Overview

Programme Aims

Upon completion of the programme, participants are expected to: 

• understand and analyse critically Patriotic education policy in Hong Kong schools in the global world; 
• apply appropriate strategies to strengthen learning and teaching on national history, culture and national conditions, and to inherit and promote the spirit of patriotism; 
• show multi-perspective thinking on a series of school-based national identity education strategies and education on the practice of "One Country, Two Systems" in Hong Kong; and 
• demonstrate the ability to plan and implement Patriotic education for primary and secondary schools, with the option of including parents,, aiming to cultivate the national identity of students. 

Programme Structure

This programme consists of one 3-credit-point course with a total of 39 contact hours.  

This programme consists of related content as below: understanding the need and responsibilities of Patriotic education in schools; main contents of Patriotic education in Hong Kong, such as the historical and cultural heritage of the motherland, the history of reform and opening up, the development of HKSAR and the importance of safeguarding national security; understanding and apply appropriate strategies to strengthen learning and teaching on national history, culture and national conditions, and to inherit and promote the spirit of patriotism, which including the Constitution, inherit and develop Chinese excellent traditional culture (such as Benevolence, Diligence, and Filial Piety), and awareness of national unity and ethnic harmony, and the national spirit and spirit of the times they embody (such as Chinese-style modernization, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the 14th Five-Year Plan). In order to raise the emotional aspect of participants having a passion to implement Patriotic education in Hong Kong schools. 

Medium of Instruction

The medium of instruction is mainly Chinese (Cantonese) and will be supplemented by English and Putonghua where appropriate. 

Entrance Requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants should be: 

• in-service heads of Patriotic education (including related subject heads) in primary or secondary schools; 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

The programme will be delivered by Dr WU Siu Wai, who has rich experience in running professional development programmes for newly appointed school principals and aspiring principals, serving and potential school managers and middle managers. He is also an expert in the teaching of Patriotic Education in Hong Kong Schools, and will be responsible for developing the teaching materials. Experienced heads/teacher leaders of Patriotic Education in schools will be invited to share their practice-oriented knowledge. 

Remarks: Each school can recommend more than one teacher.