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

In 2022/23 school year, QEF sponsored 15 secondary schools and primary schools to implement QTN-S, which covered different subjects and themes. The QTN-S has provided support to the participating primary and secondary schools and enhanced professional exchanges as well as professional capacity building to facilitate the continuous development of schools.8 QTN-S dissemination seminars would be organized in the form of online live webinars / on-site seminars from 6 July to 10 August 2022.

To enhance General Studies teachers’ ability in designing STEM activities; To assist teachers of the Participating Schools in integrating STEM education and coding in the General Studies curriculum effectively so as to improve the planning of school-based curriculum through the development of curriculum leadership; To integrate computational thinking into General Studies curriculum through the application of Micro:bit; To enhance teachers’ ability in designing “minds-on and hands-on science activities” so as to facilitate students’ learning of science concepts and science process skills; To promote cross-school interaction and professional exchanges by establishing a cross-school learning community; and To develop students’ computational thinking and problem-solving skills.

To provide professional training and support to teachers and laboratory technicians of all Participating Schools on Bio-technology and STEM education; To develop Bio-technology and STEM education learning activities for school-based Junior Secondary Science curriculum to enhance students’ knowledge and experimental skills in Bio-technology as well as their creativity and problem solving skills; To establish an interactive learning community to promote cross-school interaction and academic exchange on professional technological innovation; and To strengthen the promotion of Bio-technology and STEM education in the Participating Schools, as well as further promote Bio-technology and STEM education to other schools to enhance Bio-technology and STEM education in Hong Kong.

To support Participating Schools in establishing STEM learning platforms, such as Aquaponics, propagation of corals, Makers and Artificial Intelligence Lab, so as to facilitate the sustainable development of STEM education in Participating Schools; To broaden the academic and technological vision of the STEM education teams through exchanges among the Participating Schools and their collaboration with universities and related industries; To share the refined designs of learning activities, strategies and action plans of the existing curriculum with more STEM education elements so as to let all students have exposure to STEM education; and To establish the STEM education professional learning community by sharing the rich experience and resources of the Networking Co-ordinating School in the promotion of STEM education, and to promote innovative technology education in the Participating Schools through on-site support.

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