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Announcement of finalists for “‘My Pledge to Act’ Activity Series (3): ‘The Promising Life Planners’ – School-based Values Education Promotional Activities Design Competition (Secondary School)”

The preliminary adjudication of the “‘My Pledge to Act’ Activity Series (3): ‘The Promising Life Planners’ – School-based Values Education Promotional Activities Design Competition (Secondary School)” was completed successfully. Thanks for the active participation of schools and students. The list of the finalists is appended below (Chinese version only):

Finalists 

Notification letters will be sent to each shortlisted school on March 8, 2024. If the notification letter is not received by March 22, 2024, please contact Ms. Eve YAN of the Moral, Civic and National Education Section 1 at 2153 7482.

“2024 Let’s Join Hands in Safeguarding National Security” Programme
Results Announcement of the “2024 National Security School Bulletin Board Design Competition”

The “2024 National Security School Bulletin Board Design Competition” was completed successfully. Thank you for schools’ and students’ participation.

Awardees’ List Click here

“2024 Let’s Join Hands in Safeguarding National Security” Programme
Results Announcement of the “2024 National Security Outstanding Lesson Plan Design Selection”

The “2024 National Security Outstanding Lesson Plan Design Selection” was completed successfully. Thank you for schools’ and teachers’ participation.
Awardees’ List Click here

“2024 Let’s Join Hands in Safeguarding National Security” Programme
Results Announcement of the “2024 National Security Writing Competition”

The “2024 National Security Writing Competition” was completed successfully. Thank you for schools’ and students’ participation.
Awardees’ List Click here

Extension of submission deadline for “Exploration of Biodiversity in Hong Kong Short Video Competition”

Despite its very small size, Hong Kong is blessed with a myriad of terrestrial and marine habitats and niches.  To encourage more students to participate in the “Exploration of Biodiversity in Hong Kong Short Video Competition” by making good use of the Lunar New Year and Easter holidays to conduct field trips and appreciate different species of wild fauna and flora, with a view to promoting the conservation of biodiversity while getting close to nature, the submission deadline of the Competition has been extended to 30 April 2024 (Tuesday).

Please refer to the EDBCM No. 151/2023 [(Secondary School) and (Primary School)] for details of the above Competition.  Entrants are required to upload their entries to the designated websites through their schools. [Designated website for submission of entries (Secondary School)] [Designated website for submission of entries (Primary School)]

Information update on values education activities

To encourage more students to join the “My Pledge to Act” activities, submission deadlines of the following competitions have been extended:

（1）  “My Pledge to Act” Activity Series (2): “Little Sun’s Creative Short Stories”Chinese Writing Competition (Primary School): Submission deadline has been extended to 12 April 2024 (Friday). [Designated website for enrolment](Chinese only)

（2）  “My Pledge to Act” Activity Series (3): “The Promising Life Planners” – School-based Values Education Promotional Activities Design Competition (Secondary School): Submission deadline has been extended to 23 February 2024 (Friday). [Designated website for enrolment]

Please refer to the EDBCM No. 96/2023 for details of the above competitions.   Entrants are required to upload their entries to the related designated websites through their schools.

Values Education Annual Prize Presentation Ceremony 2022/23 cum

The 6th Outstanding Teaching Award for Moral Education Award Presentation Ceremony

 The Values Education Annual Prize Presentation Ceremony 2022/23 cum The 6th Outstanding Teaching Award for Moral Education Award Presentation Ceremony was successfully held on 5 January 2024. The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, CDC Standing Committee on Values Education Chairperson and Members, The 6th Outstanding Teaching Award for Moral Education Honorary Advisor of Steering Committee and Assessment Panel Members, as well as other guests commended the award-winning teachers and students in the “The 6th Outstanding Teaching Award for Moral Education”, “’Let’s Project Positive Energy’ Social Platform Creative Post Design Competition”, “’Happy, Promising Little Sun & Friends’ Mascots Design Competition”, “’Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic’ Parent-child Storytelling Competition (Kindergarten)”, “Practising Low Carbon Living Slogan cum Poster Design Competition (Primary School)” and “Climate Change Mitigation Slogan cum Poster Design Competition (Secondary School)”.

Please click here for the event highlights 

Please click here to view and download the event photos

Please click the following links for the awardee lists and winning entries:

“’Let’s Project Positive Energy’ Social Platform Creative Post Design Competition”

“’Happy, Promising Little Sun & Friends’ Mascots Design Competition”

“’Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic’ Parent-child Storytelling Competition (Kindergarten)”

“Practising Low Carbon Living Slogan cum Poster Design Competition (Primary School)” and “Climate Change Mitigation Slogan cum Poster Design Competition (Secondary School)”

"The 6th Outstanding Teaching Award for Moral Education"

Enriching the Content of Values Education Curriculum Framework – Optimisation of “Priority Values and Attitudes”

The Education Bureau issued EDBCM No. 183/2023 to announce the further enrichment of the Values Education Curriculum Framework (Pilot Version), including the optimised content of the “Priority Values and Attitudes” (PVAs), as well as the related learning and teaching resources and promotional activities.

To encourage teachers and students to understand and practice the PVAs, the EDB is organising the “‘Life Event’ Presentation Slides Design Competition” and “‘Creative Inheritance Brings Happiness to the Elders - To Share Love Together’ Activity” for teachers and students respectively.  Please refer to EDBCM No. 183/2023 for details. 

Extension of “My Pledge to Act” (MPA) Reply Slip Submission Date

To encourage more schools to take part in the MPA and for the EDB to gain a better understanding of its implementation in schools, the MPA Reply Slip Submission Date will be extended to 30 November (Thursday). Schools interested in to organise MPA in 2023/24 school year and obtain the MPA Mascot (“樂諾小太陽”) Badges, please complete the “‘My Pledge to Act – Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic’ (2023/24) Electronic Reply Slip” (please scan the QR code provided) on or before 30 November 2023 (Thursday).

The 7^th Outstanding Teaching Award for Moral Education (OTAME) Jointly Organised by the Education Bureau and Winsor Education Foundation

To encourage schools to implement and promote moral education within and beyond the classroom by adopting a whole-school approach through holistic planning of the curriculum, learning content of different subjects and life-wide learning activities while creating conducive school atmosphere, so as to nurture in students proper values, positive attitudes and practise appropriate behaviours, the Education Bureau and the Winsor Education Foundation continue to jointly organise the 7^th OTAME in the 2023/24 s.y.

The deadline for submission of applications is 30 November 2023 (Thursday). For details, please refer to the EDB Circular Memorandum No.173/2023.

Please click here to apply (Chinese Version Only).

Exploration of Biodiversity in Hong Kong Short Video Competition

A Short Video Competition is organised by this Section with an aim to encourage primary and secondary students to actively explore biodiversity in Hong Kong through field trips and appreciation of different species of wild fauna and flora, so as to enhance their understanding of local ecology and biodiversity and cultivate their love and care for the natural environment, as well as their sense of responsibility for environmental protection. The submission deadline is 28 February 2024 (Wednesday).

Please refer to EDBCM No. 151/2023 for details.

"My Pledge to Act -Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic"（2023/24）

The EDB issued 96/2023to inform schools of the “My Pledge to Act 2023/24 – Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” (MPA) arrangements

Since 2019, the theme of MPA values education promotional activity - “Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” was adopted. Three sub-themes, namely “Be Diligent and Law-abiding, Perform Acts of Kindness”, “Think from Others’ Perspectives, Foster Harmony and Be Respectful” and “Inherit Traditional Culture, Be Patriotic and Love Hong Kong”, have also been launched in 2022/23 school year.

In response to social development and the developmental and learning needs of students, and to align with the EDB’s initiative to strengthen life education (including sex education) and health education (including anti-drug education / resistance to harmful substances / promoting physical and psychological well-being), a new sub-theme, “Cherish Life, Be Healthy”, will be launched along the existing ones under the main theme of the MPA. Schools are advised to take into account their school contexts, and flexibly select one or more of the four sub-themes as their school-based MPA theme(s) for promoting values education.

For details of the learning and promotional activities, learning and teaching materials, promotional materials, MPA Funding Programme, etc, please refer to 96/2023orMy Pledge to Act” (2023/24) Theme-based Resources Webpage。

Announcement of “‘Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic’ Parent-child Storytelling Competition (Kindergarten)” and “‘Let’s Project Positive Energy’ Social Platform Creative Post Design Competition” Results

“‘Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic’ Parent-child Storytelling Competition (Kindergarten)” and “‘Let’s Project Positive Energy’ Social Platform Creative Post Design Competition” have been successfully conducted.  Thanks to schools and students for their active participation!  Please click the following links to view the list of awardees and winning entries.

“‘Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic’ Parent-child Storytelling Competition (Kindergarten)” Click here  (Chinese Version Only) 

“‘Let’s Project Positive Energy’ Social Platform Creative Post Design Competition” Click here (Chinese Version Only) 

The Third Anniversary of the Promulgation of The Hong Kong National Security Law
National Security Education Online Learning Platform:
“Pat Pat Play” Online Competition

National Security Education Online Learning Platform: “Pat Pat Play” Online Competition was completed successfully. Thank you for schools’ and students’ participation.
List of Awardees Click here

“2023 Let’s Join Hands in Safeguarding National Security” Programme
Results Announcement of the “2023 National Security Online Quiz Competition”

The “2023 National Security Online Quiz Competition” was completed successfully. Thank you for schools’ and students’ participation.
Awardees’ List (Chinese Version Only) Click here

“2023 Let’s Join Hands in Safeguarding National Security” Programme
Results Announcement of the “2023 National Security Writing Competition”

The “2023 National Security Writing Competition” was completed successfully. Thank you for schools’ and students’ participation.
Awardees’ List (Chinese Version Only) Click here
Awarded Entries (Chinese Version Only) Click here

The Moral, Civic and National Education Section and Curriculum Resources Section of Curriculum Development Institute have jointly developed and launched the “Music Video 《世上只有》” under the theme of filial piety.  Featuring touching music and four short stories, the video manifests and passes on Chinese traditional virtue of filial piety through the practice of proper values and positive life attitudes in our daily life.  The “Music Video《世上只有》” has been uploaded to the webpage of the EDB Educational Multimedia (https://emm.edcity.hk/media/1_bdkv8nmk).  Please refer to EDBCM No. 72/2023 for details.

Announcement of “Practising Low Carbon Living Slogan cum Poster Design Competition (Primary School)” and “Climate Change Mitigation Slogan cum Poster Design Competition (Secondary School)” Results

 “Practising Low Carbon Living Slogan cum Poster Design Competition (Primary School)” and “Climate Change Mitigation Slogan cum Poster Design Competition (Secondary School)” successfully concluded. Thanks to schools and students for their active participation! Please click Here to view the list of awardees.

“2023 Let’s Join Hands in Safeguarding National Security” Programme
Results Announcement of the “2023 Slogan-cum-Poster Design Competition on National Security”

The “2023 Slogan-cum-Poster Design Competition on National Security” was completed successfully. Thank you for schools’ and students’ participation.
Awardees’ List (Chinese Version Only) Click here
Awarded Entries (Chinese Version Only) Click here

“2023 Let’s Join Hands in Safeguarding National Security” Programme
Results Announcement of the “2023 School Bulletin Board Design Competition on National Security”

The “2023 School Bulletin Board Design Competition on National Security” was completed successfully. Thank you for schools’ and students’ participation.
Awardees’ List (Chinese Version Only) Click here
Awarded Entries (Chinese Version Only) Click here

Announcement of “‘Happy, Promising Little Sun & Friends’ (“樂諾小太陽” & Friends) Mascots Design Competition” Results

“‘Happy, Promising Little Sun & Friends’ (“樂諾小太陽” & Friends) Mascots Design Competition” has been successfully conducted. Thanks to schools and students for their active participation! Please Click Here to view the list of awardees and winning entries.

“My Pledge to Act - Be grateful and treasure what we have, stay positive and optimistic” (2022/23) Activity Series

The Moral, Civic and National Education Section1 issued EDBCM No. 166/2022 in October 2022, to announce information related to “My Pledge to Act - Be grateful and treasure what we have, stay positive and optimistic” (2022/23), including details of the “‘Let’s Project Positive Energy’ Social Platform Creative Post Design Competition” and the “‘Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic’ Parent-child Storytelling Competition (Kindergarten)”.

To encourage more students to join the “‘Let’s Project Positive Energy’ Social Platform Creative Post Design Competition”, its submission deadline has been extended to 28 April 2023 (Friday).  Please refer to the EDBCM No. 166/2022 or the “My Pledge to Act” (2022/23) Theme-based Resources Webpage for details.

Furthermore, to dovetail with the Government’s efforts to improve environmental hygiene, schools are called upon to launch the “‘My Pledge to Act’: Let’s Clean Together” School-based Award Scheme.  Schools may design related school-based learning activities, such as school cleaning activities, school cleansing and moral education lessons to help students nurture and practice positive values and attitudes, such as diligence, empathy, responsibility and law-abidingness, so as to contribute to the clean environment.  To support schools in the promotion of this initiative, the Curriculum Development Institute of the EDB has launched a series of learning and teaching materials. For details, please refer to the EDBCM No. 21/2023 and the “Learning and Teaching Resources related to Cultivating Students’ Good Environmental Hygiene Habits and Civic Awareness” theme-based webpage (Chinese only).

 “My Pledge to Act -Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic”（2022/23）[Latest news]

To further support schools in implementing “My Pledge to Act–Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” (2022/23), the EDB provided schools with more related resources/materials and learning activities, including “‘Let’s Project Positive Energy’ Social Platform Creative Post Design Competition” and “‘Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic’ Parent-child Storytelling Competition (Kindergarten)”.   Please refer to the EDB Circular Memorandum No. 166/2022 or the “My Pledge to Act” (2022/23) Theme-based Resources Webpage for details.   We hope schools could motivate students to participate in the activities and promote values education together. 

The deadline for submission of entries for “‘Happy, Promising Little Sun & Friends’ Mascot Design Competition has been extended to 30 December 2022 with a view to allowing students more time to understand the deeper meaning of the three sub-themes of the MPA and form creative ideas, and encouraging more submissions.  Please refer to the EDB Circular Memorandum No. 114/2022 and the “My Pledge to Act” (2022/23) Theme-based Resources Webpage for details.

Besides, in order to collect data and information on the implementation of MPA in schools, we would like to invite schools to complete and submit the “‘My Pledge to Act – Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic’ (2022/23) Reply Slip” via fax or complete the electronic reply slip on or before 4 November 2022 (Friday).  (Please refer to Annex 1 of the EDB Circular Memorandum No. 166/2022 for details)  Schools need not re-submit the Reply Slip if they have already submitted one before.

 The 6^th Outstanding Teaching Award for Moral Education Jointly Organised by the Education Bureau and Winsor Education Foundation

 To encourage primary and secondary schools to effectively implement and promote moral education within and beyond classroom through holistic curriculum planning, diversified learning activities and conducive school atmosphere, with a view to effectively nurturing students’ positive values and attitudes, and practising appropriate behaviours, the Education Bureau and the Winsor Education Foundation continue to jointly organise the 6^th Outstanding Teaching Award for Moral Education in the 2022/23 s.y.

The deadline for submission of applications is 30 November 2022 (Wednesday). For details, please refer to the EDB Circular Memorandum No.168/2022.

Please click here to apply (Chinese Version Only).

 Values Education Annual Prize Presentation Ceremony 2021/22 cum “My Pledge to Act” 2022/23 Launching Ceremony

 The Values Education Annual Prize Presentation Ceremony 2021/22 cum “My Pledge to Act” 2022/23 Launching Ceremony was successfully held on 2 September 2022. The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, members of CDC Standing Committee on Values Education and other guests commended the award-winning teachers and students in the “‘Law-abidingness’ and ‘Empathy’ Lesson Plan Design Competition”, “‘Short Story with Deep Message: Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic’ Video-making Competition (Secondary)” and “‘Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic’ 4-Panel Comic Drawing Competition (Primary)”, and officiated at the “My Pledge to Act” 2022/23 Launching Ceremony.

Please click here for the event highlights

Please click here to view and download the event photos
Please click here to view MPA experience sharing video

Please click the following links for the awardee lists and winning entries:

“Law-abidingness” and “Empathy” Lesson Plan Design Competition

“Short Story with Deep Message: Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” Video-making Competition (Secondary)

“Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” 4-Panel Comic Drawing Competition (Primary)

2022/23 School Year Calendar for the Promotion of National Education and National Security Education

The EDB has produced the calendar for 2022/23 school year by adopting some of the winning entries of the“2022 Slogan-cum-Poster Design Competition on National Security”, and encourage teachers and students to make good use of the Calendar to foster awareness of safeguarding national security in schools.

Calendar download (Chinese Version Only) Click here

"My Pledge to Act -Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic"（2022/23）[Latest news]

The EDB issued EDBCM No. 114/2022 to inform schools of the “My Pledge to Act 2022/23 – Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” (MPA) arrangements.

Since 2019, the theme of MPA theme “Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” was adopted. In response to social development and students’ needs, and to align with the EDB’s newly added priority values and attitudes in 2020 and 2021, i.e. “Law-abidingness” , “Empathy” and “Diligence”, schools are advised to continue to take “Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” as the core direction, and taking into account their school contexts, flexibly select the following three sub-themes (multiple sub-themes may be selected) as the school-based MPA theme(s) for promoting values education:

• “Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic; Be Diligent and Law-abiding, Perform Acts of Kindness”
• “Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic; Think from Others’ Perspectives, Foster Harmony and Be Respectful”
• “Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic; Inherit Traditional Culture, Be Patriotic and Love Hong Kong”

For details of the learning and promotional activities, learning and teaching materials, promotional materials, MPA Funding Programme, etc, please refer to EDBCM No. 114/2022 or My Pledge to Act” (2022/23) Theme-based Resources Webpage .
  

 Practising Low Carbon Living Slogan cum Poster Design Competition (Primary School)

In order to nurture students’ responsibility and commitment to environmental protection, the EDB has organised a Slogan cum Poster Design Competition for primary school students. Students are encouraged to unleash their creativity to bring out that it is everyone’s responsibility to practice low carbon living, and inspire others to protect the environment.

The deadline for entry submission is 30 December 2022 (Friday).

For details, please refer to the EDB Circular Memorandum No. 111/2022.

Please download the Electronic Entry Form and Declaration of Consent here.

Climate Change Mitigation Slogan cum Poster Design Competition (Secondary School)

To cultivate students’ responsibility and commitment to environmental protection, the EDB has organised a Slogan cum Poster Design Competition for secondary school students. Students are encouraged to unleash their creativity to bring out climate change mitigation is everyone’s responsibility, and inspire others to achieving carbon neutrality so as to lead to sustainable development.

The deadline for entry submission is 30 December 2022 (Friday).

For details, please refer to the EDB Circular Memorandum No. 111/2022.

Please download the Electronic Entry Form and Declaration of Consent here.

“2022 Let’s Join Hands in Safeguarding National Security” Programme
Results Announcement of the “2022 Slogan-cum-Poster Design Competition on National Security”

The “2022 Slogan-cum-Poster Design Competition on National Security” was completed successfully. Thank you for schools’ and students’ participation.
Awardees’ List (Chinese Version Only) Click here
Awarded Entries (Chinese Version Only) Click here

“2022 Let’s Join Hands in Safeguarding National Security” Programme
Results Announcement of the“2022 National Security Online Quiz Competition”

The“2022 National Security Online Quiz Competition” was completed successfully. Thank you for schools’ and students’ participation.
Awardees’ List (Chinese Version Only) Click here

 The Ping Wo Fund School Project Grants 2022-23

The Ping Wo Fund School Project Grants 2022-23 aims to provide sponsorship to kindergartens, primary and secondary schools to organise educational projects/ activities for educating students about the harms of gambling, fostering their positive values and attitudes, as well as nurturing in them correct financial management concepts and behaviours. The Grants is inviting applications, please refer to the Education Bureau Circular Memorandum No. 100/2022 . for details. The application closing date is 6 July 2022 (Wednesday).

 Announcement of My Pledge to Act: “Short Story with Deep Message: Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” Video-making Competition (Secondary) Results

 “Short Story with Deep Message: Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” Video-making Competition (Secondary) has been successfully conducted. Thanks to schools and students for their active participation! Please Click  Here to view the awardees list.

 Announcement of My Pledge to Act “Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” 4-Panel Comic Drawing Competition (Primary)  Results

“Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” 4-Panel Comic Drawing Competition (Primary) has been successfully conducted. Thanks to schools and students for their active participation! Please Click Here to view the awardees list and the winning entries.

"'My Pledge to Act’: Let’s Do It!” School-based Award Scheme

To support schools in promoting diligence, the EDB launched the "'My Pledge to Act’: Let’s Do It!” School-based Award Scheme and invites schools to launch the School-based Award Scheme in this academic year by tapping relevant learning and teaching resources, to foster students’ diligence and promote their positive attitude of appreciating the working class for their contribution to our society. Please refer to EDBCM No. 32/2022 and "'My Pledge to Act’: Let’s Do It!” School-based Award Scheme webpage for details.

Issuance of Questionnaire on “‘My Pledge to Act’ MPA Ambassador Programme” and the Extension of deadline for: “‘Short Story with Deep Message: Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic’ Video-making Competition (Secondary)”

 In order to understand the progress of schools' implementation of the “‘My Pledge to Act’ MPA Ambassador Programme”, faxes on the subject has been issued to all primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong on 24 January 2022. Responsible teachers are kindly requested to fill in the online questionnaire.

To encourage more schools to join the “‘Short Story with Deep Message: Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic’ Video-making Competition (Secondary)”, its submission deadline has been extended to 6 May 2022 (Friday). In addition to share what they have learnt from good people with good deeds that deserve their gratitude and appreciation in the video, students can also share how the positive values, such as diligence, be grateful and treasure what we have, stay positive and optimistic, through practical actions in their daily life, so as to nurture students to be grateful and treasure what they have, and take the initiative to help others, be responsible and practice good deeds with a positive and optimistic attitude. Participants should submit entries and application forms through their schools to the designated website. For details of the competition, please refer to the EDB Circular Memorandum No. 85/2021

To align with the Government’s latest anti-epidemic measures (7/1/2022), the following professional development programmes will be conducted in real-time online mode.

Please refer to the Training Calendar System and e-Services email for the login details of the above programmes. Should you have any enquiry, please contact us at 2153 7493.

 Extension of deadline for  “Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” 4-Panel Comic Drawing Competition (Primary)

To encourage more schools to join the “Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” 4-Panel Comic Drawing Competition (Primary), its submission deadline has been extended to 28 February 2022 (Monday), for details of the competition, please refer to the EDB Circular Memorandum No. 85/2021.

 Release of the Values Education Curriculum Framework (Pilot Version) (2021)

To further support schools in implementing values education, the Curriculum Development Council prepared the Values Education Curriculum Framework (Pilot Version), to provide schools with suggestions and examples for the planning of their school-based values education curriculum within and beyond the classroom in order to enable students to develop positive values and attitudes from an early age and face the challenges in their studies, daily lives and growth with positive attitudes.

Schools may download the curriculum framework (Chinese version only for the pilot version) at this (link), please refer to EDMCM 101/2021 (link) for details.

Results Announcement of the “Law-abidingness” and “Empathy” Lesson Plan Design Competition

The "Law-abiding and Empathy Teaching Plan Design Competition" has been successfully conducted. Thanks to schools and teachers for their active participation!

List of Winners : Primary Section  Secondary Section

Award-winning lesson plans :Click here

Results announcement of the 2021 National Day Online Quiz Competition

The 2021 National Day Online Quiz Competition was completed successfully. Thank you for schools’ and students’ participation.

List of awardees (Chinese version only) Click here

Results announcement of the Final of the 7^th Territory-wide Inter-school Basic Law Competition

The Final of the 7^th Territory-wide Inter-school Basic Law Competition was completed successfully. Thank you for schools’ and students’ participation.

List of awardees (Chinese version only) Click here

Highlight Photos (Chinese version only) Click here

Distribution of “My Pledge to Act” Posters
A series of “My Pledge to Act” Posters will be distributed to all schools in Hong Kong in October this year, to support schools in building positive atmosphere in campus and promoting values education. For details, please refer to EDBCM No. 146/2021.

Update on “My Pledge to Act – Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” Funding Programme Application Deadline

Deadline of “My Pledge to Act – Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” Funding Programme has been postponed to 31 January 2022 (Monday). For details please visit the QEF website (https://www.qef.org.hk/en/application_guide/action.html)

 My Pledge to Act 2021 - Be grateful and Treasure What we have, Stay Positive and Optimistic[Updates]

The Education Bureau encourages schools to continue to adopt “Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” as the theme of My Pledge to Act (MPA) for the 2021/22 school year. Schools interested in conducting the MPA in the 2021/22 school year as well as obtaining the related materials, please complete the Reply Slip at Annex 2 in EDB Circular Memorandum No. 85/2021. The enquiry phone number of MPA has been updated, please contact Moral, Civic and National Education Section at 2153 7490 for enquiries.

Results announcement of the Heat of the 7^th Territory-wide Inter-school Basic Law Competition

The Heat of the 7^th Territory-wide Inter-school Basic Law Competition was completed successfully. Thank you for schools’ and students’ participation.
For the results of the Heat and the list of finalists, please click the links below (Chinese version only).

List of awardees:
Primary section: Click here.
Secondary section: Click here.

List of finalists:

Primary and secondary sections: Click here.

The 2020/21 Values Education Prize Presentation Ceremony cum "My Pledge to Act" Annual Sharing Session

The 2020/21 Values Education Prize Presentation Ceremony cum "My Pledge to Act" Annual Sharing Session was successfully concluded on June 29. The Secretary for Education, Mr. Kevin Yeung, the Chairperson of CDC Standing Committee on Values Education, Dr Simon Lee and other guests commended the award-winning students and schools in "Law-abidingness” and “Empathy” poster design competition, mascot (“樂諾小太陽”) creative sticker design competition and short videos on schools’ experience in promoting reflections on the COVID-19 outbreak, and kicked off the activity series of "My Pledge to Act" for the next school year.
Please click here for the event highlights.

Please click here (batch 1 and batch 2) to download the event photos.

My Pledge to Act 2021- Be grateful and treasure what we have, stay positive and optimistic

To sustain the effectiveness of the learning outcomes, the EDB recommends schools to continue to adopt “Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” as the theme of MPA for the 2021/22 school year, in planning school-based values education curricula and “My Pledge to Act” learning activities.  As an ongoing effort, the EDB will provide a variety of learning activities and learning and teaching resources, including the MPA Ambassador Programme, “Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” 4-Panel Comic Drawing Competition (Primary) and “Short Story with Deep Message: Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” Video-making Competition (Secondary), so as to support schools in conducting school-based “My Pledge to Act” activities.  For details on the activities, please refer to the EDB Circular Memorandum No. 85/2021. 

Results Announcement of the School Bulletin Board Design Competition on National Security

The School Bulletin Board Design Competition on National Security was completed successfully. Thank you for schools’ and students’ participation.

Awardees List (Chinese Version Only)  Click here
Awarded Entries and Competition Videos (Chinese Version Only) Click here
Highlights of the competition (Chinese Version Only) Click here

Results Announcement of the 2021 National Security Education Day Online Quiz Competition
The 2021 National Security Education Day Online Quiz Competition was completed successfully. Thank you for schools’ and students’ participation.

Awardees List (Chinese Version Only)  Click here

The Ping Wo Fund School Project Grants 2021-22

The Ping Wo Fund School Project Grants 2021-22 aims to provide sponsorship to kindergartens, primary and secondary schools to organise educational projects/ activities that aim at educating students about the harms of gambling, fostering their positive values and attitudes, as well as nurturing in them correct financial management concepts and behaviours. The Grants is inviting applications. For details, please refer to the Education Bureau Circular Memorandum No. 68/2021. The application closing date is 10 June 2021 (Thursday).

The 7th Territory-wide Inter-school Basic Law Competition

In tandem with the work of the Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee, the Education Bureau continues to organise the 7th Territory-wide Inter-school Basic Law Competition this year and is thankful to Hong Kong Education City for providing technical support during the stage of the online competition. We envisage that students would read more materials relating to the Constitution, the Basic Law and national security so as to deepen their understanding of the inseparable relationship between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and our country, as well as to enhance their knowledge about the history of the establishment and developments of the HKSAR, and how the Constitution, the Basic Law and national security promote the development of the HKSAR. For the schedule of events, regulations and electronic posters (Chinese only), please refer to the Education Bureau Circular Memorandum below:

EDB Curricular Memorandum No.47/2021 “The 7th Territory-wide Inter-school Basic Law Competition”

 Announcement of the Shortlisted Teams of the School Bulletin Board Design Competition on National Security

The Curriculum Development Institute of the Education Bureau organised the School Bulletin Board Design Competition on National Security in March 2021 to encourage students to design school bulletin boards on National Security creatively. After the first round assessment, the Assessment Committee shortlisted 10 teams to enter into the second round. The members of the Committee will go to the schools of the shortlisted teams to conduct a second round assessment to determine the winners of various awards.

Please click here for the shortlisted teams of the School Bulletin Board Design Competition on National Security (Chinese version only).

 Extension of deadline for  “Law-abidingness” and “Empathy” Lesson Plan Design Competition

To encourage more schools to join the “Law-abidingness” and “Empathy” Lesson Plan Design Competition, its submission deadline has been extended to 31 August 2021 (Tuesday). For details, please refer to the EDB Circular Memorandum No. 180/2020.

 Announcement of  “Law-abidingness” and “Empathy” Poster Design Competition Results

“Law-abidingness” and “Empathy” Poster Design Competition was completed and received positive feedback. We would like to thanks all the schools and students for their enthusiastic participation. Please find the awardees below:

Winning entries: Primary School Secondary School

Results announcement of Short Videos on Schools’ Experience in Promoting Reflections on the COVID-19 Outbreak

"My Pledge to Act 2019 - I Can Do It!" Activity (I) - Video Sharing of School Implementation Experience has been concluded successfully. Please find the awardees below.

Please click here to watch the highlight of selected winning videos

2020 "National Constitution Day" Online Competition

In order to strengthen primary and secondary students’ understanding of the Constitution and national security, the Curriculum Development Institute, EDB organised the 2020 "National Constitution Day" Online Competition in December 2020. Schools responded actively with a total enrolment of 370 primary and secondary schools, and the total number of participating students exceeded 20 000. The EDB wishes to express great gratitude for schools’ active support.

Awardees list Click here (Chinese Only) 

「樂諾小太陽」學生創意貼圖設計比賽得獎結果

“My Pledge to Act” activity series: (2) Mascot (“樂諾小太陽”) creative sticker design competition has been concluded successfully.  Please find the winners by clicking the hyperlink below.

Winners of Primary and Secondary Sections CHI

 “My Green Space” Student Competition 2020-21 - Extension of Registration Deadline

In order to encourage more students to participate in the “My Green Space” Student Competition 2020-21 organised by the Hong Kong Green Building Council, the registration deadline for the competition has been extended to 31 December 2020. Through this Competition, students can learn green building concepts and develop their creative thinking.

Interested schools and individuals are required to register online. The entry should be submitted by 6:00 pm, 26 February 2021.

For details, please visit the Competition website.

Extension of deadline for  “Law-abidingness” and “Empathy” Poster Design Competition

To encourage more students to join the “Law-abidingness” and “Empathy” Poster Design Competition, its submission deadline has been extended to 26 February 2021 (Friday). For details, please refer to the EDB Circular Memorandum No. 180/2020.

 “My Green Space” Student Competition 2020-21 - Extension of Registration Deadline

In order to encourage more students to participate in the “My Green Space” Student Competition 2020-21 organised by the Hong Kong Green Building Council, the registration deadline for the competition has been extended to 31 December 2020. Through this Competition, students can learn green building concepts and develop their creative thinking.

Interested schools and individuals are required to register online. The entry should be submitted by 6:00 pm, 26 February 2021.

For details, please visit the Competition website.

Radio Programme  “Hong Kong Letter” (5 December 2020): “‘Law-abidingness’ and ‘empathy’ added as priority values and attitudes to nurture students’ positive values and attitudes” by Chairman of Curriculum Development Council (CDC)

Prof TAM Kar-yan, Chairperson of the CDC, and Dean of Business and Management School of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, wrote a speech for the RTHK radio programme “Hong Kong Letter”, addressed adding “law-abidingness” and “empathy” as priority values and attitudes to nurture students’ positive values and attitudes. The episode was broadcast on 5 December 2020, please refer to the“Hong Kong Letter” Webpage for details.

“Law-abidingness” and “Empathy” Poster Design Competition  

EDB has organised a poster design competition on “Law-abidingness” and “Empathy” for primary and secondary students to encourage them to unleash their creativity and promote the priority values and attitudes of “Law-abidingness” and “Empathy”. For details, please refer to the EDB Circular Memorandum No. 180/2020.

Download the application form of “Law-abidingness” and “Empathy” Poster Design Competition.

“Law-abidingness” and “Empathy” Lesson Plan Design Competition

EDB has organised a lesson plan design competition on “Law-abidingness” and “Empathy” for primary and secondary school teachers to encourage them to share ways of deepening students’ understanding and recognition of the two priority values and attitudes, namely, “Law-abidingness” and “Empathy”, and encourage them to put it into practice, through designing lesson plan. For details, please refer to the EDB Circular Memorandum No. 180/2020.
Download the application form and the template of the lesson plan of“Law-abidingness” and “Empathy” Lesson Plan Design Competition.

Suspension on the distribution of promotional materials for “My Pledge to Act – Be Grateful, Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic”
In view of the latest pandemic situation, the distribution of promotional materials for “My Pledge to Act – Be Grateful, Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” will be suspended by Moral, Civic and National Education Section until 15 December 2020. For enquiries, please contact Ms Cristal CHOW at 3698 3157.

 Hong Kong Green Building Week 2020 – Team Up with us ONLINE in December!

The annual public campaign "Hong Kong Green Building Week" which is jointly organised by the Construction Industry Council and the Hong Kong Green Building Council, will be conducted online this year. With the theme of "Green Building Team Up!", a series of online games, experts’ sharing and short videos will be released on 5 to 11 December 2020 to educate the public (including students) on how green building and its users work together in reducing carbon emissions and learn more about the green buildings in Hong Kong Island East through tour videos.

For details, please visit the website and Facebook page of the Hong Kong Green Building Council.

My Pledge to Act - Be grateful and treasure what we have, stay positive and optimistic (2019-2020)

Extension of deadline for “My Pledge to Act” Activity series

To encourage more schools’ participation of “My Pledge to Act” activity series: (1) short videos on schools’ experience in promoting reflections on the COVID-19 outbreak and“My Pledge to Act” activity series: (2) Mascot (“樂諾小太陽”) creative sticker design competition, so as to promote the positive messages. The deadline of submission has been extended to 31 December 2020(Thursday) and the result will be announced on 19 February 2021(Friday). For details on the activities, please read the EDB Circular Memorandum No. 104/2020.

Re-opening application for Quality Education Fund(QEF)

In view of the gradual resumption of face-to-face classes in phases in late September and schools’ re-planning needs, “My Pledge to Act – Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” Funding Programme for the 2020/21 school year is now re-open for application from 5 November 2020 to 31 December 2020. For details, please refer to the QEF website .

The 6th Territory-wide Inter-school

Basic Law Competition

In tandem with the work of the Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee, the EDB continues to organise the Competition this year to encourage primary and secondary students to read materials relating to the Basic Law so as to deepen their understanding of its content and the inseparable relationship between Hong Kong and the Mainland, as well as to enhance their knowledge about the history of the establishment, development and achievements of the HKSAR. In commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Promulgation of the Basic Law, questions regarding historical development and achievements since the founding of the People’s Republic of China will be added in the Competition with an aim to strengthening students’ understanding of our country in these aspects through preparation for and participation in the competition. For respective schedule and regulations, please refer to the Circular Memorandum below:

EDB Curricular Memorandum No.17/2020 "The 6th Territory-wide Inter-school Basic Law Competition"

Announcement of the winning primary and secondary schools, please refer to the appendix (Chinese Only).
Click here.

(11/11/2020)

Basic Law Writing Competition
We welcome entries in the Basic Law Writing Competition to express your vision of how the Basic Law should be implemented in Hong Kong.
All you need to do is send us your essay and you have a chance to win a US$400 e-gift voucher.
Why not get writing now! For details, please visit:
https://basiclaw-competition.hk/en/

(21/9/2020)

 My Pledge to Act 2020- Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic

In the 2020/21 school year, the EDB continues to adopt “Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” as the theme of “My Pledge to Act”(2020) to foster an atmosphere conducive to positive education in schools. To support schools in continuously implementing the work related to MPA in the 2020/21 school year, the EDB now launches a new series of learning and promotional activities, including:

• “My Pledge to Act” activity series: (1) short videos on schools’ experience in promoting reflections on the COVID-19 outbreak
• “My Pledge to Act” activity series: (2) Mascot (“樂諾小太陽”) creative sticker design competition
• “My Pledge to Act” activity series: (3) “I can do it” – sharing of students’ pledges
• Provision of promotional resources for “My Pledge to Act”
• Provision of learning and teaching resources for “My Pledge to Act”
• “My Pledge to Act – Be Grateful and Treasure What We Have, Stay Positive and Optimistic” Funding Programme

For details, please read the EDB Circular Memorandum No. 104/2020 or surf the webpage of ‘My Pledge to Act’(2019-2020) (https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/mpa2019-2020).

(28/7/2020)

ECF Green Building Education Video Series - Online Green Building Seminar for Teachers and Tour

The Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) launched the project on “ECF Green Building Education Video Series” in December 2019 with aims to raise senior primary and secondary students’ awareness on green building concepts and deepen their knowledge on green buildings and environmental issues. To support teachers in teaching education for sustainable development, HKGBC has prepared an online green building seminar for teachers. The content includes the application of renewable energy, the promotion of energy conservation and biodiversity enhancement, etc. HKGBC has also produced a video on green building tour to help students understand the operation of green buildings. All videos in the project are available on HKGBC’s website.

(30/6/2020)

Learning Materials designed by QTN on

Promoting Wellness in School

During the school suspension period, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention (the Centre), the University of Hong Kong (香港大學香港賽馬會防止自殺研究中心), which is commissioned by the Quality Education Fund to establish a Quality Education Fund Thematic Network on Promoting Wellness in School (共建卓悦校園主題網絡計劃) in the 2019/20 school year, has prepared a range of online activities and teaching materials to enhance mental health and personal growth among both students and teachers. The activities and materials will be uploaded by the Centre to the website every week. Please share the following link among your students and teachers for the aim of raising awareness and capacity building in looking after their mental wellness.

https://qtn.csrp.hku.hk/educational-materials-schoolsuspension/

(18/3/2020)

Life Education Activity Programme

E-learning Programme

The E-learning Programme (「停課不停學 -網上輕鬆學習證書計劃」) launched by the Life Education Activity Programme provides primary students with a series of online educational materials (in Chinese only), covering different weekly topics ranging from personal hygiene, cyber safety to emotional health. For details, please refer to www.leap.org.hk/e-learning

(12/3/2020)

‘YouthCan’ provides young people with information, presented in entertaining ways, on what they need and care about including health knowledge, basic life skills as well as community resources in order to encourage young people to meet challenges in life positively. Learn more about resilience in the latest March issue.

(12/3/2020)

WSD  "Innovative Water Efficient

Showerhead Design Competition"

The Water Supplies Department is organising the "Innovative Water Efficient Showerhead Design Competition" and invites students of secondary schools and tertiary institutions to participate individually or as a team so as to promote the importance of water conservation.

 For details, please visit: https://www.showerheaddesign.hk/

(23/1/2020)

"The Basic Law Quiz Competition 2018-19" was co-organised by Home Affairs Bureau, the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education and the Working Group on Local Community under the Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee. Please visit this link to view RTHK’s TV Programme "Basic Law Quiz Competition": https://www.rthk.hk/tv/dtt31/programme/basiclawquizcompetition/episode/568482

(19/9/2019)

My Pledge to Act 2019 -

Expressing gratitude, to cherish, be proactive and optimistic

The Education Bureau encourages schools to continue organising ‘My Pledge to Act’ to develop students’ healthy lifestyle, character and civic awareness. The theme of ‘My Pledge to Act’ (2019) is "Expressing gratitude, to cherish, be proactive and optimistic’’. Schools are encouraged to help students develop a sense of gratitude, learn to cherish the things they have; adopt a proactive and optimistic attitude towards life, in order to help them face the challenges and difficulties of growing up. A great variety of online resources is provided on the webpage of ‘My Pledge to Act’(2019) (http://www.edb.gov.hk/mpa2019) to support the promotion at schools.

For details of 'My Pledge to Act' (2019), please read the EDB Circular Memorandum No. 116/2019 and No. 143/2019.

(22/8/2019)

The Environmental Campaign Committee (ECC), the Environmental Protection Department and the Education Bureau have been jointly organising the "ECC MTR Environmental Award for Schools" annually since 1997. The programme is sponsored by the MTR Corporation aiming to nurture a sense of care and responsibility for the environment among students and encourage them to unleash their creativity in environmental protection.

This year, an "All Go Plastic-free" Poster Design Competition was organised for all primary and secondary students to promote the message of "Go Plastic-free" and avoid the use of disposable items.

For details of the winning entries primary and secondary schools, please click here: (https://school.ecc.org.hk/english/mtr_environmental_award/mtr_environmental_award0406final.html)

(13/6/2019)

Road Safety Bulletin No. 43 - 45

To support schools on implementation of Road Safety Education, the Transport Department has published a series of Road Safety Bulletin.  The latest issues include:
Bulletin No. 43 "Safe Driving on Expressways". Please click here for details.
Bulletin No. 44 "Pay Attention to Passenger Safety". Please click here for details.
Bulletin No. 45 "In Case of Emergency". Please click here for details.

(22/1/2019)