This was a rewarding experience for the students. One participant reflected on her experience in volunteering, by which she was deeply moved:
“Because of the light in his shining eyes, I felt like I was lighting. In that moment, I truly felt the essence of education – not just for the students, but for myself as well. During a break, a student discreetly handed me a bracelet woven from fine rubber bands. He shyly smiled at me before quickly running off. I don’t know how long he spent crafting this bracelet or the effort he put into it, yet he generously gave it to me. I felt deeply honored. I love that kind of smile – innocent, pure, and radiant.”
總結是次修水之行，同學都是收穫滿滿。以下節錄其中一位參與同學的反思文章，從中可看到她在義教中深受感動：「在他閃爍的眼神中能夠看到閃爍的自己。因為他眼中的光，我好像全身也在散發著光芒。在那一刻我真切地感受到了教育的意義，不僅是對學生，更是對自己。大課間的時候，一位同學塞了我一條用細橡皮筋編織好的手環。他還用靦腆的笑容對著我，給我後他馬上跑開了。不知這手鏈他在此之前編織了多久，花了多少心血，他就這樣大方地送給了我，我感到非常榮幸。我喜歡這樣的笑顏，天真燦爛，純粹無邪。」
圖1：上奉鎮山背小學規模十分細少，全校共有六班（小一至小六），學生 87名，老師人數為7人（包括校長），因此老師們基本要全天上課，照顧六班學生。 Photo 1: Shangbei Primary School is very small in scale, with only six classes (from Grade 1 to Grade 6) and a total of 87 students. There are seven teachers, including the principal. The teachers have to teach and take care the six classes of students all day.
圖2：為提升山背小學學生對科學的興趣，修水團隊設計了多個遊戲和實驗。圖為小三及小四同學正在參與「神奇的小盒子」實驗，了解顔色與光的關係。
Photo 2: The Xiushui team designed a series of games and experiments to boost primary school students’ interest in science. The photo shows Primary 3 and Primary 4 students participating in the “Magic Little Box” experiment to learn about the relationship between color and light.
圖3：小息和午飯後的時間亦十分寶貴，圖為修水團隊在小休時，積極透過傾談和小遊戲，與山背小學學生交流。
Photo 3: The time after recess and lunch is equally valuable. The photo shows the Xiushui team actively communicating with primary school children through talks and games during the recess.
圖4：修水團隊探訪了何市敬老院。在一起午膳、表演和介紹澳門文化後，與長者們親切交談。
Photo 4: The Xiushui team visited a nursing home. They conversed cordially with the elders after having lunch together, performing and introducing Macau culture.
Stanley Ho East Asia College (SHEAC) of the University of Macau has successfully conducted an 8-day service-learning programme in Xiushui County, Jiangxi Province from 23rd May to 30th May. SHEAC students provided voluntary teaching services to local primary schools, visited an elderly nursing home, and took part in patriotic educational activities. This service-learning programme has been carried out under the guidance and support of the Xiushui County Government. Through the process of offering quality social services to the local community, SHEAC students have gained valuable experiences.
This service-learning programme was in response to our country’s rural revitalisation plan, which was jointly participated by the Macao SAR Government, the Liaison Office of the Central Government in Macao, and the Government of Jiangxi Province. The programme was aimed at supporting the development of Xiushui County. To ensure an effective and safe execution, SHEAC resident fellows conducted a site visit last December, and selected Shangbei Primary School in Shangfeng Town and an elderly nursing home as the service sites.
Preparation work for the service programme began as early as March. The team attempted to identify appropriate social services that could best meet the needs of Shangbei Primary School and the elderly nursing home, especially since these two service sites had already seen significant improvements in their hardware infrastructure through the national poverty alleviation efforts. After rounds of discussion, it was decided to focus on the software aspect: providing interactive experiential learning activities for the school children and the elderly.
During the service period, resident fellow Dr. Chan U Wai and 13 SHEAC students taught science, geography, life education, and physical education classes to pupils from Grade 1 to Grade 6. Through engaging and fun activities such as drama education and experiments, the pupils gained knowledge in various aspects, for example, “mysteries of light and color” in the science class, and how to manage emotions in the life education class. During breaks and lunchtime, the SHEAC team also conducted games and conversations with the teachers and pupils, sharing joyful moments together. SHEAC also donated RMB 5,000, raised from a charity sale in January, to the school to support the purchase of audio equipment.
The team also visited an elderly nursing home, where they performed singing and introduced cuisine from Macao and Guangdong Province. Another focus of this service-learning programme was to provide patriotic education for the SHEAC students. The visits to Qiushou Uprising Xiushui Memorial Hall, Shanbei Cultural Exhibition Hall, and the Hometown of Huang Tingjian have enhanced the students’ understanding about and belonging to their home country.
修水縣的服務學習計劃成果甚豐
何鴻燊東亞書院於5月23日至30日一連八天於江西省修水縣進行服務學習計劃，參與計劃的同學為當地小學提供義務支援教育服務，探訪敬老院，並參加愛國教育活動。在修水縣政府的指導及支持下，本次服務學習計劃圓滿成功。透過為當地社區提供優質社會服務的過程，書院同學們也收穫甚豐。
本次服務學習計劃是響應澳門特區政府、中央政府駐澳門聯絡辦公室及江西省政府共同參與國家的鄉村振興計劃，重點支持江西省修水縣的發展。為了確保本次計劃得以有效且安全執行，書院導師於去年12月到江西省進行考察工作，並得到修水縣聯澳辦的幫助，為行程及安排提供指導意見，便落實於上奉鎮山背小學及何市鎮敬老院為本次計劃的服務點。
服務籌備工作早於三月展開。團隊旨在確定開展怎樣的支援教育及社會服務，才能更貼近山背小學及何市鎮敬老院的需要，尤其是經過國家多年來在脫貧攻堅工作上的努力，兩個服務點特別在硬件上並沒有明顯的缺乏。經過深入討論後，我們最後鎖定在「軟件」上為同學及長者提供當地相對缺乏的互動體驗活動。
在修水縣服務期間，書院導師陳宇威博士及13名同學在山背小學，為小一至小六年級教授科學、地理、生命教育及體育課。透過生動有趣的小遊戲及體驗活動（如戲劇教育），讓小學生學習各種知識，例如在科學課中學習「光與顏色的奧秘」，以及生命教育課中了解個人情緒的多樣性，並學習如何轉化負面情緒等。在小休及午飯後時間，我們亦與全校師生共同進行各類小遊戲及個別傾談，與他們共享愉快時光。書院也向學校捐贈了一月慈善義賣中籌得的五千元人民幣，用以支持他們購買全校性的音響設備。
書院師生亦探訪了何市鎮敬老院，為長者演出十分有代表性的澳門「七子之歌」，並以生動活潑的手法介紹澳門及廣東的飲食文化。此外，本次服務學習的另一重點，是為書院學生進行愛國主義教育，團隊參觀了秋收起義紀念館、山背文化展示館及雙井黃庭堅文旅小鎮，內容涵蓋較遠古的山背文化，唐宋中國歷史以及近代新中國的發展歷史，提升學生對國家與中華民族的認識及情懷。