SKH HO CHAK WAN PRIMARY SCHOOL SCHOOL- BASED GIFTED EDUCATION

1. SKH HO CHAK WAN PRIMARY SCHOOLSCHOOL- BASED GIFTED EDUCATION Quality Education Fund Thematic Network-Gifted Education資優教育學校網絡

2. Quality Education Fund Thematic Network-Gifted Education資優教育學校網絡 Goals and Objectives • To develop a Networking Schools System so as to implement gifted education in Hong Kong. • To immerse the core elements advocated in gifted education for the gifted students in the networking schools. • To differentiate teaching through appropriate grouping of students to meet the different needs of the gifted students with enrichment and acceleration curriculum in the pull-out programmes.

3. Goals and Objectives 4. To share experience among the teachers who are interested in implementing gifted education in their schools. 5. To arouse the interest of teachers and principals and encourage them to implement gifted education programmes in their schools in Hong Kong. 6. To collaborate with schools overseas so as to exchange ideas on the implementation of gifted education in schools and to share teaching experiences among the teachers.

4. Targets and expected number of beneficiaries • Schools: 72 • Teachers: 360 • Gifted Students: 3,600 • Parents: 7,200

5. E1 A1 G1 C1 G2 E2 A2 C2 H2 B1 G A E C H1 B2 H B D F D1 F2 D2 F1 Network Schools 資優教育學校網絡

6. F G H A B C D E A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 G1 E2 F1 F2 G2 H1 H2 A1 E1 資優教育學校網絡Network School

7. Implementation Plan • 2-Year Plan • First Year (9/2006-8/2007) • Second Year (9/2007-8/2008)

8. First Year (9/2006/8/2007) • Preparation and Implementation Stage (9/2006-1/2007) • --Formation of steering committee and working committee • --Teacher Training • --Parents seminar/workshop

9. First Year (9/2006-8/2007) • --Setting up Gifted Students Learning Center • --Setting up Networking Schools Gifted Education Web Page and Platform • --Selection and grouping of gifted students in the core schools

10. First Year (9/2006-8/2007) • Implementing Pull-out programmes in schools • Educational visit to other countries

11. Experience Sharing and Evaluation Stage (2/2007-8/2007) • Core Schools’ experience sharing • Invitation to participate in the Project • Experience sharing among the gifted students in the core schools

12. First Year (9/2006-8/2007) • Collect feedback from teachers and students • Production and presentation of students’ work • Experience sharing conference and workshop for teachers in the participating schools • Data analysis and final report

13. Second Year (9/2007-8/2008) Preparation (9/2007-11/2007) • Formation of groups • Selection of gifted students • Workshops on designing pull-out programmes • Seminars for the parents of the gifted students

14. Second Year(9/2007-8/2008) • Implementation of pull-out programmes (12/2007-4/2008) • Collaboration with other schools in other countries/outside Hong Kong (4/2008-5/2008) • Gifted Education Conference (6/2008)

15. Second Year (9/2007-8/2008) • Experience sharing among the teachers and gifted students in the networking schools (6/2008-7/2008) • Evaluation and Report (7/2008-8/2008)

16. Budget • Salary of Co-ordinator ($9,000X1.05X12X2=$226,800) • Grant to the core schools • ($200,000 + $100,000) X 8 = $2,400,000 • Participating schools’ subsidies • 1st Year: 16X$10,000 = $160,000 • 2nd Year: 64X$10,000 = $640,000 • Experience sharing and workshops for teachers and parents (2nd Year: $30,000)

17. Budget • Implementation of pull-out programmes • (2nd Year: 16X$3,000 = $48,000) • Gifted Education Conference • (2nd Year: $30,000) • General Expense (2nd Year: $10,000) • Miscellaneous (2nd Year: $10,000)

18. Budget • Summary • First Year: $1,873,400 • Second Year: $1,681,400 • Total: $3,554,800