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SUNDAY, MAY 24, 1987

SEMINARS AND FORUM ON CIVIC EDUCATION

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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS INVITING SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS TO ATTEND SEMINARS AND A FORUM ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE TEACHING OF SCIENCE SUBJECTS.

THREE IDENTICAL SEMINARS ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE TEACHING OF PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY/HUMAN BIOLOGY AND INTEGRATED SCIENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE SCIENCE TEACHING CENTRE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT, BETWEEN JUNE 18 AND 20.

AIMED AT ACQUAINTING TEACHERS WITH THE WAYS AND MEANS OF PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE TEACHING OF SCIENCE SUBJECTS EFFECTIVELY, THE SEMINARS ALSO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHERS TO EXCHANGE THEIR TEACHING EXPERIENCE THROUGH DISCUSSIONS AND PRACTICAL SESSIONS.

PARTICIPATING TEACHERS WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE CIVIC EDUCATION CENTRE WHICH PROVIDES A CENTRAL REFERENCE INFORMATION AND ADVISORY SERVICE FOR TEACHERS ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE TEACHING OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS.

SCHOOL HEADS ARE ADVISED TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (PHYSICS) OF THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, BEFORE JUNE 3 (WEDNESDAY).

MEANWHILE, THE FORUM ON CIVIC EDUCATION IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (HKU), THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WILL BE HELD AT THE RAYSON HUANG LECTURE THEATRE OF HKU ON JUNE 27.

THE ONE-DAY FORUM WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPATING TEACHERS TO HAVE AN OVERVIEW OF HOW CIVIC EDUCATION MAY BE INTEGRATED INTO THE TECHING OF SCIENCE SUBJECTS AND MATHEMATICS BY REFERENCE TO CURRENT PRACTICES.

THERE WILL BE TWO PLENARY LECTURES GIVEN BY EDUCATION EXPERTS AND SHORT PRESENTATIONS BY TEACHERS ON HOW CIVIC EDUCATION MAY BE HIGHLIGHTED IN A SCIENCE OR MATHEMATICS LESSON,

APPLICATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE FORUM SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION AT TOWER B, ROOM 612, HUNG HOM

COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 33-37 MA TAU WAI ROAD, HUNG HOM, KOWLOON, BEFORE JUNE 13 (SATURDAY).

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