The project was originally implemented in one school (NLSI Lui Kwok Pat Fong College) as a cross-curricular activity combining Home Economics and English. Students learned about healthy foods in Home Economics lessons and designed recipes. In English lessons, they learned how to market their products. They learned about packaging design, jingles, slogans and TV advertising strategies. Finally, each group prepared an advertisement for class performance. The best groups in each class then went on to perform in an inter-class competition, which took place in the school’s English Week.
This project was shared with teachers from other schools at a professional development event. Since much interest was expressed by other schools in trying out similar projects with students, officers from the Language Learning Support Section (LLSS) encouraged networking by sharing materials produced by Lui Kwok Pat Fong teachers, and by arranging an informal sharing session in which they could present their project and answer more in-depth questions from interested schools.
The following table shows how the four schools implemented the project:
School
NLSI Lui Kwok Pat Fong College
STFA Leung Kau Kui College
Buddhist Kok Kwong Secondary School
Stewards Pooi Tun Secondary School
Level
S3
S3
S2
S1
Topic
Healthy Snacks
None given - students’ choice
Teen Problems
Leisure Activities (Shopping centres)
Teaching procedures
Introduction
Packaging
Advertising strategies
Slogans and jingles
Storyboard
Performance
Assessment
As for Lui Kwok Pat Fong, except that students are asked to add their reflections on their learning in the project to their presentation