張宇靈──美國西華盛頓大學學士（人類學—考古學專業）、香港中文大學哲學碩士（歷史）、美國註冊專業考古學家（Registered Professional Archaeologist）、香港考古學會副主席。張導師現為全職獨立考古保育顧問及香港大學專業進修學院副學士課程兼職講師，曾任職大學研究機構及博物館，近十年來在香港積極從事文物及古蹟保育、考古及歷史研究、宣傳及公眾教育等工作，曾參與及主管香港及美國等地的田野考古工作，亦曾到訪世界各地進行考察，對教授古文化知識及推動公眾關注文化保育具有豐富經驗。
Creative Digital Art Classroom─Mix Media Digital Art Jam
Apr 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2024 (Sat)
English
$3960
P.5 and P.6 students
2024SPR-P22 Creative Digital Art Classroom─Mix Media Digital Art Jam*
Content
Hong Kong is a city of fusion for the Chinese and Western cultures. Information technology is very popular here and young generation get exposed to diverse cultures since childhood. Modern computing equipment paired with innovative software provides an excellent mixed media creation toolbox for kids. If we can offer appropriate training to these young artists, they will bring a rich creative ecology to Hong Kong. This course is designed for gifted students who love art creation, painting and design. It covers six very interesting themes based on some successful collaborative creative workshops in USA and UK. The instructor will guide the students to learn and create. Contents include features of digital media and computer-simulated effects for oil painting, watercolour, crayons, colour pencils and Chinese brushes. We will also cover various digital creative techniques including computer graphics knowledge, colour models, layers and mixed media production. Through this course, the students will enhance their sensitivity on art, design and visual expression. It will also offer them an excellent opportunity to develop and demonstrate their creative talents.
Instructor
Each session of this course will be conducted by one of the instructors, Ms. Elaine XAVIER or Mr. Duc-chi HA. Ms. Xavier is a graphic designer specialised in branding and communication. She has enjoyed painting since she was a little girl. Over the years she has explored many new approaches to arts creation. In addition, she is deeply involved in art education and has spent one third of her time in Hong Kong promoting digital art for children since 1997. She has also designed several new programs that reflect the mix of East and West cultures for this unique city. Mr. Ha is a specialist in publishing, 3D modelling and graphics programming. Prior to joining Elaine Xavier Art Studio, Mr. Ha has worked for Reader’s Digest for over 15 years. In the past few years, he has spent a lot of time and energy teaching digital art courses for gifted and talented students.
Date
Apr 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2024 (Sat)
Time
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Hour
18 hours (6 sessions)
Language
English
Fee
HK$3960
Eligibility
P.5 and P.6 students(Priority will be given to students with a solid background in illustration skills like those who have attended the CDAC Draw Basics and Cartoon Character Creation courses)
Remarks
Students must bring their own laptop computers together with the charger and a 3-button mouse to the class. The computer must be equipped with at least 8 GB RAM and a graphic processor supporting OpenGL 4.3, installed with Microsoft Windows 10 / 11 (Windows 7, 8 and MacOS are not supported). Instructors will provide the software to be installed in the student's computer so as to facilitate continual learning and application of the skills learned in class. Tablets, Netbooks and Chromebook are not suitable for this course.
*This course is similar to ‘Creative Digital Art Classroom─Mix Media Digital Art Jam’ in the Spring Program for the Gifted and Talented 2023.
張宇靈──美國西華盛頓大學學士（人類學—考古學專業）、香港中文大學哲學碩士（歷史）、美國註冊專業考古學家（Registered Professional Archaeologist）、香港考古學會副主席。張導師現為全職獨立考古保育顧問及香港大學專業進修學院副學士課程兼職講師，曾任職大學研究機構及博物館，近十年來在香港積極從事文物及古蹟保育、考古及歷史研究、宣傳及公眾教育等工作，曾參與及主管香港及美國等地的田野考古工作，亦曾到訪世界各地進行考察，對教授古文化知識及推動公眾關注文化保育具有豐富經驗。
本課程主要由小學課程《細説德語》和《細説德語（進階班）》合併和演變而成，供未曾接觸德語的資優中學生修讀，希望為喜歡語文和異國文化的資優中學生提供學習德文的機會。相信大家對德國足球、德國香腸、啤酒、運動用品、汽車，甚至學術成就也不感陌生。説到德語，大家可能會説不懂，但日常生活經常接觸的kindergarten一字，其實也是德文。語言是打開另一個世界的鎖匙，德語是歐洲大陸、也是歐盟的重要語言，許多哲學、科學、文學和宗教作品都用德文寫成。德語從來都是英語的「好親戚」，德文和英文不僅語法接近，詞彙亦相似。許多我們熟悉的英文字詞也與德語有關，如德文的 Februar 和Mai，你能猜到是哪兩個月份？透過有趣的多元化活動，學員除了有機會認識德語的基本詞彙外，也會學習口語技巧，例如嘗試學用德語作自我介紹及與同學溝通，最後亦會挑戰難度較高的寫作，學習運用德語。除語文知識外，導師也會介紹德國風土人情，加深學員對德國文化的認識，學懂欣賞不同語文及文化。想挑戰自己的學習語言能力，或想踏進德語世界的初中學員，歡迎報名參加。
Creative Digital Art Classroom─Tessellations for Beginners
Apr 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2024 (Sat)
English
$3960
S.1 to S.3 students
2024SPR-S30 Creative Digital Art Classroom─Tessellations for Beginners*
Content
A tessellation is the covering of a plane using one or more geometric shapes, called tiles, with no overlaps and no gaps. Such geometric patterns are very common among Islamic art since ancient time. Some digital artists consider such constructions in effect algorithms, making Islamic geometric patterns the forerunners of modern algorithmic art. One can extend this concept to higher dimensions through a variety of geometries in mathematics. This course is designed for gifted students who are interested in mathematics, geometric design, Islamic culture and information technology. Contents of this course include periodic and a-period (Penrose) tiling as well as the basics of Escher artworks. The instructor will guide the students to learn while doing, so they could master these complicated tessellation techniques. The course will focus on enhancing the students' artistic and logical senses as well as their creative and design ability.
Instructor
Each session of this course will be conducted by one of the instructors, Ms. Elaine XAVIER or Mr. Duc-chi HA. Ms. Xavier is a graphic designer specialised in branding and communication. She has enjoyed painting since she was a little girl. Over the years she has explored many new approaches to arts creation. In addition, she is deeply involved in art education and has spent one third of her time in Hong Kong promoting digital art for children since 1997. She has also designed several new programs that reflect the mix of East and West cultures for this unique city. Mr. Ha is a specialist in publishing, 3D modelling and graphics programming. Prior to joining Elaine Xavier Art Studio, Mr. Ha has worked for Reader’s Digest for over 15 years. In the past few years, he has spent a lot of time and energy teaching digital art courses for gifted and talented students.
Date
Apr 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2024 (Sat)
Time
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Hour
18 hours (6 sessions)
Language
English
Fee
HK$3960
Eligibility
S.1 to S.3 students()
Remarks
Students must bring their own laptop computers together with the charger and a 3-button mouse to the class. The computer must be equipped with at least 8 GB RAM and a graphic processor supporting OpenGL 4.3, installed with Microsoft Windows 10 / 11 or MacOS 11 / 12 / 13 operating systems (Windows 7, 8 and MacOS X are not supported). Instructors will provide the software to be installed in the student's computer so as to facilitate continual learning and application of the skills learned in class. Tablets, Netbooks and Chromebook are not suitable for this course.
*This course is similar to ‘Creative Digital Art Classroom─Tessellations for Beginners’ in the Spring Program for the Gifted and Talented 2022.
張學明──香港中文大學文學士（歷史）、美國加州大學文學碩士及哲學博士（中古世紀歷史）；張教授1983年起於香港中文大學歷史系任教長達三十多年，現為中大歷史系客席副教授，教授的科目包括「西方文化的特質」、「History for Today」、「中西神話比較」；著作有《中西神話》、《Biographical Notes of the Jesuits in Hong Kong》、《字源學英文》、《成語學英文》、《人物西洋小史》及《字源釋醫學》。張教授為「資優計劃」課程顧問，亦為「資優計劃」設計及教授不同歷史課程。
何頴思──加拿大卑詩大學（University of British Columbia）一級榮譽學士（心理學）、香港中文大學社會科學碩士（臨床心理學）、香港大學哲學博士（臨床心理學）。何博士現擔任政府紀律部門臨床心理學家，曾負責為在囚人士進行心理評估，分析他們的心理需要和制訂治療方向，以減低在囚人士重犯的機會，亦任職其他機構為有特殊學習需要的學童提供調適配套服務。
電影是一個具有哲學內涵的媒介，它不只是一項娛樂，亦是訓練我們思考的工具。本課程通過閲讀流行電影，刺激學員思考人生，以及探討真相的可能，主題包括：〈一〉從《A1Headline》思考新聞與尋找真相的可能；〈二〉從《西遊記》討論時間和真相的關係；〈三〉從《In the House》思考現實與虛幻的分別；〈四〉從《妄想》和《Memento》，探討尋找真相所付出的代價；以及〈五〉《Being John Malcovich》，討論「當我進入了別人的腦袋中生存，我會是誰呢?」。透過電影欣賞、積極思考和深入討論，讓學員由電影及其豐富的人生哲學內涵中，開拓省思人生的視野，學會從不同角度了解我們所處的當下，從而提升自我生命省思能力和人文素養，並從電影解析中激發學員的創造力、綜合能力、分析能力和批判能力。
何頴思──加拿大卑詩大學（University of British Columbia）一級榮譽學士（心理學）、香港中文大學社會科學碩士（臨床心理學）、香港大學哲學博士（臨床心理學）。何博士現擔任政府紀律部門臨床心理學家，曾負責為在囚人士進行心理評估，分析他們的心理需要和制訂治療方向，以減低在囚人士重犯的機會，亦任職其他機構為有特殊學習需要的學童提供調適配套服務。
過往，臨床心理學家都集中辨識及治療精神和心理疾病，協助受助者解決心理困擾和減輕痛苦；但以美國著名學者Dr. Martin Seligman 為首的心理學家發現，減輕痛苦並不足以使人生活得幸福愜意，提升個人幸福感才是令人身心健康、人際關係和諧及提升工作效能的重要元素。因此，心理學家近年致力研究和發展正向心理學。那麼正向心理學是否只是正面思考？凡事向好看就能生活幸福美滿嗎？本課程將解説一些坊間常見有關正向心理學的疑問，介紹以實證為基礎的正向心理學理論及應用。透過個案分析、體驗活動和小組討論等不同形式的活動，讓學員認識和發掘個人的良好特質，以及學習如何運用以實證為本的正向行為、思維和社交技巧，建立正面情緒和面對生活中的各種挑戰，建立自己的幸福人生。
Future Law: Can Law Protect us from Science, Technology and the Metaverse?
Apr 13, 20, 27 & May 4, 2024 (Sat)
English
$4620
S.4 to S.6 students
2024SPR-S45 Future Law: Can Law Protect us from Science, Technology and the Metaverse?*
Content
This course will consider the challenges facing our world as science and technology advances at a rate that outpaces the law which is intended to protect and serve us. The course will consider the problems facing law and lawyers when they are asked by clients to deal with the issues and benefits that scientific and technological advances bring. We will consider the latest advances and anticipated advances in science and engineering, and the ethical and legal issues that may follow. In particular the course will consider (a) advances in medicine: research using embryos and stem cells, DNA mapping, bioengineering, medical and pharmacological breakthroughs and profit, the issues that arise from living longer or even forever; (b) making humans and super humans: in vitro fertilization, genetic engineering and bionics; (c) resurrecting the dead: cryonic preservation; (d) saving the planet and feeding the world: no plastics, limitless clean energy and genetically modified foodstuffs; (e) making machines think: from self-driving cars and automated weapons to independent artificial super intelligence (including the replacement of lawyers and judges); (f) space exploration and colonization; (g) extra-terrestrial visitors; (h) the internet and information: free-access, privacy, fake stories and policing the internet; and (i) semiconductors, 5G technology, and supercapacitors: the internet of everything. All of these advances and possibilities bring ethical considerations and concerns, and may raise legal issues which will be discussed in the course - particularly they may identify gaps in the law as advances in science and technology raise issues that have never been considered before. The course will also consider the impact of the global pandemic, COVID-19, on the law and being a lawyer. In conclusion we will consider the future for law and lawyers with more use of technology in law and the claim that we may be facing the end of lawyers.
Instructor
Steven Brian GALLAGHER─LLB (first), LLM, Barrister, and PGCHE. Prof. Gallagher was called to the Bar of England and Wales by Gray’s Inn in 2006, and is Professor in Practice of Law and Associate Dean (Academic & Student Affairs) at the Faculty of Law, CUHK. Prof. Gallagher teaches equity and the law of trusts, property law, and art and cultural heritage law to undergraduate and postgraduate students on the LLB, LLM and JD programs. Professor Gallagher regularly provides continuing professional development seminars for solicitors in Hong Kong on a range of topics including law and technology. His research interests include property law, art, antiquities, cultural heritage and the law, law and technology, and superheroes and the law.
*This course is similar to 'Future Law: Can Law Protect us from Science, Technology and the Metaverse?' in the "2022 Winter Program" and "2023 Summer Program".
羅輝恒──香港中文大學理學士（生物化學）、哲學博士（生物化學）；現任香港中文大學生命科學學院講師。羅博士自2009年起在中大任教生物化學課程及碩士課程、大學和書院的通識教育課程，教授科目包括臨床生物化學、分子內分泌學、神經科學概論實驗、免疫學和血液學實驗等。除日常教學工作外，羅博士亦兼任香港中文大學理學院少年英才科學院（Science Academy for Young Talent）及香港資優教育學苑的課程導師，以及參與本地和海外之公職服務和交流，積極推動資優教育和科普教育。
羅輝恒──香港中文大學理學士（生物化學）、哲學博士（生物化學）；現任香港中文大學生命科學學院講師。羅博士自2009年起在中大任教生物化學課程及碩士課程、大學和書院的通識教育課程，教授科目包括臨床生物化學、分子內分泌學、神經科學概論實驗、免疫學和血液學實驗等。除日常教學工作外，羅博士亦兼任香港中文大學理學院少年英才科學院（Science Academy for Young Talent）及香港資優教育學苑的課程導師，以及參與本地和海外之公職服務和交流，積極推動資優教育和科普教育。
羅輝恒──香港中文大學理學士（生物化學）、哲學博士（生物化學）；現任香港中文大學生命科學學院講師。羅博士自2009年起在中大任教生物化學課程及碩士課程、大學和書院的通識教育課程，教授科目包括臨床生物化學、分子內分泌學、神經科學概論實驗、免疫學和血液學實驗等。除日常教學工作外，羅博士亦兼任香港中文大學理學院少年英才科學院（Science Academy for Young Talent）及香港資優教育學苑的課程導師，以及參與本地和海外之公職服務和交流，積極推動資優教育和科普教育。
Date
May 18 & 25, 2024 (Sat)
Time
10:00 am – 1:00 pm & 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Hour
12 hours (兩天)
Language
Cantonese
Fee
HK$2640 (不包括午膳費用)
Eligibility
S.5 and S.6 students()
Remarks
*本科目內容與「春季資優課程2023」《生物化學、免疫與感染 II》相若。
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