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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1992

PROGRAMMES FOR GIFTED STUDENTS TO BE DEVELOPED

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PROFESSIONAL TEAM ΤΟ

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL SET UP A DEVELOP PROGRAMMES FOR GIFTED STUDENTS AND то EVALUATE THEIR

EFFECTIVENESS.

SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE Y'S MEN'S CLUB TODAY (THURSDAY), THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION {SPECIAL DUTIES), MR LI YUET-TING, SAID A RESOURCE CENTRE WOULD ALSO BE ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT.

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IN OUR PLAN, THIS RESOURCE CENTRE WILL HOUSE A REFERENCE LIBRARY, A THEATRE, A SCIENCE LABORATORY, LECTURE ROOMS, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER ANCILLARY FACILITIES, HE SAID.

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MR LI SAID IF THE RESOURCE CENTRE COULD BE SET UP IN 1994 AS SCHEDULED, IT WOULD BE A PLACE OF INTEREST FOR DELEGATES ATTENDING THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE GIFTED IN 1995.

TEACHERS AT THE CENTRE, HE SAID, WOULD BE ABLE ΤΟ PRODUCE USEFUL TEACHING MATERIALS, MEET OTHER TEACHERS STUDENTS AND EXCHANGE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.

SELECT AND OF GIFTED

"REPUTABLE EXPERTS SUCH AS PROMINENT WRITERS AND SCIENTISTS CAN BE INVITED ΤΟ CONTRIBUTE IN SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS WHILE OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR GIFTED STUDENTS то MEET' THEIR PEERS OF COMPARABLE ABILITIES AND INTEREST,' MR LI ADDED.

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MR LI SAID THE EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO. 4 HAD RECOMMENDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMMES FOR GIFTED STUDENTS.

"IN OUR VIEW, THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF GIFTED EDUCATION IS NOT

ΤΟ CREATE 'AN ELITE', BUT TO PROVIDE THE BEST ENVIRONMENT FOR GIFTED STUDENTS TO PROGRESS AT THEIR OWN PACE AND ΤΟ CAPITALISE ON THEIR EXCEPTIONAL ABILITIES.

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"OUR LONG-TERM STRATEGY IS DIRECTED AT DEVELOPING A CLIMATE SUPPORT AND APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL PROVISION FOR THE RANGE OF ABILITIES AND NEEDS OF GIFTED STUDENTS.

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"WE SHALL HAVE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH EDUCATIONALISTS, ACADEMICS, AND PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTARY BODIES TO PROMOTE PUBLIC INTEREST TO PLAN APPROPRIATE PROGRAMMES FOR THESE STUDENTS, MR L1 SAID.

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