Hong Kong Art School NSS Integrated Learning Scheme
  Art Node – On-line Learning Platform for Art Educators
  Chinese Arts Curriculum & Resources Series (Secondary)
  Drama-in-Education English Alliance Programme 2009/10
  Enrichment Programme for Gifted Children – Drama in Play
  Hong Kong School Drama Festival 2009/10 – 2010/11
  Language@Art – Communication Tool Box
  Use of Drama in Empathy Training for Primary/Secondary Schools
  Video Screening and Seminar
Hong Kong Art School NSS Integrated Learning Scheme
Date:  2010 - 2011
Details: Please refer to the Chinese version of the webpage for details.
Enquiry:
Ms Suen Wai Fong, School-based Project Coordinator, Hong Kong Art School
(Tel: 2824 5342; Fax: 2519 2075; E-mail: wfsuen@hkac.org.hk)
Art Node - On-line Learning Platform for Art Educators
Project Period: Aug 2009 – Sept 2010
Funding Body: Quality Enhancement Grant Scheme, Education Bureau

Art Node (www.artnode.hk) was launched in March 2010.  The learning materials will be available under three categories namely “International Perspectives”, “Local Essences” and “the Basics”.  The archive of the past Artist-in-Residence projects and other cultural exchange activities, in both video format and text format, will be available online for students and public to learn from International Perspectives.  From March 2010, there will be a live webcasting each month with local artists not only share with audience their artworks but also their views on different issues.  Last but not least, the video documentation of past workshops hosted by visiting artists will be edited and made available at the Art Node website with step-by-step procedures, allowing visitors to learn from the Basics and apply basic technology into artworks. 

Chinese Arts Curriculum & Resources Series (Secondary)

Project Period: Jan 2009 – Aug 2010
Funding Body: Quality Education Fund
This is a project in collaboration with the Design and Cultural Studies (HK) Workshop to design a Chinese Arts Curriculum for secondary schools. The teaching material is expected to be launched in July 2010.

Drama-in-Education English Alliance Programme 2009/10

Project Period: Sept 2009 – Jul 2010

Funding Body: Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR)
The programme provides professional development courses and on-site support to primary schools teachers, aiming to facilitate school teachers to apply English drama as a means to arouse students' interest in language learning and to improve their English language skills.
Website: www.englishalliance.hk

Enrichment Programme for Gifted Children – Drama in Play
Project Period: Dec 2009 - Apr 2010
Funding Body: Gifted Education Section, Education Bureau
Gifted Children will participate in two Greek classic plays, “Oedipus” and “Medea”, throughout which the moral values will be explored.

Hong Kong School Drama Festival 2009/10 – 2010/11
Project Period: Sept 2009 – Aug 2010
Funding Body: Steering Committee of Hong Kong School Drama Festival, Education Bureau
Hong Kong School Drama Festival aims at encouraging primary and secondary schools to develop drama as a regular co-curricular activity. The Festival is organized in three phases namely the Training Phase, School Performance Phase and Public Performance Phase. Education Bureau had commissioned HKAS to organize the Festival since 2003. More than 500 drama teams from schools participate in the Festival.
Website: http://hksdf.hkas.edu.hk

Language@Art – Communication Tool Box
Project Period:  Aug 2009 - Jul 2011
Funding Body: Quality Enhancement Grant Scheme, Education Bureau
The Language@Art project aims to provide essential inspiration and creative nourishment to enhance the English communication skills of HKAS students. English Language Corners will be set at both HKAS Main Campus located at the Hong Kong Arts Centre and HKAS Shau Kei Wan Campus.  Language workshops, art-related activities and tutorial sessions will also be conducted for the students. 

Use of Drama in Empathy Training for Primary/Secondary Schools

Project Period: Dec 2009 – Feb 2010
Funding Body: Guidance and Discipline Section, Education Bureau
The Guidance and Discipline Section of the EDB has commissioned the School to organize a 12-hour drama workshop for primary and secondary school teachers.  Throughout the workshop, it is hoping that teachers could be equipped with basic knowledge and skills to use drama elements in conducting drama-based empathy trainings.

Video Screening and Seminar
Project Period: 2010
Co-presented with the Hong Kong Drama / Theatre and Education Forum (TEFO)
Regular video Screening and Seminars will be organized to explore the possibilities of introducing drama into schools.