Urban Tree Conservation and Appreciation  Secondary School Programme

Talk for Basic Tree Biology 

 

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• Application Form - Individual

• Application Form - School

 

Aims:      To provide students with ability to understand tree issues in Hong Kong; and develop them with scientific, social and cultural awareness in urban tree management, conservation and appreciation

 

Description:   The programme include 4 talks and 5 field studies. These activities cover topics of ‘tree knowledge and conservation’, ‘tree risk assessment and management’, and ‘heritage trees and stonewall trees in urban Hong Kong’. The programme is tailor-made for secondary students, the contents are related to the curriculum of HKDSE Liberal Studies, Geography and Biology.  The related subjects and study areas are listed below:

 

Liberal Studies	Hong Kong Today: Quality of life Energy Technology & the Environment: The environment and sustainable development
Geography	Building a Sustainable City — Are environmental conservation and urban development mutually exclusive?
Biology	Ecosystems Essential life processes in plants

 

In order to motivate students to participate the activities, we will offer the following awards:

 

Student who has participated one of the activities will receive a participation certificate.

 

Student who had attended a talk and a field study, organized an activity about urban tree conservation and appreciation in his/her school, and handed in a group report before 31 August 2016 will receive an award of Hong Kong Tree Conservation Youth Ambassador. Details to be announced later.

 

Three schools which have the largest number of participants will be presented with Award for the Most Participation of the programme.

Eligibility:        Form 3 to Form 6 Students

 

Fees:    Free of Charge

 

Quota: The activities are enrolled on a first-come-first served basis

• Talks－200; Field Studies－60 (Priority will be given to students who have attended the talks)

 

Application:   Return the completed application form ( Indivitual / School ) to Faculty of Design and Environment at Room KT531, 30 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong. Please mark ‘Urban Tree Conservation and Appreciation’ on the envelope.    OR   Download the application form at our Facebook Page (Urban Tree Conservation and Appreciation) or https://www.thei.edu.hk/events/UTCA and send it to laipoying@vtc.edu.hk.

 

Application Deadline:  30 November 2015 

 

Enquiry:   Programme of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Horticulture and Landscape Management, Faculty of Design and Environment, THEi

Phone－39597285; E-mail－laipoying@vtc.edu.hk (Miss LAI)