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SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 1976
IN-SERVICE TEACHERS TO ATTEND REFRESHER COURSE
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A SIX-DAY REFRESHER COURSE ON FORM 2 JUNIOR SECONDARY SCIENCE CURRICULUM WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR IN-SERVICE TEACHERS FROM NEXT TUESDAY (AUGUST 24).
THE COURSE WILL BE HELD BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S SCIENCE SUBJECTS SECTION ON AUGUST 24-27, 31 AND SEPTEMBER 1 AT A DIFFERENT SCHOOL EACH DAY.
THE ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PROFESSIONAL), MR. A.G. BROWN WILL ADDRESS THE PARTICIPANTS AT AN OPENING CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT THE ST. STEPHEN'S GIRLS' COLLEGE, LYTTELTON ROAD ON TUESDAY.
ABOUT 150 FORM 2 SCIENCE TEACHERS FROM SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCIENCE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS INTEGRATED SCIENCE) SCHEME WILL ATTEND.
THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO ACQUA INT IN-SERVICE TEACHERS
WITH THE NEW CURRICULUM AND THE MODERN APPROACH TO SCIENCE TEACHING.
ITS ESSENCE - A CHILD CENTRED' APPROACH IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN AT THEIR OWN PACE ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN ABILITIES,
PARTICIPATING TEACHERS, APART FROM ATTENDING LECTURES AND FILM SHOWS, WILL SPEND MORE THAN HALF OF THE COURSE TIME TO CARRY OUT EXPERIMENTS SUGGESTED IN THE NEW SYLLABUS. SPECIAL EMPHASIS WILL BE MADE ON LABORATORY SAFETY.
THERE WILL ALSO BE TALKS ON THE FACILITIES AND ASSISTANCE THAT ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND A DISPLAY OF REFERENCE BOOKS AND HOME-MADE APPARATUS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 10 A.M. ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 24) AT THE SCHOOL HALL OF ST. STEPHEN'S GIRLS' COLLEGE, LYTTELTON ROAD, HONG KONG.
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