The Ethics and Religious Studies (ERS) curriculum enables students to examine ways in which religious and moral questions have been formulated and reflected upon throughout history and across the globe. Students are encouraged to articulate their own beliefs and engage in dialogue with others. Students study and apply what they have learnt from religious traditions to ethical issues confronting them in their daily lives, and reflect upon their faiths in action when they are engaged in learning activities in social services and religious practices. The curriculum has a particularly important contribution in helping students appreciate diversity in pluralistic Hong Kong. The richness in the religious traditions of our society provides many opportunities for the students to compare different religious and study their significance.
The aims of the ERS curriculum are to enable students to:
- acquire knowledge of the religious they study and of other major religious in Hong Kong;
- make rational and informed judgements about religious and moral issues;
- enhance their spiritual, moral, and social development; and
- develop a positive attitude towards people and respect for their beliefs.