Student comments 2014#

Although students had found it tough adapting to the living conditions, the experience of meeting new people and making new friends made the trip a great success. Here are some comments by students at the end of the trip.

Their passion for learning has really taught me to work hard on everything I do. I have learnt to appreciate the learning environment we have at Island School and to cherish every opportunity available to us. Their positive attitude and energy was truly something worth admiring. I feel that I have made the most out of this trip and I hope that the children enjoyed the experience as much as I did.

After the two teaching practices I realized that the trip would require a lot of planning and hard work. We pulled through in the end and I truly enjoyed teaching the children in Baiwan.

The simplicity of the nature of the Baiwan countryside, and the charismatic spirits of the kids have given me a new take on seeing people and life in general, definitely my most eye-opening experience, thank you.

The Baiwan CAS trip has been such an amazing experience, and throughout the week I have not only been teaching to kids, but learning a lot about what it’s like to be a teacher, and I’ve learnt a lot about the culture as well. When I found out most of the kids we teach barely see their parents because their parents had gone to live in the city to make more money, and that most kids live on only 10 RMB for meals at school for the whole day, it made me feel hugely privileged to live in a place like Hong Kong and get brought up in a wealthy family. It felt very good to be able to have an opportunity to teach the students in the school, and I know they appreciated it.

At the end of one of the lessons, one of the students came up to me, and gave me a piece of drawing, and said “多谢，彤彤老师” (thank you, Miss Tong Tong). And frankly, I think I should have been the one who thanked her for putting a smile on my face for the rest of the trip.