Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 1998

Originality of Programme Contents T h e s u m m e r g i f t e d p r o g r a m m e is characterized b y the d i v e r s i ty o f its contents, the c omp l e x i ty a n d concentration of abstract concepts, a n d h i g h l e a r n i ng targets. It also offers o p p o r t u n i t i es f o r i n - d e p t h research a n d investigations, a nd o r i g i n a l applications of k n o w l e d g e. Courses i n c l u d ed c o m p u t er k n o w l e d g e , p h i l o s o p h y , c r e a t i v e w r i t i n g , m a t h e m a t i c s , n a t u r a l s c i e n c e, h i s t o r y , b i o l o g y , a r t, p s y c h o l o g y, a n d p h y s i c s . P a r t i c i p a n t s m a y choose courses o f t h e i r l i k i n g to attend. Visits a n d f i e ld trips are also arranged. Mainland Participants Enhance Cultural Exchange I n o r d e r t o f o s t er i n t e r a c t i o n a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g b e t we e n local a n d m a i n l a n d students, the p r o g r a mme i n v i t ed 10 g i f t ed s t u d e n t s f r o m t o p s e c o n d a ry s c h o o ls i n S h a n g h ai to p a r t i c i p a t e t h i s year. A m o n g these h i g h a c h i e v e r s w a s a w i n n e r of th e j u n i o r s e c o n d a ry E n g l i s h p r i z e o f t h e me t r o p o l i s , a s t u d e n t w h o came first i n his f o r m , a n d s om e w h o h a d b e en o n o t h er exchange tours. W i t h 'We create, w e lead, w e achieve' as i t s t h e m e , t h e s e c o n d S u m m e r G i f t e d P r o g r a m m e f o c u s s e d p a r t i c u l a r l y o n b r i n g i n g o u t c r e a t i v i ty a n d l e a d e r s h i p q u a l i t i e s . A p a r t f r o m c o u r s e w o r k a n d w o r k s h o p s , e x t r a c u r r i c u l a r activities w e re o r g a n i z e d i n l i n e w i t h t h e t h e m e . O n C u l t u r a l E x c h a n g e N i g h t , s t u d e n ts f r o m H o n g K o n g a nd Shanghai learned about each other's cultural uniqueness; d u r i n g the N i g h t C h a t a n d Share sessions, t h ey v o i c ed t h e ir o p i n i o n s a n d f e e l i n g s i n t he p r e s e n c e o f r e s i d e nt counsellors a n d peers; i n M i s s i o n I m p o s s i b le t h ey f o r m e d t e ams to t a c k le a series of tasks. Outgrowths of the Gifted Programme To ma k e the r e w a r d i n g experiences of the S u mm e r G i f t e d P r o g r amme available to more students, a Saturday Gifted P r o g r amme has been o r g a n i z ed since F e b r u a ry this year to i n c l u de senior secondary school students. T h e p r o g r a m m e c o m p r i s es f o u r to f i v e l e c t u r es a n d a t o t a l o f 15 t o 16 t e a c h i n g h o u r s. Topics i n c l u de l e a d e r s h ip t r a i n i n g , self-assertiveness t r a i n i n g, a n d c r e a t i v i ty training. A s c h o o l - b a s e d p r o g r a m m e a n d a q u a l i t y teacher p r o g r a mm e are also b e i n g planned. The f o r mer w i l l p r o v i d e assistance to i n d i v i d u a l schools to t r a i n g i f t e d students w i t h l e a d e r s h i p p o t e n t i a l , w h o w i l l t h e n be a r r a n g e d t o t a ke u p l e a d e r s h i p r o l e s i n school. T he latter w i l l f i n d special me n t o r s f or g i f t e d a n d t a l e n t e d s t u d e n t s. Te a c h i n g staff at t h e U n i v e r s i t y w i l l b e i n v i t e d to p a r t i c i p a t e i n the p r o g r a mm e a n d arrangements w i l l be m a d e , a c c o r d i ng to specific needs a n d expertise, t o m a t c h teacher a n d s t u d e n t f o r i n d i v i d u a l i n s t r u c t i o n . T h e c o n t e n ts a n d f o r m a t o f t e a c h i ng w i l l be d e t e r m i n e d b y the teacher. It is h o p ed that, t h r o u gh these innovative p r o g r a mm e s, y o u n g talent i n th e t e r r i t o ry w i l l r e c e i v e s u f f i c i e n t n o u r i s h m e n t f o r h e a l t hy g r o w t h a n d society m a y e v e n t u a l ly benefit f r om their o u t s t a n d i n g contribution s that m a y result. • Chinese University Bulletin Autumn • Winter 1998 46