The hospital school provides educational services for children and young people who are hospitalized in the hospital. Among them, Zhou Junting went to Australia to further his studies after he was in primary two in Hong Kong. When he was in high school in 2019, he returned to Hong Kong for medical treatment due to aplastic anemia. During this period, I attended classes in the hospital and school to ensure that I could keep up with the learning progress. "If I don't participate, I may not want to go back to school, I don't want to go to junior high school, and I'm surprised that I can't keep up, so I won't have the motivation to do other things."
Lung Wan-ling, vice principal of the Hong Kong Red Cross Hospital School, said that the hospital school has 27 service units in 19 hospitals in Hong Kong, and has been affected by the epidemic in the past three years. Familiar with online learning software in a short period of time brings challenges; he also mentioned that as a teacher in a hospital or school, you must be fully prepared because you will see the death of a student at any time, and the distance is very close, your psychological quality must be good, and your attitude must be positive , to ensure that students are taught professionally.
Hong Kong student suffering from aplastic anemia returned to Hong Kong for treatment and went to hospital and school
Zhou Junting went to Australia to further his studies after studying in Hong Kong's second year of primary school. In 2019, he returned to Hong Kong for medical treatment due to aplastic anemia. During this period, he attended the hospital and school.
He said that since returning to Hong Kong, he has no longer attended mainstream schools, because his blood index, red blood cells, white blood cells, etc. are all at substandard levels, so he is vulnerable to infection and is not suitable for returning to school.
He believes that if he does not study in the hospital school, it will be difficult to keep up with the progress of returning to school in the future. "If you don't participate, you may not want to go back to school, you don't want to go to junior high school, and you can't keep up, you will have no motivation to do other things. Now 18 years old, he is about to graduate from the hospital school. He has completed stem cell transplantation earlier and is in the recovery period. His condition has greatly improved, and he intends to enroll in the courses of Shau Kee Creative College.
Same as high school, you need to study 4+2, the biggest difference is one-on-one teaching from teachers
In the hospital school, Zhou Junting attends two to three classes a week. The school subjects in addition to Chinese, English, mathematics and civic and social development, which are four compulsory subjects, also take two subjects like normal school students. The elective subjects are Visual Arts and Biology.
He has been interested in drawing since he was a child, and he chose biology because he hopes to find creative inspiration in nature.
Zhou Junting believes that the biggest difference between hospital schools and mainstream schools is that no other students attend the class together, but at the same time because of the one-on-one relationship, the teacher can teach according to his level; there are also extracurricular activities, such as participating in the art mailbox of the Red Cross. They also participated in art design competitions, and even designed reusable bags for charity sales, and the proceeds will be used to support the development of artistic creation by students in the Red Cross School.
Vice Principal of Hospital School: Teachers should walk with patients and parents mentally
Lung Wan-ling, vice-principal of the Hong Kong Red Cross Hospital School, said that the hospital school has 27 service units in 19 hospitals in Hong Kong. Due to the impact of the epidemic in the past three years, it is necessary to switch from physical classrooms to online classrooms. You need to be familiar with the software for online learning in a short period of time. Unlike teachers in mainstream schools, different hospitals use different video software. "One uses Microsoft Teams, the other uses Zoom, and the other uses Google Meet. You have to be aware of it, and you have to cooperate.” In addition, the hospital has the opportunity to become a designated hospital at any time, or the ward becomes an isolation ward, and the teachers must be very flexible and cooperate one by one.
Having worked in a hospital school for many years, Long Wanling recalled that there was a junior and primary school student who liked to read, especially the two books "Fat King" and "Skinny Queen". Later, she suddenly received a phone call from her parents saying that the student had passed away and invited her to read. The teacher attended the funeral and asked the teacher to help find the two books, but because the book has been published for many years, it is difficult to find in the market. In the end, the hospital and school decided to give it to the mother, and let the two favorite books of the child accompany him to leave with him.
Long Wanling pointed out that working in a hospital and school, the teacher has a mentality to walk with patients and parents. "It's not a child, and you have to walk with the parents, especially when you need our time." She pointed out that the teacher is in the class Or when parents need it, they will be willing to do everything possible to help them get spiritual comfort.
Wan Huiqi, director of the Hong Kong Red Cross Hospital School, also believes that hospital school teachers should walk with students and parents when needed to overcome difficulties together.
Teachers should be fully prepared to see students die at any time
Long Wanling said that as a teacher in a hospital school, she must be fully prepared to see students die at any time, and the distance is very close.
She once taught a student in a pediatric isolation ward. One day, she suddenly received a call from a nurse, saying that it might be her last class with the student. She stepped into the ward and met the student's parents. As a teacher, she was actually very sad, but both To maintain the professionalism of teachers to teach.
To be a teacher in a hospital or school, one must have a good psychological quality and maintain a positive attitude, but understand that there will inevitably be emotions. Some teachers will relieve their emotions by painting and other methods, and they can also talk to other colleagues and support each other.
Huang Wanyan said that from the 22/23 school year, the Education Bureau has further optimized the education services of hospitals, schools, and high schools, investing about 4 million yuan more each year to increase related manpower and resources.
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The Education Bureau will add 4 million yuan to hospitals and schools every year from this school year
Huang Wanyan, Senior Education Director of the Special Education Division of the Education Bureau, said that the Education Bureau will further optimize the education services of hospitals, schools and high schools starting from the 2022/23 school year, investing about 4 million yuan more each year to increase relevant manpower and resources to provide more comprehensive education services. High school curriculum, and strengthen students' life planning education, and increase cooperation with the original school, so as to promote children to return to the original school to study after recovery.
Blood collection dropped by nearly half due to blood shortages due to the epidemic Red Cross invited students to visit the laboratory to dispel doubts Charitable groups donated more than 1.37 million yuan to the Red Cross to purchase additional wheelchair equipment, rent and travel with the injured and the sick It is recommended to store at least three daily rations for the next wave of the epidemic. Tian Yu will still attend classes while staying in the hospital.
