Careers Week was held from 22 – 26 November 2021. Various engaging and interesting activities were held to assist Paulinians in discovering their future career paths.
| For Form 1 students, the careers team organized a poster design competition and a careers quiz with an introductory video. The poster design competition consisted of F.1 students designing informative and creative posters about an unusual occupation that the careers team decided on. The design competition allowed students to have more insights on intriguing jobs and let their artistry flow, and finally the whole school voted for the winning posters.
The F.1 careers quiz was conducted on 23 November Form Period. An introductory video about the careers team was shown to F.1 students, which gave them information about where to find the careers team, teachers-in-charge of careers team, and more. After that, a Kahoot quiz regarding the video was held to test their knowledge about the Careers and Further Studies Team. | Class Champion | For Form 2 students, the careers team held an IGCSE subject quiz on 22 November form period. F.2 students had to choose their IGCSE elective subjects in F.3, so the subject quiz gave them an idea about what they should expect in IGCSE. An explanation session was also held, when the careers prefects explained some common misconceptions about different subjects. F.2 students were hence able to gain a deeper understanding towards different subjects, aiding them in their subject choices, and in the long run, their careers choices.
| Class Champion | For Form 3 and Form 4 students, an occupation emoji quiz was held during form periods on 22 and 23 November. A set of emojis was given to the students, and they guessed the occupation it referred to. This allowed students to explore different occupations in an exciting and thought-provoking way.
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Form 3: 3T | On 17 November 2021, The University of Hong Kong delivered a JUPAS Admissions Talk to Form 6PAUL students in our school. Dr Janet Hsiao, Head of Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences gave us an overview of the programmes available in the faculty and the requirement for admissions. The talk was followed by Ms Francisca Kwok, Assistant Registrar of the Faculty of Arts. She delivered an intriguing presentation about their new programme Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Digital Technologies. She opened our eyes to one of HKU’s technology oriented programmes that are designed to equip students with the skillsets and knowledge to excel in today’s digitalised world. Lastly, Ms Alice Tam, Student Recruitment Counsellor, Admissions Office of the Registry shared her strategies and useful tips on JUPAS choices.
| On 20th October, 2021, the Careers Team invited Miss Mary Lo from HKU SPACE to conduct an enlightening talk about how to write a winning personal statement to our Form 5 students. Miss Lo obtained both her BA and M.Phil in English Literature from the University of Hong Kong and is working as a lecturer at HKU SPACE. With her expertise in English and her working experience in university, Miss Lo shared inspiring tips with Paulinians on how to structure, develop and enrich their personal statements which would stand out among other university applicants. She also introduced the various types of programmes offered by the HKU SPACE and described different alternatives to university to our students.
| SPCS graduates who are now current Year 1 or Year 2 students from various local universities were invited to share with our F.5 and F.6 students their experiences in their university applications by both JUPAS and NON-JUPAS routes. A total of 4 sessions (11, 12, 15 and 19 Oct) have been organized over zoom. Paulinians were able to gain valuable insights on making suitable programme choices through these sharing.
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