Humanities

 

Objectives

• To strengthen the development of humanities literacy which empowers our students to cultivate a positive life attitude and explore the wider world through diverse perspectives.
• To promote Values Education and National Security Education which foster the whole person development of the students.
• To cultivate students to establish a healthy lifestyle, understand their roles and responsibilities within their families and society, care for family, society, country, and the world, and contribute to become confident, rational, and responsible citizens.
• To strengthen students' understanding of National Security and Development, allowing them to appreciate the development of their own country, cultivate national identity, and establish a sense of global citizenship.
• To provide diversified learning experiences across various fields such as personal living environment, socio-economics, and national and global contexts to help students construct knowledge and broaden their horizons.
• To equip students with the ability in lifelong learning and develop effective and ethical use of information technology to meet future needs.

Characteristics of the Curriculum

Module Experiential Learning

The design of the Humanities Curriculum focuses on the overall learning experience of students to enable them to gain maximum benefits at different learning stages. The curriculum is drawn from daily life to spark students' curiosity, enhance motivation, stimulate thinking, and promote discussion. Various learning contents are divided into units to establish clear teaching goals, content, and assessment methods. Different activities are designed to develop students' generic skills.

 

Values Education and National Security Education

The humanities curriculum emphasises using different methods to cultivate students' core values. The curriculum includes a variety of activities such as visits, lectures, games, events, experiences, and competitions to deepen students' understanding of Chinese culture, national history, geography, and recent developments, thereby strengthening students’ sense of national identity.

 

Independent Learning

The curriculum focuses on improving students' self-management and planning abilities which encourages them to effectively utilise subject resources and library resources through a dual-track learning model. Students are encouraged to explore personalised and diverse independent learning models, alongside various teaching strategies, to strengthen their generic skills and independent thinking skills.

School-based Curriculum in Primary 6

The Primary Six Humanities Curriculum aims to cultivate students' higher-order thinking and analytical skills. English is used as the medium of instruction to lay a solid foundation for a smooth transition to secondary school curricula.