Press Invitation: HKU Jockey Club Intergenerational Learning and Reading Project Graduation Ceremony
傳媒邀請函：香港大學教育學院「賽馬會跨代學習與閱讀計劃」畢業典禮

HKU Jockey Club Intergenerational Learning and Reading Project

Graduation Ceremony

The Jockey Club Intergenerational Learning and Reading Project (“the Project”) will host a graduation ceremony on January 13, 2024 (Saturday) at Loke Yew Hall, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), for its young-old (aged 50+) graduates to celebrate their achievements with families and friends. Graduates will also take centre stage, showcasing their winning performances from earlier competitions. Intergenerational performances, such as storytelling, singing and poem recitation, will be staged by the respective champions of the competitions. The highlight of the event will be a drama performance set against a backdrop of Po Toi Island, a place known for its ancient and natural wonders. The seniors are well-prepared to present a wonderful show for the audience as it will be their third time to perform the drama.

The Project, administered by the Faculty of Education of HKU and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, aims to help young-olds stay young cognitively. It serves as an intergenerational and life-enriching collaboration by engaging young-olds as teachers for children, mainly from K3 to P1, in a series of educational and interesting intergenerational activities, including (1) writing digital books, (2) storytelling, (3) poem recitation, (4) sing-along, and (5) drama activities. Moreover, seniors were able to make new friends through the project. This innovative project, which spanned over two years, has significantly improved seniors’ cognitive health and psychological well-being.

Here are some of the positive comments received from our participants:

1. “After participating in six workshops, my cognitive ability test has significantly improved compared to before participating in the project.”
2. “I did not use to be confident enough to hike because of my weak muscles. After joining the hiking team several times, I have regained my confidence and my physical strength has improved.”
3. “My daughter participated in the intergenerational competitions with me, and we have more common interests now. My daughter said I am very busy but very happy after participating in this project!”

Members of the media are welcome to attend the event to learn more about how the Project has benefitted the young-olds and the children they taught, and how it could help reduce government expenditure on seniors’ health care in the long run. Details are as follows:

For media enquiries, please contact Dr Ivy Chan, Project Manager of the Jockey Club Intergenerational Learning and Reading Project (Tel: 3917 4314 / Email: [javascript protected email address]) or Ms Cheryl Cheung, Senior Manager (Development and Communications), Faculty of Education, HKU (Tel: 3917 4270 / Email: [javascript protected email address]).

January 11, 2024

香港大學教育學院「賽馬會跨代學習與閱讀計劃」畢業典禮

賽馬會跨代學習與閱讀計劃（下稱「計劃」）將於 2024 年 1 月 13 日（星期六）在香港大學陸佑堂舉行畢業典禮，讓一眾young-olds學員（即 50 歲或以上的年輕長者）與家人朋友歡聚一堂，慶祝加入計劃後獲取成就。學員們將在台上展現他們曾獲獎的表演，不同的跨代表演項目包括：講故事、唱歌及詩詞朗誦；而以充滿古老自然奇觀的蒲台島作為背景的戲劇表演將會是活動的焦點。學員們已為他們第三次的戲劇表演作充分準備，期待為觀眾帶來精彩的演出。

此計劃由香港大學（港大）教育學院推行、香港賽馬會慈善信託基金捐助，旨在幫助年輕長者保持認知活力。計劃包括跨代合作，由年輕長者擔任小朋友（幼稚園高班至小一學生為主）的老師，進行許多極具教育意義和有趣的跨代活動，例如：（1）編寫電子書籍、（2）講故事、（3）詩詞朗誦、（4）唱遊以及（5）戲劇活動，加強兩代人之間的了解、認識和尊重，對大家有所裨益，而學員亦能在計劃中結交更多新朋友。這個為期兩年的計劃讓長者在認知上保持活力，也為他們的精神健康帶來益處。

以下是學員對計劃的一些正面評價：

1. 「參加六次工作坊後，我的認知能力測試結果比參加計劃之前有顯著進步。」
2. 「由於我的肌肉很弱，所以我對遠足沒有信心，但參加了行山活動後，我成功對遠足重拾信心，體力也有所增強。」
3. 「我的女兒和我一起參加了不同的跨代比賽項目，我們現在有更多共同話題。女兒說我參加計劃後十分忙碌但是變得很開心！」

現誠邀各媒體出席典禮，以了解計劃如何讓參與活動的年輕長者和學童受益，間接幫助減輕政府用於長者健康護理上的財政負擔。活動詳情如下：

傳媒查詢或登記，請聯絡「賽馬會跨代學習與閱讀計劃」項目經理陳穎珊女士（電話：3917 4314 / 電郵：[javascript protected email address]）或香港大學教育學院高級經理（發展及傳訊）張俊瑜女士（電話：3917 4270 / 電郵：[javascript protected email address]）。

2024年1月11日