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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1976
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP AT GRAMMAR SCHOOL
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TWO HUNDRED BOYS AND GIRLS AT ST. MARGARET'S COLLEGE ARE ENJOYING A NEW FORM OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AS PART OF THEIR GENERAL EDUCATION.
THE COLLEGE AT SHIU FAI TERRACE, STUBBS ROAD, IS ONE OF THE FIRST ASSISTED PRIVATE SECONDARY GRAMMAR SCHOOLS OFFERING DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY FOLLOWING THE CONVERSION OF A ROOM INTO A WORKSHOP FOR THIS PURPOSE.
THE COST OF CONVERSION, INCLUDING WORKSHOP FACILITIES FOR THE FIRST PHASE, WAS ABOUT $28,500.
THE PRINCIPAL OF THE COLLEGE AND THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAVE DEVISED A +PHASING-IN+ PROGRAMME OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD.
THE NEW WORKSHOP HAS BEEN IN USE SINCE LAST NOVEMBER.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY: +THERE ARE PROBLEMS FOR ANY SCHOOL WITHOUT PROPER FACILITIES TO INNOVATE TECHNICAL/PRACTICAL EDUCATION.
+HOWEVER, ST. MARGARET'S HAS BEEN ONE OF THE FIRST GRAMMAR SCHOOLS TO SHOW THE WAY AND HAS ESTABLISHED ITS OWN DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP TO INCLUDE 'BOTH WOOD AND METAL, AND HOPES TO TEACH THIS SUBJECT THROUGH A DESIGN-PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH.+
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THIS NEW APPROACH TO THE TEACHING OF WOODWORK AND METALWORK WOULD HAVE MUCH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN HONG KONG.
MANY SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAVE RESPONDED FAVOURABLY TO THE INTRODUCTION OF DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON CORE CURRICULUM.
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), MR. ANDREW KINGWELL, WILL VISIT ST. MARGARET'S COLLEGE ON WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 18) TO SEE FOR HIMSELF HOW THE SUBJECT IS TAUGHT AT THE SCHOOL.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S VISIT TO THE COLLEGE, 1-E SHIU FAI TERRACE, STUBBS ROAD, HONG KONG, AT 2.30 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY.
BOTH MR. KINGWELL AND THE PRINCIPAL, REV. LOUIS BOLIS, WILL BE PLEASED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE MASS MEDIA.
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