「關心社區」計劃 -
由校園推動社區建設（學校、家長、社區及專業界協作計劃） 
“Caring for Our Community” Project -    
Schools, Parents, Community and Professionals Partnership Project

「關心社區」計劃為期兩年，獲優質教育基金贊助，由獨立督導委員會監察、優環長學建築設計研究中心統籌及執行。支持機構包括香港津貼中學議會、津貼小學議會、特殊學校議會、政府中學校長協會、地球之友、香港復康會、教育統籌局、康樂及文化事務署、民政事務署、香港社會服務聯會、香港規劃師學會及香港建築師學會。

此計劃的目的是透過學校、社區 / 青少年團體、專業人士及不同管理人員互相合作、積極參與及發揮創意，創造更理想的社區共融環境；透過與中小學校長、老師、社區 / 青少年團體代表及家長合作，讓學生對所居住的社區環境和建築有更深認識，並藉工作坊提高關心社區的意識及保育設計工作之了解，並進行創作，以達致一個可持續發展的城市。同學身處的社區將變成他們的「實驗坊」，從保育設計社區的過程中了解個人對社區的責任、道德及公民意識。

[ 關心社區網站詳情 ]
[ Caring for Our Community Web-site detail]

“Caring for Our Community” Project is a two-year non-profit making education project, supported by the Quality Education Fund and organized by Centre for Architectural Research for Education, Elderly, Environment and Excellence Ltd. (CARE). Supporting bodies include Hong Kong Subsidized Secondary Schools Council, Subsidized Primary Schools Council, Hong Kong Special Schools Council, Association of Principals in Government Secondary Schools, Friends of the Earth (HK), The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation, Education and Manpower Bureau, Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Home Affairs Department, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service, Hong Kong Institute of Planners and Hong Kong Institute of Architects.

The project aims to provide the opportunity of integrated participation from the school communities to explore with professionals in making creative and sensitive design proposals to enhance individual neighbourhood environment to suit the needs and aspirations of each individual district through an interactive, participatory process. With the support from secondary/ primary school principals, teachers and parents, the project helps stimulate students to appreciate their local district built environment and architecture , and understand that they can have a positive impact on their own environment through the creative designs and commitment they make. The whole process will be stimulating and serve as exciting “design laboratory” for the students to develop values in taking on responsibility to the community and civic awareness.

48 schools and organizations have participated in the Project during the year 2003-2004. Participants have studied their communities and are working on creative proposals to improve the community environment. Part of the participating schools and organizations have presented to District Councilors their works at the third workshops, which will be exhibited in September 2004.