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MONDAY, JULY 5, 1976

TRAINING COURSE ON VOLUNTEER SERVICES

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ONE HUNDRED YOUNGSTERS WILL ATTEND NEXT WEEK A TRAINING COURSE AIMED AT DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS IN ORGANISING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND GIVING THEM THE KNOWLEDGE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES.

SPONSORED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE FOR WONG TAI SIN, THE TSZ WAN SHAN ESTATE COMMUNITY WORK OFFICE (EAST) AND THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE, THE COURSE WILL LAST FROM JULY 12 TO JULY 18.

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE THE SKILLS IN ORGANISING CHILDREN 'S ACTIVITIES, BASIC FIRST-AID KNOWLEDGE, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITY OF VOLUNTEERS.

DURING THE COURSE, LECTURES WILL BE HELD AT THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE AT 104 CHING TAK STREET BETWEEN 7.30 P.M. TO 9.30 P.M. DAILY.

AT THE END OF THE WEEK-LONG TRAINING COURSE, YOUNGSTERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ASSIST IN THE SUMMER ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE COMMUNITY CENTRE AND THE COMMUNITY WORK OFFICE.

THE COURSE IS OPEN TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLE ABOVE 15 YEARS OLD WHO HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST FORM I STANDARD.

IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSES FOR TEACHERS

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ABOUT 200 TEACHERS FROM SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTING OR INTENDING TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONAL SYLLABUS FOR SCIENCE AT FORM I LEVEL WILL ATTEND THE FIRST OF THREE IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSES BEGINNING TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT THE NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION.

THIS EIGHT-DAY COURSE WILL BE OPENED BY THE ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PROFESSIONAL), MR. ARTHUR BROWN.

THE AIM OF THE THREE COURSES IS TO ACQUAINT THE PARTICIPATENG TEACHERS WITH APPROACHES TO AND METHODS OF TEACHING THE SCIENCE SYLLABUS AT THE JUNIOR SECONDARY LEVEL.

THE SECOND COURSE, FROM AUGUST 24 TO SEPTEMBER 1, IS FOR 200 FORM 2 SCIENCE TEACHERS WHILE THE THIRD REFRESHER COURSE FOR 100 FORM 3 TEACHERS WILL TAKE PLACE FROM SEPTEMBER 11 TO OCTOBER 16.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FIRST COURSE AT THE NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, SASSOON ROAD, HONG KONG, AT 9 A.M. TOMORROW COVERED.

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