Introduction to the Humanities 

The primary school Humanities subject covers the contents of the Personal, Social and Humanities Education Key Learning Area. The core of learning is to promote humanistic literacy. Students with humanistic literacy respect the value of every individual, cherish themselves, care about the well-being of others, and thus build a caring and inclusive society. We hope that students will appreciate and inherit the history and culture shared by mankind, appreciate beauty and goodness, care for the environment and love nature, promote sustainable development, and work together to create a better world. This echoes the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind advocated by our country.

Curriculum Aims

The curriculum aims of the primary school Humanities subject are mainly based on the existing aims of the primary General Studies curriculum, with optimisation to keep pace with the times. The aims are to assist students to:

• Grow physically and mentally in a healthy manner, cultivate correct values and attitudes from an early age, and become confident, rational and responsible citizens;
• Understand the roles they play and the responsibilities they should fulfill in the family and society, respect the rule of law and the spirit of law-abiding, and contribute to the common well-being;
• Understand the history, geography, Chinese culture and modern development of the country, cultivate a sense of national identity and belonging to the country, and strive to contribute to the country and the world;
• Pay attention to local, national and global developments and the connections between them;
• Through education for sustainable development, care for and protect the environment, and practise green living.