With the start of school on September 1, the Director of the Education Bureau, Cai Ruolian, posted on social media that she will take care of the physical and mental needs of students in an all-round way and help them meet the challenges of the new school year.
The Education Bureau not only held online seminars, but also produced school opening tips and electronic reminder cards to teach parents how to help their children cope with the end of vacation and the beginning of school. There are a total of eight items.
The Education Bureau has also cooperated with the Jockey Club Youth Emotional Health Online Support Platform "Open Ao" to open the "Open Ao - a limited mentality desk during the school year" 24 hours from now until September 30, to help students deal with the emotions arising from the adjustment to the start of school troubled.
The Education Bureau has produced "8 Tips for Parents Before the School Starts" to teach parents how to help their children cope with the holidays before the end of school and the beginning of school.
(Cai Ruolian's photo on Facebook)
Cai Ruolian pointed out in a Facebook post that all students need to adapt to campus life, calling for home-school cooperation, comprehensively taking care of the physical and mental needs of students, and making adequate preparations to meet the challenges of the new school year.
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step", life is a marathon, and it requires endurance, and there is no need to rush for a while.
The same is true of studies. We should not be too hasty, focus too much on homework and grades, and ignore the cultivation of interest in learning.
Director of Education Cai Ruolin
In order to help students adapt to campus life and enhance their resilience, the Education Bureau held a webinar on "Welcome to the New School Year and Care for the Campus" to help staff identify early and take care of students' mental health needs.
The Education Bureau has also produced a "Home-School Collaboration to Welcome the New School Year" kit and electronic reminder card, providing parents with 8 tips for preparing for the start of school to help students establish routines, expand social relationships, keep in touch with friends, and meet new friends .
Among them, it is recommended to help children establish routines and adjust their biological clocks in advance. If children are persistent or excessively anxious, they should seek professional assistance; after school starts, parents should take the initiative to care about their children's adaptation and emotions in school, not just homework or learning progress. And talk to your children at a specific time every day, avoid negative emotions or underestimate anxiety.
In addition, the Education Bureau has also prepared "Everyday Good Spirit" encouragement cards for all students, so that schools can make good use of the encouragement cards in the first two weeks of the new school year to organize "New School Year. Good Spirit" activities for students.
Emotional health platform "Open Ao" is open 24 hours a day for a month
Cai Ruolin reminded that in case of mental distress, students must seek support from school counselors, social workers and school-based educational psychologists.
The Education Bureau will collaborate with the Jockey Club Youth Emotional Health Online Support Platform “Open Ao” to open the “Open Ao – Reminder Desk during the school term” 24 hours from now until 30 September (WhatsApp 9101 2012 and social media), Work with classmates to face the emotional distress caused by adjusting to the start of school.
(Cai Ruolian's photo on Facebook)
Only 10% of young children are vaccinated, the government hopes to increase the rate, parents bring their children to start school before school starts. The number of confirmed cases in a single day may exceed 10,000. Primary school principals worry that they will need online classes again: no lively saddles are far away, hot and showers. The Observatory issues a hot weather warning There will be showers and thunderstorms on the opening day of the school.
