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TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1976

MORE PRIMARY PUPILS TAUGHT THROUGH ACTIVITY APPROACH

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MORE THAN 6,000 PUPILS IN 160 CLASSES IN 30 PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE ENJOYING THEIR LESSONS IN AN INFORMAL ATMOSPHERE THROUGH THE ACTIVITY APPROACH, A SCHEME LAUNCHED BY THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER 1972, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

AMONG THE 30 ARE THE ORIGINAL FIVE PILOT SCHOOLS WHICH PIONEERED THE SCHEME WHICH INVOLVES THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF PUPILS THROUGH LEARNING BY DOING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THESE FIVE SCHOOLS - THREE GOVERNMENT, ONE. SUBSIDISED AND ONE PRIVATE - ARE HOLDING OPEN DAYS BETWEEN MAY 26 AND JUNE 10.

HEADS OF SCHOOLS, TEACHERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO VISIT THE SCHOOLS CONCERNED TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES WORK DONE BY PUPILS AND TO WATCH TEACHERS AND PUPILS IN ACTION.

THE PRIMARY SECTION OF THE TRUE LIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL OF HONG KONG AT 50 TAI HANG ROAD WILL WELCOME VISITORS BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 12 NOON TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

ON JUNE 1 THE SHENG KUNG HUI KEI HIN (EPIPHANY) PRIMARY SCHOOL, BLOCK 5 LOWER NGAU TAU KOK ESTATE, ON SHIN ROAD, WILL HOLD ITS OPEN DAY FROM 9 A.M. TO 12 NOON AND 1.30 P.M. TO 4.30 P.M.

THE THREE GOVERNMENT PRIMARIES WILL OPEN THEIR DOORS TO THE PUBLIC ON JUNE 8, 9 AND 10. THE FUK WAH STREET GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL 150 PRATÁS STREET, SHAM SHUT PO, WILL HOLD ITS EVENT FROM 9.30 A.M. TO 12 NOON AND FROM 1.30 P.M. TO 3 P.M.- THE ABERDEEN GOVERNMENT PRIMARY A.M. SCHOOL, 2 WONG CHUK HANG ROAD, ABERDEEN FROM 9 A.M. TO 12 NOON AND THE CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, 178 CANTON ROAD FROM 9.30 A.M. TO 12 NOON AND 1.30 P.M. TO 3 P.M. ON THE THREE DAYS RESPECTIVELY.

HEADS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS INTERESTED IN ADOPTING THE ACTIVITY APPROACH ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT SECTION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, TEL. 5-774001 EXT. 39.

DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, CHINESE UNIVERSITY LECTURERS AND STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND SOCIAL WORKERS HAVE SHOWN INTEREST IN THE ACTIVITY APPROACH WHEN THEY VISITED THESE PILOT SCHOOLS.

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