“Fruits of Maturity” – The 7th English Camp of Shiu Pong College

Shiu Pong College (SPC) organized its 7th English Camp on May 18-20, 2018. With the theme of “Fruit of Maturity”, the two-and-a-half-day camp attracted 35 SPCers to join.

Held twice a year, at the beginning and the end of each academic year, English Camp provides not only English learning opportunities to students, but also valuable chances for them to enhance their personal growth and development by participating in ice-breaking fun games, tailor-made character-building workshops, enlightening thematic discussions and excursion to sites in Macau.

The camp was organized by 11 English speaking volunteer tutors from Hong Kong, the United State and Trinidad Tobago. A series of activities that covered topics regarding qualities of virtues, including “Generosity”, “Love”, “Kindness”, Gentleness”, “Joy”, “Self-Control” and “Faithfulness” were designed for participating students to explore and reflect on meaningful life issues, as well as to enhance their whole person development. Also, a group of 5 student teachers from Northwest Christian University (Eugene, USA), who came to provide English-enhancement encounter opportunities to students during their visit at SPC, and participated in this EC, as student tutors.

Throughout the camp, 35 participating students appeared to be highly satisfied with their learning outcomes, and also the friendship they gained through cross-cultural engagement. Majority of participating students said that they look forward to the next English camp to be held on Aug-31, Sept 1-2 2018, with deep personal reflection quoted as follows:

“English Camp really provided me a great chance to practice my English speaking skills. Also, the topic of this EC is helpful for our personal growth and future planning. It benefits me a lot.”

“English Camp always provides me with a great platform to learn English, as well as to make friends from different backgrounds.”

“English Camp has been a platform of opportunities, we just have to be observant and be brave to seize the chance that is presented to us. Cherish the moment together while learning and improving constantly.”

“English Camp is really helpful to SPC students, not only to practice English but also to know more about other social and life issues.”

 

“個人成熟的果實”──紹邦書院第7次英語營

2018年5月18-20日期間,紹邦書院舉辦了以“個人成熟的果實”為主題的第7次英語營。共有35位同學參加了此次為期兩天半的精彩活動。

英語營一年舉辦兩次,分別在學年的開始和結尾。它包括有趣的破冰遊戲、為同學量身定做的品格培養工作坊、極具啟發性的主題討論,以及澳門遊覽,這些活動不僅為學生提供了學習英語的機會,還可以推動他們的個人成長和發展。

本次英語營由11位志願者導師進行組織。他們來自於香港、美國和特立尼達多巴哥,都以英語為母語。活動主題包括一系列美德,如“慷慨”、“愛”、“善良”、“溫柔”、“喜樂”、“節製”和“忠誠”,以幫助學生開拓、反思“何為有意義的人生”,並推動學生的全面發展。此外,來自美國尤金市西北基督教大學的5名學生導師也參加了此次英語營,他們也是來幫助紹邦書院的同學練習英語。

在英語營結束時,35名參加的同學都對自己的學習成果表示滿意,他們也在跨文化交流中和其他成員結下了難忘的友誼。絕大部分同學都期待著8月31日─9月2日的下一次英語營。一些同學給出了深刻的個人反思︰

“英語營確實給了我一個很好的機會來練習英語表達技巧。這次的主題也對我們的個人成長和人生規劃有很大幫助。它讓我受益良多。

“英語營一直都是學習英語、結交各類朋友的好平台。”

“英語營向來都是一個機會的平台,我們只要細心觀察,然後勇敢地抓住它們。我會珍惜大家一起不斷學習、成長的時光。”

“英語營對紹邦學生的幫助很大,不只是練習英語,也對社會和人生了解更多。”

 

Opening remark by Master Leung / 梁偉賢院長致開幕詞

 

Group discussion on Love / 以“愛”為主題的小組討論

 

Relaying carrot by feet / 用腳傳遞胡蘿蔔接力

 

Drama performance on Faithfulness /  以“忠誠”為主題的小品表演

 

Presentation on Generosity / 陳述對於“慷慨”的理解

 

Playing team building game / 團隊遊戲

 

Warm communication between volunteer tutor and SPCer

志願者導師和紹邦學生熱絡地交流

 

Calculating living budget intently / 專心計算生活預算

 

Sharing personal reflection / 分享個人反思

 

Group photo / 大合照