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35 Years of Dedication to Inspire Brilliance

English Department Ms. Man Siu Mei

Sun Hoi’s 35 birthday is a very special occasion to students’ use of English as a medium of learning and
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celebrate because it marks another milestone in the facilitating the development of English thinking and
school's development and accomplishments to date. Over language skills across all subjects.
the past three and a half decades, the English Department
has progressed with the mission to nurture students’ Challenges are opportunities in disguise. Despite facing
English proficiency by making English learning a fun an ever-changing English curriculum, education policies
and rewarding experience, creating an English-rich and limited resources, Sun Hoi English teachers have
environment and providing various opportunities for never compromised our principles and commitment. The
students to realise their potential. hard work of our students and English teachers has paid
off and our students have continually achieved promising
Drama education is an integral part of the English results in HKDSE English Language Examinations.
curriculum, aiming to boost our students’ proficiency
and confidence in English speaking and offering students ‘Dream Big, Think Deep, Reach High’ embodies the
other English learning experiences in other environment. aspirations the English Department has for Sun Hoi
Outside the classroom, Inter-house English Drama students. Dream Big - our students are encouraged to
Competition allows our aspiring actors and actresses to display their creativity and imagination in the annual
showcase their talents. In two consecutive years (2014/15 English school publication ‘MagaSun’ and participate in
and 2015/16), the Sun Hoi Drama team led by our English various joint-school and inter-school activities to broaden
Teachers won a total of thirteen prizes in the Hong Kong their horizons and unleash their great potentials. Think
School Drama Festival and three prizes in Speak Out- Deep – our students are taught to think critically and
Act Up Improvised Drama Competition organised by the develop an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Reach
Education Bureau. High – our students are nurtured to think positively, be
responsible, and aim for excellence in life.
Since 2012, the English Department has taken the lead
to promote Language Across the Curriculum (LAC) in Frank Smith, an internationally renowned psycholinguist,
Sun Hoi. LAC Fun Day and Sun Hoi Maze Survivors are once said, ‘One language sets you in a corridor for life.
the two annual major LAC events in which more than Two languages open every door along the way’. With a
150 students are recruited to organise English-learning team of professional, caring and devoted teachers, the
activities for all junior formers and over 250 primary English Department will continue to inspire and equip
six student visitors each year. Taking the initiative, our students as fervent, confident and proficient English
all English teachers act as resource persons to work learners who are able to Dream Big, Think Deep and
collaboratively with content subject teachers, supporting Reach High in their lives.

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