HKAGE 15th Anniversary
Thematic Social Caring Talk/Visit Series
Caring self
☆ Mindfulness: Yoga Therapy and Singing Bowl Workshop
In the workshop, singing bowls of different sizes are used to generate specific rhythmic patterns and vibrational sound harmonics to put the body into a relaxed state following the principle of “resonance”. The workshop is combined with yoga movements, allowing participants to listen to their inner voices and improve their self-control and emotional management.
☆ Way to Mindfulness series: Fluid Art Workshop
This workshop uses fluid art as a medium, with elements of expressive arts therapy included to enhance participants’ sensitivity to themselves and the environment and their effectiveness of self-expression. Besides, mindfulness is practised in some sessions of the workshop to facilitate participants’ focusing on themselves for enhanced well-being.
☆ Parent Support Group
Our clinical psychologist provides mini-talk, psychological counselling and support for the parents who have completed our parent training programmes on a monthly basis in order to provide continuous care and support for them. Parents learn various skills in supporting their children by raising questions or listening to the clinical psychologist’s advice for their peers .
☆ Student Support Group
Our clinical psychologist provides psychological counselling and support for our student members on a monthly basis to deal with the challenges or difficulties in their studies or living. Students learn various skills in handling their challenges or difficulties by raising questions or listening to the clinical psychologist’s advice for their peers.
Caring others
☆ Hong Kong Gifted Apprentice Programme (Level III): Outreach Day
This activity allows students to step out of the classroom and enter the community. Collaborating with other volunteers, students can assist and learn more about the lives of the elderly. They have visited the elderlies in Tin Shui Wai to distribute supplies and chat with them.
They also have a valuable opportunity to visit the Hong Kong Wetland Park with their masters in the Hong Kong Gifted Apprentice Programme. It allows them to explore the biodiversity information and construct interactions together.
☆ JA Company Programme 2022/23
This programme provides an opportunity for students to set up their own company from scratch. The students this year observed that teenagers might experience appearance anxiety after wearing masks for a long time. Therefore, they established the firm Sebeláska (a word derived from Czech which translates to “self-love”) for innovating products to raise the public’s awareness and promote self-love. The project turns out to be a win-win initiative that takes care of the users while nurturing the entrepreneurship of participating students.
☆ Who Am I Series-Social Relationship
In the 3-hour workshop, the power of empathy in establishing rapport, and making and keeping a good social relationship with peers is uncovered. Participants also learn about their personal characteristics and learn effective social skills through experiential learning activities.
☆ Youth Mental Health First Aid Course
The course focuses on adolescent development and the signs and symptoms to look out for early detection of mental health problems developing in young people, including anxiety disorders, eating disorders, depression, substance misuse and psychosis. It is a 14-hour training course involving theoretical lectures supplemented with video, practical exercises and quizzes.