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採訪通知（即時發佈）                                                            2015年6月25日

教育大同論壇2015：「我要真假期」一連兩天
雲集逾30位講者　共設30場不同主題的工作坊
從孩子需要出發　反思教育選擇！

由家長發起、提倡教育有選擇的慈善團體「教育大同（EDiversity）」將於6月27及28日舉行第二屆論壇，今年的主題是「我要真假期：減少功課，學得更多。」論壇將探討功課與評核的實際效能，思考在沒有功課的假期中，孩子如何可學得更好更多；活動更請來多位在主流學制中走出不平凡的家長、老師及校長，及多位創意教育實踐者真人剖析真假期可帶來的更大教育及社會效能。現誠邀各媒體朋友到場參與，並採訪活動之開幕禮，一同見證小學員的努力成果，活動詳情如下：

有關教育大同 
慈善團體「教育大同」由一群家長在2014年自發成立，旨在集思廣益、聚眾之力，鼓勵家長、教育界以至社會各界重新思考教育，勇於選擇忠於孩子需要的教育模式，共譜教育大同的理想。「教育大同」的成員來自教育界、資訊科技界、傳媒界、商界及法律界，眾人深感本地教育發展逐漸倒果為因，過度着重考試成績，智力以外，學生個別的身心發展需要卻備受冷待。期望透過舉辦會議與各界分享，推廣一些在世界上廣被接受但在香港卻被誤解的教育理念；並透過瞭解孩子及年青人現在和未來的需要，幫助大家在教育方面作出明智和有彈性的選擇。

有關教育大同「我要真假期」論壇2015
為期兩天的「我要真假期」論壇2015將於2015年6月27及28日舉行，由教育大同主辦，中文大學亞太研究所、綠腳丫親子讀書會、香港兆基創意書院及籽識教育顧問有限公司全力協辦。活動將集中探討功課與評核的實際效能，思考在沒有功課的假期中，孩子如何可學得更好更多；期望能藉此推動家長與學校選擇減少操練，騰出時間利用創意推展教育。活動請來多位在主流學制中走出不平凡的家長、老師及校長，及多位創意教育實踐者真人剖析真假期可帶來的更大教育及社會效能。論壇首天在中文大學以講座形式分享一眾敢創不同的案例，翌日移施兆基創意書院進行一系列互動環節，讓與會者認識本地創意教育的發展，帶來嶄新的教育體驗。詳情：www.ediversity.org/tc/conference

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Press Invitaiton                                                                   25th June, 2015

Featuring over 30 speakers and 30 workshops
EDiversity “We Need a Break” Education Conference 2015
Rethink – there are other ways to educate!

On 27th and 28th June, educators and parents will assemble at EDiversity’s second education conference to examine the issue. With the theme “We Need a Break: Drill less, Learn more”, the conference aims to encourage parents and schools to reduce cramming practices and make time for family and creative education. The conference will investigate the actual effectiveness of assignments and assessments, and explore how children can learn more and better on an assignment-free holiday. Parents, teachers and principals who have adopted extraordinary approaches within mainstream institutions, and practitioners of creative education will be invited to share their experience and insights. Members of the media are cordially invited to attend the conference with details as follows:

About EDiversity
EDiversity is a charity organisation founded by a group of parents in 2014. It aims to gather the collective effort to encourage parents, educators as well as the public to reexamine the current education system, to allow deviant education modes that suit children’s need, and to achieve the ideal of educational diversity. Members of EDiversity come from a variety of backgrounds, including education, information technology, media, business and legal services. They are concerned that local education has taken a wrong direction by over-emphasising examination results and intellectual performance but neglecting the physical and mental developments of individual students. Via conferences and sharing sections, the organisation hopes to promote education concepts that are widely accepted worldwide but misunderstood in Hong Kong; by understanding the current and future needs of children and youngsters, it also strives to offer wiser and more flexible choices in education.

About EDiveristy “We Need a Break” Education Conference 2015
From 27 to 28 June 2015, “We Need a Break” Education Conference 2015 will be held for two consecutive days by EDiversity, together with co-organisers including the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hapi Reading Club, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity and La Violet Education Consultants Ltd.. The event will investigate the actual effectiveness of assignments and assessments, and explore how children can learn more and better on an assignment-free holiday. It will also invite parents, teachers and principals who have adopted extraordinary approaches within mainstream institutions, as well as practitioners of creative education to testify the educational and social benefits resulted from taking real breaks. The first day of the conference will take place at CUHK, featuring talks on cases of unique educational attempts, whereas the second day will be comprised of a series of interactive activities at HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, introducing the latest development of local creative education and bringing an innovative education experience to participants. For details, please visit: www.ediversity.org/tc/conference.

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Media enquiries:
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