
History Curriculum
Aims:
- Discover where student stand in the world through understanding the origins and development of the modern events
- To develop critical skills through exploring historical issues
- Using a variety perspectives to view historical and current events
- Understand the characteristics and values of our own culture and to respect other cultures
- Be a responsible citizen of local community, the nation and the world
Curriculum objectives:
Knowledge
- Understand historical concepts like cause and effect, change and continuity, and similarities and differences.
- Using multi-perspectives to interpret the past events with evidence
- The major historical developments or trends that shaped the contemporary world
- Understand the inter-relations of major historical events and movements and their impact to the present.
Skills 1. Distinguish fact from opinion 2. Compare and interpret 3. Explain historical documents 4. Present logical and coherent arguments 5. Search for, select, and analyse and synthesise information 6. Apply historical knowledge and skills in everyday life |
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Values and attitudes
- Appreciate the difficulties and challenges that people faced in the past.
- Tolerate and respect different opinions
- Explore the values and ideals that are commonly shared by all mankind
- Develop and maintain an inquisitive attitude towards human culture
- Be responsible citizens with national identity and to have a global perspective.
Who are our History teachers?
Source: https://study.com/articles/How_to_Become_a_Middle_School_History_Teacher.html
- Ms. Au Wai Chun (Chairperson of History Department, F. 1, F. 2 and F. 5 History Teacher)
- Ms. Lo Mun Yin (F. 2 and F. 3 History Teacher)
- Ms. Mak Po King (F. 1 History Teacher)
- Ms. Yip Mei Wan (F. 3, F. 4 and F. 6 History Teacher)
History projects (2019-2020)
From |
Term |
Marks |
Basis |
Task |
F. 1 |
Second |
20 % of CA marks |
Individual |
To visit Hong Kong Museum of History on their own and complete their worksheets. |
F. 1 |
Second |
10 % of CA |
Group |
Role play: Life in Ancient Egyptian society |
F. 2 |
Second |
25 % of CA marks |
Group |
Do a mini-research on issues related to Industrial Revolution |
F. 3 |
Second |
20 % of CA marks |
Individual |
To do a book report or film report related to the theme of war or peace |
Life-wide Learning (2019-2020)
All F. 1 students |
To visit Hong Kong Museum of History / Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre |
During Lunar New Year Holiday, 2020 |
20 F. 3 to F. 5 History students |
To Visit Historical sites in Central on Hong Kong Island |
22nd Feb., 2020 |
History Club (2019-2020)
Theme of the year: Social History in the East
Members: Welcome all F. 2 to F. 5 students
Venue / Date: Usually on the alternate Wednesday after school in Rm. 403
Activities on the following dates:
9/10/2019 |
23/10 |
6/11 |
20/11 |
4/12 |
18/12 |
12/2/2020 |
11/3 |
Photos
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A visit to the historical sites in Stanley, Hong Kong in 2018 |
A visit to Sheung Shui Walled Village in 2019
Walled village in Sheung Shui