1. SKH HO CHAK WAN PRIMARY SCHOOL SCHOOL- BASED GIFTED EDUCATION Quality Education Fund Thematic Network-Gifted Education 資優教育學校網絡

2. Goals and Objectives 1.To develop a Networking Schools System so as to implement gifted education in Hong Kong. 2.To immerse the core elements advocated in gifted education for the gifted students in the networking schools. 3.To differentiate teaching through appropriate grouping of students to meet the different needs of the gifted students with enrichment and acceleration curriculum in the pull-out programmes.

3. Goals and Objectives 4. To share experience among the teachers who are interested in implementing gifted education in their schools. 5. To arouse the interest of teachers and principals and encourage them to implement gifted education programmes in their schools in Hong Kong. 6. To collaborate with schools overseas so as to exchange ideas on the implementation of gifted education in schools and to share teaching experiences among the teachers.

4. Targets and expected number of beneficiaries Schools: 72 Teachers: 360 Gifted Students: 3,600 Parents: 7,200

5. E1E1 E2E2 E G1G1 G2G2 G A1A1 A2A2 A B1B1 B2B2 B C1C1 C2C2 C D1D1 D2D2 D F1F1 F2F2 F H1H1 H2H2 H Network Schools 資優教育學校網絡

6. A1A2B1B2C1C2D1D2E1E2F1F2G1G2H1H2 ACDBE FGH 資優教育學校網絡 Network School

7. Implementation Plan 2-Year Plan First Year (9/2006-8/2007) Second Year (9/2007-8/2008)

8. First Year (9/2006/8/2007) Preparation and Implementation Stage (9/2006-1/2007) --Formation of steering committee and working committee --Teacher Training --Parents seminar/workshop

9. First Year (9/2006-8/2007) --Setting up Gifted Students Learning Center --Setting up Networking Schools Gifted Education Web Page and Platform --Selection and grouping of gifted students in the core schools

10. First Year (9/2006-8/2007) Implementing Pull-out programmes in schools Educational visit to other countries

11. Core Schools’ experience sharing Invitation to participate in the Project Experience sharing among the gifted students in the core schools Experience Sharing and Evaluation Stage (2/2007-8/2007)

12. Collect feedback from teachers and students Production and presentation of students’ work Experience sharing conference and workshop for teachers in the participating schools Data analysis and final report First Year (9/2006-8/2007)

13. Second Year (9/2007-8/2008) Preparation (9/2007-11/2007) Formation of groups Selection of gifted students Workshops on designing pull-out programmes Seminars for the parents of the gifted students

14. Second Year(9/2007-8/2008) Implementation of pull-out programmes (12/2007-4/2008) Collaboration with other schools in other countries/outside Hong Kong (4/2008- 5/2008) Gifted Education Conference (6/2008)

15. Second Year (9/2007-8/2008) Experience sharing among the teachers and gifted students in the networking schools (6/2008-7/2008) Evaluation and Report (7/2008-8/2008)

16. Budget Salary of Co-ordinator ($9,000X1.05X12X2=$226,800) Grant to the core schools ($200,000 + $100,000) X 8 = $2,400,000 Participating schools’ subsidies 1 st Year: 16X$10,000 = $160,000 2 nd Year: 64X$10,000 = $640,000 Experience sharing and workshops for teachers and parents (2 nd Year: $30,000)

17. Budget Implementation of pull-out programmes (2 nd Year: 16X$3,000 = $48,000) Gifted Education Conference (2 nd Year: $30,000) General Expense (2 nd Year: $10,000) Miscellaneous (2 nd Year: $10,000)

18. Budget Summary First Year: $1,873,400 Second Year: $1,681,400 Total: $3,554,800