▁( CSS ; ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁private ▁school ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁under ▁the ▁D SS ▁scheme , ▁opened ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁CSS ▁offers ▁both ▁the ▁IB ▁Program me ▁( which ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁IB ▁Middle ▁Years ▁Program ▁and ▁the ▁IB ▁Di pl oma ) ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong ' s ▁standard ▁educational ▁curr icul um ▁( H ong ▁Kong ▁Di pl oma ▁of ▁Second ary ▁Education ). ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁encourag es ▁students ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁harm ony ▁and ▁respect ▁with ▁people ▁from ▁different ▁cultural ▁background s , ▁as ▁the ▁school ▁has ▁a ▁diverse ▁representation ▁of ▁teachers ▁and ▁students ▁of ▁different ▁national ities . ▁▁ ▁C urr icul um ▁ ▁CSS ▁offers ▁both ▁the ▁IB ▁Program me ▁( which ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁IB ▁Middle ▁Years ▁Program ▁and ▁the ▁IB ▁Di pl oma .) ▁and ▁the ▁standard ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁D SE ▁Di pl oma . ▁The ▁Creative ▁Second ary ▁School ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁to ▁offer ▁a ▁dual ▁curr icul um . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁school ▁won ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Od ys sey ▁of ▁the ▁Mind ▁competition ▁and ▁represented ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁at ▁an ▁international ▁level . ▁The ▁Creative ▁Second ary ▁School ▁m ott os ▁are ▁" T hr ough ▁this ▁place ▁we ▁th rive , ▁we ▁serve ▁and ▁find ▁our ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁world ." ▁ ▁and ▁" Be ▁Pos itive , ▁Act ▁Pos it ively . '' ▁' ▁ ▁School ▁life ▁ ▁CSS ▁offers ▁ext rac urr icular ▁activities .