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TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1979

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KINDERGARTEN IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSE

APPLICATIONS NOW INVITED ANNUALLY

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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE OF POPULAR RESPONSE, WILL BE RUNNING THE 13TH SESSION OF THE BI-YEARLY IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSE FOR KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS THIS SEPTEMBER INSTEAD OF SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (TUESDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE COURSE WILL IN FUTURE BE RUN ON AN OVERLAPPING BASIS AND APPLICATIONS WILL BE INVITED EVERY YEAR INSTEAD OF EVERY TWO YEARS.

HE SAID APPLICATIONS ARE NOW INVITED FOR THE SEPTEMBER COURSE, AND 50 CANDIDATES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION WILL BE CANTONESE, AND TUITION WILL BE FREE.

+TEACHERS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE COURSE WILL BE AWARDED THE STATUS OF QUALIFIED KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

PARTICIPANTS WILL UNDERTAKE COURSE LECTURES, SCHOOL VISITS, WORKSHOP SESSIONS, TEACHING PRACTICE AND TUTORIALS RUN BY STAFF OF THE KINDERGARTEN SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE.

SUBJECTS OF LECTURES WILL INCLUDE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION- THE CHILD AND HIS ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING PERSONAL AWARENESS, HEALTH AND SAFETY, NATURAL EXPERIENCE AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PROBLEMS IN LEARNING- KINDERGARTEN ACTIVITIES AND LEARNING THROUGH PLAY.

THE LECTURES WILL BE HELD ONCE OR TWICE EACH WEEK BETWEEN 2.30 P.M. AND 5.30 P.M. AT 4 PAK FUK ROAD, THIRD FLOOR, NORTH POINT.

TEACHERS TAKING THE COURSE WILL BE SUBJECT TO CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT THROUGH TEACHING PRACTICE, PROJECT WORK AND COURSE STUDIES.

A WRITTEN EXAMINATION WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE END OF THE COURSE.

EACH CANDIDATE MUST HAVE ATTENDED AT LEAST 80 PER CENT OF ALL LECTURES IN EACH COURSE BEFORE HE OR SHE IS ALLOWED TO SIT THE FINAL EXAMINATION.

APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, LEE GARDENS, FIFTH FLOOR, OR AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S KOWLOON SUB-OFFICE, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, SIXTH FLOOR, NATHAN ROAD,

APPLICANTS MUST BE HOLDERS OF THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATES OF EDUCATION OR ITS EQUIVALENT FULL-TIME PERMITTED TEACHERS IN KINDERGARTENS WITH A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS' SUITABLE TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN REGISTERED SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG ABLE TO SPEAK CANTONESE FLUENTLY AND BE OF GOOD CHARACTER AND SUITABLE PERSONALITY.

ALL APPLICATIONS....

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