Sichuan and Guangdong Teachers Professional Development 2014

In the summer of 2014, St. Paul’s Innovation Centre for Exchange (SPICE) served as many as 193 teachers in the professional training. They came in 4 groups, lasting from 29 June to 27 July, 2014. They were from Deyang and Dayi of Sichuan, Foshan of Guangdong, and Shaoguan of Guangdong (in 2 groups since there were 100 Shaoguan teachers). Hong Kong Jockey Club invited Deyang teachers to visit their museum and have sharing on community services in HK, for the Deyang school in Sichuan was built by the Club after the 2008 earthquake incident. The team of tutors for the programme was made up of five Canadian teachers from Toronto, Canada. They were supported by staff from St. Paul’s. The professional training inspired participating teachers with new teaching strategies and skills to enlighten their language teaching. To promote better understanding of HK and cultural exchange, after lessons, teachers were also brought to visit university and other cultural aspects of the city.