Aims & Objectives (Junior Form)

• to enhance and develop students’ interest in studying history;
• to help students understand the present in the context of the past;
• to enrich students’ knowledge of their own community and culture, as well as other major cultures of the world;
• to develop students’ historical skills and generic skills for further studies and life situations;
• to nurture students to become citizens who have global perspectives, knowledge and sense of responsibility.

Curriculum (Junior Form)

Form 1:

The ancient world (From pre-historic period to the 14th century): The birth and interactions of regional civilisations

Topic 1: Human needs: past and present

Topic 2: The development of European civilisation

Topic 3: The rise of Islamic civilisation and cultural interactions between Europe and Asia in Medieval Times

Topic 4: History, culture and heritage of early Hong Kong region

Form 2:

The modern world (From the 15th to the 19th centuries): The growth and expansion of the West

Topic 5: The rise of modern Europe

Topic 6: European colonial expansion

Topic 7: The founding and development of the United States (US)

Topic 8: Growth and development of Hong Kong up to the late 19th century

Form 3:

The contemporary world (from the 20th century to the present): moving towards a multi-polar and interdependent world 

Topic 9: International conflicts and crises in the 20th century (I) – the two world wars

Topic 10: International conflicts and crises in the 20th century (II) –the Cold War and the post-Cold War period

Topic 11: International cooperation since the 20th century

Topic 12: The growth and transformation of Hong Kong in the 20th century

Aims & Objectives (Senior Form)

• discover where they stand in the contemporary world through understanding the origins and development of modern events;
• develop the skills of critical thinking, making sound judgments and effective communication through exploring historical issues;
• approach past and current events in an impartial and empathetic manner, using a variety of perspectives;
• understand the characteristics and values of their own culture, and appreciate the shared humanity and common problems of the world’s many peoples;
• cultivate both national consciousness and the consciousness of being citizens of the global community, and thus become rational and sensible members of the local community, the nation and the world; and
• be prepared to explore in greater depth an issue of personal interest, or one that may be of relevance to their future careers and professional studies.

Curriculum (Senior Form)

Introduction: The Making of the Modern World

Theme A Modernisation and Transformation in Twentieth-Century Asia

1. Modernisation and transformation of Hong Kong
   1. Political and institutional changes
   2. Development as an international city
2. Modernisation and transformation of China
   1. Early attempts at modernisation reforms and revolutions
   2. Socialist modernisation in the Maoist period and the evolution of “socialism with Chinese characteristics” in the post Mao period
3. Modernisation and transformation of Japan and Southeast Asia
   1. Japan

Theme B Conflicts and Cooperation in the Twentieth-Century World

4. Major conflicts and the quest for peace
   1. International relations from 1900 to 1914
   2. The two world wars and the peace settlements
   3. Major conflicts after WWII and attempts to make peace
      1. superpower rivalries and détente
5. The quest for cooperation and prosperity
   1. International economic cooperation
   2. International social and cultural cooperation

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Department Members

Department Head：Mr Leung Hui Yin
Teacher：Mr Choi Chun Wai

Activities

「風雨同舟共建和平 粵港人民抗戰勝利八十周年展」 Standing Together for Peacebuilding: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance in Guangdong and Hong Kong

「銘記歷史，珍愛和平 ─ 抗戰勝利八十周年紀念日」“Remembering History Cherishing Peace in commemoration of 80th Anniversary of Victory in Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression”

Visit to the Hong Kong Heritage Museum - permanent exhibition of “Hong Kong Pop 60”, “A Man beyond the Ordinary: Bruce Lee”, “Timeless Diva: Anita Mui” & the exhibition of Jin Yong’s Centennial Memorial

Oral History Interview Project about the Kowloon History

(jointly organized by the Hong Kong Baptist University and the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals)

Visit to Hong Kong Coastal Defence Museum

Fertile Crescent Exhibition

Historical Heritage Tour of Kowloon City

A Talk about the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong

Outings of Learning History of Christianity in Hong Kong

影像歷史：香港歷史文化遊 路線設計比賽
中學組亞軍