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After months of preparation, the Drama Ensemble presented their original production True Colours on the Assembly Hall stage in March this year. It tells the story of a featherless young bird struggling to find her identity in a world where she does not seem to fit in, and discovering for herself what it truly means to be thankful, selfless, honest, wise and perseverant. A play that consists of characters that are mostly birds, True Colours was an endeavour that was drastically different from our previous productions, making it a very exciting venture.

Under the guidance of our teachers-in-charge, Mr. Tobin and Miss Mitchell, we were challenged to think outside of the box, and as a result we came up with a lot of new and creative ideas that resulted in the success of our production. Throughout the process, we learnt about the importance of teamwork and the need to

communicate with each other so that we can grow and improve as a cohesive unit.

All in all, this production was an extremely fruitful experience for every single student who participated. We are also extremely honoured to have achieved great results in the Hong Kong School Drama Festival, including winning the Outstanding Director, Outstanding Script and seven Outstanding Performers awards.

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Newsletter Issue No.17 (July 2016)

School Council

Chairman:The Rt Revd Andrew Chan

Vice-chairman:The Revd Dale R Hanson

Supervisor:Mrs Doris Ho, JP

Honorary Treasurer:Mrs Josephine Chang

Members:Mrs Stella Lau, JP (Headmistress, DGS)Mrs Emily Dai (Headmistress, DGJS)Mrs Sheilah ChatjavalProf Nelson ChenMr Ronnie ChengMs Stephanie CheungMrs Yvette HoProf Arthur Li, GBS, JPMrs Ng Saw KhengProf Helen ShenMrs Susanna WongMr Marco Wu, GBSMs Benita YuThe Hon Madam Justice Yuen, JAMs Yvonne Chan (DOGA President)Mrs Sherlynn Chan Wong (PTA Chairman)

DGS Tel: 2277 9100

DGJS Tel: 2277 9200

Address:1 Jordan Road,Kowloon, Hong Kong

DGS Website:http://www.dgs.edu.hk

DGJS Website:http://www.dgjs.edu.hk

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Overseas ProgrammeThis year, two new schools joined our Overseas Exchange Programme: St. Andrew’s Priory School in Hawaii, United States, and St. Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School in Brisbane, Australia.

Two students from Secondary Four embarked on a journey to Hawaii. Once they arrived at the Honolulu International Airport, their host families and the Head of St. Andrew’s Priory School came to greet them with warm hugs and leis. It was an eye-opening opportunity for our two students to experience the warm Hawaiian hospitality and explore this beautiful island. They in turn came to stay with our students this spring and they had a wonderful time in Hong Kong.

A student from St. Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School in Brisbane, Australia also came to stay with one of our Secondary Four students and her family. They took our guest sightseeing all around Hong Kong and got her to sample the many local delicacies during weekends, after she experienced life as a student at DGS during the week. It will soon be our student’s turn to experience school life at St Aidan’s later this summer. This should prove an equally unforgettable experience.

New Exchange Partnerships Adds Vibrancy at DGSNew Exchange Partnerships Adds Vibrancy at DGS

Local ProgrammeIn addition to the Overseas Exchange, DGS has embarked on a student exchange programme with local schools in Hong Kong starting this year. From March to May, we were honoured to have students from Queen’s College, Belilios Public School, and Heep Yunn School come to our school for three to six days; and in turn we reciprocated by visiting theirs. It was a valuable opportunity for us as we were able to immerse ourselves into each other’s school environment through shadowing lessons and extra-curricular activities. After the exchange, all students agreed on one thing: even though the classroom atmosphere and the way lessons were conducted in each school were different, every school had their own unique style which worked well and we felt lucky to have been given the opportunity to experience these different learning styles. We definitely benefitted from this experience and will work hard to make our school an even better place.

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From the 14th to 16th of April 2016, a group of nine girls from Forms 2 to 4 were invited to join the 2nd Oldham Cup Contest hosted by Anglo-Chinese Junior College in Singapore. The tournament was of top tier quality and the intellectual exchanges throughout the three days were gratifying to behold.

During the first two days of the competition we debated two prepped motions, namely “This House believes that governments should provide a guaranteed universal basic income.” and “This House believes that social justice movements should adopt a moderated approach, instead of an aggressively confrontational one.”, while on the last day we took part in four impromptu rounds that touched on topics related to education, social policies and religion. All motions require strong knowledge of world issues on top of well-honed analytical skills. To fully prepare ourselves for the challenge, much well-spent time was dedicated towards research, strategizing, case building and rebuttal construction. Such intricate planning enabled us to engage in high quality debates that left us thoroughly inspired.

We grew stronger after each intense round with worthy opponents, who were seasoned debaters on the Singapore circuit. These included the world champions in the World Schools Debating Championships 2015 and Team China, with whom we have previously competed against. We witnessed a high level of analytical skills, breadth of knowledge and logic effortlessly executed with stylistic flair. The complexity of arguments as well as the flexible thinking prowess harnessed by our fellow opponents was particularly eye-opening, yet we held our own and were able to compete and win rounds. The adjudicator’s

feedback sessions towards the end of each debate were very rewarding, giving us constructive comments which encouraged us to improve steadily after each round. Their passion towards the mastery of debate was generously displayed by their prompt readiness to walk us through foolproof arguments in hopes of bettering our technique. For that, we are most grateful, and we hope that the DGS debating team will make the Oldham Cup a perennial stop in the debating circuit.

English Debate – The Oldham Cup in Singapore English Debate – The Oldham Cup in Singapore

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A STEM Year at DGS

Juvenile Horseshoe Crab Rearing ProgrammeFrom early November 2015, fourteen Biology students reared horseshoe crabs as part of the Juvenile Horseshoe Crab Rearing Programme. This programme, co-organized by the Ocean Park Conservation Foundation and City University of Hong Kong, aimed to raise the awareness of horseshoe crab conservation and to inspire students to engage in conservation activities. Our team took part in the annual Conservation Day at Ocean Park, and organized several activities and workshops in our school, so that schoolmates could observe at close hand the horseshoe crabs at different stages of development. Students also went to the Salvation Army Yau Ma Tei Integrated Service for Young People to share their rearing experiences with primary school students.

8th International Science Youth Forum Singapore (ISYF 2016)Two students from Secondary Four attended the 8th International Science Youth Forum at Singapore in January. The programme was designed to develop a global mindset in the pursuit of scientific knowledge and excellence. The students cherished the opportunity to discuss their research findings with Nobel laureates, eminent scientists and students from different countries.

The HK FLL Robotics Engineering and Robotics TournamentOn 30 January, 2016, a team comprising eight girls participated in the Hong Kong FLL Robotics Tournament, where they had to come up with different solutions to tackle various mission tasks ranging from building innovative attachment arms on the EV3 robot to writing programs giving commands to robots to perform preset tasks. It was a both eye-opening and exciting experience for all of us, and students benefited a lot in terms of programming and problem-solving skills through this event.

Professional EnrichmentOn 25 March 2016, a professional sharing session on Science Education was successfully organized by the Chemistry Department. Eight Taipei First Girls High School Chemistry teachers, led by their Director of Academic Affairs, Ms Tsui Yu-Ling, took part in this sharing session. Topics discussed ranged from good teaching and learning practices, student experiences and learning achievements in Science Education. Through this sharing, we hope to foster future academic cooperation and development in STEM in the two schools.

MIT & IBM Workshop at DGSThe Discover Engineers Workshop was conducted by engineers from MIT Media Lab & IBM on 8th April 2016. The keynote speech made by the guest speaker enhanced Secondary Three students’ understanding of the engineering field.

The Science Department has been advancing the concept of STEM, where Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics are integrated into a cohesive learning paradigm based on real-world applications. Below are some highlights of achievements in STEM at DGS over the past academic year.

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Achievements in ScienceStudent Name (Class) Competition AwardLee Lok Sze (5W) ScienceFocus Article

Submission CompetitionAn iPad Air Her winning article was published in issue 006 of the HKUST ScienceFocus magazine

Allie Poon (4W)Jia Jimsyn (4W)Leung Yin (3W)

The Hong Kong Budding Scientists Award Competition

First Class HonourSecond Class HonourThird Class Honour

Team A:Pallas Wan (4U) Searching for Nature Stories 2016 MeritKatrina Chau (4W)Allie Poon (4W)Jimsyn Jia (4W)Eden Chau (4Y)

Team B:Kalfanie Chan (5U) 2nd Runner UpCoey Chung (5U)Clarice Mak (5W)Jenny Ng (5W)

Team of Secondary 4 – 5 students

FIRST Tech Challenge Hong Kong Tournament

Best Robot Design Award

Cheng Wee Sum (S5) The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and Business-School Partnership Programme of EDB

Excellent Design Award in efficient transportLau Sin Tung Clarice

Tang Wing Shun SelinaTsui Sui Nam Christina

Kylie Yeung (4W) University of Cambridge Science Writing Competition 2016

Third place Her winning essay was published in the issue 26 of the Science in Society Review

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Introducing Sophia, the intelligent robot!

The School has been organising a wide range of activities to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education in the school curriculum. One of the highlights this year was the Primary 5 girls’ field trip to the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park on 10th June, 2016.

The day kicked off with a series of inspirational talks on the topic ‘Turning What Ifs into What’s Next for Hong Kong’. The girls were immensely privileged to learn from Ms Camille Tang, President and Co-founder of Convenient Power; Mr Jimmy Tao, CEO of Vitargent; and Mr Doug Glen, Chief Strategy Officer of Hanson Robotics.

Accompanied by the Headmistress, Mrs Dai, chairpersons of the Mathematics, General Studies I and Information and Computer Technology (ICT) Departments, as well as representatives from the PTA and parent helpers, the girls visited four different eye-opening sites, namely Green 18, Green Trail, Robo Workshop and Robotics Garage.

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Our girls utilising their programming skills to steer the electronic models at the Robotics Garage.

Charmaine Tung

“They [the talks] made me think my whole life over. Were all inventors born to invent? Surely not. All inventors started with an idea or a random thought. Next, they would develop and polish that particular idea they think would help society, not just themselves… What if there were anti-stain shirts? What if there were tubes or straws that would filter any dirty water into clean, drinkable water?... A life-changing idea may come to you anywhere or any day. Your tiny suggestion may become the next big thing in Hong Kong.”Grace Daniels

“Ms Camille Tang described how she started from Diocesan Girls’ School as a student and got to where she is now; from how she had an infinite sea of imagination, to creating a company which produced wireless chargers… Ms Tang said that no matter what other people say, you must believe in yourself.” Students team up against robots to solve the

Rubix Cube in the shortest time possible!

Maggie Barnett

“Mr Jimmy Tao comes from a company called Vitargent. He said the three main things required to start his company were money, ideas and people. Of the three, he thinks that people are the most important. Vitargent’s mission is to use bio-testing to determine whether there is poison in products using fish embryos. If the fish embryos change colour, it shows that there are toxins in the product.”

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Vanessa Yip

“My favourite part was when everybody had a chance to meet the flabbergasting robot, Sophia. She was an intelligent robot with cameras in her eyes to detect expressions and pulses… In the future, robots might help us make food, do chores, or even teach in schools! Building robots can impact our lives for the better.”Just two weeks after the field trip, the Primary 5 girls had the opportunity to write their own programmes in the Hour of Code Workshops led by Dr Ray Cheung, Assistant Professor of the CityU Apps Lab Director, and created holiday e-cards using Scratch, a project designed by MIT Media Lab. We look forward to many more exciting STEM activities in the next academic year!

Let’s hear what our girls had to say about their experience!

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Exchange Programme with Singapore Chinese Girls’ School

Representatives from SCGS and DGJS join hands to perform a heartwarming song during assembly.

The girls deeply involved in their discussion during the ‘Dialogue onAsian Cities’ mini forum.

Beyond the ClassroomBeyond the Classroom

Seventeen girls from Singapore Chinese Girls’ School (SCGS) visited DGJS from 17th to 20th November, 2015. The SCGS girls were each paired with a Primary Six student and were immersed in classes to experience school life at DGJS. Students of both schools engaged in a mini-forum, “Dialogue on Asian Cities”, to share the differences and similarities of their cities and discuss challenges faced by students in both cities. It was an insightful exchange of ideas and the students actively participated in the forum.

Mrs Chiang arranged a wonderful music collaboration with students from both schools and formed a DGJS-SCGS joint choir to perform a song in assembly on the last day of their visit.

DGJS will be visiting SCGS from 17th to 22nd July, 2016. Mrs N Yau and Miss W Lau will accompany 24 students to Singapore with two parent helpers.

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Focus on Developing Social-emotional SkillsDr. Sharon Ng has joined our school as a part-time Wellness Specialist, and has been employing fun and engaging activities to help students understand themselves better, hone their relationship skills, manage stress and make responsible decisions.

At DGJS, we believe that social-emotional skills are important to our students’ success in life, not only in career development but also in relationships. We encourage all our girls to make use of this positive resource.

During the second term of the school year, Dr Sharon has been educating students on the topic of bullying, kindness and gratitude. Everyone in school now better understands what bullying really is, what each person can do to stop bullying, and what the consequences of bullying are. The School hopes that through these activities, girls can understand the importance of kindness and how acts of kindness towards people in our school community can build a strong culture of respect and gratitude within our beloved school walls.

Our girls learning how to deal with bullying.

Diocesan Girls’ Junior School and Diocesan Boys’ School Primary Division Curriculum Exchange VisitsDid you know that exchange programmes are not for students only? Teachers also seek exchange opportunities to enhance their teaching skills and knowledge.

The School participated in a curriculum exchange with Diocesan Boys’ School Primary Division (DBSPD), which took place on 23rd and 24th February, 2016. The teaching staff of both schools went into each other’s classrooms for lesson observation and split into groups for evaluation afterwards.

Not only were the teachers able to experience the teaching and learning styles of mutual schools during these visits, but they also had a rewarding time exchanging ideas with one another regarding the lesson plans and the curricula of both schools. These ideas were later brought back to the respective departments as part of staff development and enhancement of their teaching strategies.

Girls created their own Kindness Trees to spread the message of being kind and caring to others.

Exchange of souvenirs between Mrs Rakesh Nair Chandni and Mrs Nina Yau, the deputy heads of DBSPD and DGJS.

The Headmistresses, Ms Phyllis Lo and Mrs Emily Dai, along with teachers from both schools pose for a photo at DBSPD after a fruitful day of lesson observation and discussion.

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In May, various programmes were held for the Primary 6 girls to relax and have fun after their Final Examinations. The retreat at St Andrew’s Church and M21 were two of them.

Primary 6 RetreatThe main focus of the retreat at St Andrew’s Church was to equip our Primary 6 girls with a positive attitude to face challenges in the future, especially when they enter a new learning environment in the Senior School. Through the ‘Five Love Languages’, the girls learnt how to improve their relationship with their family and peers.

Through these activities conducted by Mrs Carol Strydom, Miss Emma Ash and Mrs Lisa Card, the girls were given the opportunities to lead, cooperate and observe each other within their groups.

Thanks must be given to the devoted instructors from St Andrew’s Church, who have constantly been working with the School to provide the girls with spiritual nurturing and pastoral care, as well as our parent facilitators from the PTA who assisted on that day.

M21Organised by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Jockey Club, M21 proved to be an exciting excursion for our girls. In the fully furnished studios, the girls had a glimpse of the multimedia business through the authentic experience of being radio broadcasters, news anchors and camera crew members.

Our athletes pose for a photo with Mrs Dai and PE teachers, Mrs L Fung and Miss E Poon.

Happy faces at the retreat!

Filming a TV episode in the studio

Recording their show like a pro!

Our girls achieved excellent results in sports this year. It was great to see the girls demonstrate their school spirit in the challenging yet rewarding competitions as they competed with swimmers and athletes from many other schools. What is most worthy of mentioning is that both teams clinched the Grand Slam in the Kowloon West Area Inter-Primary Schools Competitions. The girls were very delighted that their hard work paid off. The competitions ended on a festive note, with girls feeling pleased to receive their hard-earned trophies and medals.

Achievements in SportsAchievements in Sports

Excursions for Primary 6 GirlsExcursions for Primary 6 Girls

Our swimmers receiving their medals and trophy from Mrs Dai during morning assembly.

中文閱讀會 文學作家嚴淑女中文閱讀會於2016年1月28日 舉辦了三場演講會，邀請台灣兒童文學作家嚴淑女老師與本校小一至小六的同學分享她的神奇故事課及魔法創作課。嚴老師是兒童文學博士，現任童書作家與插畫家協會SCBWI台灣分會會長，國立台東大學幼兒教育學系兼任助理教授，教授兒童文學、幼兒文學、圖畫書創作等。喜愛孩子的她，創作了許多童書，作品文字細緻而溫婉，創造豐富的視覺意象，貼近孩子純真的心和繽紛的想像世界。她覺得能為孩子創作是很幸福的事，讓書去旅行和孩子結緣更是莫大的榮耀。

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Brownies Activities 全方位航空探知活動An educational outing to OLE 全方位航空探知活動 has been arranged for Brownies on 1 February, 2016. They had the privilege to visit the air cargo terminal, the airport runway, the Aviation Discovery Centre and to learn about the development and the aviation history of Hong Kong.

PTA Executive Committee2015-2016

Supervisor:Mrs Doris Ho, JP

Headmistresses:Mrs Stella Lau, JPMrs Emily Dai

Teachers:Mrs Annie LeeMrs Veronica Lee

Chairman:Mrs Sherlynn Chan Wong

Vice-chairmen:Ms Winnie CheungMrs Chlorophyll So

Hon Secretary:Mrs Wendy Wai

Hon Treasurer:Mr Danny Ma

Hon Auditor:Mr Andy Ngan

Members:Mrs Janice ChanMrs Cecilia ChengMrs Michelle ChengMrs Conny ChingMs Catherine Siu DooMrs Andrea KeeMs Sylvia LeungMs Vanessa LeungMrs Stella MaMrs Esther NgMrs Christine NipMrs Bianca TanMrs Esther Tang

The PTA SubcommitteesThe PTA Subcommittees

Cooking WorkshopWith the kind help of Mrs. Catherine Doo, Mrs. Wendy Wai and all the parent helpers, a cooking workshop was scheduled again this year for all Brownies on 3 March and 10 March 2016. All participants enjoyed the activity very much.

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SeminarsHow To Maintain Family Harmony Under PressureMore than 300 parents attended the seminar hosted by Ms Shirley Loo on 6 November 2015. Ms. Loo reminded parents to recognize potential tension within families resulted from pressure and challenges in everyday life. She shared her most valuable ideas on how to handle tension in order to maintain a loving and harmonious family.

PTA Activities for ParentsPTA Activities for ParentsParent-Teacher MeetingsOn 28 May, 2016, the PTA sponsored 3 sessions of Parent-Teacher meetings for S1-S3 parents with the aim of enhancing better communication between parents and teachers. The parents had the opportunity to meet their daughter’s subject teachers and other parents over a cup of tea in a warm and relaxing context, during which parents discussed aspects of their daughter’s school life and work with the teachers.

NLP Workshop - Parenting Through Positive StimulationA 4-session Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) workshop was held in February and March 2016. The workshop adopted the NLP methodology to provide parents the knowledge and skills to motivate their children in their learning and to promote their self-esteem. The speaker, Mr Chris Man, delivered his messages through real life examples and interactive activities which were very well-received by participating parents.

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P6 Dongguan Factory VisitThe P6 girls had a truly fun-filled learning experience at the Crystal Group Garment Factory in Dongguan on 15 April 2016. Our host kindly strolled us through the factory premises while carefully explaining the process in garment production and the operations of different departments. Each of our girls were also given the opportunity to design their own mini T-shirt to bring home. What a wonderful day out!

The PTA OutingsP1 to P5 girls went on outings to different venues after exams. They all had a great time !

The PTA Outings

Briefing by our host on garment production: from raw materials to what we wear

P1–Health Education Exhibition & Resource Centre, TST

P3–Construction Resource Centre, Kln Bay

P4–Crossroads, Tuen Mun

P5–St Mary’s Home for the Aged,Wong Chuk Hang

P2–The HK Science Museum, TST

P3–The EMSD Education Path

Visiting the VAP centre, needle detector centre and automatic workshop in the factory

Strolling the huge showroom and studio

Thoughtfully designing their mini T-shirts

Grabbing the opportunity to ask at the Q&A session

Saying goodbye to our wonderful host

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Class of 1980 AnniversaryThe Class of 1980 gathered for a reunion in November 2015 for their 35th Anniversary. Over 50 classmates including ones from United States, New Zealand and Japan came to Hong Kong for the occasion. Our activities started with a tour of the school campus where the highlight was a tea appreciation class in the Chinese Culture Room. This was only made possible, courtesy of Miss Ma, our favourite Chinese teacher, who had devised the program for DGJS. Between the laughs, we are very grateful to Miss Ma and the school for creating this special experience for us. Our celebration continued with a dinner and slideshow at the KCC, and a scenic walk with a boating trip in Lantau the following day. With the money left over from dinner, our class donated a collection of items needed in the DOGA room. Overall, the gathering was a big success and we look forward to planning our 40th Anniversary reunion!D

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25th Reunion of Class of 1990On 19th December 2015, some 40 of us gathered together at the Kowloon Cricket Club to celebrate the 25th reunion of Class of 1990. We were very honored to have our teachers joining us: Mrs Yeung, Mrs Watt, Mrs Cheung, Miss Chin (now Mrs Chan) and Miss Li, (now Mrs L Fung) from our primary school years at DGJS, and Mrs Hui and Mrs Chui from our senior school years. It was both amazing and overwhelming to see so many familiar faces, it felt just like yesterday that we had graduated from school. Not only did we have lovely cakes and decorations to celebrate our reunion, we played DGS trivia and answered questions such as “what was the first dish you made at cookery lesson in DGS?” and everyone had a blast out of answering those questions! The highlight of our gathering was a slide show of photos we had gathered during our years at DGS! It was so much fun trying to identify ourselves in old photos. In many ways we have all changed so much, but in one way, we haven’t – as “once a DGS girl, always a DGS girl”.

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DOGA Old Girls Inter-house Netball Tournament Sports Sub-Committee

The annual event was held successfully on 27th  February with participation from more than 50 DOGA players. There were a number of tight games with very close scores this year. Sawyer reclaimed the championship which they lost to Hurrell in 2015. Hurrell came second and Symons secured third place.

The champion – Sawyer Big smiles from all of us

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10th Mentorship Programme

Membership Sub-Committee EventsOn 5th December 2015, we kicked off the 10th Mentorship Programme with encouraging response of 48 mentee and 36 mentor applications. “Legal”, “Investment Banking” and “Medicine” sectors continued to be the most popular interest groups. In addition, alumnae in the medical field leveraged on the Mentorship Kick-off Meeting to convene in discussion about career planning, work environment, training opportunities and attachment arrangement.

In March 2016, 150 students attended our S6 Talk to encourage them to stay connected with DGS after graduation through DOGA. They enjoyed the sharing made by old girls about the support and experience they receive from DOGA through programmes like university support groups and mentorship.

On 9th April 2016, we hosted our Annual Tea Gathering for new members, class reps, mentors, mentees, and senior committee members of the DOGA. It was an intimate gathering with many members returning to the family after years of posting outside of Hong Kong!

Annual Tea Gathering

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Community Services Activities Community Services Sub-Committee

In October 2015, DOGA members went ‘behind the scene’ at the Hong Kong Committee of UNICEF’s office to experience the logistic of their ‘Change for good’ programme. The programme is a collaboration between Cathay Pacific and UNICEF. Small change were donated by travellers to fund UNICEF’s projects in over 150 different countries around the world, helping underprivileged women and children. We sorted coins and notes by countries, denominations and stacked them into bags. This service provided a wonderful opportunity for us to play our part in serving those in need.

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Art Club Spring Workshop Art Club

On 19th March, we hosted a fun workshop for making quilled candle holders with colourful paper strips. Parents patiently rolled rainbow colour strips into teardrops, circles, diamonds and heart shapes, and the children carefully assembled the shapes to form flowers, insects and patterns for decorating their candle holders. Everyone was amazed by the stunning and colourful patterns created around their candle holders.

About 50 participants, including alumnae and their families, took part in Playright Flag Day on 21st November 2015.

15 alumnae paid a heart-warming Christmas Nursing Home visit to Lok Sin Tong Hoi Wang Road Nursing Home. We sang Christmas carols, played games and gave presents to the elderly there.

It was a rewarding Easter Service Project with DGS Citizens Club on 29th March at the Henry G Leong Yau Ma Tei Community Centre. Over 30 ethnic minority children of 6-12 years old joined us in a series of Easter related games which stimulated creativity and teamwork. This service project clearly demonstrated that community service continues well beyond leaving DGS.

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Latin Dance Class Social Sub-Committee

If you had thought about signing up for this class but didn’t, you really missed out. On International Day of Dance (29th April 2016), for two hours, we danced to romantic Latin American music under the superb instruction of professional dancers Ivailo and Alyona. This charming couple are registered with the World Dance Council and are winners at world-class Latin American Dance Championships. Not only were they smooth, exciting dancers, they were also patient and humorous instructors who made us dance the salsa and the cha-cha without becoming too self-conscious about every move we made. After all, it was the sheer fun and the great beat of music at the state-of-the-art dance studio that made this a great experience.

Dr. Vivian Wing-Wah Yam from the Class of 1980 is one of the “Leader of the Year” 2015 award winners. This annual event is organised by Sing Tao News Corporation Limited to recognise and encourage the achievements of Hong Kong’s finest individuals who have made outstanding contributions towards the SAR’s success and prosperity, linking it to the Greater China and the international community. Vivian is currently a chemistry professor at the University of Hong Kong and has gained international recognition for her academic research.

CongratulationsCongratulations

July – August Entering University Students Gathering (July 9); Art Club EventSeptember HKUST University Group Gathering; HKU University Group GatheringOctober DOGA Annual Dinner (Oct 28); DOGA Netball League; Community Services

Language & Etiquette Workshop with Elderly and HK Adventure Corps Flag DayNovember Diocesan Graduate Singers’ 15th Anniversary Concert (Nov 19); CUHK University

Group Gathering; Medic Group GatheringDecember Art Club Event (Dec 10); Mentoring Programme Kick-off (Dec 10-12); Careers Talk;

DGS Mini-Bazaar; End of Term Netball Match DOGA vs DGS

Details of the events will be updated periodically. Please visit www.doga.org.hk to obtain the latest information.DOGA Office: 1 Jordan Road. Tel: 2771 5881, Email: doga.info@gmail.com

Joining DOGA: Class Reunion Gathering:Any old girl of DGS or DGJS (whether resident or abroad) who has completed at least one academic year at DGS or DGJS is el igible to apply for membership of DOGA Ltd. Details of the application can be found at www.doga.org.hk.

Alumnae who are interested in organising their class reunion gathering at the School, please contact DOGA office for further information.

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