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A massive congratulations to the Class of 2026 on their Graduation, which was hosted at Discovery College on Wednesday. It was a proud night as our graduates walked across the stage, supported by loved ones near and far, and inspired by moving student performances, graduate speeches, and meaningful messages from the Discovery College team. 

The success of the evening began much earlier in the day. Our Year 13 students spent their final hours on campus rehearsing their synchronicity and perfecting their individual parts for the ceremony under the guidance of Mr. Tate, Ms. Neale, and their dedicated Learning Advisors. The afternoon concluded with an essential pre-departure briefing hosted by our supportive Higher Education Office team, ensuring our graduates are fully equipped for their exciting journeys ahead.

An event of this magnitude truly takes a village. We extend our gratitude to the collective staff including the communications team, facilities team and music department whose collaboration ensured the venue was ready, the students were primed, and the event captured and broadcasted globally. Thank you to the alumni who joined throughout the day, and a special shoutout to the PTA team for their thoughtful effort in preparing an individualised graduation gift for every student

Thank you to every teacher and staff member who has nurtured and supported these students over the years. Students, we are incredibly proud of you! 

We invite our entire community to watch the event recording and relive the magic!

At this time of the year, many families want to show appreciation to our teachers and staff and may choose to do so through gifts. Please know that there is no expectation for families to prepare gifts for teachers - the smiles and words of thanks from your children are enough. 

In addition, the DC PTA has put together a number of Teacher and Staff Appreciation events throughout the year, using funds raised through PTA fees and yearly events. This includes the prizes for an upcoming Quiz Evening and a Teacher Appreciation Lunch next week, among other events that have happened throughout the year. Our staff have felt very supported and appreciated by the PTA and the wider parent body.

In order to ensure there is consistency of expectations around gifting throughout DC and across all of our ESF schools, we would like to share an updated set of guidelines used throughout ESF.

Gifting to ESF staff: The core principles.

At the heart of these guidelines are some core principles:

• Any gift, either made individually or as part of a group collection, must be given on a voluntary basis. Nobody should feel obligated to give a gift or feel compelled to join in a collection for a gift.
• Any gift must be of a value that complies with our policy on The Acceptance of Advantage by ESF staff. At present, these values are no more than HK$1000 for an individual gift, or HK$5000 for any gift given as part of a collection by parents.

For the avoidance of doubt, these values cover an entire school year: i.e. you cannot give a member of our staff multiple gifts over the course of a school year that exceed these values.

• There should not be any kind of public notification of who has contributed a gift or to a collection - and who has not. Again, for the avoidance of doubt, this includes things like WhatsApp group chats.

While our staff appreciate any small tokens of gratitude messages from students, gift-giving is not expected at the end of Term 3, or at any other point in the year. Thank you for your help in implementing these updated expectations. If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with any member of the Whole College Leadership Team. 

Last week, the Year 3 students had the opportunity to visit the Hong Kong Museum of Art as part of our unit of inquiry, “An appreciation of nature can be expressed through various creative forms”.

We visited 2 exhibitions where we learned about the artist Wu Guanzhong in ‘Encountering Landscapes’ and saw many different artworks in the ‘Blooming: The Art of Gardens in East and West’.

Expert guides took us around the art gallery, highlighting and explaining different parts of the exhibition. The students listened intently and had many great questions. We hope that the students will continue to share what they saw and learned and be inspired to continue their journey of art appreciation.

Year 3 students’ reflections:

• “We saw so much beautiful art.”
• “We discovered a lot of artists.”
• “We learned about new artists.”
• “We studied the paintings.”
• “We recognised the Monet paintings.”
• “We saw two real Monet paintings.”
• “We learned about different techniques.”

Following the transition we outlined in the previous Explorer article, our virtual meeting platform has now switched from Zoom to Google Meet. As we know, Hong Kong’s weather can be dramatic, and when the EDB announces class suspensions (for example, during Red or Black Rainstorm Warning Signals), learning will move online for the day. Our full inclement‑weather procedures are here (they may be updated further over the summer). We listened closely to parent feedback last year and at the beginning of this academic year. Alongside other ESF schools, we have adjusted our approach so that online learning provides a consistent routine and follows the richness of a school day, as closely as possible whilst also considering student wellbeing and balancing parent needs.

Please read here for online learning guidelines.

We know days like these can be challenging for families. Our commitment is to keep learning purposeful, joyful, and manageable. To aid further, some of our Middle Leaders are creating a short video to help at the start of the next academic year.

A friendly reminder that TEDx Discovery College Youth is coming up soon. This student-led initiative gives our young people the opportunity to organize and host their own TED-style event.

This year’s theme, Kaleidoscope, explores the many different sides of human life and our ever-changing world. Each presentation will be filmed and published on the official TEDx YouTube channel, allowing our students to share their ideas with a global audience.

When is TEDx happening? 

TEDx Discovery College Youth will take place on 8 June, from 5-7pm. We invite you to join us for an evening of inspiring talks centred on our Kaleidoscope theme. To secure your place, please scan the QR code attached on the event poster or click here.

We are proud to provide this platform for our students and look forward to seeing you there to support their voices and perspectives.

It has been brought to our attention that a new online horror game is being discussed among some children at school.  It is called Poppy’s Playtime and is based on a toy that chases you through a toy factory.  There is not an official rating for the game/content; however, it is causing some of our children to have nightmares and use language that is concerning

The toy in this game is called Huggy Wuggy, and he looks like this:

Online safety experts have been alerted to a video game, being described by some users as an “introduction to horror.” Videos, game versions, and associated material are becoming increasingly popular on YouTube, Roblox, and other platforms used by young children.

Poppy Playtime features frightening images and themes alongside child-friendly items. This may be especially upsetting to children who have not yet developed the resilience to deal with disturbing content.

What are the risks?

There are multiple risks that can arise from children and young people being exposed to frightening content before they are prepared.

• Added anxiety and stress:  Children and young people are still growing and learning. They may not be at an emotional maturity level that would allow them to process frightening content, even if it is intentional. Horror games could hamper that growth by creating unnecessary anxiety and stress.
• Intrusive thoughts: Everyone has the ‘thing that goes bump in the night.’ If children play this game or watch it, the Boogeyman could easily be replaced with characters like Huggy Wuggy. This could cause children to lose focus or sleep and could interrupt family rest cycles.
• New fears: The manipulation of child-friendly items into threatening characters exploits the sense of security children feel around them. They may suddenly be terrified of something that had never been a worry before.

More information can be found here.

Discovery College is proud to host the ISSFHK Finals on our home court! Come out and cheer on our U12 boys as they play for the championship.

Date: Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Time: 4:00pm and 5:00pm

Location: Discovery College Main Gym

Match Schedule:

4:00pm - Semi-finals

Court 1: DC vs CAIS

5:00pm - Finals

The final & third-place match will be played immediately following the completion of both semifinals.

To ensure player safety and focus, please keep all baselines and sidelines clear of bags, stay clear of the serving areas, and remain in the designated spectator seating once the referee's whistle blows.

Let's bring the home-court energy. Go Cobras!