Students from the University of Macau (UM) Henry Fok Pearl Jubilee College (HFPJC) participated in an eight-day service-learning programme at Congjiang No 4 Primary School in Guizhou province to offer local primary school students customised courses. To date, nearly 200 HFPJC service leaders have travelled to different provinces to provide creative courses to more than 20,000 primary and secondary school students.
Led by HFPJC Associate Master Vivian Jiang and Resident Fellow Sara Chang, the HFPJC team had extensive communication with the primary school to understand the needs of the students and developed a set of customised courses for them. The courses covered topics such as English, hygiene and safety, anti-bullying, Macao’s history and culture, Chinese etiquette from oracle bone inscriptions, and computer basics, among others. The team also prepared a variety of extracurricular activities, cultural performances, and booth games to celebrate the Children’s Day.
The teaching activities were well received by the local teachers and students. At the end of the service-learning programme, Ding Banghao, principal of the primary school, led the school management team and several teachers to discuss in-depth with the HFPJC students. The students shared their experiences and thoughts on the service-learning programme, and the local teachers answered the students’ questions based on their extensive teaching experience, promoting mutual growth in teaching and learning. In addition, the HFPJC team visited 14 families of Miao and Dong students to learn about the unique customs of the local ethnic groups.
澳門大學霍英東珍禧書院院生到貴州省黔東南苗族侗族自治州從江縣城關第四小學開展為期8天的服務學習項目，為當地小學生進行量身訂製的課程。現時，近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。
在澳大霍英東珍禧書院副院長蔣怡和導師曾結萍的帶領下，書院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，包括趣味英文、衛生與安全、反校園欺凌、澳門歷史文化漫遊、從甲骨文學中華禮儀、電腦運作等，並精心準備了多個興趣活動課、文藝節目和遊園攤位遊戲，在兒童節慶典帶來驚喜。
是次活動受到當地師生的熱烈歡迎。在義教課程結束後，從江縣城關第四小學校長丁幫豪更帶領學校管理團隊和部分老師與珍禧書院院生進行深入的交流。院生分享了是次活動的收穫和感想，老師們也利用長期一線教學經驗耐心解答院生的困惑，實現教學相長。此外，項目團隊還拜訪了14個苗族和侗族學生家庭，深切感受當地少數民族獨特的風土人情。
澳大法學院研究生林子睿表示：“這是我第三次參加書院的義教活動，每次活動的課程以及與當地師生的互動都讓我獲益良多。希望我們的到來能夠在孩子們的心裡種下一顆夢想的種子，並在未來的某一天生根發芽。”
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，近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13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。
Lin Zirui, a postgraduate student in the Faculty of Law, says that it was her third time participating in HFPJC’s volunteer teaching activities. ‘I have learnt a lot from the teaching activities and the interaction with the local teachers and students. I hope that our visits will plant a seed of a dream in the children’s hearts and that it will take root someday in the future.’
Since 2014, HFPJC has organised service-learning activities every year to provide volunteer teaching services for underprivileged children in remote areas in mainland China. Nearly 200 HFPJC service leaders have visited provinces such as Hainan, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Hunan, and Guangxi, teaching over 400 classes in 13 schools and providing various 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.
