Hong Kong students as young as 6 should ‘feel proud to be Chinese’: learning guide

New curriculum framework mandates patriotic education for Hong Kong students from primary school, aiming to foster national identity. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Hong Kong students as young as 6 should ‘feel proud to be Chinese’: learning guide

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Hong Kong's Education Bureau unveiled a sweeping new values education framework on Thursday, mandating that students as young as six years old learn to "feel proud to be Chinese" and gain a foundational understanding of national affairs. The 2026 Values Education Curriculum Framework, applicable to all government, aided, special, private, and Direct Subsidy Scheme schools, represents a significant formalization and expansion of patriotic education within the city's primary and secondary education system. Prepared by the government's Standing Committee on Values Education, the document explicitly ties personal and social values to national identity and allegiance. The framework systematically outlines learning expectations for three developmental stages: lower primary (Primary 1-3), upper primary (Primary 4-6), and secondary school. For the youngest cohort, aged roughly six to eight, objectives include developing a "sense of belonging and pride towards the nation" and a basic awareness of current national events. This marks a clear shift toward instilling a specific national consciousness from the very beginning of a child's formal education, moving beyond broader civic concepts to a directed focus on Chinese patriotism. For older students, the expectations deepen considerably. Upper primary pupils are to cultivate a "sense of responsibility for protecting the country" and understand the constitutional relationships underpinning Hong Kong's status as a Special Administrative Region of China. By secondary school, students are expected to "safeguard national security with practical actions," a phrase that carries significant weight following the enactment of the Hong Kong National Security Law in 2020. The curriculum thus creates a continuous pathway from fostering pride in younger children to emphasizing duty and legal obligation in adolescents. This overhaul occurs within a broader context of educational reform in Hong Kong since the 2019 social unrest, which authorities largely attributed to a failure in national and legal education. In recent years, subjects like Liberal Studies have been transformed into Citizenship and Social Development, with a strengthened...

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