NET Scheme News 2025 Spring issue 48

Newsletter Editorial Team Adys Wong (Editor) Roland Smith (Editor) Raymond Yip Proofreading Team Simon Boldy Stephen Cooley Hannah Standring Ritika Sethi Richard Cowler This newsletter is prepared by the NET Section, CDI, EDB. All comments and suggestions on the newsletter can be sent to adyskywong@edb.gov.hk. https://nets.edb.hkedcity.net/ Contents 1 Message from the Chief Curriculum Development Officer of the NET Section Exploring the Power of Connection 2 Once Upon A Book Once Upon A Book Storytelling Competition 3 Once Upon A Book Rolling Tales:‘Library-on-Wheels’ Storytelling Adventures 6 Once Upon A Book • ‘Tale’ It Forward Showcase • Storytelling Outreach 7 Collaborative Projects Students Unify in the Fight against Fast Fashion 8 Student Exhibition The Most Magnificent Thing 10 Learning Beyond the Classroom An English Study Tour to Zhongshan Experimental Middle School 12 Popular Culture Blending Popular Culture and Chinese Culture through Collaboration between Students and Teachers 13 Social and Emotional Learning Feeling is Reading – Reading is Feeling: Creating Emotional Connections with English Texts 14 Treasured China Treasured China: Sharing Good Stories 16 Treasured China China’s Treasures for Everyone 17 Professional Partnerships Back to School – From Teacher to Learner as a Seconded Teacher To enhance the teaching content, teachers can exercise their professional judgment and consult relevant scholarly work when adopting the learning and teaching resources prepared by educators and other teachers. In support of the implementation of the English Language Education KLA Curriculum, teachers can also select appropriate parts of the resources for classroom learning or extended learning based on pedagogical consideration and the learning needs of students. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Celebrating Language Learning in Our Community 2025 Winter issue 48 TheNET Section,EducationBureau