Overarching Aims of the PSHE KLA Curriculum

To enable students to:

• understand themselves, society, our nation and the world at large;
• maintain a healthy personal development; and
• contribute to the well-being of the family, the local community, our nation and the world as confident, informed and responsible persons.

Curriculum Framework of the PSHE KLA

It is a curriculum framework of knowledge, skills and values and attitudes structured around

the following six strands:

• Personal and Social Development
• Time, Continuity and Change
• Culture and Heritage
• Place and Environment
• Resources and Economic Activities
• Social Systems and Citizenship.

Subjects in PSHE

Expectations

• Broadened knowledge base, deeper understanding of Chinese history and Chinese culture and contemporary developments of society and our country, and development of global perspectives.
• Active participation and enquiry in the learning and teaching process, open-mindedness and integrative application of generic skills.
• Closer link between knowledge acquired in the KLA and real-life issues.
• Recognition of connection among the PSHE subjects, and between PSHE and other KLAs, multiple perspectives in dealing with complex social issues.
• Healthy personal development, the ability to relate to others, and positive values and attitudes.

Learning and Teaching in the PSHE KLA

• Situate student learning in relevant contexts in terms of time, place, institution,
  culture and values.
• Equip students with different learning skills, including enquiry and generic skills,
  in approaching and tackling different kinds of issues.
• Encourage learning through participation in a wide range of activities within
  and outside the classroom.
• Facilitate both collaboration and self-directed learning.