Co-curricular activities

1.    Types of activities

Every year, a variety of activities are organized for students to extend their learning beyond the classroom and increase their interest in learning Geography. The following shows the types of activities that have been carried out.

 

(a)   Local visits have been held to broaden students' horizons.

(b)   Field excursions have been organized to help students internalize the geographical concepts and knowledge they have learnt in the lessons.

(c)   Cross-border study tours have been organized to help students apply their knowledge in a wider real-world context and increase their understanding of practices adopted in different parts of the world for sustainable development.  

(d)  Thematic talks, exhibitions and/or workshops have been arranged to be held on the school campus to extend students’ knowledge on different topics that are relevant to the curriculum.

  

                   Workshop and Exhibition Organized by Geotechnical Engineering Office

(e)   The Geography department has arranged the watching of films that are related to the Geography curriculum outside of school.

 

(f)   Other internal activities, e.g. a game booth and an inter-class national geography quiz competition have been organized to help junior form students know more about the geography of China.

                                                                  

           Playing on the Online Map of China Jigsaw Puzzle Created by Students                    Inter-class Knowledge Quiz on Geography of China Competition using Kahoot!    

2.  External extended programmes and competitions

(a)   Our school has joined the Geopark Schools Programme organized by the Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department. In this programme, students have joined the talks on rocks or Hong Kong’s landforms, workshops on rocks and minerals, field excursions to Hong Kong Geopark, and cultural exchange activities with the Japanese students in Hong Kong.

(b)   Some students joined the enrichment programmes, e.g. Summer Meteorology Camp organized by the Hong Kong Sea Cadets Corps in 2023.

(c)   High-achievers are nominated to join the external competitions, e.g. Weather Observation Competition organized by Ho Koon Nature Education cum Astronomical Centre, the CSDI Awards 2024 by the Development Bureau and the Hong Kong Geography Olympiad hosted by the Hong Kong Geographical Association for the application of knowledge.