The Education and Manpower Bureau, The Government of Hong Kong Special Administration Region’s web site, states they practice a very logical philosophy: “To meet the different characteristics and learning needs of gifted students, gifted education programmes should cover the following areas:
Content of learning - The depth and breadth of the curriculum should undergo qualitative changes or modifications that allow students to study their areas of interest in a deeper and more comprehensive way.
Learning process - The learning process should provide more room for independent learning and open learning activities, encourage students to engage more in divergent thinking, and allow them to choose the learning content and individual ways of expression that suits their interests and abilities. Learning activities should be capable of guiding them to discover what to learn through the method of deduction and reasoning. This will help them form concepts, laws and principles that allow them to develop their higher-order thinking ability.Learning results - Learning results should not be limited to the collection of data; they should also include the transformation of information, i.e. analysis, restructuring and representation of the data they have collected. Self-evaluation by students themselves should also be encouraged.”
The article contains additional information that you may find helpful when you are planning your unit. If you wish to read the entire article, click the link below. Chapter 2: Content and Implementation Mode of School-based Gifted Development Programmes. Retrieved November 30, 2010, from Education Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region