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Team members were enthusiastic, recalling the eagerness of the students to learn. Yeung Tsui-ying, impressed by her experiences at the school, said, “The local students were really keen to learn. When we taught them a dance, they just did it, totally in tune with the music throughout the dance. They were absorbed by the lesson and really seemed to enjoy it.” "Although the students loved the music and dancing, their interest in picking up new language skills was just as keen. During the week, we tried to teach them English vocabulary and usage mainly through class activities," added So Wai-fung. Kwan Chin-ying, who has never participated in voluntary teaching before,
was touched by what she saw in the area. "I still remember the
home of a poor student. It was a tiny, dark and shabby hut, into which
the entire family squeezed. The only intact vessel inside was the cooking
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At the end of this valuable experience, the team unanimously agreed that the initiative should continue, giving other HKIEd students the opportunity to carry on with this voluntary teaching programme. Aware that most teachers in the rural and mountainous areas of China have had no formal teacher education, the team came up with the "Mountain Train Programme". The idea is to deliver information on the development of modern education and its latest teaching models to the mountain schools in China during school holidays, enabling students in this impoverished area to benefit. ![]() |