進入貴州從江縣幹團美娥小學,就看到一幅展示從江民族特色和澳門地標的巨幅壁畫,上面的標語“同飲一江水、血脉永相連”,表達了兩地的深厚情誼。壁畫是曹光彪書院義教團前任團長鄭詩敏設計,由幹團美娥小學美術老師繪畫的。

2023年2月,義教團在書院招募新團員,接著做訓練,建立團隊,準備教案,進行試教。經過三個月緊張準備,5月22至26日,17位義教團員到貴州義教。

這是義教團闊別三年後,第五次到幹團美娥小學為小朋友服務,內容包括英語、體育、美術,和傳統的寫信給哥哥姐姐。小朋友十分踴躍參與寫信,破紀錄地投了近840封信。令人驚訝的是,小朋友還記得舊團員和已畢業的哥哥姐姐。有幾位六年級的女生寫信說,雖然下次我們去將不會見到她們,但她們希望能考上澳門大學!

長期定點的義教服務,慢慢燃點起山區小朋友的夢想。過去五年,我們也親眼目睹從江少數民族地區的改變,從易地移民,建新校舍,新工廠和產業,到最近的“和美城鄉”行動。

縣在學校推行感恩教育,激勵學生感恩父母,努力向上,也是一個新亮點。這次我們有更多機會跟校長老師互動,了解他們的情況,未來合作更加緊密。

義教後第二天,義教團確立了下一期團長和副團長。大家期待再接再厲,一直義教,一直改變!

參考:

  • 貴州從江義教(2023.05 )【鏈接
  • 書院官網義教專頁【鏈接

Entering Gantuan Mei’e Primary School in Congjiang County, Guizhou Province, you will see a huge mural showing Congjiang’s local characteristics and the landmarks of Macao. The slogan above the mural expresses the deep friendship between the two places. The mural was designed by Christina Cheang, a former leader of the CKPC Volunteer Teaching Team and painted by the art teacher of Gantuan Mei’e Primary School.

In February 2023, CKPC Volunteer Teaching Team recruited new members in the college, followed by training, team building, preparing lesson plans, and conducting trial teaching. After three months of intensive preparation, 17 volunteer members arrived in Guizhou to conduct voluntary teaching from May 22 to 26.

This is the fifth time for the Team to serve the children at Gantuan Mei’e Primary School after three years of absence. The content includes English, sports, art, and letter writing to Volunteer Teaching Team.  We received over 700 letters this time, breaking previous records.  Surprisingly, the children all remembered the previous members, including those already graduated. Several sixth-grade girls wrote to say that, although we will not see them next time, they hope to be admitted to the University of Macau!

Our long-term volunteer teaching service slowly ignites the dreams of children in Guizhou’s mountainous areas. In the past five years, we have also witnessed the changes in the minority areas of Congjiang, from resettlement, construction of new schools, new factories and industries, to the recent activities titled “Harmony of Urban and Rural Areas”.

As part of their new approach, Congjiang county implements gratitude education in schools to encourage students to be grateful to their parents and work hard. This time we have more opportunities to interact with principals and teachers to understand their situation, allowing us to cooperate more closely in the future.

Toward the end of the trip, the Voluntary Teaching Team identified the next team lead and deputy leads. Everyone looks forward to making persistent efforts through voluntary teaching.