Countryside Conservation Education Program

Proponent: Diocesan Working Committee for "Following Thy Way" of Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong

Site: Sai Kung

Project Description

This project aims to promote countryside conservation education in local primary schools for arousing young students' interest and awareness of countryside conservation in an early stage. Drawing on the project organisation's (PO's) experience and knowledge in the restoration, conservation and management of the five chapels in Sai Kung - Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows Chapel, Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, Star of the Sea Mass Centre, St Peter's Chapel, and Roasry Mission Centre, the PO has developed a set of teaching materials. These materials combine classroom-based theory lessons, guided field visits around the chapels, as well as discussion and reflection sessions.

The pilot program in this project engages the upper primary students from 10 local primary schools to participate in the classes and field trips. Through experiential learning, it is expected that the students' understanding of the cultural resources in the countryside areas would be deepened and their awareness to conserve the countryside would be raised.

At the end of the project, the PO would study and assess the key factors for success in countryside conservation education. The finalised teaching materials would be made available for shared use by all primary schools in Hong Kong, with the aim of promoting wider adoption and implementation of this education program.