District 18 News
Written by: Lu Nuojun
2021-04-29 08:00
Last update date: 2021-04-29 08:00
A few days ago (26th) the Hong Kong government announced that the "air travel bubble" with Singapore will set sail on May 26. However, the new crown pneumonia epidemic has lasted for more than a year. A group of children studying in international kindergartens had the opportunity to go to Singapore. I met local classmates and set off indefinitely due to the continuation of the epidemic.
In view of this, the school and Singapore’s sister school have implemented an "electronic pen pal" program, where children from the two places can meet regularly in the form of Zoom every week. In addition to enhancing language learning, it can also engage in cultural exchanges since childhood and broaden international horizons.
Hong Kong and Singapore are about four hours apart. An epidemic seems to have made the world farther away, but through technology, human contact has become easier.
In the classroom of Singapore Zhuohui International Kindergarten on Boundary Street, Kowloon Tsai, dozens of children were sitting in a row in front of the screen. Not long after, students and teachers in Singapore appeared on the other end of the screen.
The two parties sang English songs to say hello, danced, and greeted each other about the current situation.
Although the two groups are only kindergarten students, they are very excited about being able to reach out to children of the same age who are out of town, including Jayden who is currently studying K3.
According to Jayden’s mother Sharon, since the school has switched to the “electronic pen pal” program in response to the epidemic, the son has had many topics after returning home, and he is obviously interested in people and affairs in Singapore. He will be famous and good food.” Jayden wanted to introduce his favorite Hong Kong-style snacks to Singapore students.
School: Internationalization of students through exchanges
Sharon said that the school thought of using video to allow children from the two places to communicate very carefully. “Of course, it’s best to fly to the department. There will be a period of time for everyone to get along with each other. Really, we can get to know each other. We all looked forward to it. However, the epidemics in both places are not stable, so this is the only way to go."
Qin Zhen, Supervisor of Singapore Zhuohui International Kindergarten and the person in charge of the "World Kids Project", pointed out that the school has been working closely with sister schools in Singapore, hoping to make the school become "internationalized". "Frankly speaking, there are many international schools, but what? First called the "International School"? It’s not that there are teachers of the same nationality who teach in the pure department. We want children to set foot in Hong Kong.” She said that a few years ago, students and parents had begun to let students and their parents come to Singapore for exchanges and visits. Although it is video communication, it can still cultivate children’s patience, initiative, etc., and even interact academically. "In early education, we want children to take the initiative to learn with the same taste, and don’t let them sit down and set the same taste. , You can easily cope with the primary school interview."
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