This year, for the first time, the school management made the participation of extracurricular activities (ECA) compulsory for both students and teachers. A great deal of emphasis has been placed on the quality of this programme, which has resulted in an unprecedented range of ECA clubs on offer, from Oxbridge Discussions, led by Mr. Greenwood, to Gourmet Cooking, led by Jeff and Candy. Some clubs did catch the eyes of students, such as Bird Watching (Doris) and Let’s Rap (Joey). There are over 60 clubs in total, some of which were initiated by students, but overseen by a teacher, as required by the school.

　　今年学校有史以来第一次强制要求全体师生参加课外活动。学校强调了此次活动特别重视内涵，为此而成立的俱乐部范围之广也可谓空前，从“牛剑讨论”（由Mr. Greenwood负责）到“美食烹饪”（由Jeff和梅秋香老师负责），师生们可随意选择自己感兴趣的俱乐部。一些俱乐部很吸引学生的眼球，像由张小琴老师开设的“鸟类观察”和郑会义老师组织的“跟我一起学嘻哈”等俱乐部。不同主题的俱乐部共有60多个，其中有一些是学生自己倡导组织的,但是按学校规定有老师做督促。

　　On August 20th, the last two periods of teaching were cancelled and all students went to the ECA Fair that was set up in the Badminton Hall and Rooms 109 and 110. Students were given a chance to ask questions to each club leader about his/her club’s activities, before deciding which ones to join.

　　8月20号，学校在羽毛球馆，109室和110室举办了有关课外活动的问答会，学生们可以在会议上对自己感兴趣的俱乐部进行咨询，以便做出选择。

　　It has been four weeks since the ECA programme started, and most students seem to like the activities they do in their registered clubs. “I like fashion, movies and the arts, and I really enjoy the clubs that I am in, because we can exchanges ideas and thoughts, and get to meet like-minded students,” Said Crystal of A1-6.

　　课外活动自开始以来已经历时 4周了，大多数学生很喜欢自己参加的俱乐部。A1.6班的Crystal说，“我喜欢服装设计，电影还有艺术。我非常喜欢我所参加的俱乐部，因为在这里我们可以互相交换意见，还可以遇到和自己有共同兴趣的人。”

A1-2  Liko黎珂