Mr. Cheng Sze Wang
The Assistant PrincipalDuring the Easter Holiday, we held a very special tour to Guizhou. It is special because our students spent a whole day serving our sister school, XingZhi School, in Anshun.
Our students were divided into 4 groups and each group had to prepare and organise activities for the local students for cultural exchange. Taking up the roles, our students got chances to communicate, to teach and to play games with the local students studying in secondary 3. After the one-day school life, our students have developed a harmonious relationship with their local friends, and exchanged their contact information as well.
We also spent a day visiting a famous scenic attraction in Guizhou, the Xijiang One-Thousand Miao Households Village. It is the biggest Miao village in China housing 12 natural villages, 1,200 families and 6,000 people. The most fantastic experience is to climb up a small hill to reach a good spot to view the whole ancient town. Teachers and students enjoyed wearing the Miao's costumes to experience the life of a Miao villager.
I was impressed by the caring and positive attitudes of our students throughout the whole tour, especially when they visited our sister school. Our students were very serious in every reflection session. I was also pleased to see their courtesy and sense of responsibility wherever we went. The trip was definitely an enjoyable and memorable experience to me and our students.
3A Tang Ching Nam Beverly
I joined the study trip to Guizhou during the Easter Holiday. After hours and hours of bus rides, we finally arrived at our destination – Guiyang. It was already very late after our long journey, so we could just take a walk to the square nearby.
The second day was the highlight of our trip – a visit to our sister school Xingzhi School. Even though we didn't know the students in the beginning, we have become good friends at the end of the day. The teachers and students there were so friendly and hospitable that they had prepared a lot for the day and showed us around the campus. I was amazed and touched by the learning attitude of our Xingzhi friends. Although their learning environment is not as good as ours, they are studying harder than every single one of us. At the end of the day, we all said goodbye and took pictures with the students there.
The trip was a memorable experience of my life. Growing up in happiness, one often fails to appreciate what happiness really means. I have learned to treasure what I have. I am looking forward to my second visit to Xingzhi School, the place of great humanity. We shall meet again!
3B Chong Ka Ho
The Guizhou study tour is amazing as I have learnt more about Guizhou's local culture and their tourist spots. Most importantly, I met a group of local students in our sister school and we have become good friends.
When we arrived at the sister school Xingzhi School, we saw an unforgettable scene – the students of that school were standing at the main entrance to welcome us. They all felt happy for our visit. After the welcoming ceremony, we started the activities we had prepared for them. The Xingzhi students enjoyed the games a lot.
Our students also took part in the activities prepared by the sister school's students actively. Although we didn't have much time to talk and exchange our views, we still learnt a lot from them. Students there are very self-disciplined and adopt a more serious learning attitude. I was surprised when I knew that they can only use their mobile phone at weekends, or they will be punished.
On the second day of the trip, we visited the living place of Guizhou's minority– Xijiang Miao Nationality Village. We met a lot of nice and friendly Miao people around the village. Our teachers also tried to wear the Miao costumes to experience the Miao's culture and custom.
This Guizhou study tour has brought me new learning experiences! I am looking forward to my next Guizhou visit!
4A Wong Shin Ying
During the Easter Holiday, some WSC students joined the Guizhou study tour. We had a great time enjoying the natural scenery and experiencing the Guizhou culture with the local students there.
My favourite part is the visit to our sister school, Xingzhi School. I had been quite nervous whether their schoolmates would enjoy the activities we had prepared, but my fear soon faded. By the time we arrived at their school, it was totally surprising when we saw their schoolmates stand straightly and welcome us with a bright, warm smile.
My groupmates and I were assigned to share with them the traditional culture of Hong Kong, in terms of food, manner, and our pop culture. I am the one to be responsible for the Cantopop songs and dance. My groupmates and I showed them posters of some famous pop stars and actors, for example, Andy Lau, Leslie Cheung, etc. I had never imagined how active and enthusiastic they were when answering our questions.
After briefly introducing the pop stars, it came to the climax – singing and dancing of Alan Tam's 'Love Trap'! We taught them how to read the lyrics in Cantonese. Our Xingzhi friends didn't know any of the Cantonese pronunciation, but they tried hard to read after me whenever I read a line. I could feel their passion towards learning new knowledge. Afterwards, we taught them how to dance. It was obviously very difficult for them to remember the melody and lyrics of the song, not to mention the dance steps. However, they tried their very best and learnt the steps efficiently within 30 minutes. I believe all of us were sweating under the bright sun. To be honest, I felt a bit tired after dancing for a while. But I was glad to see our friends being so energetic. They threw themselves into the dance and we had the dance together for several times. We truly enjoyed ourselves!
We also had meals at their school canteen while we compared the differences of lifestyles between Hong Kong and Guizhou. Through our conversations, I realized that they would not have a chance to further their studies if they could not get satisfactory results in the public examinations. Some children even started working at a young age, hoping to improve the poor economic situations at home. They value education a lot, so they cherish every single learning opportunity. In contrast, most Hong Kong students are living in favourable conditions, so they seem to take everything for granted. We should appreciate our opportunities to learn at school and join overseas exchange programmes. We should treasure and be thankful for what we have.
I would like to express my gratitude to our teachers-in-charge for arranging this delightful journey for us! I feel really grateful for joining this memorable trip.
2017年4月15日至16日，我校2位老師、10名中五同學前往廣州出席由廣州市教育廳及香港教育局主辦的「慶祝香港回歸20周年----穗港姊妹學校美文誦讀比賽」，並探訪我校的姊妹學校廣州南武中學。
此行10名中五同學均為中文朗誦隊成員，赴穗之後馬上加入南武中學的朗誦隊合作訓練及綵排，第二日下午正式比賽。比賽中共八隊角逐，我隊以「中國少年」一文為誦材，最後奪得銀獎。此外，又曾探訪南武中學，參與其開放日，兩校學生在兩天中把握時間互相認識，大家均十分享受難得的交誼時刻。
5A 鄭佳麗
此行最大的收穫便是珍貴的友誼。因為這次是與姊妹學校廣州市南武中學學生組成三十人的隊伍參賽，雖然只有短短兩天的練習時間，但我與廣州的同學一見如故，之後更成了相見恨晚的朋友，現時還常保持著聯絡。
其次，在比賽方面，我們獲得銀獎，值得祝賀。因為我們與廣州同學在短短的時間裏，良好地磨合，並且排練出《中國少年》這作品，比賽時不但震撼了觀眾，更是表現出我們姊妹學校之間的團結及燃點起我作為中國少年的衝勁。所以這次比賽實為與廣州同學難得的交流體驗，途中所獲不可勝言。
5A 林恕容
說實話，一開始是抱著玩樂的想法參加的，到了廣州才發現姊妹學校──廣州市南武中學師生上下均十分重視這個比賽。於是我們只好硬著頭皮，在一天內跟上他們的進度。
馬不停蹄的練習雖然辛苦，但當地的同學非常友善。在旅遊車上我們聊了許多，他們的生活比香港的學生更為勞碌，學習態度卻十分認真，當我們嘆道功課很多，他們卻鼓勵我們說努力學習才能有更美好的將來。我們互相在「微信」加了好友，即使回到香港了，我們還保持聯絡，未來我還計劃要在暑假到廣州探望他們，他們還客氣地說要盡地主之誼呢！
5D 吳敏怡
來到廣州的第一天，南武中學的學生熟練地表演比賽內容，而自己卻毫無準備，不禁愧疚。我們都不得不加快腳步進行綵排，可我們連朗誦的內容也只能勉強背出，南武中學的學生在旁指導我們，改正我們的錯誤，絲毫沒有怪責之意，還叫我們放鬆一點，使我們眾人都激起了鬥志，不論是為了兩間學校的聲譽，或是同學的期盼，我們都想全力以赴，不想比賽有任何的遺憾。
當晚我們夜深才回到酒店，站了數小時的雙腿變得痠痛，恨不得倒頭便睡。但當晚我們洗澡後便集中在同一個房間中朗誦，互相支持，忘卻了疲累，通宵達旦直至對內容更熟悉及追上節奏。
我最深刻的並非得獎，而是留下了一段段友誼。在兩天內，我倆姊妹學校一起進餐，進食的過程中，大家互相分享兩地的趣事，留下不少「自拍」，全是鬼臉和笑容。兩地的學生更在練習及化妝時忙裡偷閒切磋琴技，也彼此留下了聯絡方式。