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Welcome Back to the Hong Kong Academy Middle and High School!
Academic Year 2012-2013
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Summer Holidays…•Family•Friends•Reading•Adventures•Reflections•Goals…
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Welcome to all of our new Middle/High School
STUDENTS!
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Let’s meet our new teachers with the help of the Graduating Class of 2013…
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A warm welcome to our fine new staff…
•Ms. Harvey: MYP Science and DP Biology•Mr. O’Connor: MYP Science and DP Chemistry•Ms. Muller: MYP Visual Arts and DP Art•Ms. Friesen: MYP Music and Instrumental Music•Ms. Escansay: MYP and DP Spanish•Ms. Cowan: Counsellor (Social-Emotional & University)•Ms. Yong: Inclusion Support Teacher•Ms. Huang: MYP Mandarin and DP Mandarin
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Our excellent returning Teachers…
A warm welcome back to our outstanding returning teachers who are ready to start school, engage you, and ensure that this is a rewarding, challenging, and successful year for each and every one of you.
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What’s new, and what’s happening today?
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Campus maintenance and constructionDaily schedule (Assemblies)
New classes/new philosophiesMS/HS Parent-Student Guidelines (Handbook)
New expectationsAdvisory
Service Learning
Looking ahead in 2012-2013
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The plan for todayWednesday, August 15th, 2012
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Thursday and Friday will be regular, full academic days…
Thursday, August 16th: Day 1/HL 1Friday, August 7th: Day 2/HL 2
The rest of this week
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Last year’s graduates and life after HKA…
•University/College•Military Service•Gap Year
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“Everything we do and say either contributes to, or diminishes from the common good.”
Dr. Dennis LarkinHead of School
Lincoln Community School
Accra, Ghana- west Africa
Contributing positively in 2012-2013
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Student Representative Council (SRC)Fine and Performing Arts
ACAMIS, ISAT, TAPS
AthleticsACAMIS/ local competitions
Service Learning
Leadership opportunities
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Metacognitive strategiesHow do you learn best?
What do you need from us to be your best?
Goal setting and Individual ChallengesTry something new and take a risk
Pathways to individual excellence
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Academic, Emotional, and Moral Intelligence
Books yes…but also empathy, respect, tolerance, and conscience
What’s important for learning at HKA this year?
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“Learning with our heads, our hearts and our hands”
Jean Piaget…20th C. Swiss Developmental Psychologist focused on studying children’s cognitive development
Piaget
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Tabula rasa (Latin)
A clean (scratched) slate
Good old fashioned blackboard with chalk!
Aristotle….Jean-Jaque Rousseau….Thomas Hobbes…Sigmund Freud
A new year in 2012-2013…
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Imogen Miranda Suhail
Sierra Hanne Peter
Luca Mirko Judge
Wakako Max Sheldon
Sumayyah Steve Kenichi
Juri Cynthia Arielle
Tyler
Have a great Senior Year…
Our Class of 2013!
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Computers
Busses and Walkers at dismissal
Misc. items!
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Welcome (back) to school
&
have a wonderful year of learning, fun, and adventure this year in 2012-2013
A great year ahead in 2012-2013…
