Jockey Club Arts-based Cross Curriculum Creative Learning Project

Funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the Project is a 3-year long endeavour designed to complement the Hong Kong school curriculum to foster whole person development and lifewide learning in students from Key Stage 2 (Primary 4 – 6).

The Project focuses on a thematic, cross-curriculum project learning approach to nurture self-directed learning capabilities in students through the integration of

fundamental subject knowledge based on Key Learning Areas
generic skills such as basic skills, thinking skills and personal and social skills
and underpinned by a strong foundation of positive values and attitudes

This student-centred creative partnership project aims to prepare young people for the challenges of the 21st century by developing their Creativity, Critical thinking, Communication, Collaboration skills for Contribution to social capital (“5Cs”), bringing about an increase in creative practices in schools through the training of teachers in collaboration with Creative Practitioners (CPs).

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2023 – 24 Year Spotlights

Visual Diary

Spotlight on Students

Spotlight on Parents

A Shared Vision of Education & Arts

Learning to Flourish in the Future: The Creative Imperative

Embedding Creative Thinking into the Education System (Assessment too!)

Spotlight on Students

Spotlight on Parents

Knowledge Exchange 2023 – 24

2022 – 23 Year Spotlights

Visual Diary

Spotlight on Students

Why do we need Creative Learning?

Connecting Creative Collaborators-Student-centred Creative Classroom

Professional Development of Teachers & Creative Practitioners

Talent Development: Cultivating Cross-sector Collaboration

Creativity in Thai Education: A Holistic Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approach

Approaches to Creativity in School in England over the Last 20 Years

Knowledge Exchange 2022 – 23

2021 – 22 Year Spotlights

Visual Diary

Spotlight on Students

Building Creative Classrooms

Arts: It’s About Thinking

Cultural Arts Education as Transformative Pedagogy

Knowledge Exchange 2021 – 22

The training prompted a lot of personal growth and a stronger identity. The excellent breakdown and analysis of creativity helped to remind me why I was drawn to the arts and architecture in the first place.

Janet Tam
Creative Practitioner (Architecture)

I discovered that I have to change before I can help my students make changes themselves. The fact is, it does not need to be a huge change, a small step is also very important. Most important of all you have to enjoy the process.

Ms Hung
Teacher, Tin Shui Wai Methodist Primary School

I have been a visual arts teacher for many years. My teaching is creative and students love my visual arts classes. But I still have to re-think what a “Creative classroom” is. It’s a bit of a myth that the teacher is the product of an educational environment dominated by exams, and the training of “creative thinking” is superficial from cognition to practice. I am glad to be participating in the training workshop!

Mr Wong
Teacher, Christian & Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Primary School (Ping Shek)

The Creative classroom does not only refer to the actual environment, but also the teacher’s mental preparation: being willing to listen, letting students choose, tolerating their mistakes and uncertainties, encouraging interaction and resilience, and focusing on the process rather than results.

Ms Lui
Teacher, Yan Oi Tong Tin Ka Ping Primary School

The training consolidates the theory through simple and practical activities, which helps us to apply new and existing skills more effectively.

Anne Lau
Creative Practitioner (Props design and making)

Acknowledgement

All the content of works are independently produced by the organiser / creative team, and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Project nor the Funder