Discover how participating schools put their training into practice. These real case studies, shared by the teachers and school leaders involved, show how schools responded to their own needs, advanced improvement initiatives and translated professional learning into concrete action. Individual case studies are available only in the language in which they were originally written, and entries not available in the current language are clearly marked.
2021/22
S.K.H. Chu Yan Primary School
With motivation dulled by prolonged online classes, the school formed a cross-subject task force to run ten whole-person learning activities in one year — from STEM workshops to virtual and VR study tours abroad — while moving preview materials online to free up class time for deeper discussion.
Read case sharing Chinese version onlyS.K.H. Holy Carpenter Primary School
To lift motivation in mathematics, the school piloted self-directed learning with a Primary 4 class — starting with comic-style maths books to build reading interest, then self-directed learning cards and a KWL strategy so students brought their own questions into every lesson.
Read case sharing Chinese version onlyS.K.H. Yuen Chen Maun Chen Jubilee Primary School
Since 2018 the school has phased in a cross-curricular "21st-Century Classroom", building students' collaboration, autonomy and communication skills through a Primary 6 pilot theme, "I'm a Soap CEO" — with students later invited to present their work at a major education expo, gaining real confidence along the way.
Read case sharing Chinese version onlySam Shui Natives Association Huen King Wing School
With students from disadvantaged backgrounds showing weaker initiative and expression, the research team set a 4:6 student-to-teacher talk ratio as its goal, piloting speaking-centred maths and general studies lessons in Primary 1–2 that visibly lifted participation, spoken confidence and classroom energy.
Read case sharing Chinese version onlyShanghai Alumni Primary School
Aiming to build creativity, collaboration and problem-solving through a cross-subject "STEM+" curriculum spanning Primary 1–6, the school shifted to blended learning under the pandemic — pre-recorded lessons and engineering notebooks for self-study, with class time reserved for checking progress — before rolling it out school-wide.
Read case sharing Chinese version onlyShun Lee Catholic Secondary School
When a fifth-wave COVID special holiday cancelled the school's usual extracurricular plans, teachers built "Shunleers' MasterClass" in just over a week — alumni sharing sessions on the arts, science, languages and careers — running twenty-four talks and thirty-three workshops that reconnected generations of alumni with current students.
Read case sharing Chinese version onlyTai Kok Tsui Catholic Primary School
To build self-directed learners, the school introduced a school-based note-taking programme with progressively harder goals by year group — and the curriculum team wrote and filmed its own "Note-Taking Song", teaching pupils how to capture key ideas through music as well as words.
Read case sharing Chinese version onlyYan Chai Hospital Choi Hin To Primary School
Serving mainly grass-roots families with limited support at home, the school built a cross-subject "SPARK" curriculum blending English, general studies, visual arts and life education — replacing exams with project-based assessment, and celebrating small wins to build both students' and teachers' confidence along the way.
Read case sharing2020/21
Hong Kong Student Aid Society Primary School
With a middle-management team spanning long-serving and newly arrived colleagues, the school used cognitive, relationship and task crafting to rebuild trust — introducing weekly co-planning meetings, a refreshed cross-subject curriculum, and shared moments that turned colleagues into a genuine team.
Read case sharingIslamic Primary School
When COVID-19 pushed lessons online, grass-roots families often lacked devices or a quiet place to learn. The school ran teacher-training workshops, supplied computers and data devices to families in need, and tracked e-learning progress closely to keep every student moving forward with confidence.
Read case sharingLa Salle College
Survey data showed students valued grades far above serving others, so La Salle launched the Talent Academy — training its own students to teach sports, music and STEM to primary pupils. Though the pandemic disrupted the full rollout, pilot sessions still built a cohesive, trusted teaching team.
Read case sharingLiu Po Shan Memorial College
As COVID-19 kept students apart from teachers and friends, the school anchored its resilience-building plan to the 3Cs — pairing senior students with new arrivals through peer counselling, running stress-relief activities for every form, and building outdoor peer-support networks to help everyone weather the disruption together.
Read case sharingNLSI Peace Evangelical Secondary School
With campus interaction lost to online classes, the school made class management its 2020/21 focus — assigning extra class teachers to new S1 students, using PE lessons and a jump-rope competition to rebuild bonds after returning to campus, and organising a picnic to restore students' sense of belonging.
Read case sharingS.K.H. St. Peter's Primary School
With face-to-face teaching sharply reduced, the school moved its whole-person development plan online — running virtual Christmas and Easter worship, a new "Peter curriculum" on faith and resilience, guest-led Zoom sessions, and online morning assemblies — keeping moral education and Christian values alive throughout the pandemic.
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