Home Economics

Curriculum Objectives

To enable students to:

  • develop intellectual and aesthetic attitudes towards manipulative and creative skills in relation to food, fabrics and home-making
  • understand the principles underlying the choice and the safety and informed use of materials and equipment
  • appreciate how technology affects our lives and enhances the nurturing of quality people and quality homes
  • develop a positive attitude towards health

Curriculum Content

  1. Food, Nutrition and Diet enables students to understand the relationship between nutrition and health.
  2. Home and Family deals with the skills and principles of running a home.
  3. Needlework, Dress and Design introduces the characteristics of fabrics, design principles and sewing skills.
Joyful Fruit Day to promote Healthy Eating Habits
Joyful Fruit Day to promote Healthy Eating Habits
Joyful Fruit Day to promote Healthy Eating Habits
Joyful Fruit Day to promote Healthy Eating Habits
Healthy Eating Exhibition to cultivate students’ good eating habits
Healthy Eating Exhibition to cultivate students’ good eating habits
Healthy Eating Exhibition to cultivate students’ good eating habits
Healthy Eating Exhibition to cultivate students’ good eating habits
Learning beyond the classroom enables students to gain both knowledge: cake making course
Learning beyond the classroom enables students to gain both knowledge: cake making course
Displays & handcraft workshop were held in the Needlework Room on School Open Day
Displays & handcraft workshop were held in the Needlework Room on School Open Day
Time to celebrate 50th School Anniversary: Fondant Cake Making
Time to celebrate 50th School Anniversary: Fondant Cake Making
Cooking Demonstration by Professional Chef
Cooking Demonstration by Professional Chef
INNOPOWER@JC: F2 Social Innovation PROJECT - Visit to HealthTech Centre at IVE (Kwai Chung)
INNOPOWER@JC: F2 Social Innovation PROJECT - Visit to HealthTech Centre at IVE (Kwai Chung)
3D Food Printer is set up in the cookery room to promote STEM education
3D Food Printer is set up in the cookery room to promote STEM education
Basic Molecular Gastronomy Workshop at HKU SPACE
Basic Molecular Gastronomy Workshop at HKU SPACE
Cooking with NET gives students the chance to practise using English in an authentic environment
Cooking with NET gives students the chance to practise using English in an authentic environment
HEALTH Direct, a health promotion van equipped with a variety of health education resources
HEALTH Direct, a health promotion van equipped with a variety of health education resources
Western Table Etiquette at HKU SPACE
Western Table Etiquette at HKU SPACE
Make-up class
Make-up class
Cooking Competition (50th Anniversary)
Cooking Competition (50th Anniversary)