Aims/ Purposes:
- Encourage life-long learning among Macao residents and provide them with relevant opportunities using adult education theories and methods; nurturing and enriching their lives so that they can contribute to the development of Macao, China and the world.
- Become a learning-oriented educational institution which is able to assist neighbouring communities to develop into a learning community, and to realise the ideal of becoming a socially-oriented society in Macao.
Goals/Objectives:
- Secondary School Curriculum: Assist Macao residents over the age of 16 in completing and achieving their secondary education successfully so that they are able to pursue higher education.
- Vocational Training Courses: Enable those who are interested in learning a skill such as learning the “innovative” professional skills needed to cope with the development of Macao.
- Community Education Courses: Provide life-long learning opportunities to the community with our speciality programmes.
- Establish a learning organisation: Make the school a learning education institution through the improvement of the thinking and implementation methods of the school staff.
- Create a learning community: Create a learning community through school community activities and collaboration with institutions in neighbouring communities.
School’s Motto:
Beliefs:
Everyone can discover their own potential through exploration.
Everyone can learn through guidance.
Distinguish Features:
- Provide a “day and night complementary class” in order to ensure learning opportunities for students on shift.
- Set up a “self-study” class to encourage students to take the initiative to learn and develop their attitudes and methods of life-long learning.
- In addition to "learning to learn", it also develops students' ability to "solve problems", "communicate" and "innovate”.
- Provide a “scheduled” study plan for those who wish to pursue higher education.
- Special efforts to promote "sustainable development", "gender equality", "environmental protection", "appreciation of art" and "social harmony".
- The classrooms and equipment in the school are modern and effective and of high quality, comparable to higher education institutions.
- The curriculum of secondary school is forward-looking and is designed according to the new development trend of the local professional job market.
- Community education is aimed at the local residents of neighbouring communities, providing diverse learning opportunities and educational activities that are needed to create a “learning community and society” and to make the best possible use.