To develop a balance of skills and integrated abilities in reading, writing, listening and speaking;
To cultivate students’ aesthetic sense and appreciation, and to increase the elements of Chinese Literature;
To enhance moral and value education, and to cultivate students’ knowledge and judgement through learning about Chinese culture;
To develop students’ ability and improve their quality in thinking skills, and to encourage the development of their independent, critical and creative thinking skills;
To arouse students’ interest in reading, so that they read more extensively, with wider range and in larger quantity, to increase their knowledge and vocabulary, and to widen their horizons and breadth of mind; and
To meet the needs of society and students by developing diversified learning materials, and using them flexibly.
Characteristics
Arousing students’ interest in reading: Our primary school’s “DearLand”, “Read to Succeed”, “DEAR Scheme” and “Reading Journey” encourage students to develop a regular reading habit, and deepen the depth of which through diversified, intriguing reading activities. As for regular lessons, teachers will teach reading strategies for students to appreciate the text and build knowledge and vocabulary. Students’ interest in reading can also be aroused through book recommendations and sharing sessions.
Enhancing moral and value: P1 and P2 students will recite the Chinese classic, Di Zi Gui, so that they can develop a good character through the influence of literary classics, and gradually build a solid language foundation. Primary education values the cultivation of thought, morality and influence of culture for the promotion of value education to cultivate students’ knowledge and judgement towards Chinese culture.
Learning through literary classics: Chinese classics are taught at all levels of the primary school, such as Di Zi Gui, poems in the Tang Dynasty, Water Margin (Shuihu zhuan), Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo Yanyi) and Journey to the West (Xi You Ji), for the accumulation of language sense and Chinese accomplishment.
Providing integrated training: Listening, speaking, reading and writing, supplemented by integrative use, are the main focuses throughout the primary stage. It provides students with balanced language learning experiences and opportunities to apply the knowledge, with a view to enhancing their language use and generic skills.
Di Zi Gui Activity
新界大嶼山東涌健東路4-6號
4-6 Kin Tung Road, Tung Chung, Lantau Island, New Territories.