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Reading Corner:

Being experienced language educators, our English
department has surmised that students who develop positive
reading habits are more likely to depict significant improvement
in reading and writing competence, vocabulary growth, and oral
skills. Because of this, we decided to construct a specific area
dedicated to reading on campus. The Reading Corner is located on
the second floor. It is furnished with comfortable chairs and has
the benefit of open-air to simulate creativity and comfort. We have
included books of various genres, spanning from comedy to action
to mystery. We also have a good amount of nonfiction material.
English District-wide Competition – YKN Creative Writing,
Calligraphy and Bookmark Design Competitions for Primary
School Students:

For consecutive years in a row now, Buddhist Yip
Kei Nam Memorial College has hosted a district-
wide English competition spanning across three
categories; a writing competition, a bookmark
competition and a calligraphy competition.
An excellent turnout of over 1200 primary
school students across the Kwai Tsing
District competed in this year’s competition.
We are glad to be able to provide a platform
for such talent and hope to able to continue this
competition for years to come.

YKN Writing Competition for primary school students:
The theme for this year’s writing competition was My
Adventure. Students were given free rein over their piece’s
premise and were encouraged to write engaging narratives. YKN Calligraphy Competition for
Given the few restrictions on the content, students were able primary school students
to take very different approaches from their peers. As a result, We also wanted to focus on an
we were presented with an impressive range of storytelling. inter-cultural bond between English
More interestingly, however, they showed us their ability to and Chinese, which is why we
internalise the pop culture surrounding them, taking inspiration devised a Calligraphy section for the
from popular books and film to produce meaningful and relevant Competition. Students were gauged
pieces of work. on flair, penmanship and structure.

YKN Bookmark Competition for primary school students:

To further expand our campaign to promote reading,
we incorporated a category for bookmark design. Students
were required to produce a bookmark illustrating the benefits
of reading. The competition was intended to allow students to
explore their talents in the visual arts as well as contemplate on
the benefits of reading. Competitors were graded based on their
concept, design and creativity. We are glad to announce that all
of the students showed a high calibre of creativity and effort and
produced truly meaningful representations of the importance of
reading.

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