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Objectives:

  • To celebrate PolyU 85th anniversary and Service-Learning@PolyU 10th anniversary
  • Promote service-learning, community engagement and caring culture in our society
  • Connect teachers, students, educators and other community members to exchange and showcase their outcomes

 


Stop. Relax. Discover: Expressive Arts Workshop

Do you find yourself feeling irritable or easily frustrated? Do you have difficulty concentrating on your studies? Have you had trouble sleeping or felt sleepy all the time? 

Join us in “Stop. Relax. Discover: Expressive Arts Workshop”, to experience together the power of arts to heal and to connect! 

The entire workshop consists of 2 sessions and is facilitated by a Registered Arts Therapist – ANZACATA.

In the first session, PolyU students will have a taste of how arts are used to enhance self-awareness and for emotional regulation. You will also explore the characteristics and needs of ethnic minorities via arts. In the second session, PolyU students will participate as big brothers/sisters to guide non-Chinese speaking secondary school students through the creative art-making process in relieving their stress. Both parties will then join together to co-create a unique artwork, which fosters mutual support and appreciation.

Throughout the workshop, therapeutic methods are introduced with creativity. Participants share the joy, tears and fun with empathy, transforming their life experiences into new shapes of well-being.

  

 

Session 1

Session 2

Date:

3 November 2022 (Thursday)

5 November 2022 (Saturday)

Time:

14:30-17:00

14:30-17:30

Collaborating partner:

Tryangle Expressive Arts Therapy Room

Target participants:

PolyU students
(No experience in arts is needed!)

Format/ Venue:

Face-to-face, PolyU campus

Language:

Cantonese

English

Quota:

15

Remarks:

Participating students are required to join both session 1 and 2.


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Home-Street-Home

In collaboration with Christian Concern for The Homeless Association, this programme allows participants to meet, listen, and learn from the people facing housing problems. Sham Shui Po (SSP) residents who are (were) street sleepers will take you on a tour from the street to the alley, giving you a fresh view to understand their “home”. Followed by a human library session, the rooted housing and social capital issue in the district will be revealed.

 

Besides, two handcraft workshops of “Macrame Coaster” and “Pastel Nagomi Art” by a group of underprivileged women will be held at PolyU. From the workshops, you will not only be allowed to take away a lovely final product but also be filled with their stories about home and life transformation.

Lastly, participating students will change places with SSP neighbours to provide them a tour of the PolyU campus to get a taste of university life and connect with students.

        

Date:

19 November 2022 (Saturday)

Time:

14:00-16:30

Collaborating partner:

Christian Concern for The Homeless Association

Target participants:

PolyU students, staff, conference participants

Format/ Venue:

Face-to-face, Sham Shui Po district

Language:

Cantonese (with English interpretation if needed)

Quota:

15

Remarks:

If the number of participants exceeds the quota, preference will be given to those who enrolled in both A) & B) events.


Date:

22 November 2022 (Tuesday)

Time:

14:30-16:00

Collaborating partner:

Christian Concern for The Homeless Association

Target participants:

Participating students who joined the Light Walker Tour

Format/ Venue:

Face-to-face, PolyU campus

Language:

Cantonese

Quota:

15

Tentative Rundown

1. PolyU campus tour (to be planned by participating students)

2. Tea gathering @PolyU canteen


Date:

15 November 2022 (Tuesday)

Time:

12:30-14:30

Collaborating partner:

Christian Concern for The Homeless Association

Target participants:

PolyU students, staff, conference participants

Format/ Venue:

Face-to-face, PolyU campus

Language:

Cantonese (with English interpretation if needed)

Quota:

Max. 12 for each workshop

Tentative Rundown

1. Introduction of the community partner

2. Handcraft Workshops (both workshops will run in-parallel)

3. Human Library


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Experiencing South Asian community in Kwai Chung

This is a precious opportunity for you to learn about ethnic minorities in Hong Kong! You will take a guided tour along Ping Lai Path in Kwai Chung to experience a day in the South Asian community. You will learn their history, stories, and religions. You will also taste South Asian food. Register now to learn about different cultures and meet South Asian friends! 

Date:

10 November 2022 (Thursday)

Time:

14:00-17:00

Collaborating partner:

H.K.S.K.H Lady MacLehose Centre, Services for Ethnic Minorities Unit

Target participants:

PolyU students

Format/ Venue:

Face-to-face, Kwai Chung district

Language:

English

Quota:

20


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A Nature Walk with Refugees

We are hosting a walk in the beautiful natural environment of Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden for you to experience peace in nature. Partnering with Christian Action, Refugee and non-refugee participants will be paired up for experiential activities in different locations along the walk. It will be a journey of sharing and reflecting that will enable participants to learn from each other.

Date:

19 November 2022 (Saturday)

Time:

10:00-17:30

Collaborating partner:

Christian Action

Target participants:

PolyU students, staff and asylum seekers/ refugees

Format/ Venue:

Hybrid (face-to-face & online), Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden
(transportation to and from PolyU will be arranged)

Language:

English

Quota:

15

Remarks:

To secure enrolment in the workshop, non-refugee participants must first complete a fun and informative worksheet prepared by workshop organizers about asylum seekers/refugees in Hong Kong.


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Be a Tour Guide: Understand, Co-design & Share the Stories of Hung Hom Community

As part of Hung Hom community, PolyU students can closely connect with the Hung Hom community. Have you thought of how much you know this community and how you can introduce its features to others?

For the SL Festival, the NGO “Kai Fong Tour” will hold a special event for PolyU students called "Be a Tour Guide: Understand, Co-design & Share the Stories of Hung Hom Community". Through the activities of this event, students will be endorsed with social innovation as they envision the potential of Hung Hom.

With a well-designed route in hand, participants will be PolyU Ambassadors, guiding international participants of the International Conference on Service-Learning (ICSL) to get to know our Hung Hom community and gain insights about our local culture.

Date:

27 October (Thursday)

 

30 October (Sunday)

 

3 November (Thursday)

 

13 November (Sunday)

 

17 November* (Thursday)

Time:

19:00-21:00

10:00-16:00

19:00-21:00

10:00-12:00

17:15-18:45

Collaborating partner:

Kai Fong Tour

Target participants:

PolyU students

Format/ Venue:

Face-to-face, PolyU campus and Hung Hom district

Language:

English

Quota:

10

Remarks:

*Remuneration will be given to students who attend 80% of the workshop, including the Tour Day on November 17.

 

Date & Time

Session

Tentative Rundown

27 October 2022 (Thursday)
19:00-21:00

Guide Training

Ice-breaking and Programme Orientation
- Introduction to the designated district
- Roles, Responsibilities and Attitude
- Storytelling and Facilitation Skills
- Tour Preparation

30 October 2022 (Sunday)
10:00-12:00; 14:00-16:00

Guided Tour

Guided Tour by Kai Fong Tour
- Community Observation and Exploration

Site Visit

- Site Visit
- Theme initial build up

3 November 2022 (Thursday)
19:00-21:00

Co-create Session

- Theme Development and Route Design
- Preparation and Division of Labour

13 November 2022 (Sunday)
10:00-12:00

Tour Trial

- Practical Trial
- Review and Tour Fine Tuning

17 November 2022 (Thursday)
17:15-18:45

Tour Day

- Leading ICSL overseas participants

 

 


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