Land.Tao: Fung Shui Woods School Learning Model for Nature-based Solutions (Land.Tao) is a school-based project funded by the Lantau Conservation Fund. This pioneering initiative was launched in 2024 where the deep powers of the arts are deployed in academic subjects, fostering creative thinking in both teachers and students. With the establishment of a biodiversity garden based on Fung Shui Woods on the school campus, the project’s unique and innovative educational methodology is predicated on inquiry-based learning – Exploration, Engagement and Experiential teaching and learning achieved through a creative learning system that is applicable across curricula. We aspire to make this pilot model replicable, scalable and, above all, sustainable to benefit all Lantau schools in due course. Land.Tao is part of AFTEC’s “Sea, Land, Sky” trilogy of arts-in-education projects on Lantau Island. Take a look at FLOW with AFTEC@Shalowan (2019) and Flight – Sights, Sounds & Shows @Shalowan (2018) here.
Academic Years 2024-2026
Key persons
Dr Chiu Sein Tuck (Ecologist)
Project Leader
Ms Jenny Ng
Director of Teaching and Learning, AFTEC
Director of Teaching and Learning, AFTEC
Creative Teaching and Learning Experts
Mr Dexter Lee (Visual artist)
Creative Practitioners
Dr Cheung Sze Man
Ecologist
Ms Lynn Yau
Chief Executive Officer, AFTEC
Chief Executive Officer, AFTEC
Creative Teaching and Learning Experts
Ms Grace Cheng (Visual artist)
Lead Creative Practitioner
Ms Jessica Kong (Visual artist)
Lead Creative Practitioner
Project components
1. Creative Learning System
- Develop in collaboration with teachers and Creative Practitioners a pioneering creative learning curriculum based on Lantau Fung Shui Woods which is applicable across subjects and nurtures students’ self-learning abilities and creative thinking
- Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
- Systematise a creative pedagogy for teachers that encourages cross-curriculum teaching to cultivate students’ creative mindset
2. Ecological garden on school campus
- Establish an ecological garden based on the vegetation structure and plant composition of Lantau Fung Shui Woods on the school grounds of the participating school
- Offer a nature-based solution that links ecosystem services with human well-being and benefits biodiversity
- Provide an ecosystem services thematic landscape feature for learning opportunities in school
3. Showcases and documentary
a) Showcases
Provide learning opportunities for students to practise how to document their learnings and share their learning outcomes and achievements with the public
- Mid-term showcase
Date: June 2025 - Final showcase
Date: March 2026
b) Documentary
- Document the project from inception to completion and serve as an example of sustainability and scalability in all Lantau schools
Acknowledgement
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