NET Scheme News 2023 Spring issue 43

The Journey of Hope at Yan Chai Hospital Wong Wha San Secondary school is a collaboration project between the English Department and the Guidance Committee to echo the values e d u c a t i o n - r e l a t e d initiatives of of the EDB. With the support of the NET Section, the Peer Power – Student Gatekeeper Training Programme organised by the Educational Psychology Service (Kowloon 1) Section and funded by the Beat Drugs Fund, we were able to promote positive values with a kaleidoscope of events. We started with having our students think about what hope means to them. With illustrations by our former students, we managed to put together a collage of what our S1 students think hope is! Paint Your Hope Our S2 students were introduced to ‘Paint Your Hope’, they were asked to express their image of hope with their Pastel Nagomi Art! Nagomi Art, also known as Art of Hope, is a form of therapeutic art originating from Japan. The word ‘Nagomi’ means harmony and calmness. Not only did this therapeutic and creative process enable students to find their inner peace, but it also provided the occasion for our students to represent hope through this art form. Scan the QR code for more details of the publication English teachers showing students how to braid a friendship bracelet in the workshops Join hands for Friends In connection with the ‘Read to Speak’ (R2S) “Seed” Project, the English Department worked collaboratively with the NET Section. Through the project, our English teachers co-developed learning and teaching materials on ‘Friendships & Respect Differences’, which was one of the themes during the campaign on “Promoting Positive Values and Attitudes through English Sayings of Wisdom (SOW) 2021/22” – Week of Hope. S1 students had the chance to learn about different aspects of friendship and the beauty of diversity. By respecting differences, friendships become stronger and longer-lasting. A range of multimodal texts were selected for students to understand the notion of friendship and diversity in a more comprehensive manner. It is hoped that, through the learning activities, students can develop not just language skills, but also positive values and attitudes towards diversity and individual differences in particular. After all, we all need friends – let’s be supportive and caring friends! NET Scheme News Issue 43 4 Week of Hope