Quality Education Fund Thematic Networks - Tertiary Institutes (QTN-T)

The project aims to provide school-based support services to kindergartens in enhancing the effectiveness of learning Chinese of non-Chinese speaking (NCS) children.

The project aims to provide professional support to the kindergarten sector for strengthening their curriculum leadership and development, and enhancing teachers’ professional capacity for designing and implementing school-based curriculum (integrated with picture books, if applicable) to promote learning through play and foster whole-person development of children.

To enhance teachers’ understanding of mental health (including mental health problems such as acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder induced by frequent exposure to stressful events), and their knowledge and skills in handling stress-induced emotional and behavioural issues of students; To promote a positive mental health culture in primary and secondary schools by enhancing students’ wellness of mind and body and increasing students’ capacity to address mental health concerns; To cultivate a friendly campus environment by promoting mental health in primary and secondary schools; To enhance students’ understanding of mental wellness and illness, skills to cope with stress and emotion, and empathy towards people with mental illness (in particular psychosis).

To enhance assessment literacy of English teachers through aligning learning, teaching and assessment; To promote assessment as learning to enable students to evaluate their own learning and make adjustments; To propel schools to sustain the good practices in enhancing the assessment literacy of teachers; To build up learning communities so as to foster professional sharing and collaboration culture within and across schools.

To support participating schools in strategic planning and implementation of STEM-related lessons and curriculum using a whole-school approach; To strengthen curriculum leadership, foster collaboration across STEM-related KLAs/subjects such as Mathematics Education, Science Education/General Studies and Technology Education; To enhance teachers’ professional capacity in adopting self-directed learning (SDL) as a strategy to promote STEM education; To strengthen students’ ability to integrate and apply knowledge and skills across different subject disciplines to unleash their innovation, and to help them develop positive values; To provide professional recommendations and technical solutions in field of STEM including electronics and robotics.