CKPC voluntary teaching team funded by the Higher Education Fund recently has visited Primary School in Congjiang county of Guizhou province. The event was co-organized by the Macao Youth Dreams Association and Chao Kuang Piu College. All the members of the delegation are students of CKPC, and most of them are visiting the school for the third or fourth time.

The school building of Primary School was built with the support of Macau enterprises and Macao Foundation. In November this year, a media delegation organized by the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau visited the primary school to cover the “Guizhou Tour for Poverty Alleviation”.

After arriving at the school, the team found a surprise that a giant painted mural was on display. Team member, Cheang Si Man is the designer who said that the mural based on the materials provided by the school’s art teacher. On the left is the characteristic of Congjiang, middle is the high-speed railway, which connects Guizhou and Macau like a line. On the side of the bridge, there are patterns of Dong costumes and Portuguese tiles from southern Europe, representing the cultural exchange between the two places. On the right side are Macau landmarks such as the simplified version of Ruins of St. Paul’s and A-Ma Temple. Master Lau also said, “This huge painting testifies to the friendship between Congjiang and Macau, and also embodies the love and encouragement of UM students to the children in the villages. More importantly, the teachers and students from Congjiang through their own efforts, dreams can become reality.”

The work of voluntary teaching officially began, the team was divided into three groups, namely music, art and physical education, according to the needs of the school. The number of students has increased from 160 last year to over 430. Most of the new students are children from nearby relocated families, and many are children from Miao villages in the western mountains. Although the school building hardware is relatively adequate, there are only 22 regular teachers. In addition to teaching, teachers also have the task of visiting villages to help the poor.

On the last day of the volunteer teaching, Zhao Lingzhi, a member of the Standing Committee of Congjiang County and Minister of the United Front Work Department, and staff from Group Office of Poverty Alleviation cheer on the voluntary teaching team. Zhao said, from poverty to development, is a continuous process. The education to help the poor, starting with the new generation, so that they develop good habits and moral character, to enrich their knowledge.

In addition to morning reading, physical education, art and music classes, the voluntary teaching team also held a traditional letter-writing activity and received about 300 handwritten. We hope that they will build up their ideals and self-confidence on the way to growth.

由高等教育基金資助的義教團，日前到貴州省從江縣貫洞鎮幹團美娥小學義教。這次活動由澳門青年圓夢協會和澳門大學曹光彪書院合辦，團員全部是曹光彪書院學生，當中大部分是第三或四次到該學校義教。

幹團美娥小學校舍由澳門企業和基金會資助興建。今年十一月，澳門中聯辦組織”脫貧攻堅貴州行”媒體採訪團，也曾經到該小學採訪。

義教團到達當地後，義教團就發現一個驚喜，一幅巨型彩繪壁畫展現眼前。設計這幅壁畫的是團員鄭詩敏同學，她表示根據該校美術老師提供的素材設計壁畫。左邊是從江特色，包括侗寨鼓樓，梯田，侗族服裝和蘆笙。中間的高鐵，像一條線把貴州和澳門連接起來。高鐵橋側面嵌著侗族服飾圖案和葡國南歐瓷磚花紋，代表兩地文化的交流。右邊就是澳門地標，例如簡化版的大三巴和媽閣廟。劉院長亦表示“這幅巨畫，印證了從江和澳門血濃於水的情誼，也體現了澳門大學生給大山裡孩子們的愛心和鼓勵。更重要的是，從江師生通過自己的努力，夢想可以變成現實。”

義教的工作正式開始，根據學校需要，分成音樂、美術、體育三個小組，從九月開始準備教案，進行試教。幹團美娥小學從去年一百六十位學生，增加到四百三十多人。新生大部分是附近易地搬遷戶的孩子，不少是西部山區苗寨小孩。雖然校舍硬件相對充足，固定的老師卻只有廿二人。老師除了教學，也有到村寨扶貧家訪等任務。

義教最後一天，從江縣常委、統戰部部長趙靈芝和扶貧辦人員專程來為義教團打氣。趙靈芝說，從脫貧到發展，是一個持續的過程。教育扶貧，從新一代着手，讓他們養成好的生活習慣和品德，認識大山以外的世界。

這次義教，除了早讀、體育、美術、音樂課，也舉辦了傳統的寫信活動，共收到約三百封手寫給哥哥姐姐的信，義教團也為每位小朋友寫祝福心意卡。期待他們在成長的路上，樹立理想，建立自信。