Purpose of the Project 
   

The project aims to promote the holistic development of young people by providing opportunities and recognition for them to develop competence and skills which are conducive to positive youth development, promoting bonding with others, and holding healthy beliefs and clear values.

Implementation Schedule

The four-year project will be implemented commencing from the 2005/06 school year as the experimental  phase, to be followed by the full implementation of the project effective from 2006/07 school year. It aims at a full coverage of secondary schools and participation will be voluntary.

The project will be implemented in Secondary One to Secondary Three according to the following timetable:     School Year Experimental Phase    2005/06  2006/07  2007/08   2008/09 Secondary  One  Secondary Two  Secondary Three - Full Implementation Phase - Schools participate in Project P.A.T.H.S. since 2006/07 school year    Secondary one  Secondary One & Two  Secondary One, Two and Three Full Implementation Phase - Schools participate in Project P.A.T.H.S. since 2007/08 school year  - - Secondary One Secondary One & Two  * ''Control Schools'' of the evaluation study will implement the Project from 2007/08 to 2009/10 school year.

 Design of the Project

There will be two tiers of programmes with details as follows: Tier I Programme  Universal positive youth development programme developed by the Research Team For all students in Secondary One to Secondary Three 20 hours of youth development programme in each school year comprising both core and elective programmes Participating schools and Non-governmental Organisations may adopt the 20- hour full programme or the 10-hour core   programme  Tier II Programme For students with greater psychosocial needs identified in Tier I Programme and/or via other sources.  Programmes to be developed by Non-governmental Organisations according to the needs of students in individual schools

Tier I Programme Secondary One curriculum  Acrobat Doc Secondary Two curriculum   Acrobat Doc Secondary Three curriculum    Acrobat Doc  For more details about the Tier I Programme, please refer to the User Manual and Teaching Manual sent to each participating school or the 'Research Team's website' at http://www.paths.hk