Reports from the Field: Secondary School in Hong Kong Integrating the Spirit of Humanities into STEAM Education

Authors

  • Sin Fai Eric Ng HK CCC Kei Heep Secondary School (teacher)/ The University of Hong Kong (Doctor of Education)
  • Chin Hung Ng

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v8i2.500

Keywords:

Hong Kong, humanities, interdisciplinary approach, STEAM education

Abstract

A small project of STEAM education called “Innovation for Love and Care” was implemented in a local secondary school in Hong Kong. Four seventh-grade students participated from November 2020 to February 2021. The project aims to integrate humanism into the traditional STEAM curriculum to stimulate the students’ innovation in a people-oriented approach. The project consisted of three modules implemented by means of both online teaching and face-to-face lessons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The responses of the students were very positive. The overall performance has been recognised by the school management team. For the next step, the project team plans to expand the project to all seventh-grade students.

Author Biographies

Sin Fai Eric Ng, HK CCC Kei Heep Secondary School (teacher)/ The University of Hong Kong (Doctor of Education)

Sin Fai Eric Ng specializes in Chinese Language and Literature education. He develops affective education at the secondary school level. He has worked as a Chinese Language teacher in secondary school since 2012. His current research interest includes the teaching of Chinese popular songs and picture books. He is also interested in teacher training and pre-service teacher education. Email: ngsinfai@gmail.com 

Chin Hung Ng

Chin Hung Ng specializes in arts education. He develops STEAM education at the primary and secondary school level. He has rich experience in designing and implementing STEAM education. He is the author of a STEAM education textbook. He has been invited as a guest speaker for different seminars of STEAM education. Email: chinhung212@gmail.com

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Published

2021-07-19

How to Cite

Ng, S. F. E., & Ng, C. H. (2021). Reports from the Field: Secondary School in Hong Kong Integrating the Spirit of Humanities into STEAM Education. Journal of Learning for Development, 8(2), 456–464. https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v8i2.500

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2021): ISSUE 2

Section

Reports from the Field

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