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Tuesday, November 13, 1973
REFRESHER COURSES FOR IN-SERVICE TEACHERS
The Education Department's Cultural Crafts Centre has so far arranged 28 refresher courses for more than 500 in-service teachers during the current academic year.
The courses include art and craft, basic design, modern trends in needlework, a general introduction to textiles, pottery-making and demonstrations by renowned artists.
"Some
A spokesman for the Education Department said today :
of the courses have already started while others will begin during the
next few months. "
He pointed out that during the past two academic years more than 1,200 primary and secondary school teachers attended 63 courses run by the
Centre.
Apart from some of the courses already mentioned, other courses taken by the teachers included creative drawing, screen-printing, woodwork, metalwork, puppetry and Chinese art.
The spokesman said: "The number of teachers attending the courses is encouraging and indicate that such centres can make a positive contribution to education in Hong Kong."
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