OWLHK organizes the Foundation Course on Plant Identification since 2018. It had received an overwhelming response year by year. This course is welcome for plant lovers to participate, for the sake of laying a sound foundation for studying plants.
Target Participants
Plant lover, eco-enthusiast yearning for an ecological surveyor and Interpreter career
Course Feature
- Small class teaching: each class opens for application within 24 trainees, arranged on a first-come, first-served basis. Teacher-to-student ratio remains 1:6.
- Professional tutor: lecturers and field-trip tutors are local graduates of Ecology, Biology or Environmental Science who are also sophisticated in environmental education and botany research
- Outdoor education: the 4-day course consists of over 25 hours field trip, learning at the major plantation in Hong Kong
- Featuring Ecology Component: on top of species identification, it introduces the importance of plants ecologically
Key Learning Points
- The plantation in Hong Kong and the dominant plant species
- Overview of plant taxonomy
- Morphology and the basic structure of plant
- Identification of common plant species in Hong Kong
Learning Objectives
- To identify basic structures of plant
- To properly record plant observations
- To identify 60 common plant species in Hong Kong
- To classify the dominant species in habitats in Hong Kong
Time and Format
3 sessions of indoor lectures, 1 half-day field trip and 3 full-day field trips. 1 half-day outdoor assessment will be included. 36 hours in total.
Language of Instruction
Cantonese (With English as supplement)
Certificate
Participants will receive a certificate of at least 80% attendance
