Project Objectives

Seeding Your Creative Future

Funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the AFTEC Jockey Club Creative Futures Project (Creative Futures Project) is a multi-level creative learning scheme designed to provide a much needed system-led approach to creative thinking in education institutions from tertiary to primary.

Based on a successful pilot (2021 – 2024), the key focus in this expanded version is in training teachers and creative practitioners.

With practical strategies for professionals to teach across the curriculum based on the 5C’s – Creativity, Critical thinking, Communication, Collaboration and Contribution – creative practitioners join teachers for in-school classes to co-design and co-create lesson plans for use in classroom throughout the year.

PROJECT STRUCTURE

Teachers

Course Satisfaction

Greater confidence in designing and implementing creative education

Deeper understanding of students’ ideas and encouraging them to think

Students

Greater understanding, respect, and care for others

Higher arts and cross-curriculum learning motivation

Ability to express their feelings in different ways

“In the past, I worked by the rules and wanted the students to follow instructions within strict limitations to allow my class to run smoothly. Now I understand my thinking and behaviour have to change and allow greater participation by the students, to follow their lead more and the lessons may become more interesting too.” ~Miss Hung

What CORE FEATURES are there?

AFTEC’s Unique Creative Learning Model

  • Bridges traditional and creative classroom teaching through experiential, interactive methods
  • Offers systematic and rich professional training workshops
  • Supports individual schools in creating its own specialist cross-curriculum model
  • Cultivates 21st century creative thinking capacities in students to enhance learning to learn

Who will BENEFIT?

  • Partners / Collaborators:
    Tertiary sector professionals, postgraduates and undergraduates
  • Teaching Artists / Arts Companies interested in deeper reflective practices in arts education
  • Local primary school top management and teachers looking for a breakthrough in motivating students to learn creatively
  • Local junior secondary top management and teachers aiming to experience the basics in creative teaching via generic skills
  • Parents eager to gain practical tips to support creative thinking at home