Digital Story Studio─Voices from the Homeless Animals
Apr 22, 23, 24, 25 & 26, 2025 (Tue – Sat)
English
$3400
P.3 and P.4 students
2025SPR-P04 Digital Story Studio─Voices from the Homeless Animals*
Content
This course aims at providing opportunities for students to express their feelings and opinions through Digital Storytelling. Digital Storytelling is a powerful and engaging tool in English language teaching. Besides empowering students’ skills in speaking and writing, it also stimulates their creativity. Through the exposure to a current social issue – the rising population of homeless animals, students will explore the causes of the issue by visiting an organization which works for the homeless animals. To further develop their collaborative, organizational and communicative skills, students will work interactively in various writing and speaking activities. At the end of the course, each student will produce a Digital Story about the homeless animals on the computer with images and background music. (There will be an opportunity for students to interact with animals through visiting a homeless animal organization during the course.)
Instructor
Pamelia NG─Ms. Ng obtained her Postgraduate Diploma in Education and MA in English Language Teaching from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). She served as School Development Officer of the Jockey Club “Giftedness Into Flourishing Talents” Project in CUHK. Ms. Ng is an experienced English teacher and is the English Panel Head of a primary school. Her interactive and communicative teaching approaches empower students’ creativity and critical thinking skills. Through the stimulating and authentic contexts, together with her enthusiasm in English language teaching, lessons conducted by Ms. Ng are learner-centered which involve meaningful communication.
Date
Apr 22, 23, 24, 25 & 26, 2025 (Tue – Sat)
Time
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Hour
15 hours (5 sessions)
Language
English
Fee
HK$3400 (includes a visit)
Eligibility
P.3 and P.4 students()
Remarks
*The content of this course is similar to the previously held courses titled ‘Digital Story Studio─Voices from the Homeless Animals’.
Creative Digital Art Classroom─Mix Media Digital Art Jam
Apr 5, 12, 26, May 3, 10 & 17, 2025 (Sat)
English
$3960
P.5 and P.6 students
2025SPR-P18 Creative Digital Art Classroom─Mix Media Digital Art Jam*
Content
Thanks to its unique location and history, Hong Kong is a melting pot of diverse cultures. Traditional and modern, old and new, oriental and western, all merge to form a distinctive culture of Hong Kong. Students here get exposed to diverse cultures since childhood. Powerful modern computers paired with innovative software provide an excellent creative toolbox. We believe with appropriate training our children will turn this commercial city into a vibrant creative dreamland. This course is designed for gifted students who love art creation, painting and design. It covers six very interesting themes based on some successful creative workshops in the world. 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. This course will also cover various digital creative techniques including graphics knowledge, colour models 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 both an artist and a designer, specializing in branding and experience design. 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 developed several digital art courses that reflect the mix of East and West cultures for this unique city of the world. Mr. Ha is an experienced publisher as well as an expert in computer graphics. Prior to joining Elaine Xavier Art Studio, he has worked for Reader’s Digest for over 15 years. Since 2007 he works with Ms. Xavier to promote, teach and publish digital art courses for children and teenagers.
Date
Apr 5, 12, 26, May 3, 10 & 17, 2025 (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 with Intel processor (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.
*The content of this course is similar to the previously held courses titled ‘Creative Digital Art Classroom─Mix Media Digital Art Jam’.
每節課由張卓明、馮淑君其中一位導師負責教授。張卓明──香港註冊建築師；香港理工大學設計學學士、澳洲科廷大學建築學學士、荷蘭代爾夫特理工大學建築學碩士；碩士畢業作品探討高密度發展之可能性，畢業之後於業內工作並專注於住宅和鐵路項目，現於劍橋大學Institute for Sustainability Leadership就讀碩士課程。馮淑君──香港註冊建築師；澳洲墨爾本大學環境（建築學）學士、香港大學建築學碩士、香港大學法學碩士；其建築學作品曾於澳洲墨爾本聯邦廣場、意大利威尼斯雙年展、德國斯圖加特大學等展出。畢業之後曾參與主題樂園、教堂、大學實驗室等建築項目。
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、證書課程兼職講師，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─Tessellations for Beginners
Apr 5, 12, 26, May 3, 10 & 17, 2025 (Sat)
English
$3960
S.1 to S.3 students
2025SPR-S26 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 ancient Islamic architecture, Persian girih, Moroccan zellij, etc., They are considered the forerunners of modern algorithmic arts. This course is designed for gifted students who are interested in arts and mathematics. Content of this course include history and principles of Islamic art and geometry, how to create intricate patterns and designs using tessellation techniques, how to use digital art software and skills to bring your designs to life, the impact of Islamic tessellations on modern mathematical arts pioneered by M. C. Escher and the latest development in tessellation techniques via Generative AI. The instructor will guide the students to learn while doing, so they could master many 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 both an artist and a designer, specializing in branding and experience design. 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 developed several digital art courses that reflect the mix of East and West cultures for this unique city of the world. Mr. Ha is an experienced publisher as well as an expert in computer graphics. Prior to joining Elaine Xavier Art Studio, he has worked for Reader’s Digest for over 15 years. Since 2007 he works with Ms. Xavier to promote, teach and publish digital art courses for children and teenagers.
Date
Apr 5, 12, 26, May 3, 10 & 17, 2025 (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 13 / 14 / 15 operating systems with Intel processor (older version of Windows and Mac are not supported). Please note that computers with the Apple silicon (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211814) are not fully 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.
*The content of this course is similar to the previously held courses titled ‘Creative Digital Art Classroom─Tessellations for Beginners’.
每節課由張卓明、馮淑君其中一位導師負責教授。張卓明──香港註冊建築師；香港理工大學設計學學士、澳洲科廷大學建築學學士、荷蘭代爾夫特理工大學建築學碩士；碩士畢業作品探討高密度發展之可能性，畢業之後於業內工作並專注於住宅和鐵路項目，現於劍橋大學Institute for Sustainability Leadership就讀碩士課程。馮淑君──香港註冊建築師；澳洲墨爾本大學環境（建築學）學士、香港大學建築學碩士、香港大學法學碩士；其建築學作品曾於澳洲墨爾本聯邦廣場、意大利威尼斯雙年展、德國斯圖加特大學等展出。畢業之後曾參與主題樂園、教堂、大學實驗室等建築項目。
Date
Apr 12, 26 & May 10, 2025 (Sat)
Time
10:00 am – 1:00 pm & 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Hour
18 hours (三天)
Language
Cantonese
Fee
HK$3960 (不包括午膳費用)
Eligibility
S.1 to S.3 students()
Remarks
*本科目內容與過往曾舉辦的《建築師的見觸思──理論篇》相若。
2025SPR-S28
實戰GPT：構建你的AI小助手
Apr 22, 23, 24, 25 & 26, 2025 (Tue – Sat)
Cantonese
$3300
S.1 to S.3 students
2025SPR-S28 實戰GPT：構建你的AI小助手*
Content
當大型語言模型（Large Language Models, LLM）的應用急促發展，正在逐步改變我們與科技互動的方式。從ChatGPT到GPT-4的突破性發展，展現了AI技術的無限可能。本課程專注於LLM的應用開發，旨在引導學生從基礎理論到實踐應用，循序漸進地掌握AI開發技能。
在課程中，學生將了解LLM的核心概念、運作原理和應用方法。從基礎的提示詞工程（Prompt Engineering）開始，掌握這項關鍵技能，協助學員有效地與模型互動，而獲得更精準的結果，並一直深入進階模型微調、數據處理及分析等。學員將有機會實踐課堂所學，嘗試創造屬於自己的AI應用，例如智能客服系統、多語言翻譯助手、個人化學習教練等，進入探索大型語言模型的世界，開啟無限的可能性。
Instructor
楊衍朗──英國牛津大學（University of Oxford）數學及統計學學士。楊導師多次參與研發不同人工智能（Artificial Intelligence）程式，並協助多個科技創新項目入選香港科學園及數碼港的孵化計劃。研究以外，楊導師亦有多年數理科以及STEM課程的教學經驗，曾為不同學校提供奧數等訓練。
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。
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
Apr 5 & 22, 2025 (Sat, Tue)
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.4 to S.6 students()
Remarks
*本科目內容與過往曾舉辦的《生物化學與疾病 II》相若。
2025SPR-S42
Future Law: Can Law Protect us from Science, Technology and the Metaverse?
Apr 5, 12, 26 & May 3, 2025 (Sat)
English
$4620
S.4 to S.6 students
2025SPR-S42 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.
*The content of this course is similar to the previously held courses titled ‘Future Law: Can Law Protect us from Science, Technology and the Metaverse?’.
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 17 & 24, 2025 (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.4 to S.6 students()
Remarks
*本科目內容與過往曾舉辦的《生物化學與疾病 III》相若。
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