Civic Education and Soft Skills Training Project for Secondary Students

(Supported by the Quality Education Fund)

Introduction

CPCE Student Affairs Office (CSAO) received funding of over HK$ one million from the Quality Education Fund for launching the Civic Education and Soft Skills Training Project for Secondary Students to consolidate students' roles, responsibilities, and commitment toward the community.

By providing a series of training sessions on communication skills and problem-solving skills, this project aims to equip students with the skills to apply outside the classroom through volunteer services.

HKCC and SPEED students will provide support to secondary school students as "Youth Ambassadors" during the mock service practice at school and cross-sector volunteer services in the community.

Project team members: (from left)
Dr Jason Chan, MH, JP, Associate Dean (Information and Development), Head of Information Technology of the College of Professional and Continuing Education, Director of the School of Professional Education and Executive Development
Dr Joseph Lau, Head of Student Affairs, Senior Lecturer, Division of Business and Hospitality Management

Project Content

Goals

1. Promoting civic education to secondary school students to consolidate their role, responsibility, commitment and caring towards the community.
2. Enhancing communication skills of secondary school students.
3. Improving problem-solving skills of secondary school students.

Objectives

1. Providing training to equip secondary school students with communication skills and problem-solving skills to facilitate their delivery of volunteer services.
2. Organising and matching a variety of volunteer services with different students so that they can apply the communication skill and the problem-solving skill outside the classroom by planning, executing, and evaluating volunteer services; and then their civic role can be consolidated and strengthened.

Outcomes

1. Secondary school students will consolidate their civic role, responsibility, commitment and caring towards the community.
2. The level of communication skills of secondary school students will be enhanced.
3. The level of problem-solving skills of secondary school students will be enhanced.
4. Secondary school students will be able to apply what they have learnt to the planning, execution, and evaluation of different community services.
5. A systematic and regular supply of voluntary services to secondary school students for further development will be basically established.
6. Secondary school students' confidence, leadership and organizational skill will be further stretched.
7. Secondary school students will understand more about the needs and difficulties of the elderly and will learn to assist and care for the elderly, so that they can assist and care more about elderly people in their surroundings.
8. A more positive, inclusive, and caring community for the elderly will be promoted.
9. Students' care towards our greater community will be strengthened, via more comprehensive support services for the elderly.
10. The linkage among secondary school students and NGOs will be strengthened and will become systematic, especially about volunteer services towards elderly.
11. The training materials, booklets and the relevant resources will be provided to the concerned parties and the relevant e-materials will be accessible on the CSAO website.

Collaborating Parties

Social Welfare Organisations

1. Ching Chung Home for the Aged
2. ELCHK, Sheen Hok Charitable Foundation Kwan Shon Hing Yu Chui Neighbourhood Elderly Centre
3. H.K.S.K.H. Chuk Yuen Canon Martin District Elderly Community Centre 
4. H.K.S.K.H. Lok Man Alice Kwok Integrated Service Centre 
5. Lai King Baptist Church Bradbury Elderly Centre
6. Lok Sin Tong Chu Ting Cheong Home for the Aged
7. Mr and Mrs Au Wai Lam Memorial Day Care Centre for the Elderly
8. The Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon
9. The Hong Kong Society for the Aged Chan Tseng Hsi Kwai Chung District Elderly Community Centre (KCDECC)
10. Yan Chai Hospital Tang Bik Wan Memorial Neighbourhood Elderly Centre

Secondary Schools

1. Christ College
2. Kowloon Technical School
3. Lai King Catholic Secondary School
4. Lam Tai Fai College
5. Ling Liang Church M H Lau Secondary School
6. Lingnan Dr Chung Wing Kwong Memorial Secondary School
7. Lok Sin Tong Wong Chung Ming Secondary School
8. PHC Wing Kwong College
9. Tuen Mun Catholic Secondary School

Activities

Stage One (Jan 2023 – May 2023)

Participating School: Lai King Catholic Secondary School and Lingnan Dr Chung Wing Kwong Memorial Secondary School

1. Meetings with Secondary School Teachers:
   Project team members met with school teachers to introduce the project content.
   
2. Training Sessions for Secondary Students:
   Professional trainers provided students with training in communication skills and problem-solving skills in the context of volunteering services.
   
3. Meetings with CPCE Student Ambassadors:
   

   Project team members briefed CPCE student ambassadors on their roles and responsibilities.
   

4. Service Practice at Secondary School (1): 
   

   Service team members organized a Mother's Day activity to teach other students how to make floral diffuse stones.
   

5. Service Practice at Secondary School (2):
   

   Service team members organized a Mother's Day activity to teach other students how to make flowerpot decorations.
   

6. Visits to the Elderly (1):
   Dividing into small groups, service team members visited the elderly residents in Lai King District.
   
7. Visits to the Elderly (2):
   

   Service team members organized a one-hour programme for the visit to the Hong Kong Society for the Aged Chan Tseng Hsi Kwai Chung District Elderly Community Centre.
   

Stage Two (June 2023 – November 2023)

Participating School: Kowloon Technical School and Christ College
Seed School: Lai King Catholic Secondary School

1. Training Sessions for Secondary Students:
   

   Professional trainers provided students with training in communication skills and problem-solving skills in the context of volunteering services. 
   CPCE student ambassadors shared their experiences in volunteering.
   Students prepared and rehearsed the programme for the elderly visit.
   

2. Service Practice at Secondary School (1):
   Service team members organized four Pastel Nagomi Art workshops during school recesses.
   
3. Service Practice at Secondary School (2):
   Service team members volunteered in the inter-class plastic recycling competition.
   
4. Visit to the Elderly (1): 
   Service team members visited the elderly people at the Mr and Mrs Au Wai Lam Memorial Day Care Centre for the Elderly.
   
5. Visit to the Elderly (2):
   Service team members visited the elderly people at the Yan Chai Hospital Tang Bik Wan Memorial Neighbourhood Elderly Centre.
   

Stage Three (December 2023 – May 2024)

Participating School: PHC Wing Kwong College and Lok Sin Tong Wong Chung Ming Secondary School
Seed School: Kowloon Technical School

1. Training Sessions for Secondary Students:
   

   The trainer provided students insights and tips on how to communicate effectively with elderly people by engaging them in interactive games and introducing related theories.
   CPCE student ambassadors shared their volunteer experiences with secondary students.
   Students prepared and rehearsed the programme for the elderly visit
   

2. Service Practice at Secondary School (1):
   

   Service team members designed games and served as helpers for the National Security Education Game Day.
   

3. Service Practice at Secondary School (2):
   Service team members taught other students to make goldfish decorations as gifts for the elderly people.
   
4. Visit to the Elderly (1): 
   

   Service team members visited the elderly people at the H.K.S.K.H. Lok Man Alice Kwok Integrated Service Centre.
   

5. Visit to the Elderly (2):
   Service team members visited the elderly people at the H.K.S.K.H. Chuk Yuen Canon Martin District Elderly Community Centre.
   

Stage Four (June 2024 – November 2024)

Participating School: Lam Tai Fai College, Ling Liang Church M H Lau Secondary School, and Tuen Mun Catholic Secondary School
Seed School: Lok Sin Tong Wong Chung Ming Secondary School

• Training Sessions for Secondary Schools:
  

  The trainer provided students with insights and tips on how to communicate effectively with elderly people by engaging them in interactive games and introducing some practical theories.
  CPCE student ambassadors shared their volunteer experiences with secondary students.

  
• Service Practice at Secondary School (1)
  

  The service team members set up a "DSE Cheer Up Station" before the DSE result release day. They taught students to write words of encouragement on origami paper and make paper stars.
  
  

• Service Practice at Secondary School (2)
  

  The service team members distributed motivational small gifts at the Form 6 Cheer Up Station and organized booth games that tested the students' reactions and memory skills, allowing everyone to interact in a relaxed environment.
  

• Service Practice at Secondary School (3)
  The volunteer team organised some game booths at the "Exam Cheer Up Station"  to encourage students to study hard before their exams. Participating students completed game tasks in a joyful atmosphere and won small gifts.
  
• Visit to the Elderly (1):      

  Under the arrangement of the ELCHK, Sheen Hok Charitable Foundation Kwan Shon Hing Yu Chui Neighbourhood Elderly Centre, the students were divided into eight teams. Each team visited two elderly households to measure the blood pressure of the elderly and presented gift bags and care.

   
• Visit to the Elderly (2):      

  The service team members visited the Ching Chung Home for the Aged to engage with the elderly residents. They led interactive games, performed with a small guitar, sang songs, and presented balloon dogs and gift bags.

    
• Visit to the Elderly (3):
  Members of the volunteer team visited the Lok Sin Tong Chu Ting Cheong Home for the Aged to interact with the elderly. They helped them win gifts through games like "Passing the Ball with Music" and "Big TV," and worked together to create calendar decorations. Finally, student volunteers expressed their care and love for the seniors by presenting gift bags and taking photos together.
  
  

  
         

  Short Video about the QEF Project (1)

  
  

  
  Short Video about the QEF Project (2)

  
    

  QEF Project Exhibition (21-27 November 2024)
  

  Please click the first photo to view the exhibition in PDF format.

    
  

  QEF Project Booklet 

    Please click the photo to view the booklet in PDF format.
    

Contact Us

Hotline:

3746 0880

Email:

sao@cpce-polyu.edu.hk


This project is funded by Quality Education Fund (QEF). Project Number: EDB/QEF/2020/0614