匯賢智庫學苑 - 2011 Summer Program Orientation

匯賢智庫學苑

Savantas Liberal Arts

Academy - 2011 Summer Secondary School Program Orientation -

About Savantas Liberal Arts Academy (SLAA)

• Founded by Mrs. Regina IP and her

colleagues at Savantas Policy Institute in

2009

• Held more than 10 programs in the past

– FIVE programs for adults and FIVE programs

for secondary school students

– Chinese History & Cultural Program

• Educated over 250 students

Our Curriculum

• Modeled on the liberal education

curriculum in North American universities

as part of the General Education

Requirement for undergraduates

Sector Requirements (Fields of

study) Society

History & Tradition

Arts & Letters

Humanities & Social Sciences

Living World

Physical World

Natural Science and Mathematics

SLAA Follows a Similar Structure

(1)

Foundational texts of the Classics Politics and Society

Local Topics: education, health care

reform, planning and the environment

Contemporary issues: globalization

and the Innovative Economy

Field of Study

Core skills:

– Critical Thinking Skills

– Writing Skills

– Self-presentation and

communication skills

Visit to Ocean Park

SLAA Follows a Similar Structure

(2)

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Why Liberal Education?

• Equip students with broad

knowledge, strong sense of

values and ethics

• Provide students with broad

exposure to multiple disciplines

and learning strategies

• Enhance students’ critical

thinking

Language Instructors (First

Session)

• Mr. Vincent CHAN, B.A., Dip. Ed., Chinese University of

Hong Kong

• Ms. Margaret CHEN, M.A. in Anthropology, Chinese

University of Hong Kong, B.A. in Child Development

Psychology and International Relations, Mount Holyoke

College

• Mr. LAI Chun-ho, A.B. Candidate in English, Yale

University

• Mr. Tiger LAI, B.Ed. in Chinese Language Education,

University of Hong Kong

Instructors (Second Session)

• Mr. Francis LI, SLAA Program Director, B.A. Philosophy, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Fellow of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland

• Mr. Matthew WONG, SLAA Program Administrator, B.A. in Government (with Distinction), Cornell University

• Dr. Glenn HUI, Instructor of the Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong

• Mr. Vincent YIU, M. Phil. in Politics, Oxford University, B.A. in International Relations, Stanford University

• Ms. Karita KAN, PhD Candidate, Oxford University

• Ms. Germaine LAU, B.A. (1st class honor) in Philosophy, Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Mr. Tim LO, B.A. in Urban Studies & Planning and International Studies ( Economics), UC San Diego

Special Seminars on Saturday

• Mrs. Regina IP LAU Suk Yee, SLAA Principal GBS, JP, M.A. East Asian Studies & M. Sc. Management, Stanford University, Master of Letters, University of Glasgow, B.A. (First Class Honors), University of Hong Kong

• Dr. Dominic Chan, CEO & Founder at Decisive Consulting Limited, PhD in Digital Signal Processing at Cambridge University

• Ms. Cynthia Ip, Rising senior, University of Pennsylvania,

Speaker, Undergraduate Assembly

《大學》

• 大學之道，在明明德，在親民，在止於至善。

• 物格而後知至；知至而後意誠；意誠而後心正；心正而後身修；身修而後家齊；家齊而後國治；國治而後天下平。

Thank You!

Programme Overview

• 6-week summer program

• 2 parts

1) English & Chinese comprehension & composition

2) Various liberal arts subjects

• Upon completion of this program, students are expected to show improvement in English & Chinese comprehension & composition and to gain deeper understanding in the different liberal arts subjects.

Timetable Date

• Class A: 18th July 2011 – 24th August 2011 (Monday & Wednesday)

• Class B: 19th July 2011 – 25th August 2011 (Tuesday & Thursday)

Time

• 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon (liberal studies session)

• 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. (language session)

Venue

• Savantas Liberal Arts Academy

• Shop C & D, 1/F, Loong Wan Building, North Point Road, North Point, Hong Kong

Class Schedule

Lecture 1 (18/19 July, 2011)

• Session 1: Language Class - English

Lecturer: Ms. Margaret CHEN

• Session 2: Political Appointee System

Lecturer: Mr. Matthew WONG

Lecture 2 (20/21 July, 2011)

• Session 1: Language Class - English


• Session 2: Modern Chinese History

Lecturer: Mr. Francis LI

Lecture 3 (25/26 July, 2011)

• Session 1: Language Class – English


• Session 2: Logic

Lecturer: Ms. Germaine LAU

Class Schedule

Lecture 4 (27/28 July, 2011)

• Session 1: Language Class - Chinese

Lecturer: Mr. Vincent CHAN

• Session 2: History and Art

Lecturer: Mr. Francis LI

Lecture 5 (1/2 August, 2011)

• Session 1: Language Class – Chinese

Lecturer: Mr. Vincent CHAN

• Session 2: International Relations

• Lecturer: Mr. Vincent YIU


• Session 1: Language Class - Chinese

Lecturer: Mr. Tiger LAI

• Session 2: International Relations

Lecturer: Mr. Vincent YIU

Class Schedule




• Session 2: Personal Development

• Lecturer: Dr. Glenn HUI



Lecturer: Mr. LAI Chun-ho

• Session 2: Politics I

• Lecturer: Ms. Karita KAN



Lecturer: LAI Chun-ho

• Session 2: Politics II

• Lecturer: Ms. Karita KAN

Class Schedule


• Session 1: Language Class – English Lecturer: Mr. LAI Chun-ho

• Session 2: Trash, Pollution, Energy Consumption and “You“

垃圾、污染物、能源消耗與你有可關連？

Lecturer: Mr. Tim LO



Lecturer: Mr. LAI Chun-ho

• Session 2: Globalization: An economic development or a cultural destruction? 全球化：經濟發展、還是文化破壞？

• Lecturer: Mr. Tim LO




• Session 2: Identity and Politics

• Lecturer: Mr. Matthew WONG

Special Seminars on Saturday

• Mrs. Regina IP LAU Suk Yee, SLAA Principal GBS, JP, M.A. East Asian Studies & M. Sc. Management, Stanford University, Master of Letters, University of Glasgow, B.A. (First Class Honors), University of Hong Kong

• Mr. Dominic Chan (CEO & Founder at Decisive Consulting Limited, PhD in Digital Signal Processing at Cambridge University)

• Ms. Cynthia Ip (University of Pennsylvania, Undergraduate

Assembly - College Rep, Secretary, Benjamin Franklin Scholar)

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匯賢智庫學苑 - 2011 Summer Program Orientation