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

To develop secondary and primary school teachers’ professional capacity to promote STEM education with a stronger linkage to the subject curricula, and enhance the integration across STEM-related disciplines, using SDL as one of the major approaches; To identify the components appropriate for students’ progressive development of knowledge and problem-solving skills in STEM education across different KS or grade levels.

This project aims to provide support to teachers to enhance their capacity to integrate self-directed learning (SDL) into STEM education, develop and implement school-based STEM curriculum, and assess effectively students’ learning outcomes so that students are facilitated to integrate and apply the knowledge and skills across different STEM disciplines, and develop entrepreneurial spirit, SDL and 21st century skills through scientific investigation and creative engineering design. The project targets at upper primary (P.4–6) and lower secondary (S.1–3) school students and develops multilevel school leadership networks so as to foster sustainable development of STEM education in participating schools.

This project aims to support the teaching and learning of Chinese and smooth kindergarten-primary transition for K3 kindergarten students from multicultural backgrounds. Schools with any number of multicultural students are welcome to participate.

To enhance teachers’ professional capacity for teaching NCS students learn Chinese as well as leadership in school-based curriculum planning; To facilitate NCS students’ smooth transition from primary to secondary education.

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