Shiu Pong College – Shanxi Boai school online volunteer teaching program

This summer, 22 students from Shiu Pong College and 4 students from the Honors College completed the Shanxi online voluntary teaching program during 23rd to 28th May, 2022. After half year preparation, the voluntary team has overcome the unexpected difficulty of not being able to teach at Shanxi due to the epidemic. However, they immediately adjusted their strategy and brought excellent online courses to the children who study in the Boai school, which located in Feng Village, Qingyuan County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province. When courses were finished, the headmaster and teachers from Boai School highly appreciated the courses and the dedication that the voluntary teaching team had devoted and looked forward to cooperating with Shiu Pong College in the future.

Turning challenges into opportunities

At the beginning of this year, the program student leaders had already begun to prepare for the program: from the selection of team members, to the charity sale, and to the design and demonstration of the curriculums. The team members tried their best in order to bring wonderful lessons to the children during two weeks’ visit in Shanxi. Unfortunately, the team received the news that they could not go to Shanxi due to the epidemic just a few weeks before departure. However, facing with the sudden change, the team did not give up easily because they knew that children of Boai School who are far away from Macau were still expecting to interact with them. With the support of the RC resident fellow and the headmaster and teachers of Boai, the team re-adjusted their strategy and switched from on-site teaching to online courses. They turned challenges into opportunities, and made good use of the advantage of online courses in Macau.

The way changes, but the love remains

This Shanxi volunteer teaching program demonstrates a successful try of online teaching under the「new normal」. In response to the change, the team members actively contributed their ideas and adjusted the lesson plan so as to match the characteristics of online teaching. For example, the team members went out of the campus before the class and took videos of the beautiful scenery of Macau, aiming to let the students experience the landscape of Macau, and broaden their horizons. After the course, the team prepared and mailed the gifts and Macau souvenirs to the children in Shanxi. Although the class was changed to an online format, the team members’ enthusiasm for voluntary teaching remained, which reflected their selfless dedication and commitment to volunteer education.

Shiu Pong College volunteer teaching program has a wide range of contents

The program covers a wide range of subjects, including “English”, “Science”, “Workshop” and “Window to the World”. The target students are the second to ninth grade students of Boai School. The team uses a grade-level grouping system, which allows each member to fully utilize his or her characteristics and develop a targeted lesson plan. Every team member designs, prepares, and tests the curriculum together. This demonstrates the excellent teaching ability and quality, high sense of responsibility and serious attitude of the volunteer teaching team of Shiu Pong College.

Shanxi volunteer teaching trip is one of the long-term experiential learning projects of Shiu Pong college. Project preparation starts at the beginning of each year, and a resident fellow will lead a group of students to teach at the Shanxi Boai School during the summer. In the process of teaching, the team members and the students in Shanxi establish a deep relationship. In the volunteer teaching, the team members’ ability to solve problems, the awareness of teamwork and the spirit of self-dedication will all be greatly improved.

(Article: Shanxi voluntary teaching program leaders CHEONG I SOI, ZHAO LINYUN)

紹邦書院 – 山西博愛學校線上義教順利舉行

今年夏天,22位來自紹邦書院與4位來自榮譽學院的學生,經歷了半年的籌備,於2022年5月23日至5月28日期間順利完成山西義教項目。今年因疫情原因,團隊無法如期前往山西省長治市沁源縣馮村博愛學校,團隊和博愛學校積極溝通,及時調整策略,最終改為線上義教形式。課程結束後,山西博愛學校的校長和老師們肯定了紹邦書院義教團隊教學的成果以及隊員們的付出。

突遇挑戰臨危不懼,將危機變成機會

今年年初,團隊就開始積極籌備義教項目,從隊員的選拔、義賣的籌備再到課程設計和試教,導師和全隊成員都全力以赴,希望能為博愛學校的小朋友們帶來精彩的課堂。可惜就在出發前不久,團隊得知因疫情無法前往山西的消息。面對這突如其來的改變,義教團隊並未輕言放棄,在書院導師、博愛學校的校長老師鼓勵下,團隊重新調整,應對當前情况決定轉用線上授課。並且團隊將此次挑戰看做一次創新機會,決定充分利用身處澳門上課的優勢,將澳門的景物以及澳門大學引入教學場景中,為山西小朋友們帶來沉浸式的體驗。

變的是方式,不變的是情誼

此次山西義教項目在「疫情新常態」下嘗試網上教學,為應對線上教學帶來的轉變,隊員們積極貢獻各種奇思妙想,調整教學形式以配合線上授課的特點。例如,隊員們走出校園,用攝影機拍下澳門美景並製作成影片課件,好讓學生們可以更切實地感受濠江的風情與面貌。課程結束後,團隊還為山西的小朋友們準備了自己精心製作的禮物和澳門的特產並郵寄給他們。雖然義教改為線上形式,但隊員們對教學的熱情仍絲毫不減,也體現出他們對山西孩子們的無私奉獻與愛心付出。

紹邦書院義教項目內容豐富多彩

紹邦書院山西義教項目的科目內容涵蓋面廣泛,包括「英語」、「科學」、「工作坊」、「世界之窗」等。授課對象為博愛學校二到九年級的學生。團隊採用年級分組制,令每位成員充分發揮其性格特長,並針對性的為其負責的年級構思教學方案。授課內容均由各组成員共同設計、籌備和試教。

山西義教是紹邦書院的長期性體驗式學習項目之一。項目從每年年初開始籌備,並在暑假時由導師帶領團隊前往山西博愛學校為孩子們上課。在這過程中能培養學生的團隊協作意識、解決問題的能力、以及愛與奉獻的精神。

(文:山西義教團隊學生領袖 張以帥、趙琳芸)

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