Microsoft invited a group of school principals and delegates to join a 4-day tour to the School of the Future (SOF) in Philadelphia, the United States from March 4 to 7, 2008, an event that aims to provide a platform to exchange ideas and share knowledge for holistic education. The tour received enormous positive feedback that included best practices such as "6i development process" from the participants.
Visit to local schools and the School of Future
lessons sharing regarding to technology integration in education
Discussions on recent development trends in IT education among school delegates
and Microsoft experts
Ideas exchange among school administrators and other educational experts
Observation of class-life of students
Welcome Lunch
Sightseeing of Historical Spots at Philadelphia
School Visit - South Philadelphia High School
School Visit - School for Creative and Performing Arts
Overview of School of the Future (SOF)
School Visit - School of the Future (SOF) with question-and-answer session
IT Planning Discussion
Classroom Observation
Overview of Microsoft Education
Technology Demonstration
The School of Future in Philadelphia is committed to creating a technology-based education model that can be replicated in communities around the global. It coincides perfectly with Microsoft's pioneer vision in achieving best learning experience.
As one of the many innovative school programs, The SOF tour was coordinated by Microsoft Partners in Learning, a program endorsed by the Government of the HKSAR Education Bureau, a close partner in "IT in education" with whom Microsoft shares the same vision of empowering students to realize their potential.