The activity begins with understanding nature, inspiring participants to explore sustainable living and environmental design. Through interactive games, visits to award-winning green buildings, resource management planning and case sharing, urban ecological exploration activities, participants can learn effective energy use and resource management strategies, understand designs and actions that help urban ecological restoration, move toward carbon neutrality, mitigate climate change, and promote sustainable development in which people and nature coexist harmoniously.

Related Subjects 

[Primary School] : Life-wide learning Day, Personal, Social & Humanities Education

[Secondary School] : Citizenship, Economics and Society, Geography, Biology  

Interdisciplinary Learning: Life-wide learning Day, STEAM Education, Science Education

Learning Objective  

• Understand the importance of energy management in reducing carbon emissions.
• Learn about the applications and limitations of renewable energy.
• Explore real-life practices of sustainable development, as well as the planning and design principles of green buildings.
• Understand how spatial design can enhance urban biodiversity.
• Develop awareness of environmental protection and sustainable development.

Programme Content 

• Explore the concepts of energy efficiency and carbon footprint through interactive games, and learn the basic principles of carbon auditing.
• Witness a solar-powered popcorn-making demonstration to experience the application of renewable energy and innovative design.
• Visit an award-winning green building to learn about environmentally conscious architectural planning and energy-saving measures.
• Enjoy a cup of locally grown organic herbal tea at Eat Well Canteen while learning about low-carbon diets and zero food waste practices.
• Explore the Green Hub's biodiversity-friendly facilities and discover design strategies that support urban biodiversity.

Date / Time
Monday to Saturday (Closed on Tuesday)
09:00-11:30 or 14:00-16:30

Venue
The Green Hub (Old Tai Po Police Station), 11 Wan Tau Kok Lane, Tai Po, N.T.

Target

• P4-P6
• S1-S6

Group Size

Fee 
$200 per head
$150 (Exclusively for registered whole-day school and charity)

Application
Please fill in the online application form.
Application should be submitted to the Green Hub at least 4 weeks in advance.

Enquiry
2996 2826 or [email protected]

Remarks:

• The Green Hub will notify the applicant about the application results by phone within 2 weeks upon receipt of the application form. Please call 29962826 if you don't get our notification.
• Please follow our visitor guidelines.
• The Green Hub is itself covered by Public Liability Insurance.  Participants are fully responsible for arranging, at their own expense, such life, health and other forms of insurance coverage as individual considers appropriate.