NSS Other Learning Experiences – Strategies in planning and designing Career-related Experiences

1. NSS Other Learning Experiences – Strategies in planning and designing Career-related Experiences Ms. Ho Chun Lan, June Munsang College

2. Outline • About Munsang College… • CRE Planning • Implementation • Key Success Factors • Practical Cases - Challenges - Feedback & Reflection

3. About Munsang College • 83 years of history • About 1300 students (around 3600 in total enrollment including kindergarten and primary) • Christian Education • School Motto: • Light and Life • All for One and One for All

4. About Munsang College • 5. EMI School • 6. Middle-class background • Majority of graduates promoted • to local and overseas universities • 8. Strong support from alumni

5. CRE Planning • To provide guidance and counseling services to students in choosing further studies as well as life planning. • To enhance students’ personal development in response to the School Major Concern on … • To expose students to the real world through live learning.

6. CRE Programs

7. Considerations for Planning • From students’ perspective ＊Stretch Munsang sky - personal development - attitude refining - exposure

8. Considerations for Planning 2. From school’s perspective ＊Actualize our vision & mission - Light and Life - All for One and One for All - School Major Concern

9. Considerations for Planning • From teachers’ perspective ＊Arrange the program feasibly - annual time line - ad-hoc programs/events - workloads to teachers & students

10. Implementation • Whole School Approach 2. Financial Support 3. Network & Communication 4. Partnership

11. Key Success Factors • Alumni • School • Parents • Teachers • Partnering organizations * Junior Achievement Hong Kong * HKSKH Kowloon City Children & Youth Integrated Service Centre * Volunteer advisors

12. Partnering with JAHK

14. Partnering CRE Programs with JAHK

15. Practical Example 1 New Leaders Program

16. Practical Example 1 + 1 JA Company Program Different Sales Opportunities Outsource sewing part Parents’ Day Home Coming Day Trade Fair

18. Mentorship program Mentors prepared to meet their mentees. Mentors aligned to introduce themselves to their mentees. Sharing between mentors and mentees in groups Sharing their lives from their hearts Floor Forum can be a fun thing to do with the mentors. Sweet sharing time A close up with mentor Focuson life Let’s group together

19. Career Day for Form 1 & 2 More CRE Programmes U-Life Sharing

20. Q&A

21. Challenges Breakthrough traditions Parental interference Too concerned about academics Too many concurrent activities Teacher’s workload Time constraint

22. Challenges? Solutions? • Meeting expectations - traditions breakthrough • Refining attitudes - teachers & students • Collaboration • Recognition

23. Teach children how they should live, and they will remember it all their lives. (Proverbs 22:6)

24. ~ Thank You ~