Overview
| Certificate in PDP on Teaching Primary Humanities | |
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| Programme Code | BWP140 |
| Mode of Study | Full-time Block Release |
| Duration | 5 Full Days |
| No. of Cohort(s) | 4 |
| Period of Study | Theme 1: Cohort 1: 2 Dec to 5 Dec & 8 Dec 2025 Cohort 2: 9 Dec to 12 Dec & 15 Dec 2025 Theme 2: Cohort 3: 15 Jun to 18 Jun & 22 Jun 2026 Cohort 4: 23 Jun to 26 Jun & 29 Jun 2026 Applicants can only submit one application (choose one of the cohorts) to this programme in the same academic year. |
| Venue | Tai Po Campus |
| Programme Leader | Dr Li Yuet Man Benjamin |
| Programme Enquiries | Ms Lee 2948 7707 Ms Li 2948 8053 |
| No. of Credit Points for the programme | 3 credit points |
| Online Application | Please submit your application online at www.eduhk.hk/acadprog/online. Applicants are advised to upload the completed Principal Recommendation Form when submitting their online applications. |
Programme Aims
On successful completion of the programme, participants will be able to:
- understand the socio-cultural issues, historical-geographical aspects and political-economic achievements in the traditional and contemporary context of our country;
- in accordance with the key knowledge and teaching concepts of the Primary Humanities Curriculum Guide to enable students to develop a multi-dimensional understanding of our country and its close relationship with Hong Kong;
- plan and organise appropriate experiential learning activities related to our country in the Primary Humanities curriculum; and
- design and implement theoretically-informed assessment strategies that could recognise learners’ progress as recommended in the Primary Humanities curriculum.
Programme Structure
This programme aims to provide participants with an overview of the enriched curriculum focus on topics related to our country e.g. Chinese history and national geography in Primary Humanities. The objective is to enrich participants' foundational knowledge about Chinese culture, society, history, geography, economics, and the background of political systems, spanning both the traditional and modern eras. Participants will engage in hands-on activities and explore how to design learning activities related to our country according to students’ ability, so as to enhance participants' curriculum-related skills and knowledge for teaching related elements in the Primary Humanities curriculum.
In addition to updating the new curriculum focus, this programme also emphasises pedagogical enrichment in teaching Primary Humanities. The programme facilitate participants in enhancing the learning experience of primary students on topics related to our country through a variety of pedagogies. These include:
- interactive storytelling techniques, group discussion, role play and drama education;
- museum visits, and cultural field trips both locally and in the Greater Bay Area;
- learning and reading across the curriculum with elements related to Primary Humanities;
- gamified learning and other e-learning strategies in teaching topics related to our country.
The goal is for participants to be able to design learning and teaching materials with topics related to our country upon completing the course.
The programme will offer two courses for participants to choose from, each with a different learning theme to deepen their understanding of our country:
(1) local cultural excursions with the purpose of learning about our country and
(2) planning GBA cultural trips for primary schools.
Participants will be required to complete one of the following courses, each carrying 3 credit points (cps):
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Theme 1 course: Understanding Chinese Culture and Local Experiential Learning in Primary Humanities
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Theme 2 course: Understanding Our Country Through Experiential Learning in Primary Humanities (including a 2-day-1-night GBA trip)
Medium of Instruction
The medium of instruction is mainly Chinese (Cantonese) and will be supplemented by English where appropriate.
Entrance Requirements
To be eligible for admission, applicants should be:
- in-service subject-trained primary school teachers; and
- recommended by school principals.
Award
To be awarded a Certificate of Completion, participants must obtain a pass in all assessment tasks required and successfully fulfill the attendance requirements as stipulated by the programme.
Other Information
(Theme 2) A Two-day-one-night cultural trip in the Greater Bay Area is scheduled as part of the teaching and learning elements. Participants are required to attend it. Participants may be required to pay for the field trip fee.
This Government-funded programme is supported by the Education Bureau (EDB). Schools which release teachers to take this programme are eligible for appointing supply teachers, if deemed necessary. Government and aided schools shall contact the EDB for detailed arrangements. Private and DSS schools shall make their own arrangements for the employment of supply teachers.
Remarks: Each school can recommend more than one teacher.
