Educational Visits to the Mainland (funded by The Hong Kong Bank Foundation)

Funding was granted by the Hong Kong Bank Foundation to sponsor educational visits and Exchange with Early Childhood Education Institutions in Mainland China. Same as the arrangement in 2005-2006, different modes of education visits to China will be offered to a total of 253 students from different early childhood teacher education programmes with sponsorship from the HK Bank Foundation. It will take place during Christmas and Easter holidays in 2006-07. The visits will include workshops, visits to local preschools and culture visits. In addition to the education visits to China, it is proposed to invite our Mainland counterparts to visit the HKSAR, including two specialists in dance and/or music and a Professor in early childhood teacher education. A range of academic exchange activities would be organized that will be of benefits to the visitors, our in-service and pre-service students, children and staff of the HKIEd HSBC Early Childhood Learning Centre, staff members of the Department of ECE and the local early childhood field.

Funding Source: HK Private Fund - Charities/Foundations^^