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EDUCATION BUREAU CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM NO. 62/2015
From : Secretary for Education
To : Heads of Primary and Secondary Schools
Ref.
: EDB(CD)/ADM/50/1/2(11)
Tel.
: 2892 6680
Date
: 4 May 2015
Curriculum Development Institute
Application for Participation in Educational Activities and Events
(May 2015)
(Note: This circular memorandum should be read by heads of all primary and secondary schools)
Summary
The purpose of this circular memorandum is to invite primary and secondary schools
to participate in the coming educational activities and events organised, co-organised or
announced by Curriculum Development Institute, Education Bureau. The educational activities
and events to be organized include Exhibition of Primary School Students’ Creative Visual Arts
Work (2014/15), International Students’ Visual Arts Contest-cum - Exhibition of Hong Kong Photography (2015) “Harmony”, Outdoor Education Camp Scheme (2015/16), International
Junior Science Olympiad 2016 - Hong Kong Screening and City Gallery Summer Planning
School 2015 – “Be a Town Planner” “Little Planners Group” and “Teen Planners Group”
Programme.
Details
2.
a)
i)
The educational activities and events areFor primary schools:
Key Learning
Area/ Subject
Arts Education /
Visual Arts
ii) Arts Education /
Visual Arts
Title
Exhibition of
Primary School
Students’ Creative
Visual Arts Work
(2014/15)
For the attention
Remarks
/action of
School heads,
Exhibition Period:
Coordinators of
26 June to 20 July
Co-curricular
2015
Activities and
Visual Arts teachers
International
School heads,
Exhibition Period:
Students’ Visual
Coordinators of
22 to 30 August
Arts Contest-cum- Co-curricular
2015
Exhibition of Hong Activities and
Kong - Photography Visual Arts teachers
(2015) “Harmony”
Annex
1
2
Key Learning
Title
For the attention
Area/ Subject
/action of
iii) Physical Education Outdoor Education School heads,
Camp Scheme
coordinators of
(2015/16)
Co-curricular
Activities and
teachers-in-charge
of Outdoor
Education Camps
City Gallery
iv) General Studies
School heads,
Summer Planning General Studies
School 2015 – “Be Coordinators and
a Town Planner”
Teachers
“Little Planners
Group” and “Teen
Planners Group”
Programme
b)
For secondary schools:
i)
Key Learning
Area/ Subject
Arts Education /
Visual Arts
ii) Arts Education /
Visual Arts
Title
Exhibition of
Primary School
Students’ Creative
Visual Arts Work
(2014/15)
Remarks
Annex
Booking for the
2015/16 school year
will be commenced
on 19 May 2015
(Tuesday) at 0900
hours.
3
Application
deadline:
31 May 2015
5
For the attention
Remarks
/action of
School heads,
Exhibition Period:
Coordinators of
26 June to 20 July
Co-curricular
2015
Activities and
Visual Arts teachers
International
School heads,
Exhibition Period:
Students’ Visual
Coordinators of
22 to 30 August
Arts Contest-cum- Co-curricular
2015
Exhibition of Hong Activities and
Kong - Photography Visual Arts teachers
(2015) “Harmony”
Annex
1
2
iii) Physical Education Outdoor Education School heads,
Camp Scheme
coordinators of
(2015/16)
Co-curricular
Activities and
teachers-in-charge
of Outdoor
Education Camps
Booking for the
2015/16 school year
will be commenced
on 19 May 2015
(Tuesday) at 0900
hours.
3
iv) Gifted Education
The deadline for
nomination is 4
September 2015.
4
International Junior
Science Olympiad
2016 - Hong Kong
Screening
School heads,
Science panel
chairpersons and
teachers
v)
Key Learning
Title
Area/ Subject
Personal, Social and City Gallery
Humanities
Summer Planning
Education /
School 2015 – “Be
Geography
a Town Planner”
“Little Planners
Group” and “Teen
Planners Group”
Programme
For the attention
Remarks
/action of
School heads,
Application
Geography Panel
deadline:
Chairpersons and 31 May 2015
Teachers
Annex
5
3.
Details and Application Forms of the above activities and events are stipulated in the
respective Annexes.
Enquiry
4.
For enquiries, please contact the respective contact person as listed in the respective
Annexes.
Stephen YIP
for Secretary for Education
c.c. Heads of Sections – for information
Annex 1
Exhibition of Primary School Students’ Creative Visual Arts Work (2014/15)
Aims/ Objectives
This is to invite primary and secondary schools to visit the captioned exhibition.
Details
2.
The exhibition is organised by the Arts Education Section of the EDB. It aims to
display and acknowledge primary school students’ accomplishment in visual arts creation, as
well as provide an opportunity for students and teachers to learn from each other.
3.
Details of the exhibition are as follows:
Exhibition period:
26 June to 20 July 2015
Venue:
Room WP01, Podium, West Block
EDB Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre
19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon
Opening hours:
10:00 am to 6:00 pm (Monday to Saturday)
Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays
Exhibits:
Primary school students’ visual arts work
4.
Each school will receive ONE copy of the captioned exhibition’s poster within this
month for favour of posting. Please encourage teachers and students to visit the exhibition.
5.
Schools planning group visits are requested to contact Mr CHAN Sau-fai, Bene of
the Arts Education Section on 3698 3546 for advance arrangement.
6.
In the event of public announcement by the Secretary for Education that all schools
are to be closed as a result of adverse weather conditions (e.g. tropical cyclone or rainstorm),
the exhibition will be closed on that particular day.
Contact Person
7.
For enquiries, please contact Ms SUEN Siu-wai of the Arts Education Section,
Curriculum Development Institution, EDB on 3698 3539.
Annex 2
International Students’ Visual Arts Contest-cum-Exhibition of Hong Kong –
Photography (2015)
“Harmony”
Aims/ Objectives
This is to invite primary and secondary schools to visit the captioned exhibition.
Details
2.
The exhibition is jointly presented by the EDB and Po Leung Kuk. It aims to
stimulate students’ creativity, and foster international art and cultural exchange. It is hoped
that adults/leaders in various regions/countries will have a better understanding of the younger
generation, and develop planning to cater for the younger generation’s better living.
3.
Details of the exhibition are as follows:
Exhibition period:
22 to 30 August 2015
Venue:
4/F, Exhibition Gallery
Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
Opening hours:
10:00 am to 7:00 pm (Monday to Sunday)
(22 August 2015: 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm)
Exhibits:
Artworks awarded Hong Kong Grand Prizes and Honourable
Mentions in the captioned Contest
4.
Schools planning group visits are requested to contact Miss Janice TANG of the
curating organisation on 5164 9333 for advance arrangement.
5.
In the event of public announcement by the Secretary for Education that all schools
are to be closed as a result of adverse weather conditions (e.g. tropical cyclone or rainstorm),
the exhibition will be closed on that particular day.
Contact Person
6.
For enquiries, please contact Ms CHEUNG Sze-wing of the Arts Education Section,
Curriculum Development Institution, EDB on 3698 3540.
Annex 3
Outdoor Education Camp Scheme (2015/16)
Aims / Objectives
This is to invite primary and secondary schools to participate in the “Outdoor
Education Camp Scheme” (OECS).
Details
2.
The Education Bureau (EDB) encourages schools to organise outdoor education
camps, which enable students to gain life experience in the natural environment and extend
classroom learning.
3.
Details of the OECS in 2015/16 school year are accessible from the website at
http://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/kla/pe/references_resource/oecamp/index.
html
4.
Camp places of the 2015/16 school year (i.e. from 1 September 2015 to 15 July 2016)
will be open for telephone booking by schools from 19 May 2015 (Tuesday) at 0900 hours
onwards. School interested in the OECS should download the application form from the
above mentioned website. The following procedures should be adhered to:
Procedures
Details
Step 1: At least two Schools should directly contact respective camp office by telephone
months before the to reserve the camping places.
commencement of the  A deposit at a rate of $25 (3-day camp) or $50 (5-day camp)
OE Camp
per head may be collected by the camp offices, except those
run by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
Step 2: Within one Schools should complete and fax the “OECS Application Form” to
after
the the respective camp office.
week
telephone booking
 School should indicate clearly on the application form if they
also wish to apply for the OECS subsidies.

Camp offices will verify the information on the application
form against the telephone booking record, and then forward it
to the EDB for follow up action.

The EDB will issue notification to respective schools and camp
offices by fax (whether the applications are successful or not);
schools not receiving any notifications within 20 days after
they have submitted an application may contact the EDB for
enquiry.
Step 3: At least six Schools should confirm the number of camp places and programme
weeks before the design with the respective camp offices to enable them to deploy
commencement of the manpower and resources.
OE Camp
Step 4: At least four
weeks before the
commencement of the
OE Camp
For any changes of the number of camp places reserved, schools
have to notify the respective camp offices and the EDB in
writing at least four weeks before the commencement of the OE
Camp. The camp offices will endorse the updated information and
convey it to the EDB for record keeping and subsidy revision.
Otherwise, the camp offices may refuse other additional campers to
the campsites.
The camp offices may charge schools in
accordance with the confirmed numbers of campers even if there is
less number of campers.
Step 5: Within a week Schools should complete the “Outdoor Education Camp Scheme
after the completion of Evaluation Form” in duplicate and return them to the respective
the OE Camp
camp offices and the EDB.
5.
The OECS subsidy rates are as follows:
Camping Days
5-day Camp
(applicable to primary schools only)
Monday to Friday
(or agree with camp office)
3-day Camp
Monday to Wednesday or
Wednesday to Friday
(or agree with camp office)
$ 129
Subsidy Rate per
$ 258
Student
Subsidy
to The EDB will subsidise full charges for accompanying teachers in
Accompanying
the ratio of one teacher to 25 students (however, at least two teachers
teachers
will be subsidised in each application).
6.
To plan for an outdoor education camp, schools should set clear learning objectives,
work collaboratively with respective camp offices in the programme design, and assign
teachers to look after their students and help conducting some of the activities if appropriate.
7. Schools should closely observe relevant guidelines including the “Safety Measures
during School Activities” under the “Schools Safety and Insurance”, particularly the
“Guidelines on Extra-curricular Activities in Schools”, “Guidelines on Outdoor Activities”,
“Safety Guidelines on Physical Education Key Learning Area” and take necessary precaution
measures.
For the details, schools may refer to the following website:
http://www.edb.gov.hk/index.aspx?nodeID=242&langno=1.
Contact Person
8.
For enquiries, please contact Mr Jeff LAM Jak-kiu of the Physical Education
Section, Curriculum Development Institute at 2624 4295.
Annex 4
International Junior Science Olympiad 2016 - Hong Kong Screening
Aims/Objectives
This Annex is to invite secondary schools to nominate their students to take part in
the International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) 2016 - Hong Kong Screening.
Details
2.
The IJSO is an annual science competition in natural sciences for secondary
students aged below 16. In order to identify the appropriate cohort of highly able students to
take part in the relevant pre-competition training, the co-organisers of the Hong Kong
Screening, namely the Education Bureau, the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education
(HKAGE), the Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education, and Chief
Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence Teachers Association, will organise the IJSO
2016 - Hong Kong Screening on 26 September 2015 (Saturday). Students with
outstanding performance in the screening test may be offered a one-year training programme
provided by the HKAGE and be selected to represent Hong Kong to participate in the 13th
IJSO to be held in Kazakhstan in early December 2016.
3.
Schools interested in nominating students for the screening test are required to do so
through the website of HKAGE (http://ge.hkage.org.hk/en/competitions) from 4 May 2015
(Monday) to 4 September 2015 (Friday) by 5:00 p.m. Details and regulations of the
screening as well as the soft copy of the relevant poster have also been uploaded on the same
website. Please download the poster and help publicise the screening test by displaying the
poster in your school.
4.
Results of the nomination and other details of the screening test will be released on
14 September 2015 (Monday) through the above website. School principals, teachers and
nominated students should check the result and related details on the website accordingly.
No separate notification will be given.
Contact Persons
5.
For enquiries, please contact Ms SO Ho-seen, Christie of the HKAGE on 3940
0191 or by email to [email protected].
Annex 5
City Gallery Summer Planning School 2015 - “Be a Town Planner”
“Little Planners Group” and “Teen Planners Group” Programme
Aims / Objectives
The aim of this annex is to invite primary and secondary schools to participate in
the captioned programme.
Details
2.
The programme is designed to provide our younger generation with a better
understanding of town planning and various aspects of the planning process in Hong Kong.
The objective of the programme is to arouse students’ interest in town planning and the future
development of Hong Kong with an aim to nurture a new generation of young planners.
3.
The Summer Planning School curriculum includes a general introduction on town
planning and is comprised of lectures, field studies and workshops led by professional town
planners or other experts from related fields. All participants who have successfully
completed the programme will be awarded a Certificate of Completion and invited to attend
the Graduation Ceremony. As part of the experience sharing, all students’ works completed in
the workshops will be exhibited at City Gallery.
4.
The programme targets two different age groups, namely, the “Little Planners
Group” (for Senior Primary School Students) and the “Teen Planners Group” (for Senior
Secondary School Students).
5.
Details of the “Little Planners Group” programme are as follows:
No. of Places:
15/ 07 / 2015 – 18 / 07 / 2015
Refer to the programme below
City Gallery (except for the field study)
Students progressing to Primary 5 and Primary 6 in the 2015/16
school year
120（20 places for each school）on a first-come-first-serve basis
Language:
Cantonese (except otherwise specified)
Date:
Time:
Venue:
Target:
Programme (Tentative):
Date
Time
Content
Town Planning in Hong Kong
15 / 07 / 2015 (Wed)
10:00 – 10:10
Registration
10:10 – 11:20
Introduction to Town Planning in Hong Kong
11:20 – 12:30
Guided tour at City Gallery
Urban Renewal
16 / 07 / 2015 (Thur)
10:00 – 10:10
Registration
10:10 – 11:20
Urban Renewal in Hong Kong
11:20 – 12:30
Workshop on Urban Renewal and Preservation (1)
Field Study
17 / 07 /2015 (Fri)
10:00 – 13:00
(Group 1)*
14:00 – 17:00
(Group 2)*
Urban Renewal Authority Exploration Centre and
Urban Renewal Projects
Workshop
18 / 07 / 2015 (Sat)
10:00 – 13:00
Workshop on Urban Renewal and Preservation (2)
* Owing to the limited space of the field site, the visit of 120 participants will be divided into
two groups.
Remarks:
The graduation ceremony will be arranged on a Saturday morning in August 2015 with details
to be announced in due course.
6.
Details of the “Teen Planners Group” programme are as follows:
Date:
Time:
Venue:
Target:
No. of Places:
29 / 07 / 2015 – 01 / 08 / 2015
Refer to the programme below
City Gallery (except for the field study)
Students progressing to Secondary 5 in the 2015/16 school year
120（5 places for each school）on a first-come-first-served basis
Language:
Cantonese (except otherwise specified)
Programme (Tentative):
Date
Time
Content
Town Planning in Hong Kong
29 / 07 / 2015
(Wed)
10:00 – 10:10
Registration
10:10 – 11:20
Introduction to Town Planning in Hong Kong
11:20 – 12:30
Guided tour at City Gallery
Sustainable Hong Kong
30 / 07 / 2015
(Thur)
10:00 – 10:10
Registration
10:10 – 11:20
Strategic Planning for Sustainable Development
11:20 – 12:30
Think Strategic Think New – New Towns and
New Development Areas
Field Study
31 / 07 /2015
(Fri)
01 / 08 / 2015
(Sat)
10:00 – 13:00
(Group 1)*
14:00 – 17:00
(Group 2)*
Tung Chung New Town
Workshop
10:00 – 16:00
Conceptual Development Design Workshop
(including lunch break)
* Owing to the limited space of the field study, the visit of 120 participants will be divided into
two groups.
Remarks:
The graduation ceremony will be arranged on a Saturday morning in August 2015 with details to be
announced in due course.
7.
For further details and highlights of the ‘First City Gallery Summer Planning School’,
please visit:
http://www.citygallery.gov.hk/en/to-participate/past-activities.html#SSBTP
http://www.citygallery.gov.hk/en/gallery-highlight/AudioAndVideo.html
8.
Schools interested in the above programme should complete and return the
completed Reply Slip (attached in the Appendix 5a) by fax to 3102 1242 or e-mail to
[email protected] on or before 31 May 2015 (Sunday).
Contact Person
9.
For enquiries, please contact Ms KWAN Jane of the City Gallery on 2231 5078 or
Ms TANG Agnes on 2231 4776.
Appendix 5a
City Gallery Summer Planning School 2015
“Be a Town Planner” - ‘Little Planners Group’
Reply Slip
Please return reply slip, on or before 31 May 2015, to City Gallery
(Fax No.: 3102 1242) or e-mail to [email protected].
For enquiries, please contact Ms Jane Kwan (Senior Town Planner/Community
Relations) at 2231 5078 or Ms Agnes Tang (Town Planner/Community Relations)
at 2231 4776.
# Registration on a first-come-first-served with limited seats available.
## Planning Department reserves the right to make the final decisions on the approved applications.
My school would like to participate in the City Gallery Summer Planning School
2015 “Be a Town Planner” – ‘Little Planners Group’ (For Senior Primary School
Students). The names of the 20 students will be submitted upon confirmation of
registration by Planning Department.
Contact Information
Name of school:
Address:
Name of contact person:
Position:
Tel. No. (School):
Tel. No. (Mobile):
Email address:
Signature of
School Principal:
School Chop:
City Gallery Summer Planning School 2015
“Be a Town Planner” - ‘Teen Planners Group’
Reply Slip
Please return reply slip, on or before 31 May 2015, to City Gallery
(Fax No.: 3102 1242) or e-mail to [email protected].
For enquiries, please contact Ms Jane Kwan (Senior Town Planner/Community
Relations) at 2231 5078 or Ms Agnes Tang (Town Planner/Community Relations)
at 2231 4776.
# Registration on a first-come-first-served with limited seats available.
## Planning Department reserves the right to make the final decisions on the approved
applications.
My school would like to participate in the City Gallery Summer Planning School
2015 “Be a Town Planner” – ‘Teen Planners Group’ (For Senior Secondary
School Students). The names of the 5 students will be submitted upon
confirmation of registration by Planning Department.
Contact Information
Name of school:
Address:
Name of contact person:
Position:
Tel. No. (School):
Tel. No. (Mobile):
Email address:
Signature of
School Principal:
School Chop: