SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1979
9 -
FELLOWSHIP OUTSIDE SCHOOLS
*****
THE OCEAN PARK WELCOMED A GROUP OF 2,000 STUDENTS FROM 40 SCHOOLS IN AN EDUCATIONAL VISIT ORGANISED BY THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB SECRETARIAT OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY).
THE VISIT WAS PART OF THE LUEN YI+, OR FELLOWSHIP SCHEME WHICH THE CYC HAS RECENTLY ADOPTED TO PROMOTE LARGE SCALE INTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, ALTOGETHER 5,000 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE TWO VĪŠITS WHICH THE CYC ARRANGED OVER TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKENDS.
HAVING ENTERED THE OCEAN PARK, THE STUDENTS SPLIT UP INTO SMALL GROUPS COMPRISING EQUAL NUMBER OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS HEADED BY AN ELDER LEADER.
DURING THEIR TOUR, THE ELDER MEMBERS ASSISTED THE YOUNGER ONES ONTO THE CABLE CARS, ENJOYED TOGETHER THE PERFORMANCES AND PATIENTLY INTRODUCED TO THEM THE LIFE OF THE SEA ANIMALS BY APPLYING THE KNOWLEDGE LEARNED IN THE COURSE OF THEIR STUDIES.
THE +LUEN YI+ SCHEME WAS FIRST LAUNCHED A DECADE AGO IN 1968, WHEN FIVE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE URBAN AREA TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO +ADOPT+ FIVE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
UNDER THE SCHEME, FREQUENT EXCHANGE VISITS OF STAFF AND STUDENTS WERE ARRANGED, SO THAT STUDENTS HAVING DIFFERENT FAMILY, SCHOOL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS MIGHT MEET, LEARN OF EACH OTHER'S EXPERIENCE, AND THUS BROADEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE.
OVER THE YEARS, THE SCHEME HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO COVER 100 SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND 100 PRIMARY SCHOOLS. NOW IT IS PLACED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB SECRETARIAT, AND WILL BE FURTHER EXPANDED TO ENCOMPASS A WIDER RANGE OF ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PRACTICIAL TRAINING, PROBLEM RESEARCHES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.
/10
+
Page 10Page 11