Integrating Global Ethic in School Education: Primary and Secondary School Support for the Key Area “Moral, Civic and National Education” (Funded by QEF)

Date

1 January 2011 - 31 December 2015

Sponsoring Body	Quality Education Fund
Organizer	CRSE, EdUHK; Institute of Sino-Christian Studies; General Education Exchange Education of Roundtable and Global Ethic Foundation
Target Groups	Key Stage 2 students; Key Stage 3 students
Project Introduction	Co-organized by CRSE, Institute of Sino-Christian Studies, General Education Exchange Education of Roundtable and Global Ethic Foundation, Germany, the project is supported by Quality Education Fund and has lasted for 20 months from February 2014 to October 2015. The concept of “Global Ethic” of Hans Küng is adopted as the framework for the development of school-based curriculum in the Key Area “Moral, Civic and National Education” of the Hong Kong school curriculum. Support in the area of curriculum development and other learning experiences are provided for 20 partner schools, covering both Key Stage 2 (Primary 4 to 6) and Key Stage 3 (Secondary 1 to 3), ensuring the continuity between the primary and secondary phases.
Outcome	Developed the curriculum of “Global Ethic” covering both Key Stage 2 (Primary 4 to 6) and Key Stage 3 (Secondary 1 to 3) for 20 partner schools; Benefited 546 teachers and 10136 students from 197 primary and secondary schools.