The workplace will maintain 4 session periods with colleges this month and in December on the draft frameworks for the 2 new topics.
The humanities topic will cowl subjects corresponding to intercourse training, sustainable improvement, wholesome life and monetary training.
The draft academic framework signifies that the content material of the science element of common research can be reorganized for the science topic, whereas extra content material can be grouped beneath 4 major areas: life and surroundings, supplies, power and alter, Earth and house, and science and know-how. , engineering and society.
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The full variety of hours dedicated to this topic will characterize not lower than 7 p.c of the full lesson time throughout a faculty 12 months. College students in main one and two can have at least two classes per week. College students in main three to 6 can have at least three classes per week.
In keeping with the aims set out within the mission, college students are anticipated to “respect nationwide achievements” in science, engineering, aerospace and innovation know-how to “improve technological confidence” and to know “the significance of science and know-how to nationwide curiosity and safety.”
The final research curriculum information, launched in 2017, states that college students ought to solely domesticate their nationwide identification and “care concerning the improvement of the nation and society.”
Hong Kong Universities of Utilized Sciences mission attracts curiosity from faculties
Hong Kong Universities of Utilized Sciences mission attracts curiosity from faculties
Below the proposed curriculum, main three college students would find out about main infrastructure tasks such because the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to “respect nationwide contributions to engineering improvement”.
Main 5 college students had been anticipated to find out about Hong Kong and mainland scientists corresponding to Charles Kao Kuen and Tu Youyou, and their contributions. By the fourth grade of main college, college students had been anticipated to start studying concerning the continent’s aerospace missions and their achievements.
College principals the Publish spoke with praised the draft framework due to its comprehensiveness, however some raised issues a couple of lack of classroom time and instructor coaching.
Ping-fai, director and appearing chairman of the Council of Sponsored Main Faculties, referred to as the bureau’s topic reshuffle a “huge operation” and stated academics would possibly wrestle to know the necessities in lower than two years.
“When will we see textbooks launched? When will we see suggestions for academic actions or experiments? So stated.
“If the timing is nicely coordinated on this ‘surgical procedure,’ I believe we are able to obtain (the change). However in any other case, academics is perhaps very frightened,” So stated.
He urged the workplace to launch 45-hour instructor coaching applications as quickly as potential. Thus, colleges would wish at the least two to a few certified academics by September 2025 to deal with this new topic.
Chu Wai-lam, vp of the New Territories College Principals’ Affiliation and principal of Fung Kai No 1 Main College in Sheung Shui, stated this assist for academics ought to proceed in the long run.
Principal Polly Chan Suk-yee, vice-president of the Hong Kong Aided Main College Principals’ Affiliation, was extra optimistic, saying two years can be sufficient to retrain common research academics and rent new academics. appropriate candidates.
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For the brand new components and studying aims on nationwide improvement, principals stated related content material was already being taught in colleges.
“With the implementation of nationwide safety training in colleges, we’re educating such a content material. It’s simply that we’re shifting this content material to a different matter this time,” Chan stated.
Schooling Minister Christine Choi Yuk-lin stated earlier that versatile class occasions in main colleges can be diminished after the introduction of the 2 new topics and that an advert hoc committee can be set as much as talk about particulars.
Extra reporting by William Yiu
