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Service Learning

Service learning is one of the key curriculum
components in building up good character of
students in our school. It is a way to put moral
values in action. It is an annual event that all
students are the service providers to serve
people and the environment of our school and the
community. P.6 students clean the pavement P.5 students visit the elderly
outside our school cooperatively. home.
From 2 to 11 January 2019, we organised
different types of service for different grades as
below:

P.1 & P.2: Cleaning the campus

P.3 & P.6: Cleaning the community

P.4: Passing on positive messages in the P.5 students enjoy P.2 students clean P.3 students work hard in
neighbourhood chatting with the elderly their classroom serving the community.
with love and care. together.
P.5: Visiting the elderly home
Both P.1 and P.2 students were very excited
and actively participated in the service. They put on
their gloves and started cleaning their classrooms,
corridor and special rooms with joy and laughter. It
was a golden opportunity for students, especially P.4 Students pass on the
those who never do housework, to experience the messages of Hope in the
joy of serving the school. neighbourhood.

Both P.3 and P.6 students actively showed
their thankful hearts in action. They took brooms
and shovels to clean the areas outside our school.
They were like detectives inspecting every part
of the pavement, planting areas, benches and
wayside pavilion. They filled up big bags of trash
with joy and sweats. P.6 students clean P.4 students present P.3 students clean

the neighbourhood gifts to the elderly the trail at the river
The service learning for P.4 is an innovative in a group.
way for students to learn how to communicate with and get a big smile side.
in return.
people and serve the community. Some students
were very nervous to pass on positive messages in
the neighbourhood at the very beginning. “Practice
makes perfect” worked well on them, which ended
up with everyone completing the service with
smiles.
P.1 students are highly involved P.1 students enjoy cleaning
We arranged P.5 students to visit the elderly by in service learning. their classroom.
performing for them, such as singing and dancing.
Laughter was found in the elderly home and the
elderly enjoyed the performance very much. Some
elderly shared their life experiences. Some elderly
played games with our students. All people loved
the joyful atmosphere of Chinese New Year.

Students learn values by doing and P.1 students experience P .1 students clean Students and teachers
experiencing. They will gradually build up good the joy of serving our the big banner work hand in hand to
characters in their primary school lives. school. outside classrooms. serve our school. 49