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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1984

SEMINAR ON CIVIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS

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ABOUT 240 HEADS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL ATTEND A ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON +CIVIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS+ ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 7) AT GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN KOWLOON.

THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, WILL SPEAK AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEMINAR, AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI, WILL DELIVER THE CLOSING REMARKS.

GUEST SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS AT THE SEMINAR WILL BE MR ANDREW WONG FROM THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG THE REV SISTER MARGARET WONG, PRINCIPAL OF ST PAUL'S SECONDARY SCHOOL, AND MR NATHAN MA FROM THE YUEN LONG LUTHERAN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THERE WILL BE GROUP DISCUSSIONS, PLENARY SESSIONS AND AN OPEN FORUM. SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION WILL BE PROVIDED.

QUESTIONS TO BE RAISED AT THE GROUP DISCUSSIONS INCLUDE:

* HOW DOES THE GROUP INTERPRET +CIVIC EDUCATION+.

* HOW CAN CIVIC EDUCATION BE PROMOTED THROUGH THE FORMAL CURRICULUM, THE INFORMAL CURRICULUM, AND THE GENERAL ETHOS OF THE SCHOOLS.

* WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT CAN BE GIVEN BY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS

TO CIVIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOL,

* WHAT ARE THE GROUP'S RECOMMENDATION ON CIVIC EDUCATION,

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON CIVIC EDUCATION

IN SCHOOLS+ FOR HEADS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 7) AT 9 AM AT GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON,

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.

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