Daily Archives: February 6, 2013
Feeding Hong Kong Bread Run
Posted by Peter MUIR
Feeding Hong Kong (FHK) will be holding their first public Bread Run of the Year of the Snake on Tuesday February 19.
WHAT’S THE BREAD RUN?
Each week, FHK works with volunteers to collect surplus fresh bread from shops across Hong Kong at closing time. All Bread Run donations are redistributed amongst the FHK charity network the following morning.
HOW CAN YOU BECOME A BREAD RUNNER?
- Are you: Over 16 years old?
- Available on Tuesday February 19 between 8.00-9.30pm?
- Contactable via email and mobile?
Yes to all? Great!
- Volunteer to become a bread runner today
- Simply choose 1-2 stores in the area of your choice and register as an individual or a pair of volunteers
- On pick up night, arrive at your chosen store(s) at closing time, pick up the surplus bread and deliver it to one of the FHK collection points (Central, Yau Tong and Kowloon Tong)
Register today and encourage your friends, family and work colleagues to sign up too!
Want to be involved but not available? Here are some other ways you can get involved:
- Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter
- Sign up to be an FHK volunteer
- Organise or participate in a Food Drive
Summer opportunity – Summerbridge student teachers
Posted by Peter MUIR
Looking for an opportunity for a meaningful volunteer opportunity over the summer break? The Summerbridge project is seeking applications for student teachers for their coming summer programme.
Summerbridge Hong Kong
Founded in 1992, Summerbridge Hong Kong (“Summerbridge”) is a non-profit organization that creates educational opportunities for highly motivated underprivileged secondary school students in Hong Kong. It is a member of The Breakthrough Collaborative and is the only program to operate outside of the US. It provides comprehensive year-round programs to develop students’ English communication through an intensive English Language Development curriculum, small class size, individual mentoring, and hands-on learning strategies. In addition to English language development, Summerbridge programs develop students’ self-confidence and their interest in the learning process. Unique to this project and key to its success is the ‘students-teaching-students’ model, offering older students the opportunity to teach and administer programs to younger students. This model creates a dynamic learning environment in which young people are both the initiators and beneficiaries of the educational process.
Summerbridge 2013 programme details
Summerbridge student teachers
Summerbridge teachers are young, fun, creative, and motivated individuals ready to take on the challenge of teaching and helping to organize an educational program. Our student teachers are between the ages of 16 to 22 and come from secondary schools and universities in Hong Kong, the US, the UK, and Canada. They are a diverse group bringing a variety of talents and backgrounds to the program. Common to all student teachers is a desire to help young people, a willingness to work in an intense and rewarding environment, and a commitment to both teaching and learning.
With the help and guidance from professional teachers, Summerbridge student teachers are responsible for developing curriculum, teaching classes, meeting with parents, planning extra-curricular activities, and evaluating student performance. Teachers work to create a community that celebrates academic achievement, creativity, individuality, and risk-taking.
