Quality Education Fund Thematic Networks - Schools (QTN-S)

To assist schools in developing a school-based storybook teaching curriculum that caters for students’ different learning needs; To help teachers enhance students’ interest in reading and learning Chinese, enrich students’ imagination, nurture their thinking skills and promote values education.

To share with participating schools on ways to cater for learner diversity by providing students with interactive and interesting learning experiences using e-learning platforms/learning tools in classroom teaching; To enhance teaching effectiveness of teachers with the adoption of intelligent assessment system/e-platforms; To enhance students’ self-directed learning ability by promoting Assessment as Learning in a school curriculum.

To support participating schools to develop curriculum leadership in the learning and teaching of Chinese for NCS students with reference to the Chinese Language Curriculum Second Language Framework and other resources; To enhance the professional capacity of teachers in teaching Chinese to NCS students; To develop appropriate learning and teaching materials, consolidate experience and establish a professional learning community of Chinese teachers of NCS students; To empower teachers to provide appropriate learning activities for NCS students so as to enhance their Chinese proficiency and assist them in understanding the Chinese culture.

To enhance the effectiveness of NCS students in learning Chinese Language through the refinement of the school curriculum planning, learning and teaching strategies, and the use of assessment tools.

The project aims at enhancing the effectiveness of learning Chinese Language of NCS students through the refinement of the school curriculum planning, learning and teaching strategies, and the use of assessment tools.