Curriculum Features
a. Student-oriented
The Department of Chinese History follows a “Student-oriented” principle when developing the curriculum for our students, prioritizing the interaction they made during classes. In order to facilitate students to understand Chinese History in an all-round perspectives such as politics, culture, society and economy, a wide variety of teaching activities are introduced to bring attractiveness and amusement on the learning progress. At the same time, subject teachers will hold regular meetings to prepare and design class works and activities so as to improve teaching efficacy and learning effectiveness.
b. Study Objectives: Knowledge and Skills
- To understand the background stories and changes of Modern China by understanding the basic historical facts of the rise and fall of different stages in China’s prolonged history.
- To train students’ ability to comprehend, analyze and comment on historical events through the learning of Chinese History.
- To cultivate an objective attitude and the ability to analyze historical events by understanding the causal relationships and mutual influences throughout history.
b. Study Objectives: Students’ Morality
- To learn historical lessons, good words and deeds from historical events and figures, to establish the growth of personal thought and character of the students.
- To inspire students to develop a sense of national identity and obligation, alongside to respect, appreciate, respect, care for, and inherit Chinese culture through different cultural workshops and domestic inspections.
Life-wide Learning
For many years, the department of Chinese History has been initiating multiple school activities and competitions to enhance students’ development of deep thinking thus understanding of our homeland’s traditional culture. For example, in the 2023/24 school year：
1. 4 to 6 groups were formed in every class from F.1 to develop a travel brochure of a trip to visit “The Silk Road” for 5 days and 4 nights. In addition, to facilitate F.1 students to have a better understanding on traditional Chinese women, the arts of folding paper and decoration painting related to the Tang dynasty were introduced.
2. F.2 students were invited to join a competition in which they were asked to build a 3-D model of the Great Wall of China with what they learnt from class or through the internet. A winner of the 3-D model of the Great Wall of China was first elected from each class to enter the inter-class competition. The judges, Principal Dr. Ng Ka Man and Head of the Academic Team Miss Hung Wing Yan, finally awarded class 2B to be the champion, class 2D to be the first runner-up and 2A group 2 to be the second runner-up.
3. A book fair was held during 17-21 April, 2023 in the school library with the theme of “Flower Festival” to allow students to have a deeper understanding of our country’s festivals. Students from the senior form not only decorated the library with paper flowers, but also designed a total of 5 activities related to flower arrangements to allow junior form students to deepen their understanding of traditional Chinese culture.
External Collaborations
To develop students’ spirit of inquiry and their interest and ability to study Chinese History, the Department has led students to participate in off-campus activities and competitions to broaden students’ horizons. For example, in the 2023/24 school year:
1. Off-campus competitions
Students from both junior and senior forms are invited to participate in the competition「婚嫁禮盒設計及製作」 held by the Education Bureau. A team of three students from 3A, Leung Ka Yu, Leung Pui Yung and Po Tsz Ying, was awarded the Territory-wide Junior Secondary Champion. The team was invited to share their experience and attended the award presentation ceremony held on 9th May, 2024.
2. Cultural Workshops
On May 5, 2024, F.4 students were led to the Cattle Depot Artist Village to participate in the Rammed earth workshop organized by the Antiquities and Monuments Office , so as to deepen the students’ understanding towards one of our country’s intangible cultural heritage.
3. Visits to history-related museum
In May 2024, F.4 students were led to “The Ancient Civilisation of the e Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasty in Henan Province”, an exhibition introducing civilizations from the Xia to Zhou Dynasties held in the Hong Kong Museum of History. Through direct viewing of historical relics from the three earliest dynasties of China, students can understand thoroughly the social life, ritual and music systems, and cultural aspects of ancient China.
4. Mainland Study Tours
40 students from our school participated in the “Outside Guangdong Province Mainland Exchange Programme for Secondary Students – Beijing, Shenyang Historical and Cultural Exploration” offered by the Education Bureau in June 2024. By visiting the Forbidden City in Beijing, Juyongguan Great Wall, Shenyang Forbidden City and other historic sites in Beijing and Shenyang, students could experience Chinese culture and understand the current situation in China, deepening their understanding of the history and culture of Beijing and Shenyang with their own experience. In addition, students were also invited to have a deep communication with teachers and students from the Liaoning Experimental Middle School. Not only students can visit local school facilities which differs from their own school, but also experience calligraphy classes first-hand and feel the beauty of Chinese culture.
