INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING PROJECT 

HONG KONG, 2019

Youth-led cultural mapping in Sai Kung

An 8-week interdisciplinary learning project whereby a group of 15 students (11-16 yrs old) mapped their own neighbourhood through a step-by-step approach involving games, site surveys, interviews, photography, creative writing and design. The programme also included sessions for the students to reflect on their newfound sense of community.  

Supervised by teachers in language & literature, design and PE, the students documented 30 cultural assets in the neighbourhood. They published the data in the form of 1) a mobile App with short stories and visuals 2) an illustrated map and 3) a pop-up exhibition on the documentation process, which also featured as part of the City Programme at the annual Hong Kong Business of Design Week.   

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“If you invest in the understanding of the culture and history, then students take ownership of it”

– Mr Saleem, PE teacher