It is our school’s Experiential Learning Week!
As stated by some of the scholars in the education field, through experiential learning, students are given a chance to acquire and apply knowledge, skills and feelings in a relevant setting. Instead of merely thinking about the encounter or imagining the possibility of doing something in a social setting, experiential learning provideS concrete experience for students to reflect upon and develop learning from it.
Our students are now on their experiential learning trips both local and overseas. For local trips, S3 & 4 students designed and planned their own learning trips with their teacher facilitators. They came up with a Big Question regarding the future of Hong Kong in the coming decade. An in-depth exploration of the chosen topic is being conducted this week, so that students can gain better understanding of at least one aspect of Hong Kong and reflect upon what they can do to shape the future of their home. Their learning will be showcase at the coming Global Learning Showcase in late March.
The following are some snapshots of S3 & S4 Local Trips.
S4 Group 1& 2 (Teacher Facilitator : Ms. WHN)
Visit to Hong Kong Railway Museum to explore the preservation of cultural heritage in Hong Kong
S4 Group 15 & 16 (Teacher Facilitator : Ms. Fu HY)
Visit to Yuen Long Ping Shan Tang Ancestral Hall and Cheun Lung Village.
Interviewed indigenous inhabitant to learn more about local development history, and concessionary rights (丁權) so as to explore their relationships with local identity.
Yum Cha at Duen Kee Restaurant to have a taste of local cuisine.
S4 Group 17 to 24 (Teacher Facilitators : Ms. Chung SW, Mr. Cheung CY, Mr. Wong SW, Mr. Mak SH) Visiting buildings along Wan Chai Trail, Oi! (Oil Street) and former State Theatre to learn about how heritage buildings are revitalised to serve different purposes and examine whether the conservation methods can help old buildings’ sustainable development.
S4 Group 9 & 10 (Teacher Facilitator : Mr. Lui CL) Street Survey in Tai Po Market to research on people’s preference on food in terms of food sources and explore the topic on food waste and its solution.
S4 Group 3 & 6 (Teacher Facilitator : Mr. Tong TM)
Visit to IVE to collect information of current job market and training opportunities available. Investigate on the employment situation faced by young people in the coming decade.
S4 Group 13 & 14 (Teacher Facilitator : Mr. Ng HT)
Visit to Kowloon Station, Central and Lantau Island to explore the balance between development and environmental protection in Hong Kong in the coming decade.
S3 Group 2 & 5 (Teacher Facilitator : Ms. Lai MY)
Survey on Income & Expenditure among resident in different districts.
S3 Group 3, 6, 19 & 21 (Teacher Facilitator : Ms. Yiu WC and Ms. Sham L )
On the first day, students visit Green Hub (Old Tai Po Police Station) which demonstrates how we can live sustainably while at the same time respecting nature and respecting each other. Also, students visit Wun Yiu Exhibition to see the showcase of cultural relics from the Ming and Qing dynasties, the exhibition introduces the history of Wun Yiu and the archaeological discoveries unearthed there.
