Learning Objectives

Our curriculum aims to: 

1. enhance and develop students’ interest in studying history;

2. help students understand the present in the context of the past;

3. enrich students’ knowledge of their own community and culture, as well as other major cultures of the world;

4. develop students’ historical skills and generic skills for further studies and life situations;

5. nurture students to become citizens who have global perspectives, knowledge and sense of responsibility.

Our Team

Department Head: Mr Kafes Yiu

Department Member: Ms Katy To

Activities

City Walk – understanding early Hong Kong development in Central and Wan Chai

Visit to Hong Kong Maritime Museum

Upcoming programmes and activities in 2023-2024

• Hist-teen Award Scheme (whole year)

• Seasonal activities with English Department (Nov 2023)

• Visit of Mobile Intangible cultural heritage (Jan – Feb 2024)

• Talks on Intangible cultural heritage (Feb 2024)

• Outing activity on the Experiential Learning Day (Jun 2024)

Curriculum 

•  Secondary 1 Curriculum

  • Human needs: past and present

  • The development of European civilization

  • The rise of Islamic civilization and cultural interactions between Europe and Asia in Medieval Times

  • History, culture and heritage of early Hong Kong region

• Secondary 3 Curriculum

  • International conflict and crisis in the 20th century (I) -  the two World Wars

  • International conflict and crisis in the 20th century (II) – the Cold War and the post-cold War period 

• Senior Secondary Curriculum

  • Theme A Modernization and Transformation in the Twentieth-Century Asia

    • Modernization and transformation of Hong Kong

    • Modernization and transformation of China

    • Modernization and transformation of Japan and Southeast Asia

  • Theme B Conflicts and Cooperation in the Twentieth-Century World

    • Major conflicts and the quest for peace

    • The quest for cooperation and prosperity