Study Tour cum Volunteer Service Camp for Junior Secondary Students
A 3-day residential camp includes bird-watching, hiking and field visits, focusing on local agriculture and culture, nature conservation and geology in Hong Kong was organized for secondary school students. An introduction of the Global Forest Observatory project is also included to let the participants understand the importance of local forest research. The objectives of the study tour are:
1) To give the underprivileged children a priority to join a local study tour for learning about the ecology and cultural landscapes in Hong Kong as well as the importance and challenges of environmental conservation.
2) To build up the participants' sense of responsibility on sustainable development through local study tour and volunteer service.
Target Participants: Junior secondary students from underprivileged families
Dates: 29-31 December 2013 (for students in Tung Chung)
Campsite: YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village
Co-organiser: Lantau Development Alliance
A total of 24 secondary students from five secondary schools in the Tung Chung District joined the camp. The five schools are Tung Chung Catholic School, YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College, Ho Yu College, HKFEW Wong Cho Bau Secondary School, and Po Leung Kuk Mrs Ma Kam Ming-Cheung Fook Sien College. Students visited different biodiversity and ecological hotspots in Hong Kong, for example Lai Chi Chong Geopark, and the Yan Chau Tong Marine Park. Environmental awareness is also enhanced through the voluntary work carried out at the Lung Fu Shan Environmental Education Centre.
Visit to Lai Chi Chong Geopark
Visit to Double Haven (Yan Chau Tong) Marine Park
Learning organic compost making
Voluntary farm work at Lung Fu Shan Environmental Education Centre
Dates: 29-31 July 2013 (for students in Tin Shui Wai)
Campsite: The University of Hong Kong-Kadoorie Centre
Twelve students from Tin Shui Wai District participated in the camp. Students visited Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve and leant about the conservation value of Fung Yuen through the voluntary services at the Education Centre. Visits to biodiversity hotspots and ecological valued sites were also included in the camp. Students had a chance to experience the biodiversity of Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve through the night safari and to explore the Hong Kong Global Geopark of China.
Voluntary farm work at Fung Yuen
Visit Ap Chau
Visit Kat O Geoheritage Centre
Playing plant identification game
Dates: 27-29 December 2012 (for students in Shum Shui Po)
Campsite: The University of Hong Kong- Kadoorie Institute
Co-organiser: Society for Community Organization (SoCO)
A total 30 students (aged from 12 to 16) from Shum Shui Po District joined the camp. Students visited Nam Sung Wai for bird-watching and learnt about the farmland conservation through the voluntary services for the Conservancy Association at the Long Valley Wetland in Sheung Shui. Students also gained knowledge on the geo-conservation and plant diversity of Hong Kong through visiting the Hong Kong Global Geopark of China and playing games on plant identification and environmental protection.
Voluntary farm work at Long Valley
Visit the Geopark and observe the geology and rocks in Hong Kong
Visit Lai Chi Wo Nature Trail to learn about the layout, ecology and conservation of Fung Shui Woods
Secondary School Talks
A thematic seminar series on sustainability and ecology for local secondary students is provided from December 2013 to July 2014. The series covers six different topics ranging from biodiversity, forest destruction and conservation, freshwater and wetland ecology, sustainable development and cities, energy sustainability, to sustainable eating. The seminar series aims to provide an opportunity for secondary students to familiarize with sustainability, ecology and environmental conservation issues in Hong Kong, and to build up their sense of responsibility on sustainable development in their daily lives.
The thematic seminars provide 30 free-of-charge school quota targeting to the international and direct subsidy schools). More than 350 students from five secondary schools have attended the seminar series on the topics of biodiversity, conservation and sustainable development so far.
