The objectives of History subject are to help students:

• Enhance their interest and enthusiasm in studying history, draw lessons from historical figures and events, and understand the present through the past.

• Develop proper personal values, social perspectives, and a global outlook through understanding historical figures and events, thereby fostering good character.

• Gain awareness and respect for diverse cultures by studying European and Asian history.

• Promote recognition and understanding of past human activities and their connections to contemporary society, thereby comprehending causal relationships between events.

• Cultivate fundamental historical research skills, including gathering and analyzing historical materials, comprehension, organization, critical thinking, and evaluative analytical abilities, thus fostering an objective attitude toward events and applying it in daily life.

Our History Department adopts a variety of learning activities to engage students with history. Some of the activities include:

1. A community visit to Tsim Sha Tsui to explore historical relics, monuments, and local intangible cultural heritage (jointly organized with the English Department).

2. Creative Learning, Unleashing Student Potential: Flexible and Dynamic Approaches to History Education

a) Design promotional posters for the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office to jointly promote the preservation and innovation of intangible cultural heritage.

b) Stamp Design – ‘Intangible cultural heritage – Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance’ (Theme: History and Modernity’

c) Design a shield with "personal characteristics" based on the concept of medieval knight shields.

d)  Design a limited edition commemorative coin for the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to celebrate Hong Kong's return to the motherland.

3. Delve into history, engage in peer sharing, discussion, and observation to enhance social skills

a) Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation period

b) Cold War "Doomsday Clock"

Other activities：

l  「探本溯源‧一銅考估」考古活動 (與中史科合辦)
Simulated Archaeological Activity (Co-organized with the Chinese History Department)

l  「香港傳耆」：透過訪問長者，認識上世紀的香港 (與生活社會科合辦)
Learning About 20th-Century Hong Kong Through Interviews with Elders (Co-organized with the Life and Society Subject)

l  初中歷史科電子閱讀獎計劃

The Junior Secondary History e-Reading Award Scheme 2023

l  「今日當年」影片製作：透過不同的資料的串連，反思歷史
Video Production: Reflecting on History Through the Connection of Diverse Materials

l  「歷史漁村遊‧大澳」：透過大澳，認識現代化對香港的變遷
  "Historical Fishing Village Tour: Tai O": Understanding Hong Kong's Transformation Through Modernization via Tai O