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CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT:
Objectives:
This area of the curriculum aims to enable
learners to develop value, attitude, behaviour and personality
with emphasis on being thoughtful, practical and adaptable through
certain learning activities in Ethics Education, Art Education,
Physical Education, Music and Dances, and Scouts. Thus the curriculum
is designed to cultivate the following characteristics:
- Knowledge and understanding of moral and
aesthetics principles as well as ability to take care of physical
and mental health.
- Competence in analysing, criticising,
problem-solving, expressing and working cooperatively.
- Self-sacrifice, unity, discipline, frugality,
honesty, gratitude, love to work and appreciation of exercises.
- Interest in learning and ways of working,
creativity and application of knowledge in decision making and
problem solving in daily life and work.
- Ability to improve oneself toward desirable
characteristics and to apply knowledge in solving personality
problems and personality development.
Scouts (Grades 5-6)
Description:
Conducting troop meeting session, practising
according to Scouting procedures and organising the following
activities: studying, analysing, planning, implementing activities
at activity bases with emphasis on patrol system and concluding
results of activities, and closing the session with the following
topics:
- Third Class Scout (Tenderfoot): Knowledge
about the Scouting Movement, the Promise and the Scout Laws,
outdoor activities and rules for Scout drill.
- Second class Scout: taking care of oneself,
helping others, journey to places, Scout skills, hobbies, interests
and knowledge about the Promise, the Scout Laws and rules for
Scout drill.
- First Class Scout: self-dependence, community
services, adventures, craftsmanship, and rules for Scout drill.
The objective is to enable learners to
gain knowledge and understanding about Scout activities, to behave
according to the Promise, the Scout Laws and the mottos; to be
lively, well disciplined, economical, honest, patient, devoted
and unselfish; to help themselves and others; to be good leaders
as well as good followers, to work and live with others, to develop
interest and conserve nature and environment.
Note: After participating in the above
activities and passing all tests, each learner will receive badges
of third class, second class and first class, successively. |