Service Learning Trip

Jiangxi Service Learning Trip (Jan 2016) 手牽「守童」行 — 江西服務學習之旅

Program Details
Date
5 - 11 Jan 2016
Location
Jiangxi, China (江西省瑞金市武陽鎮)
Collaborator
eco-Cultivation Organic Agriculture Development Farm (Ruijin) Co. Ltd.
No. of Volunteers
19
No. of Service Recipients
~300
UN Sustainable Development Goals
HKUST CONNECT SDG GOALS
HKUST CONNECT SDG GOALS
We shared unforgettable memories!

19 HKUST students and 2 Connect Staff were back to Jiangxi again in 2016 winter. During the visit, the volunteers served at two separate primary schools in Huangtian village and Longjiang village, Jiangxi. In parallel with the previous trips, student volunteers organized and conducted interactive lessons on science and themed art for children. In addition, language expression skills and team building activities were introduced to the children to let them explore their creativity and potential. Both our student volunteers and the children shared many unforgettable memories together.

With the support from organizations in Hong Kong, sets of stationery donated by ARTspeaks and handmade scarves knitted by volunteers from Haven of Hope Bradbury King Lam Community Health Development Centre were brought to the Jiangxi children to support the children's study and to spread the warmth to the children in the cold weather.

Like previous years, student volunteers visited a social enterprise called “eco-Cultivation Organic Agriculture Development Farm (Ruijin) Co. Ltd.” in order to understand how organic farming operations positively impact the local Jiangxi community. Both the student volunteers and the children shared many unforgettable memories together, which will surely be cherished in the times to come.

Conducting the water density experiment with sugar water
Conducting the water density experiment with sugar water
Children having team building time in the playground
Children having team building time in the playground
Sharing with primary school principal and teachers
Sharing with primary school principal and teachers
Walking back home with children during family visit
Walking back home with children during family visit
The team visiting the organic farm and practicing farm work
The team visiting the organic farm and practicing farm work
Wearing a handmade scarf
Wearing a handmade scarf