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SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 1982
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FOR
IN-SERVICE KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS
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PRACTISING KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS WHO ARE NOT PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED CAN NOW APPLY TO ATTEND TWO 12-WEEK COURSES TO BE CONDUCTED IN THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR WHICH WILL LEAD TO THE AWARD OF +QUALIFIED ASSISTANT KINDERGARTEN TEACHER+ STATUS.
THESE NEWLY-STRUCTURED COURSES ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS WITH THE BASIC TRAINING NECESSARY FOR IMPROVING THE STANDARD OF KINDERGARTEN TEACHING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY SET OUT IN THE WHITE PAPER ON PRIMARY EDUCATION AND PRE-PRIMARY SERVICES ISSUED LAST JULY, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE FIRST COURSE WILL BE CONDUCTED IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, AND THE SECOND WILL COMMENCE IN MARCH, 1983, HE SAID.
COURSE CONTENTS WILL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION BOTH THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION, AS WELL AS A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF FACTORS INFLUENCING THEIR LEARNING AND BEHAVIOUR WHICH ARE OF SIGNIFICANCE TO CLASSROOM PRACTICE.
EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON THE CONTENT OF THE KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING THE GENERAL ORGANISATION OF TIME-TABLES AND ACTIVITIES.
VISITS TO KINDERGARTENS AND OTHER RELATED INSTITUTIONS WILL BE ARRANGED FOR THE TRAINEES.
APPLICANTS SHOULD BE PERMITTED OR REGISTERED KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS OR HEAD TEACHERS CURRENTLY TEACHING FULL-TIME WITH A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS' TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN A REGISTERED KINDERGARTEN, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
TRAINEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND TWO THREE-HOUR SESSIONS PER WEEK, EITHER FROM 9.30 AM TO 12.30 PM OR FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM, HE SAID.
THE COURSES WILL BE HELD IN THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE TEACHING CENTRES, 4 PAK FUX ROAD, SECOND FLOOR, NORTH POINT, HONG KONG.
NO TUITION FEES WILL BE CHARGED AND CLASSES WILL BE CONDUCTED IN CANTONESE.
APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE GENERAL OFFICE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE AT LEE GARDENS, FIFTH FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, OR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT KOWLOON SUB-OFFICE, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, SIXTH FLOOR, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY PHOTOCOPIES OF EVERY TEACHING PERMIT ISSUED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN RESPECT OF THE APPLICANTS TEACHING EXPERIENCE.
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