Henry Fok Pearl Jubilee College Organized a Service Learning Programme at Xiushui

Henry Fok Pearl Jubilee College (HFPJC) resident fellows (RF) led a group of college students to Xiushui, Jiangxi for an 8-day service learning programme from 19 to 26 May 2024. The delegation started the service learning programme at the Bailin Town Second Primary School, and brought various interesting courses to the students. The delegation was warmly welcomed by the school management board, teachers, and students. Until now, over 200 HFPJC service leaders have set foot in multiple provinces at Mainland China, and providing various creative courses for more than 20,000 primary and secondary school students.

Since early this year, RF Lao Chan Chio and Chang Kit Peng have been communicating with the local teachers and tailor made a curriculum for the students, including Macau culture, fun English, recitation and speech, mental health, computer programming, etiquette, science, health and safety courses. The delegation also prepared performances to bring surprises and blessings to the local students at the eve of Children’s Day celebration.

This activity received great support from local authorities and school management board. At the end of the service learning programme, Hu Nanyu, the Deputy Mayor of Bailin Town, Principal Fan Zhengjin, Bailin Town Central Primary School, and Principal Shuai Wenhui, Bailin Town Second Primary School, led the school management board and teachers to have sharing and exchanges with the delegation, the sharing laid the foundation for the further implementation of the next service learning programme. In addition, the delegation visited 15 families of students from Bailin Second Primary School, sharing their learning experience with the students and their parents, and learned about the local cultures.

The delegation went to Shuangjing Village to visit the hometown of the famous Song dynasty scholar-official Huang Tingjian, experiencing the cultural heritage of Xiushui, which produced 48 imperial scholars in the Song dynasty. They also climbed to the top of the examination building to experience the physical hardship of the ancient imperial scholars. The degelation also visited the Qiushou Uprising Memorial Hall and learned about the importance of the “three firsts” at the Uprising in Xiushui. Afterwards, the delegation experienced the local specialty and national intangible cultural heritage – the production craft of Ninghong tea, and learned the development of the tea culture.

Zhao Ziyi, an undergraduate student from HFPJC and the Faculty of Social Science said, “Participating in the volunteer teaching activity has always been my wish, and I am very grateful to the university and the college for giving me this opportunity to participate in the service learning programme. When I stand on the stage, teaching, I truly realize that the power of knowledge lies in sharing, and the greatness of education lies in giving. Perhaps the meaning and value of life is what the impacts we bring to others during our self-enhancements. I hope our arrival has planted a seed in the children, and one day it will germinate and glow…”

Since 2014, HFPJC has organized service learning activities every year to provide volunteer teaching services for underprivileged children in remote areas in mainland China. Over 200 HFPJC service leaders have visited provinces such as Hainan, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Hunan, and Guangxi, teaching over 400 classes in 14 schools and providing creative courses to more than 20,000 primary and secondary school students. The creative educational activities aimed to help students in remote areas discover their potential, enhance their self-confidence, and cultivate their interest and motivation in learning.

霍英東珍禧書院院生赴修水開展服務學習活動

澳門大學霍英東珍禧書院師生於5月19日至26日，到江西省九江市修水縣進行為期8天的服務學習項目，師生首先到達白嶺鎮第二小學(二小)，為當地小學生帶來了豐富多彩的課程内容，並得到校長和一眾師生熱烈歡迎。現時，超過200位珍禧服務領袖踏足多個省份，為20,000多位中小學生提供各種創意課程。

澳大霍英東珍禧書院導師劉振釗和曾結萍與該小學進行充分溝通並了解學童的需求後，為其學生量身訂製了一套課程，包括澳門文化、趣味英文、朗誦與演講、心理健康、甲骨文與禮儀、科學、衛生與安全、電腦編程等。在六一兒童節來臨之際，義教同學們還精心準備了文藝節目，在兒童節慶典上為當地學生帶來驚喜與祝福，共渡佳節。

是次活動受到當地機關和學校的重視和大力支持。在義教課程結束後，白嶺鎮副鎮長胡南玉、白嶺鎮中小校長樊正金、白嶺鎮第二小學校長帥文慧更帶領學校管理團隊和部分老師與霍英東珍禧書院院生進行深入的交流，同時為下次的服務學習項目順利開展打下基礎。此外，項目團隊還拜訪了15個白嶺二小的學生家庭，與當地學生及其家長分享學習心得，了解當地風土人情。

霍英東珍禧書院師生還共赴雙井村參觀黃庭堅故里，感受修水僅於宋朝一代走出48位進士的人傑地靈，師生更爬上建築物的最高點，身體力行感受古代科舉考試不容易。書院師生還參觀了秋收起義紀念館，了解秋收起義在修水「三個第一」的歷史意義。隨後，書院師生共同體驗了當地特色，國家級非物質文化遺產——寧紅茶的製作工藝，以及茶文化的發展與分類。

院生社會科學學院本科生趙子儀表示：“參加義教活動是我一直以來的心願，非常感謝學校與書院給予我本次機會，讓我能夠參與到義教服務之中。當我以全新的身份站上講臺，以我之所學，添彼之羽翼時，我真正意識到知識之力量在於分享，教育之偉大在於給予。也許人生的意義與價值就在於：我們在自我修行的同時，能夠給別人帶來點什麼。希望我們的到來給小朋友們種下了一顆理想的種子，而它有一天會生根、發芽、開花、結果……”

澳大霍英東珍禧書院自2014年開始，每年到中國內地舉辦服務學習活動，為偏遠地區的貧困兒童提供義教服務。迄今為止，超過200位珍禧服務領袖踏足海南、貴州、江西、雲南、湖南、廣西等省份，走進14所學校共400多個班級，為20,000多位中小學生提供各種創意課程，讓偏遠地區學童通過多元化的創意教育活動，發掘個人的潛能、增加自信，並提升他們學習的興趣和動力。