New Senior Secondary Curriculum

Other Learning Experience and Student Learning Profile

‘The world is passing through troublesome times. The young people of today think of no-one but themselves. They have no

respect for age or their parents. What passes as wisdom for us is foolishness to them. As for the young people of today, they are immodest in speech , behavior

and dress.’

(Peter the Hermit, eleventh century)

Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics and Liberal Studies as core subjects for ALL students

2 or 3 elective subjects (chosen from a range of 20 elective subjects)

Other learning experiences (moral and civic education, community service, aesthetic and physical activities, career-related experiences)

Career-oriented

studies (alternative(s) to elective(s))

45 – 55% 20 – 30% 15 – 35%405 hr minim

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Proposed NSS Curriculum

What does a senior secondary student need on top of subject

learning?

Whole Person Development

Other Learning Experiences

1. Moral and Civic Education2. Community Service3. Aesthetic activities4. Physical activities5. Career-related experiences

Why Other Learning Experiences Expected Outcomes of OLE

Whole Person Development ( 德、智、體、羣、美 )

Complement the examination subjects/ career-oriented studies

Building up life-long capacities: To nurture informed & responsible citizenship To respect for Plural values & Healthy living style To develop career aspirations

Seven Guiding Principles of Designing School-based OLE

1. Student-focused2. Building on existing practice (own strengths)3. Entitlements (including disadvantaged student

s)4. Quality experience5. Coherent with KS3 and the whole NSS Curriculu

m6. Flexibility (e.g. could be out-of lesson time for c

ommunity service)7. Diversity in Implementation modes (e.g. in the f

orm of lessons, sessions, projects, programs…)

Physical Activities (e.g.) Many schools already have PE lessons Participation diversified activities & P

E-related co-curricular activities Able to analyze physical movement &

evaluate the effectiveness of a health-/ fitness programme

Role-taking as sport leaders or junior coach

Aesthetic activities (e.g.) In a variety of formats (lessons, programme

s, activity days…) Students will respond, analyse and interpre

t art works Students will employ appropriate art forms,

media and techniques for presentation of ideas

Students will actively participate in self-selected art activities

Moral & Civic Education (e.g.)

Assembly

Life Education sessions

Class Teacher periods

Sex Education talks/ workshops

Environmental Education

Health Education…….

Community Service (e.g.) Visits to local service units (e.g.

Elderly homes,…) Clean Hong Kong… Events for charities Participate in neighborhood

regeneration projects…

Career-related Experiences

Career-related Learning in the Classrooms

Through KLA teaching Through Class teacher’s period

Through direct experience of class work

Career-related Learning beyond the Classroom

Through workplace visits and LWL projects

Through meeting authentic experts and business people

Career-related Learning in mediated real-life experience

Running real businesses guided by teachers/ experienced experts

Real Work Experience

(Work Attachment or Placement)

How could we celebrate student participation in OLE?

Student Learning Profile

Student Learning Profile Serve as a means to motivate ongoing work And also as a passport for entry into the

world of work, further education Content:

HKDSE School internal results Other achievements and awards outside school Other Learning Experience (record of community

service, cultural activities, personal qualities)

Current Practices in Student Learning Profile (SLP)

Student-led record-oriented

Teacher-driven record-oriented

Student-led, reflection-oriented

Teacher-driven reflection-oriented

Student Learning Profile

Reflection-oriented

Teacher-driven

Record-oriented

Student-led

Electronic version

OLE 1

OLE 5

OLE 4

OLE 3

OLE 2

SLP

Suggested Framework of Other learning Experiences & Student Learning Profile

Academic works/ results

Other achievements

gained outside schools

Student Learning Profile

(A system with Formative purposes)

Developing a Reflective Habit

of Mind

Audience-specificity:

Learning through Mediators

Managing Complexity: A ‘Whole’ Person Development

pathway

Valuing Other Learning

Experiences: MIIntegrity

Personal Social

Multiplicity

Benefits of Student Learning profile – (Both Reflective and Record-oriented school-based model)

“Non-educational experiences” – are those that are simply undergone and have no significant effect on individual

“Mis-educational experiences” – are those hamper our ability to have further experiences or develop disinclinations to encounter such areas.

Dewey’s terms