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Hands-on approach to mental illness

With the aim of combatting the fear and misconceptions surrounding mental illness, Castle Peak Hospital’s Mind Space museum enables visitors to experience hallucinations, similar to the sensory experiences mentally ill patients encounter, by way of rooms that utilise virtual reality (VR) technology.   A group of secondary students recently embarked on a journey through Mind Space after registering and receiving patient wristbands. This unique mental health experience museum provided them with a comprehensive understanding of the development of psychiatric services in Hong Kong.   Displays in the museum showcase intriguing relics, including the evolution of restraints and handwritten patient records. Additionally, the students were given the opportunity to explore a mock protection room designed to provide a calming environment for patients.   Furthermore, students could learn about the scientific aspects behind the causes of mental illness at the Brain Tour zone. One of the
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TSA 2021 to be suspended

The Education Bureau today announced that the Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA) 2021, including all speaking and pen-and-paper assessments, will be suspended.   It said the decision was made in view of the volatility of the COVID-19 epidemic, adding the arrangement will facilitate schools to make the most out of the remainder of the current school year to conduct face-to-face lessons.   The bureau will collaborate with the Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority and Hong Kong Education City (HKEdCity) again to roll out the Gainful Use of Territory-wide System Assessment 2021 Materials arrangement.   It will enable schools to make the best use of the TSA materials already prepared and consolidated by the authority with the original pen-and-paper mode or the online assessment mode provided on the Student Assessment Repository (STAR) platform, so as to understand the learning situation of students under the epidemic and follow up on their support needs.   Having made reference to the experience last year and views from schools, the bureau and the authority are finalising the details of the arrangement this year with enhancement measures to enable schools to gainfully use the TSA 2021 materials to inform learning and teaching and the bureau to collect system-level data to learn about the overall learning performance of students.   The bureau and the authority will hold face-to-face or online briefing sessions in late April to brief schools on the arrangements and participation details.   HKEdCity will launch a series of new and enhanced functions on the STAR platform between March and April to complement the arrangement and streamline administrative procedures, as well as strengthen the support to schools, teachers and students in conducting online assessments.
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