Community Service

Fun Lab with the Elderly 科學「耆」兵

Program Details
Date
13 Apr 2017 (Thu)
Location
HKUST Campus
Collaborator
Yan Chai Hospital Tang Bik Wan Memorial Neighbourhood Elderly Centre
No. of Volunteers
17
No. of Service Recipients
39
UN Sustainable Development Goals
HKUST CONNECT SDG GOALS
Visiting HKUST campus and enjoying the nice view together

Psychosocial well-being is vital to healthy aging. To support capacity building and opportunities for creativity and innovation for the elderly, our volunteers hosted some interesting experiments and a campus tour for a group of seniors, thus bringing them new experiences and encouraging them to continue to lead active and interesting lives.

Volunteer guiding the elderly to do an interesting experiment
Volunteer guiding the elderly to do an interesting experiment
The elderly are eager to learn something new!
The elderly are eager to learn something new!
Sub-heading

Student Sharing

Description

今日我們帶了長者來科大做實驗和參觀科大。在開始之前,我十分擔心他們會覺得這些實驗很無聊。但想不到他們非常投入,十分喜歡這些實驗。他們比我想像中活潑健談很多。我最印象深刻的是和他們吃午飯的時候,個個姨姨好興奮地跟我們說,回到中心會跟朋友表演今天學到的實驗。原來一個小小的活動就可以令到他們那麼開心,而他們更會將這份快樂分享給其他人,令我很有滿足感,覺得之前籌備了那麼長時間都是值得的。我在今次活動得到的不只有籌備活動技巧,更有快樂 。

LI Pui Kei

SSCI, Year 4
 


這次活動與長者一同做科學小實驗,他們很踴躍地參與和問很多問題,出乎我意料之外。而過程中與他們聊天也有讓我驚奇的地方,這經歷讓我反思其實我們年輕一代與老年一代有很多不同的經驗,是可以互相學習的。

Dorcas

SSCI, Year 4