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卍慈学校 Red Swastika School

资讯通讯科技（应用学习项目）Information and Communications Technology (ALP)

Discover how we empower our students through the purposeful use of technology, digital literacy and its Applied Learning Programme, nurturing confident, responsible and innovative lifelong learners.

Last updated 12 August 2026

Our Objectives

Through the purposeful use of information and communications technology, we nurture lifelong learners and innovative leaders grounded in sound values. Our students develop essential digital literacy and technological skills to navigate the digital world confidently, while remaining committed to contributing positively to the community.

Our Key Programmes / Activities

The ICT Department achieves its objectives through six key work areas: EdTech, Digital Literacy, Data Management, the AV Team, ALP and ICT Infrastructure.

e-Pedagogy

e-Pedagogy refers to the purposeful use of technology to design active and engaging learning experiences.  Guided by e-Pedagogy and the Educational Technology (EdTech) Pedagogical Scaffold (PS), our teachers design differentiated learning experiences that enhance student engagement, support subject mastery and develop 21st Century Competencies. Through thoughtfully designed learning experiences, we aim to develop our students as lifelong learners who find meaning and joy in learning.

EdTech Pedagogical Scaffold consist of 3 teaching processes and 5 key actions. The 3 teaching processes are: Lesson Preparation, Lesson Enactment and Assessment & Feedback. The 5 key actions are: Decide on learning outcomes, Design learning experiences with technology, Adjust lesson during enactment using technology, Analyse and use learning data to provide feedback and Review effectiveness of lesson.

Digital Literacy

Beyond using technology for learning, it is equally important for students to develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions to become innovative leaders and responsible users of digital technologies for information, communication and problem-solving.

Complementing our total curriculum approach, our in-house Digital Literacy Programme equips students with essential digital literacy and technological skills while supporting teachers in designing purposeful and meaningful learning experiences.

1st image: Students using laptops in class during a digital literacy lesson to learn touch-typing. 2nd image: Students using laptops in the computer laboratory to explore different Google Classroom tools. 3rd image: Students using iPads to practise Chinese input during a digital literacy lesson.

Touch-typing lessons, Google Classroom onboarding, and Chinese input lessons are provided for our P1, P2 and P3 students respectively to support teaching and learning.

AV Leaders

We provide leadership opportunities for students with an interest and flair in technology and digital skills to take on the role of AV Leaders where they grow in confidence and leadership. Through supporting classroom learning activities and school events, our AV Leaders develop responsibility, teamwork and problem-solving skills while contributing meaningfully to the school community.

1st image: AV Leaders in the AV control room, monitoring the stage and operating equipment during a school event. 2nd image: AV Leaders operating AV equipment, with an older student guiding them.

AV Leaders in action, supporting school events and mentoring juniors.

An AV Leader using a camera to photograph flowering plants outdoors.

AV Leaders learning photography skills.

Applied Learning Programme (ALP) – Tinkers to Thinkers

As the Chinese saying goes, “学无止境” — learning is lifelong. Guided by this belief, our Applied Learning Programme (ALP), Tinkers to Thinkers, seeks to nurture the joy of learning in our students through hands-on, experiential and purposeful activities. This programme provides a safe and stimulating learning environment for students to tinker, explore, experiment and innovate. We believe that tinkering is an active thinking process. Through tinkering, students inquire, test ideas, reflect on outcomes, and refine their thinking.

Our ALP provides students with the opportunities to tinker with block-based coding. Through such learning experiences, they develop computational thinking and 21st Century Competencies, while gaining a deeper understanding of how coding and technology can be applied meaningfully in real‑world contexts. Students are challenged to design and create solutions to authentic problems, fostering creativity, resilience, and problem‑solving skills.

Tier 1 Programme (For All Students)

Our Tier 1 programme develops foundational coding concepts through two stages:

Flow diagram illustrating the Tier 1 coding programme, progressing from Stage 1, "Imagine through PLAY", to Stage 2, "Ignite the PASSION".
1st image: Students collaborating on a screenless coding activity, using coding manipulatives and a writing board to solve a task. 2nd image: Students working together with coding manipulatives and an activity mat during a hands-on computational thinking lesson.

Our P1 and P2 students learning Computational Thinking Skills through Computer Science Unplugged activities and screenless coding sets.

1st image: P3 students demonstrating their Micro:bit project and explaining how it works to P2 students during recess. 2nd image: P4 students presenting their Micro:bit project to their classmates during an ALP lesson.

Our P3 and P4 students showcasing their Micro:bit projects to their classmates and juniors.

Our Tier 2 Programme caters to students with a strong interest in tinkering and innovation. Through our Makerspace activities, students are given opportunities to experiment, learn through trial and error, and design innovative solutions. Students who show a keen interest in coding may further develop their skills through participation in the Robotics Club, where they deepen their understanding of coding and computational thinking. In addition, students are provided with opportunities to participate in competitions, where they are challenged to apply their knowledge and skills to solve authentic problems in real‑world contexts.

1st image: A student holding up the base of a personalised keychain created with a 3D pen. 2nd image: Students working together to construct a pirate ship prototype using cups, paper plates and craft materials as part of a design challenge.

Creating our very own keychains using 3D pens. Designing a pirate ship that can carry most coins without sinking.

1st image: A close-up of a robot built by a Robotics Club student. 2nd image: Robotics Club students testing their robots and demonstrating them to their peers.

Robotics Club students showcasing the robots that they have designed and coded.