每年3月21日為“世界唐氏日”。曹光彪書院為了提高院生對社會弱勢群體的認識和關注，書院唐心兒小組聯同澳門唐心兒協會協舉辦系列活動，增加院生對唐寶寶（唐氏綜合征患者）的認識，也為雙方提供交流、互動的機會，從而帶出本年的主題——共融的意義。
系列活動包括兩個部份。首先，書院於3月中電影之夜播放了紀錄唐寶寶成長和愛情故事的紀錄片《心兒》。透過觀看電影，同學了解到唐寶寶不為人知，對“愛”和人際互動期盼的一面。觀賞結束後，同學進行了分享和討論。有同學提到，她原來中學班上便有一名唐寶寶。相處下來，你會發現他們與普通人並無兩樣，希望大家能多一點包容和關愛。
系列活動第二部份為3月19日於黑沙海灘舉行的“戶外樂滿FUN”。目的是透過書院學生與唐寶寶一起活動，一起玩，帶出共融的意義。首先義工哥哥姐姐與唐寶寶進行分組配對，一位哥哥或姐姐負責與一名唐寶寶互動。分組後，義工隨即與唐寶寶及家人進行了集體遊戲，包括三人四足和踩汽球大混戰。遊戲好玩刺激，每位參與者都十分投入，場上笑聲和歡呼聲不斷。遊戲結束後，義工繼續把握機會與唐寶寶交流，包括聆聽後者分享生活趣事和學習、工作等細節。一些唐寶寶還為大家獻唱歌曲。休息過後，一些義工與唐寶寶一起放風箏或玩沙。活動在愉快的氣氛下結束。
澳門唐心兒協會理事長劉笑歡女士表示，十分感謝書院對是次活動的組織和安排，讓唐寶寶和義工有互動、交流的機會。除了唐寶寶外，作為家長，他們也十分開心能參與到是次活動。協會期待未來與書院更多的交流和合作。
CKPC and Macau Down Syndrome Association’s crossover activity for “World Down Syndrome Day”
March 21 marks “World Down Syndrome Day” and in order to raise students’ awareness for and knowledge of the less advantageous (people with Down syndrome) in our community, CKPC co-organized some activities with the Macau Down Syndrome Association to bring out the meaning of integration.
There were mainly two activities, the first one being a viewing of the movie “My Beating Heart” in mid-March, a documentary on the love stories of people with Down syndrome or their cravings for love and interactions with others. After viewing the movie, students had a sharing and discussion. One student mentioned that she was once in a class with a student with Down syndrome. After getting along with him, you found out that they are no different from us, and she hoped that we can have more love and understanding for them.
The second activity is “Outdoor Fun” at Hac-Sa Beach on March 19. Through interactions with people with Down syndrome, we hope our volunteers can bring warmth to the latter and have fun together. We grouped the volunteers and the Down Syndrome buddies randomly and started by playing games like three-legged race and balloon fight. Everyone enjoyed the games and burst out laughter. Chit-chat followed during which volunteers and Down syndrome buddies continued to interact with each other; some buddies shared their stories with the volunteers, like interesting experiences at work or at school etc. Finally, some volunteers flew kites or built sandcastles with the buddies, and our activities ended with lots of laughter.
Chairman of Executive Board from the Macau Down Syndrome Association Ms. Lau thanked the college for co-organizing such activity, which made interactions and communication between the buddies and our volunteers possible. As parents, they also enjoyed the activity and had lots of fun. Both the Association and the College look forward to future cooperation.
