Pui Ching Middle School (Macau)

Pui Ching Middle School
澳門培正中學
Escola Secundária Pui Ching
Address
Pui Ching Middle School
Pui Ching Middle School
No.7, Avenida de Horta e Costa
高士德馬路7號
 Macau  China
Coordinates 22°12′04.6″N 113°32′52.5″E / 22.201278°N 113.547917°E / 22.201278; 113.547917Coordinates: 22°12′04.6″N 113°32′52.5″E / 22.201278°N 113.547917°E / 22.201278; 113.547917
Information
Type Private school
Motto Motto: 至善至正
(Translation: Do the best and the rightest things)
Religious affiliation(s) Baptists, Protestantism, Christianity
Established 1889
School district Saint Lazarus/São Lázaro
President Lo Weng Cheong 羅永祥
Principal Kou Kam Fai 高錦輝
Faculty Over 240
Grades 1 to 15
Enrollment About 3,200
Language Chinese, English
Area About 7,500 m2
Color(s)     Red,     Blue
Telephone +853 2852 9333
Fax +853 28339056
Website www.puiching.edu.mo

Pui Ching Middle School, Macau (Portuguese: Escola Secundária Pui Ching; Chinese: 澳門培正中學) is a private preschool through primary school in São Lázaro, Macau.[1] The school, financially supported by the Baptist church, once used the Hong Kong curriculum but now follow the local curriculum of Macau.[2] It was established as a sister school of Guangzhou Pui Ching Middle School and Hong Kong Pui Ching Middle School. During the WWII, when Japan invaded China, all the teachers and students in Guangzhou Pui Ching had to move to Macau in order to flee from the war in 1938. Since then, the Macau school started. Kathryn H. Clayton, author of Sovereignty at the Edge: Macau & the Question of Chineseness, wrote that Pui Ching Macau "had a reputation as one of the most prestigious, most competitive, and most expensive schools in Macau."[2]

History

After World War II

The establishment of Macau Pui Ching Middle School can be seen as the consequence of WWII, or the Sino-Japanese War, when Macau had been a shelter for the teachers and students fleed from Guangzhou and Hong Kong. In the Post-war period, when most of the teachers and students returned to their original city, Pui Ching decided to maintain its branch in Macau to provide education to teenagers. Ms. Chiu Peck Lan, wife of the late Principal Wong Kai Meng, acted as Supervisor in Macau branch. Initially, the branch was a primary school until the junior high school and senior high school started in 1947 and 1953 respectively. It was remarkable that the branch renamed "Pui Ching Middle School Macau" in 1950, and became a completely non-profit private grammar school independently, while remained connections with its sister school in Guangzhou and Hong Kong.

Pui Ching rented The Lou's Garden (also known as: Lou Lim Ieoc Garden) as its campus from 1938 to 1952. Sponsored by Mr. Ho Yin (Chinese: 何賢) and Mr. Chong Chi Kwong, parents of Pui Ching students, nearly half part of The Lou's Garden was purchased to be the permanent site of the school in 1952. Several blocks of building were built as classrooms afterwards and the school keep on innovating until now. Pui Ching Middle School is one of the leading school in Macau, reflecting by the students excellent academic performances regionally or even internationally.[3]

Early

In 1889, Li Jiliang, Fengjing Qian, LIAO Mountain, Lixian Shi and Yang Haifeng and other human realization to set up the new school, planning to set up Chinese Christian Schools. Into the Christian doctrine, and in accordance with the " Bible " Ten Commandments, bow down to idols Free children into private school. Schools named "Pui Ching Academy" takes its name meaning "Cultivate the Children Of the Church so they can be spared from the adulteration of secularism and lose the characters of uprightness and integrity." However, the school had experienced financial difficulties and had to shut down temporarily numerous times during the first 30 years after school inauguration.

In 1907, Pui Ching in Guangzhou Dongshan purchased land for the long-term goal of operating a school. Until 1915, the school had been in serious financial difficulties. In response, Zhang and Zhang Xinji launched the organization named "Pui Ching Upkeeping [or maintenance] Association." Its motto, as Yang Hai Feng stated formally was "I would rather die as an equal peer of Pui Ching than to let Pui Ching die as our equal peer." In Chinese, "Pui" means cultivation; "Ching" means integrity or uprightness.

Modern

In 1918, Pui Ching Alumni Huang Qiming president took over, and by the Council in order to travel abroad founding fundraising during the 30th anniversary of one hundred and fifty thousand to the future with a positive culture for development. Huang Qiming school principals exceeded, many universities are recruiting exemption Peizheng school graduates, including Lingnan University, University of Shanghai, Yenching University, Private University of Nanking (now the University of Nanking ), Central University (now the Central China Normal University ), Guanghua University (defunct), Qilu University (the dissolved and merged into other universities and colleges ). When the Pui Ching students' physical and academic achievement outstanding reputation nationwide.

Mukden Incident, the Japanese repeat offenders Chinese border, Pui Ching students who take the anti-Japanese national salvation the blog, organize propaganda teams preach Patriotism.

LuGouQiao Event after the Japanese arrives, Pui Ching moved to the site to Heshan .

January 1938, the school moved from Guangzhou to Macau, to ensure Pui Ching education. During the war, in Macau, Heshan, Ping Shek, Guilin, Hunan and Jiangxi have Peizheng school staff and students to maintain the quality of teaching. Pui Ching staff and students to work more outside the war, including the continued spread of organized propaganda teams patriotism difficult to provide free places for children to help their studies, etc., to initiate "a cent donation per person per day motion", "Festival Clothes Campaign" and "raised warm clothing movement."

In 1939, Huang Qiming president in Hong Kong died Zhangci.

August 1945, victory of the war, Pui Ching forthwith demobilization, staff and students to return to Macau in batches Guangzhou . Between a few months, Guangzhou and Hong Kong school order recovery.

In Macau, we continue to be leaving in the form of BRANCH primary by Zhao Bilan (Huang Qiming president's widow) to head director.

In 1947, the Australian junior high school reset.

In 1949, to celebrate its tenth anniversary, special four new classrooms.

Modern

In 1952, the school to give Brian Ho and Mr. 钟子光 Mr. funding available was a famous businessman Lou Lim if the garden (now the Lou Lim Park if fundraising northern half of the land as a permanent school site, and proceeded to organize campus and expansion of school buildings, the construction of classrooms, the school filled Liantang, expand the stadium, and in the high street Ke (now Horta e Costa ) set up another new school, teaching aids for purchasing equipment, open to high school. Macau Pui Ching stable foundation for future development.

In 1953, Li Yanling principal transfers, ice fishing Fu took over as president, and in the same year set up high school.

In 1962, Fu ice fishing principals leaving, Lin Zhan successor president. Lin Zhan president during his tenure, due to the current political situation in Macao by the effects of the recession and social unrest, teachers and students work together during difficult times to seek development in order to stabilize school. In the same year, Australia took the lead changed Secondary school five-year, one Chinese and implemented, and offered in six (college preparatory) courses in the fall of 1967. Lin Zhan principals to build "seventy-fifth anniversary Memorial" was opened in 1972.

In 1974, Chancellor Emeritus Lin Zhan, Kuang Bing-ren took over as president and made three educational policy to meet the development needs of the school. include:

"Improve the quality of teaching": top priority, with reference to Hong Kong and Macao curriculum, according to the actual need for implementation. "Improve the learning environment": D Block preparation has classroom building, the construction of "founding ninety anniversary 纪念培 building positive" and the Teaching Block E building 'school record nine-fifth anniversary of the Memorial. " "Stay rigorous ethos": emphasis on moral education of students to the Christian faith-based, social services for the subject, ask students to moral, intellectual, physical, social and spiritual education of both five, to carry forward the traditional ethos. In 1976, Kwong Bing-ren eligible Australian Governor appointed as president of the first Legislative Council, re-elected in 1980, in 1981 the President of the Portuguese civilian merit award of public education Commander level medal, in recognition of his contribution to Macao's education.

In 1985, Kwong Bing-ren Chancellor Emeritus, Kangxian Yang took over as president, do uphold Macau Pui Ching School three principles, and continues to develop on the basis of the original. Committed to improving the quality of teachers, encourage and support teacher training courses, and hold various seminars and other school teachers, exchange of experiences. Australian school teachers to organize Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan and other localities to observe, learn from experience and increase knowledge in order to improve the standard of teaching; students regard school in Australia to maintain strict ethos, based on the introduction of the concept of "second class", and vigorously to students to engage in extracurricular activities, inspired from various different aspects of talented students, and promote the all-round development of students. In founding a century during the Australian school Lou Kau Mansion, Block A renovated as an administrative building. In 1989, the school building, "the positive floor", the same year, the principal at Pui Ching Chong Kang Xianyang international school eligible for the centennial celebration of the Governor of Macao confer professional Medal of Merit in recognition of his education and training is on the Macau grand contribution.

In 1995, Kang Xianyang Chancellor Emeritus, Lixiang Li took over as president and Pui Ching brilliant century on the basis of his alma mater, determined to improve the academic level of students and teachers, support teachers' professional development, publication of "Pui Ching Journal"; teachers and students to encourage cooperation and developing subjects of research programs, and promote the use of information technology in education, the establishment of subjects online learning platform. Li Xiangli president during his tenure, the Australian school because school results by the international peer recognition, has been accepted as " World School Organization " members and " UNESCO East China Normal University School of Teacher Education Co-Chairs."

Contemporary

In 2003, the Australian school in order to "continue to open, with the times" concept, set "the development of quality education, to create a better campus," ten-year development plan. Short-term goal is for teaching, Block E building were "Dressing" refurbishment mid-term goal is to rebuild the teaching building, Block B, Block H, the long-term goal is to build multi-functional teaching building. "Creating a beautiful campus" program launched in 李祥立 principal office, and retired in 2006, before the completion of Block E teaching building "Dressing" and reconstruction projects, Block B, teaching building project, Block B, teaching building named "founding one hundred fifteen anniversary of the building. "

In 2006, Li Xiangli Chancellor Emeritus, high Jinhui took over as president, then holding "the development of quality education, to create a better campus' plan to build H seat multifunctional teaching building project, and actively update teaching hardware. F seat and tuck shop in 2007 demolished and the construction of ten-storey H seat multifunctional teaching building in the original position, and inaugurated in 2009, named the "founding 120th Anniversary Building", marking Australia plans the school years successfully completed.

In 2015 the external walls of tile renovation summer, teaching building, Block C, updates from brown to yellow.

21st century

In 2007, Block F was demolished and was replaced by Block H in 2009.[4]

In 2009, Block H was topped off, named "120th Anniversary Commemoration Building" (Chinese: 創校120周年紀念大樓) [4]

Administration

  • President - Lo Weng Cheong 羅永祥
  • Principal - Kou Kam Fai 高錦輝
  • Vice Principal & Director of General Affairs - Kuok Keng Man 郭敬文
  • Vice Principal & Director of Studies - Chan Keng Lim 陳敬濂
  • Director of Moral Education - Leong Veng Tong 梁永棠

Curriculum and academic performance

Pui Ching Middle School is one of the leading school in Macau, reflecting by the students excellent academic performances regionally or even internationally. It has long been a tradition that Pui Ching does not only focus on the students' academic performances but also values the students' moral performances as a crucial part in their school life.

Pui Ching, like other schools in Macau, follows the “Curriculum Framework for Formal Education of Local Education System” and “The Requirements of Basic Academic Attainments” (BAA hereafter) that were authorised by Macau government in 2014 and 2017 respectively. However, Pui Ching is autonomous in the selection of textbook, decision of what to teach in different educational stages, or even the depth and difficulties of various teaching contents, under the Curriculum Framework and BAA, as other schools do so as well.

Pui Ching obtains a relatively high reputation in its success of S.T.E.A.M. education among schools in Pearl River Delta. The idea of S.T.E.M. has been proposed in Western countries for many years which emphasises the education of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Pui Ching elaborates the idea by adding an "A" on it, i.e. from S.T.E.M. to S.T.E.A.M. reflecting the role of Arts for students' fully development.

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Circa the 1990s/2000s the school focused on preparing the students for university admittance in foreign countries since there was not enough space in the University of Macau to accommodate all of the Macau students who wished to study there. As a result, the students had large course loads. As of that period more than 90% of the school's graduates moved on to tertiary academic institutions.[5]

Circa 2009 Clayton stated that the school was known for making its students learn about the history of Macau a creative manner,[2] but it did not directly teach such history.[5] Chan Jileung (陳子良) and Wong Chao Son (黃就順), Pui Ching history and geography teachers,[2] cited several reasons: the lack of a textbook about Macau history,[6] the fact that such knowledge did not factor into the admissions processes of foreign universities, the already high course loads faced by students, and political sensitivities.[5]

Notable alumni

  • Leong Lai—Director of Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ)[7]
  • Sou Chio Fai—Director of Macau Tertiary Education Services Office[8]
  • Joseph Koo—Hong Kong composer

References

  1. ↑ "Escola Secundária Pui Ching." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Avenida Horta e Costa, no.7" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 高士德馬路7號"
  2. 1 2 3 4 Clayton, Cathryn H. Sovereignty at the Edge: Macau & the Question of Chineseness (Volume 324 of Harvard East Asian monographs, ISSN 0073-0483). Harvard University Press, 2009. p. 162. ISBN 0674035453, 9780674035454.
  3. ↑ "PUI CHING MIDDLE SCHOOL WINS HARVARD-MIT MATHEMATICS TOURNAMENT". Macau Daily Times. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 18/01/2018. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. 1 2 "A Brief History of Macau Pui Ching Middle School". Retrieved 25/12/2017. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. 1 2 3 Clayton, Cathryn H. Sovereignty at the Edge: Macau & the Question of Chineseness (Volume 324 of Harvard East Asian monographs, ISSN 0073-0483). Harvard University Press, 2009. p. 163. ISBN 0674035453, 9780674035454.
  6. ↑ Clayton, Cathryn H. Sovereignty at the Edge: Macau & the Question of Chineseness (Volume 324 of Harvard East Asian monographs, ISSN 0073-0483). Harvard University Press, 2009. p. 164-164. ISBN 0674035453, 9780674035454.
  7. ↑ http://apm.safp.gov.mo/external/chin/apm/content/printpanel.asp?lang=en
  8. ↑ http://gaes.gov.mo/eng/overview/depart/leader
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