ARTWORK: HKA Kindergarten students created a series of artworks chronicling the life cycle of the dragonfly. Title: Life Cycle of the Dragonfly: Daylight at the Pond, 2012. CONTENTS STUDENTS IN ACTION 2 SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE | SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL A JOURNEY HOME 4 SECONDARY SOARS FROM HOMEWORK...TO HOME LEARNING IN THEIR OWN WORDS | A STUDENT VOICE hkaVoices


EDITOR Laura Mitchell GRAPHIC DESIGNER Amie Shaw PHOTOGRAPHY Jamie Cadman


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BEHIND THE SCENES HERO | JOHNNY WAN 8 8


ALUMNI PERSPECTIVES | GROWING UP AT HKA 9


HKA Voices is published twice a year by the communications office of Hong Kong Academy. It is distributed free of charge to alumni, parents and faculty. We welcome input from the HKA community. Please contact Laura Mitchell with your story ideas or comments at laura.mitchell@hkacademy.edu.hk.


Paper: Mango Satin, a recycled paper with fiber of well managed forestry and Totally Chlorine Free (TCF). Ink: Soy inks were used for printing. Printer: Green Pagoda Press, Hong Kong a FSC certified printer.


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