In this rapidly changing era, it is crucial for us to elevate our learning to a higher priority, keep our fingers on the pulse, and establish the positive values to become a global citizen.

Entirely different from the past, the high-speed technological development nowadays is drastically molding our way of life and work. My dear students, let us actively embrace technology. Apart from new challenges, technology actually brings us tremendous opportunities. Technology does not only serve as a tool, but can expand our thinking, broaden our horizons, as well as stimulate our creativity. To make good use of technology, we should acquire new knowledge, develop our learning domains, and engage in effective communication and collaboration with people around the world.

During the past summer, viewing the 2024 Olympic Games had become our daily routine. We all cheered for them wholeheartedly whenever athletes from the national team and Hong Kong team appeared in the competitions. The Olympic Games remind us about the importance of some beliefs and attributes: justice, perseverance, striving for excellence, respect and collaboration. The essence of sportsmanship lies in impartiality and equity; meanwhile, athletes give their utmost to seek perfection, targeting for their goals in contests. Demonstrating team spirt, experienced athletes are willing to pass on their precious experiences to help developing the novice ones. While athletes might be rivals at competitions, they truly exhibit respect to each other and some even become friends, regardless of their nations and races. Echoing these, the school places great emphasis on values education. Values influence our thoughts, actions, and choices. They guide us in making the right judgment, fostering harmonious relationships with others, as well as making positive contributions to social development. At the same time, we should learn to appreciate others' perspectives and cultural backgrounds. Putting these into actions, we will be able to build a more inclusive and harmonious community.

Pursuing excellence is an important goal in our learning and our whole life. Excellence is reflected in terms of academic achievements as well as our attitudes towards work, hobbies, and relationships. On their path to strive for academic excellence, students should approach their studies with a positive attitude. They should also widen their scope of knowledge and explore their own interests and aptitudes; and progressively unleash their potential in specific areas. Excellence is not solely an outcome; but a continuous effort and pursuit to constantly challenge ourselves and surpass our own limits.

Lastly, I hope every student can become a global citizen who keeps ahead of the curve. You should sharpen your awareness towards international affairs so as to understand the connections and interdependency among different countries and cultures. Specifically, students should actively participate in international exchanges and collaborations, as well as bear an open mindset with a global perspective. Attention should also be paid to current world issues, such as climate change, poverty and inequality. Remember, we can all play a role in solving related problems through actions and efforts in building a better world.

Our targets are pursuing excellence, embracing technology, developing positive values, and becoming a contemporary global citizen. Through our efforts and perseverance, I strongly believe that we would be able to succeed in this era of opportunities and challenges and make significant contributions to the progress of society.

Wishing you all a successful and fulfilling journey of learning!


Au-Yeung Wai Yin (Ms.)
Supervisor

2023-2024 was a fruitful year for our students, with abundant life-wide learning experiences gained. To name a few, two of our S5 students, with their paper on the invention making use of the Internet of Thing technology being published last year, were invited to present their findings in the 14th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference held at Princeton University. One of our S3 Teams won the “Silver Award” in the Junior Secondary Division of the Hong Kong Science Fair 2023-2024. Also, our school received “School of the Year Award” in “Inheritance & Innovation - for Promoting Chinese History and Culture” for the third consecutive year. I am so proud of our students who have excelled themselves in many areas of pursuit and their horizons much widened.

With respect to the School Development Plan in 2023-2026, the school continues its endeavour to promote the whole-person development of our students, grounded in the core values laid. Our major concerns, in short, can be depicted as “working conscientiously”, “experiencing widely” and “thinking positively”. In particular, we thrive for the school programmes:

1) to nurture students to be responsible learners, paving their way towards self-directed learning;
2) to unleash students’ potentials in meeting future challenges, while enjoying strong support of the Motherland and being closely connected to the world; and
3) to nurture students’ positive values for facilitating their personal and social development in a healthy lifestyle as well as for building up their collective responsibilities and commitment in serving the school, society and the nation.

Our 60th Anniversary Magazine has been published towards the end of the year 2023-2024. As quoted from our School Supervisor, Ms. Au-Yeung Wai Yin, in the preface, this publication “is a good record of the work of Cognitio College in the past 5 years”. The magazine encapsulates our hard work with words, images, memories and love, and deserves your retention. The unprecedented success of our Diamond Jubilee celebrations is actually attributed to the unfailing support of our parents, alumni, staff, students, as well as all friends of Cognitio College. Ms. Au-Yeung concluded that, with all your support, “we are confident in the continuing development of Cognitio College towards its ‘eternal brilliance’”.


Tam Kwok Hin (Mr.)
Principal