The tables below show an overview of what was done at junior secondary level.
S1
Textbook themes
Life-wide learning activities
Work-related speaking activities
Reflection tools
Cooking fun
Visit a restaurant and have a meal there Students visited the different parts of the restaurant and learned about the jobs of cooks and waiters or waitresses through hands-on activities such as salad making and table setting.
Take an order of food as a waiter/waitress
A questionnaire asking students whether they were interested in the different kinds of jobs in a restaurant and whether they could handle the jobs there
Information about the possible prospects of the jobs in a restaurant for students’ reference
A visit to a restaurant and some hands-on activities for S1 students
Materials used during the visit
S1 Reflection form
S2
Textbook themes
Life-wide learning activities
Work-related speaking activities
Reflection tools
Getting around Hong Kong
Visit tourist spots led by tour guides Students learned about the jobs of tour guides through real interaction. They also observed what knowledge, skills and attitudes were needed as a tour guide.
Introduce places as a tour guide
A reflection form asking students whether they had the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for a tour guide and the jobs they were interested in
Job advertisements showing knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for different jobs to raise students’ awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses
A bus tour around tourist spots and a walking tour along the Avenue of Stars led by tour guides for S2 students
Materials used during the trip
Job advisetments used to show what knowledge, skills and attitudes
are needed for different jobs
S2 Reflection form
S3
Textbook themes
Life-wide learning activities
Work-related speaking activities
Reflection tools
Flying fun
Visit the airport Students interacted with different persons at the airport such as the information receptionists, the salespersons at shops and the waiters or waitresses at the restaurants to gather some information. They also observed how people worked at the check-in counters and the departure gates, etc.
Serve passengers as a check-in assistant and a flight attendant
A personality test to guide students to better understand their personalities identify suitable jobs and senior secondary subjects
An airport visit and some information search activities for S3 students
Materials used during the airport visit
S3 Observation form about people of different jobs at the airport
S3 Personality test (developed from Holland Theory of Vocational types)