Interested parties may select a ‘theme’ from the following according to their objectives, and opt for a preferred ‘mode of delivery’.
Venue
Arranged by the organiser or schools
Time
Much flexibility will be given, meaning that workshops can be held during regular periods, class teacher periods, assemblies or Civic and Moral Education lessons. Workshops may also be incorporated to post-examination activities, life-wide learning or community service sessions.
1. Respect/Empathy/Cross Generation Dialogue
Understand the needs of elderly and learn to get along with them; Show love & care & non violent communication skills
Curriculum alignment:
- General studies: Hong Kong in the Past, its history and people’s lives
- Personal Growth Education: Social Development
- Life and Society/ Integrated Humanities: Interpersonal Relationships, One World One Family
- Liberal studies: Personal Development and Interpersonal Relationships – Participation in Local Affairs
- Health Management and Social Concern: Personal Development across the Lifespan
- Other Learning Experience: Community Service – training for visits to service units
2. Elderly Service Planning & Design
To evaluate the needs from the elderly’s perspective, and to learn techniques on service planning so as to contribute to the society
Curriculum alignment:
- Life and Society/ Integrated Humanities: Interpersonal Relationships, One World One Family
- Liberal Studies: Personal Development and Interpersonal Relationships – political engagement
- Health Management and Social Concern: Extended Study on Community and Social Care Services
- Other Learning Experiences: Community Services (volunteer training for elderly services)
3. Life Planning & Education
To have a taste of the journey of aging and review on one’s values in order to set out plans for a meaningful and fruitful life
Curriculum alignment:
- General Studies: Wonders of Life – Treasure Life
- Personal Growth: Career Development, Working Attitude
- Life and Society/ Integrated Humanities: Life Planning
- Liberal Studies: Personal Development and Interpersonal Relationships – participation in local affairs
- HMSC: Extended Study on Health Promotion and Health Maintenance Service
- OLE: Career-related Experiences (suitable for higher forms students who are planning their future paths)
4. Elderly friendly community
To observe and reflect whether Hong Kong or our districts meet the World Health Organization’s 8 principles of being an ‘age-friendly city’
Curriculum alignment:
- Life and Society/ Integrated Humanities: Interpersonal Relationships, One World One Family
- Liberal Studies: Public Health – Understanding of Public Health
- HMSC: Promotion and Maintenance of Health and Social care in the Community
- OLE: Moral and Civic Education
5. Elderly Poverty
To understand the financial difficulties faced by the elderly and how they are striving to live with dignity, and to have discussions on population and retirement protection policy
Curriculum alignment:
- Life and Society/ Integrated Humanities: Public Finance in Hong Kong facing an Aging Population
- Liberal Studies: Hong Kong Today – Quality of Life
- HMSC: Current Issues of Health and Social Care – poverty, aging population
- OLE: Community Service, Moral and Civic Education
