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[1.4.2011 SCMP] Wah Yan College drops out of class reduction scheme
Elaine Yau Updated on Apr 01, 2011
Elite school Wah Yan College has pulled out of the government's class-cutting scheme after wealthy alumni threatened to cut donations.
February 23, 2011
Wah Yan Kowloon School Management Committee (WYK SMC 九華校董會) Statement and a Statement by Fr Deignan, can be viewed here. (Please note there are 3 pages in the document.)
何謂「自願減班」? Please see a two-part video prepared by RTHK 鏗鏘集.
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From WYKPSA in HK, "We are pleased to inform you that the One Family Marathon Team had completed the 2011 Marathon Race successfully today (20 February 2011). What’s more encouraging, our young runners had showcased a strong team and fighting spirit as they turned up at 5am and helped each other in the warm up session. Albeit a cool morning with some drizzles, presumably all our runners completed their run in joy.
Thanks to the generosity of many of you and other philanthropic people, the Foundation had managed to raise HK$1 million this year and secured a pledged donation of HK$100,000 per annum for the next 3 years. The fund raised will be allocated to support the continuous development of sport in both Wah Yan." (more pictures and the press release)
Februaru 17, 2011
"You will be glad to hear that Fr. Deignan seems to be much better now. I visited him yesterday and have just phoned him now. He will almost certainly be out on Saturday.
"On Sunday, Feb. 6, at about 11 a.m., Fr. Frank Doyle was taken from the Arrupe International Residence (Manila, Philippines) to the hospital. Scan revealed a blood clot in his head. Frank is still in the ICU, Medical City, Manila. He is paralyzed on one side and speaks with difficulty though he can recognize people." - Fr. Stephen Chow
Friday, Feb 11, 16:40 message from Jerome who visited Fr. Doyle: "According to the doctors, Fr. Frank's condition is deteriorating. The blood clot in his brain remains and pressure is building up. The edema (fluid leakage due to the pressure) in his brain has increased considerably. Fr. Frank is now intubated as a precautionary measure. The doctors said that if his condition does not improve, they might have to remove part of his skull to lessen the pressure in his brain."
Updates.
On a bright sunny Sunday (Jan 9), the Homecoming Concert 2011 was successfully held on the soccer field in the WYK campus. See news clippings from here and pictures from the Photobank of WYK Past Students Association in Hong Kong. A slideshow of selected pictures can be viewed here.
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Retired Teachers Choir at the concert. (pictures by Mr. Tam)
A forum on Small-class Teaching organized by Past Students' Association, Wah Yan College, Kowloon will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2010 at School Hall. Please click here for details.
Further links:
(1) School Proposal for improvement on Small Class Teaching,
(2) Video on WYK_SCT,
(3) Mingpao advertisement dated November 30, 2010.
Update on Forum On Small-class Teaching.
"The Cradle of New Chinese Ink Painting Movement" Exhibition jointly presented by Wah Yan College, Kowloon (WYK) and the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) was successfully opened at the Art Gallery of the Institute at Tai Po on Monday 29 November 2010 at 3 p.m.. A Seminar on Chinese Art Education was held at the Hong Kong Institute of Education on the same day............
Click here to see the complete report from Mr. Laurence Tam. Click here to see the pictures taken at the Opening Ceremony and Seminar.
Victor J. Chen (69) shares some of his previous pictures taken in 1966-67 of a WYK choir and air club visits to Kai Tak and USS Constellation led by the late Fr Cunningham. Knowledge of WYK recently having won the Busan Choral Festival (韓國釜山合唱音樂節) caused him to get these pictures out. We certainly hope other alumni can do the same and share their pictures at WYK with all of us. Thanks Victor and here is the link.