InfiniteCoffee Special Workshop: Coffee Bean Tasting Event 

Come and experience the unique flavors and textures brought by tasting a variety of coffee beans. Witness and participate in the entire process of grinding and brewing!

Take a moment to slow down in your busy life and indulge in tranquility and delight, friends! Join us for our meticulously planned Coffee Bean Tasting Event. (Activity includes pour-over coffee and cupping)

 Location: W31-G052
 Date: April 6th (Saturday)
 Time: 14:00-15:00
 Participants: 15
 Special Offer: The first 3 registered students will receive a complimentary iced Americano or a pack of gourmet coffee beans from InfiniteCoffee.

Registration Link: https://umac.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6fejlrF4iXMkGlE

In the new academic year, Chao Kuang Piu College Down Syndrome Buddy Group continues to collaborate with the Macau Down Syndrome Association and expects to organize more meaningful activities together. During the Mid Autumn Festival, the volunteers worked with the children and their families to make their own origami lanterns and lacquer fans.

Before the start of the activity, the children made fun warm-up moves led by volunteers. After warming up, the volunteers and the children engaged in DIY origami lanterns and lacquer fans. Volunteers patiently guided them to draw on the origami paper and lacquer fans. The children were creative and drew cartoon characters, trees, and flowers, and responded very attentively and positively. After completing their drawing, they followed the origami process step by step under the guidance of volunteers to fold the lanterns. Afterward, they carefully grasped the handle of the fan and slowly dipped it diagonally into the water dripping with various colors of lacquer, gently rotating it in the water and slowly lifting it, and then the lacquer fan was completed. After completing the artwork, the children were so excited that they were actively showing their masterpieces to parents and volunteers. Finally, we ended the activity with a mini-game, which brought joy to everyone.

In this school year, the group has recruited many new volunteers, and through this activity, we were able to bring everyone closer together and have a great time. At the same time, the group will continue to spread more care and warmth to the children with Down syndrome and share the positive message of Inclusion and peace in our community. We also looking forward to more interesting activities and closer cooperation in the future.

Written by: Lorina Tong, Leader of the Down Syndrome Buddy Group, Chao Kuang Piu College

In early 2024, the CKPC Voluntary Teaching Team recruited new members. After more than three months of preparation, from 20 to 24 May, 18 members of the group went to Guizhou Province to teach at Gongtuan Mei’e Primary School in Congjiang County.
This was the seventh time that the Volunteer Teaching Team had served the children of Gongtuan Mei’e Primary School. The Team gave classes on English, sports, arts, morning and afternoon reading. On the last day, they organized game booths for all the children in the school.
In recent years, the school has seen an increase in the number of students. Most are new immigrants from the western part of Congjiang County. It now has nearly 750 students in 16 classes. The Team forms three groups to concentrate on teaching the third and fourth grades.
There were 29 classes in the five-day volunteer teaching, including many innovative and distinctive contents, such as using waste paper to make storage boxes, making balloon animals, frog choir, and book covers in the art class. Physical education classes included Frisbee, paper airplanes, track and field competitions, etc. In English classes, relevant words were introduced through festival and birthday themes, and classroom games helped boost students’ learning motivation.
The biggest challenge was the large number of students in each class. In order to effectively control the classroom order, the Voluntary Teaching Team deployed 4-6 members in each class, and the classroom activities were divided into small groups. There were also other team members helping out.
The entire Team cooperated fully and the creative activity design allowed all children to participate. The children in Guizhou were as enthusiastic and actively participated as ever. In addition to writing letters to the big brothers and sisters, some children also spontaneously made small handicrafts for them.
On the last day at school, Master Lau and the Voluntary Teaching Team leaders had a meeting with the school principal. The team leader reported on the achievements of the volunteer teaching, and the principal fully acknowledged the value of the volunteer teaching. For the next visit, science topics will be added to the current English, physical education, and art classes.
The team conducted summary discussion every afternoon and adjusted teaching arrangements as needed. On the last day, one of the deputy team leaders was elected as the 8th team leader and a new deputy team leader was also elected. The Team looked forward to continuing to serve the children in Guizhou’s mountainous areas. Keep on teaching, and keep on making changes!

Chao Kuang Piu College of the University of Macau visited Macau Prison and held a youth seminar on April 17th. The seminar and the visit were warmly received by the Director of Coloane Prison of the Correctional Services Bureau Lam Kam Sau, Head of Public Relations and Information Division Vong Ka Nun, prison counselors, social workers and representatives from the Youth Correctional Institution.

During the exchange, Director Lam expressed his thankful to the students of Chao Kuang Piu College for their visit to the Coloane Prison and emphasized the importance of crime prevention and elimination. The Bureau also introduced the organization, structure and functions of the Correctional Services Bureau and the Coloane Prison to the students. During the seminar, some inmates shared their real-life stories and interacted with the students through the assistance of social workers. At the same time, the students also asked questions to the inmates to understand their situation in prison, and recognized their courage to reform and continue to study hard. After the seminar, the students visited the Men’s Warehouse, the Visiting Room and the Men’s and Women’s Handicraft Workshops. In concluding the seminar, Director Lam encouraged the students to develop themselves in different professional fields in the future and to support the reintegration of inmates into the society.

The students appreciated the operation and services of the prison and said that the visit had changed their perception of prisons. The visit was organized by the Chao Kuang Piu College of the University of Macau with the aim of deepening students’ understanding of correctional work in Macau, as well as promoting their knowledge of crime prevention and elimination and support services for inmates.