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Sharing from participant schools

Our achievement
Even though the LSTA cannot launch as expected in the academic year 2020-21, online lessons
inspired us. Two of the sub-group leaders proposed alternative pilot plans. The first one came from
the service-learning sub-group and the second one from the STEM sub-group.

1 Pilot online visit to elderly home
Every year, our F2 students visit the elderly living in NGO homes. This programme has been
a tradition of the school for almost 20 years. During the epidemic, the service-learning
sub-group and the social worker boldly worked on a pilot project – for our students to visit
the elderly living in elderly homes online. Preparations were made; logistics were planned,
and students were trained. From pictures and videos we see the joyful faces of both the
elderly and the students, and we know that our students have gained a fruitful experience.

After completion of the above pilot plan, I conducted the training workshop with the
teachers. I decided not to tell teachers about the positive effects of serving others directly.
Instead, I showed my colleagues the evidence, including the reflection essays written by
our students after online visits and those happy faces on the elderly. Teachers watched the
video clips on how the elderly responded enthusiastically to the students in their visits and
how the NGO home staff complimented the students’ creativity and passion for caring for
the elderly.

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