首先謝謝各位瀏覽本校網頁。踏入二零零九至二零一零年，中華基金中學正好邁向十週年。本人能夠繼創校奠基的周錫昌校長後，擔任本校的第二任校長，實在感到榮幸。本人定當致力開拓學校各領域的發展及提升校譽。作為校長，我的願景就是令所有同學在溝通技巧、領導才能、創造力有長足的發展，培養終身學習的態度。

去年本校中五及中七學生在公開考試取得優異的成績，本校會考各科的優良率俱高於全港平均。本屆共有兩位同學取得七優二良的佳績，而主要科目英文、中文及數學的成績尤為突出。至於高級程度會考，本校同學取得二十一個優等，這全頼老師及同學的努力。

本校學生在多項公開比賽中亦取得佳績，由傳統學術的寫作及化學奧林匹克，以至藝術及創意領域如書法、漫畫、舞蹈、朗誦及創意媒體等，本校均屢獲獎項。在運動及音樂方面，去年本校同學取得豐碩的成果。在全港197所男女校中，本校取得紫荊盃第五名。三位同學更取得紫荊盃傑出運動員獎項。對於同學在學校的悉心栽培下，能在不同範疇發揮所長，校方感到無限欣慰。作為一所只有九年歷史的學校，能有這般的成績，實在有頼周校長過去多年的領導及努力。由周校長領航的資優計劃，是為特別資優的學生提供協助的項目，為他們對某一專項培養更深的興趣及發揮其天賦，而又不影響其日常學業。

對中華基金中學來說，本年度是一個充滿挑戰與機遇的學年。踏入二零零九年九月，新高中學制及課程已相繼實施，而本校的十週年慶典活動亦即將揭幕。十週年慶祝活動將陸續在全學年舉行，最後會以在明年七月舉行的十週年聚餐作壓軸活動，我們盼望所有校友、學生、家長及現任卸任老師都能參加。

我們期望透過以上活動，能令學生更團結，對學校更有歸屬感。而學生會選舉亦將於今年舉行，本校的第一屆學生會會隨之誕生。學生會內閣成員還會參與學生會章則的制訂，俾使對社會公務有興趣的同學對公共行政的課題有更深入的了解，而學校亦會為所有中六同學提供領袖訓練。

隨著本校於今年制訂了「健康校園政策」，我們將更致力推廣健康的生活方式，務使同學無論在身體、心智及社群生活上，均有健全的發展，尤其懂得尊重自己、關愛他人，並力求上進。

可持續發展是今年的另一關注項目。近年，公眾大大提高了有關環境和社會保育的意識。有見及此，我們特別制訂了一套綠色政策，其中新成立的「可持續發展小組」將探討環境保護、社會保育等事宜，並將有關概念結合在課程改革當中。此外，本校將增添不少配套設施，包括「科學及可持續發展資源中心」、「生態教育徑」，以及兩所以太陽能及風力發電的溫室。這些設施將為本校的科學課程改革提供支援，成為同學進行實驗的趣味園地。

學生的語文能力一向是本校的重點關注事項。本校除了中文相關的學科外，全以英語授課；而同學日趨優異的公開試成績，正好印證其不懈的努力，以及校方政策的得宜。其中，閱讀推廣計劃漸見規模；而為了進一步加強同學對語文的興趣，本校將於今年陸續設立西班牙語、法語及日語等外語課程。

毫無疑問，新高中學制是今年的焦點。有賴於增益課程的開發，本校同學早已在初中階段為迎接新挑戰作好準備。透過增益課程，同學們不但認識了不同的思考和學習方法，也在專題研習中學懂了學術研究及簡報的要訣。加上初中綜合人文科校本課程的開設，本校同學面對新高中通識教育科時將更得心應手，順利邁向新高中。

面對這充滿挑戰與機遇的一年，我們將全力以赴，以期取得豐碩的成果。

二零零九年九月

Welcome to the 2009-10 school year at The Chinese Foundation Secondary School.  I am honoured to be the new School Principal succeeding Mr. Chow Sik Cheong. My aim is to build on the reputation and achievements of the School and meet my vision that all students will gain communication skills, leadership skills, creativity and the attitude to become lifelong learners whilst under our care.

Last year, our Secondary 5 and Secondary 7 graduates performed very well in public examinations.  Our credit rate in HKCEE surpassed the territory-wide average in all subjects, with two of our students achieving 7 distinctions and 2 credits.  In particular, our students’ performance in core subjects (English Language, Chinese Language and Mathematics) is exceptionally noteworthy.  In HKALE, our students scored 21 distinctions, which is a major achievement that we credit to both the hard work of students and the dedication of all the teachers.

We have also witnessed the success of our students in quite a number of open competitions, from traditional fields such as essay-writing and Chemistry Olympiads, to the artistic and creative areas such as calligraphy, comic-strip design, dance, speech and creative media.  In sports and music, also, our students reaped outstanding rewards last year.  This year, among 197 Co-educational Schools, we came 5th in the Bauhinia Bowl Award. Three of our students also took Bauhinia Bowl titles of Outstanding Athlete Award.  It is very heart-warming to see such a wide-range of talent among our students and to be able to provide them with the platform to flourish while under our roof.  Indeed, for a young school of only nine years old, we have achieved quite a number of accomplishments and we owe a lot of our success to Mr. Chow’s efforts over the past years for paving the way.  Under Mr. Chow, our Gifted Education program provides support for students who are exceptionally gifted in specific areas to focus on sharpening and developing their interest and talent without compromising their academic progress.

This year is going to be both exciting and challenging.  The launching of New Senior Secondary curriculum territory-wide coincides with the celebration of our School’s 10th Year Anniversary.  Celebration activities have been planned throughout the year, culminating in a 10th Anniversary Celebration Dinner in July in the School Hall, in which alumni, students and their parents, current and former staff, will be invited to attend.

Through these events, we hope to cultivate among our school community a culture of unity and affiliation to the School.  A Student Council which will entail holding an election between parties will be formed this year.  Furthermore, Council members will take part in drafting the Constitution.  This is a great opportunity for students who are interested in public service to gain exposure to forming public policies and the School will also provide leadership training to Secondary 6 students and student leaders. 

Along with our adoption of a Healthy School Policy this year, awareness and practices to ensure a healthy lifestyle covering the physical, mental and social aspects will be promoted school-wide.  Through the implementation of the Policy, we hope students will develop more than simply a healthy attitude towards life, but also a respect for each individual’s well being and dignity, and acknowledgement of good efforts and intentions as well as personal achievements – caring and concern for the self as well as for others.

Another major program to be initiated this year is the Sustainable Development program.  The concept of sustainability has steadily gained enhancement in environmental and social awareness.  Hence, at our school, a green policy will be implemented.  Furthermore, our Sustainable Development Group has been formed to target specific issues: environmental protection, social issues and curriculum modification.  In support of our Sustainability program, new facilities will also be built and added to the school premises, which includes the Science and Sustainable Development Resource Centre, CFSS Environmental Trail and two green houses powered by solar and wind energy.  These facilities will serve to complement and enhance our science curriculum with exciting non-textbook experiments and activities.

Language proficiency remains on the top of our priorities and English is our principal Medium of Instruction (except Chinese related subjects).  Our students’ success in public examinations and their continual improvement over the years indicate that our academic policies are heading in the right course (of course, our students’ dedication and hard-work are foremost to their successes).  The Reading Enhancement program is already seeing success.  To promote our students’ interest and appreciation in languages, courses in Spanish, French and Japanese will also be offered this year outside normal class schedule. 

Undoubtedly, this year’s main focus is on NSS.  Our students have already been preparing for the expected changes while in the junior secondary level.  Through exposure to our school-based Enrichment Course, students are introduced to various learning techniques and thinking skills.  They are also given opportunities to practice presentation skills and research in Project-based Learning.  We anticipate that these skills, together with our school-based Integrated Humanities curriculum formed closely in line with the senior secondary Liberal Studies, will allow our students easy transition into the NSS. 

This is going to be an exciting year for us as many challenges and opportunities are awaiting ahead.  I am looking forward to an eventful and fruitful year. 

September-2009