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THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1975.
OPEN DAYS AT SIX PRIMARY SCHOOLS USING ACTIVITY APPROACH SCHEME
TEACHERS, PARENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO SEE PUPILS BEING TAUGHT IN SIX PRIMARY SCHOOLS WHICH HAVE ADOPTED THE ACTIVITY APPROACH SCHEME AS A PILOT PROJECT.
ONE OF THE SIX SCHOOLS WILL HOLD ITS OPEN DAY TOMORROW (FRIDAY) FROM 10 A.M. TO 12.30 P.M. IT IS THE FUK MAIL STREET GOVERNMENT PRIMARY A.M. SCHOOL.
TWO OTHERS WILL OPEN THEIR DOORS TO THE PUBLIC ON JUNE 11. THE SHENG KUNG HUI KEI IIIN (EPIPHANY) PRIMARY SCHOOL NEAR BLOCK 5 OF THE UPPER NGAU TAU KOK ESTATE WILL BE OPEN TO VISITORS FROM 9.30 A.M. TO 5 P.M. WIILE THE TRUE LIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL OF HONG KONG (PRIMARY SECTION) IN TAI HANG ROAD WILL VELCOME VISITORS BETWEEN 9.30 A.M. AND 12.30 P.M.
THE REMAINING THREE SCHOOLS WILL HAVE THEIR OPEN DAY ON JUNE 12 - THE ADERDEEN GOVERNMENT PRIMARY A.M. SCHOOL IN VONG CHUK HANG ROAD FROM 9 A.M. TO 12.30 P.M. THE CANTON ROAD GOVERUMENT PRIMARY A.M. SCHOOL FROM 9 A.M. TO 12 NOON AND THE CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT PRIMARY P.M. SCHOOL FROM 2 P.M. TO 5 P.M.
THE AIM OF THE ACTIVITY APPROACH IS TO PROMOTE ACTIVE AND SELF-INITIATED LEARNING.
ONE ASPECT OF THE SCHEME IS THE NEW ROLE, OF THE TEACHER WHICH IS THAT OF A FRIEND HELPING THE PUPILS TO FIND OUT FOR THEMSELVES RATHER THAN A MERE INSTRUCTOR FEEDING THEN WITH FACTS AS IN THE TRADITIONAL FORMAL CLASS TEACHING.
THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL BE RUNNING TWO COURSES FROM JUNE 16 TO 20 FOR TEACHERS OF PRIMARY 1 TO FAMILIARISE THEM WITH THE BASIC FORMATION AND SKILLS REQUIRED IN ADOPTING THE ACTIVITY APPROACH.
THE COURSES WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE LANGUAGES TEACHING CENTRE, KOWLOON UNIT, ON THE 16TH FLOOR OF THE KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, NATHAN ROAD.
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THE COURSES, WHICH ARE FREE, WILL BE ATTENDED BY 80 PRIMARY 1 TEACHERS.
FLOT
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