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Meticulous care was taken in the recruitment
of dedicated staff, seeking the right blend of experience,
subject knowledge, personal attributes and talents.
Staffed by 11 teachers, half of whom were trained at
HKIEd, the school is led by a dynamic and visionary
principal whose breadth of professional knowledge and
international experience have proved to be invaluable
in the strategic planning and leadership of this new
school.
Being located right on the HKIEd campus,
the school is free to draw on the expertise of the Institute's
faculty members. On the other hand, the school provides
an outstanding venue for ongoing professional training,
in addition to offering opportunities for research,
teaching practice and observation of teaching and learning
activities.
Learning from
a crisis
Hong Kong faced an unprecedented crisis in the spring
of 2003 with the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS). This experience, whilst tragic for
many, has nevertheless provided the community with a
deeper insight into the value of life and the importance
of communal values.
As a teacher education
institution, HKIEd recognised that the outbreak of SARS
is itself an invaluable opportunity for learning, and
that with careful guidance the younger generation may
transform a crisis into a learning opportunity. With
this in mind, the Institute initiated a community-wide
project entitled "Learning from SARS and Beyond"
in May 2003 targeting all students in early childhood,
primary and secondary schools in a creative venture
encouraging them to record and reflect on what they
had experienced during the outbreak, using different
modes of presentation via various types of media.
All outstanding submitted works entries
will be displayed in the HKIEd 'sarslearning' website
at http://www.ied.edu.hk/sarslearning/
and there will be an exhibition and awards ceremony
at Hong Kong Museum of History in December. The Institute
is also planning the compilation of an anthology of
outstanding works.
This special project has been supported
or sponsored by government departments and various organisations,
including Education and Manpower Bureau, Hong Kong Education
City, Hong Kong Museum of History, the Hong Kong and
China Gas Company and Cathay Pacific.
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