I believe
In this knowledge-based era of post-industrialism
Education has to change

Kidults, in the very accessible ocean of information, need not more books, boring lessons
But a vision of humanities
An agile, transgressive kind of knowledge and wisdom
Ability in using words, pictures and different media to communicate with people
Independent, imaginative and critical thinking
Confidence and positive and delightful mentality
Versatile learning and experimental spirit
Tolerance, respect, acceptance of diversities, willingness to become a responsible world citizen

It is an era to embrace changes, not to complain always

Cultural and educational communities need to coordinate efforts to respond to complex social issues, to support social innovations, to transgress different paradigms, to link up people with a heart of gold, to formulate new strategies, to think about how education can change – change for the sake of our next generations

This is the mission of Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture
This is the mission of HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity

Ada Wong
Supervisor of HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity
Founder of Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture

HKSC is the first and a unique Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) senior secondary school in Hong Kong devoted to actualizing creative education. It provides young people with an all-round creative learning experiences and opportunities for self-fulfillment:

They learn through art-in-education, research and development, application of theories and concepts as well as appreciation and critique. As a result, they obtain knowledge, apply techniques to create, enhance their thinking and develop their imagination. We hope that they could subsequently be compassionate towards the society and acquire a cultural vision. Besides, they could be versatile, innovative, independent, critical and disciplined in solving all kinds of problems for themselves and the society.I

In the course of their learning, each student is assigned a mentor, who gives personal and continuous guidance throughout their learning in HKSC, in the aspects of personal growth, learning and creation, career development, etc. Artist/scholar-in-residence programmes, study tours, internship projects, seminars and conferences are organized to help achieve the purpose.

We believe that pluralism and active interaction are important nutrients for learning communities. We therefore try to create an open and free ambience in the campus. Both students and teachers are actively involved in fostering the school culture. We let students engage themselves in designing their own handbooks, school uniforms and helping to devise cultural principles. We hope to be “serious when we should and have as much freedom as we can afford”. We insist that our students should possess the following qualities:

AiE serves as the general curriculum design principle of the academic subjects which conventionally require less artistic inputs. Artistic creations and elements are used in the lessons to reinforce the objectives of all learning activities and to stimulate the learning motivation of students. HKSC also advocates the new education paradigms through collaboration

The main purpose of the school-based Creative POP is to let students acquire basic appreciation of the following four areas of creative studies and related competency for creation:

Students must take all the four basic CPOP courses in F. 4 and F. 5 and then choose one area for in-depth study in F. 6 and F. 7.

The following tertiary institutes have expressed interest in collaborating with HKSC in the aspect of academic articulation:

To maintain the sustainable development of creative education, HKSC proactively develops a network for cross-regional exchange among creative industries professionals, educators, researchers, advocates and the governments. Applied researches, advocacy programmes, human resource development and networking are the four key aspects of our strategy for developing a new education paradigm.

HKSC is now an active collaborator of a cross-regional initiative “Inter-cultural Creative Education Observatory” supported by UNESCO and organized by HKICC.

The following entities have endorsed the HKSC:

HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity (HKSC) is operated under the Government’s Direct Subsidy Scheme and opened in September 2006. HKSC is committed to the nurturing of talents for the creative industries as well as the art and culture field.

We are now seeking donations, sponsorships and other forms of support. We sincerely invite you to be a partner of our school. Your generous support is vital to realizing the vision and actualizing the mission of HKSC.

Please support us NOW – in cash or in any kind! Your support is truly appreciated, and donations over HK$100.00 are tax-deductible. For sponsorship and donation enquiries, please contact Ms Linda Cheung at 2180 9595 or at info@creativehk.edu.hk.

HKICC is a non-profit, non-government and community-initiated organization founded in Hong Kong for promoting cultural development at local, regional and international levels. The development of HKICC has been steered by a board and an executive committee with members from the fields of arts and culture, education, media, commerce and creative industries since its inception in 1996.

www.hk-icc.org