Trip to Cheung Chau with families of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children
Our Community Outreaching Team has co-organized a service project named “L’amour en partage” (“Share the love” in French) with Zonta Z Club of St Stephen’s Girls’ College (SSGC). The service project, which was initiated in November 2011, is the first time for LSSLN to cooperate with a secondary school at the nearby community of the Western District. The project aims to let both parties gain a better understanding of each other, serve the society together, and foster a greater sense of belonging to the local community.
On March 24, 2012, we went to Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service Elderly Center in Sha Tin. Five HKU students joined 25 SSGC girls and their teacher. We initially played some ice-breaking games with them. Then, we performed Chinese Opera, sang old Chinese songs, danced, and gave a lute performance for the elderly. They were very happy and joined the festivities. We gave them some towels and biscuits as souvenirs.
We had another community service on June 23, 2012. We had brought 37 kids and their parents from Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children (HKSPC) to Cheung Chau. On the service day, after a short briefing with service project participants, we played different games with the children and parents from the HKSPC. With a specially designed treasure hunt game, the kids and parents explored the beautiful scenery as well as the unique features of Cheung Chau Island. As some families had never been to Cheung Chau Island before, they enjoyed the visit immensely. Both parties had a great experience.
The series of social service activities has ended with the closing of school year 2011–12. However, the service project afforded the BEd(Liberal Studies) students an invaluable experience in reaching out to the local community, which enriched their leadership skills and interaction with different sectors of the society.
This article is also available in the HKU Faculty of Education Newsletter, Education Matters Vol. 10 No. 2 2012.