Experiential Learning

Improve Vulnerable Children, Youth and Caregivers through Health Behavioural Education (New)

Background of Community Partner

Be Priceless is a health education charity with the mission to strengthen the mental, physical and social health of diverse children and youth in Hong Kong. Our vision is for every child and youth to enjoy their full potential to flourish, inclusive of those living with disadvantages.

Our three service enhances children, youth and caregivers’ foundation of health, well-being and safety:

1. Health behavioural education
2. Community partnership
3. Participatory research

Our health behavioural education is called S.E.E.D. (Self-Value, Empower, Educate, Protect from Dangers).

With more than 70 professionals, we developed SEED Health Behavioural Education to strengthen diverse children (4-17 years-old), youth, families and communities’ foundation of health in four areas:

1. Socio-emotional growth: self-value, confidence, resilience, neuroscience of development
2. Well-being of the mind and body: emotional regulation, self-case, seeking help for health care
3. Safety: reduce the risk of mental disorders, violence, outbreaks, climate disasters
4. Togetherness: equity; compassionate communication and relations

SEED Courses:

• Children’s Course: kindergarten and primary school-aged learners
• Youth’s Course: secondary school aged learners
• Caregivers’ Course for parents, grandparents, domestic workers and guardians
• Caregivers’ Course for educators, NGO staff, health and social workers

SEED workshops: To advance the learning of Course graduates and engage their family or community members, the workshops strengthen the foundation of health, well-being and safety individually and together.

The health behavioural change interventions are age-adapted and designed for neurodiversity and ethnically diverse learners.

Project Objectives

Improve vulnerable children, youth and caregivers through health behavioural education

Work Details

In alignment with Be Priceless values, approaches and standards, students will be expected to:

1. Contribute as a facilitator at the SEED education
   • Prepare the materials before the courses or workshops
   • Provide support to the team and the learners and foster the engagement during courses and workshops
2. Contribute to empowering communication with the community members
   • This can include supporting community interviews; conducting research (e.g. academic and grey literature research; interviewing team, professionals; etc.); creating informative and child-centred videos, blogs or other storytelling content to engage children and families in taking part in programmes that enhance their personal growth, well-being and risk reduction.
3. Contribute to mixed methods research
   • Qualitative interviews and journey mapping using participatory approach and thematic data analysis; in addition to
   • Quantitative statistical analysis of quality of life impact of the SEED programme
4. Contribute to youth courses development
   • Support Be Priceless educators to develop content to enrich the existing youth courses, strengthening the youth and family’s well-being and safety

Students are responsible for designing, planning, implementing and producing the deliverables of their projects (with guidance from the Be Priceless team). Students are expected to deliver and report on their work in high standards and in a timely manner (follow established timelines). Students are also responsible for proactively updating and discussing with the supervisor about their project progress, challenges and solutions for their projects.

Date

• 13 October - 18 November 2025

• Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm

• Special working hours:

  • Some of the courses, workshops and community services are offered at irregular working hours. Students should expect that they may need to attend on weekends or in the evenings (if needed).

Location

• Phase 2, Billion Plaza, 17B, 10 Cheung Yue Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
• Other locations for outreach or community services

Eligibility

• PGDE (full-time) students majoring in Special Education or Early Childhood Education

• Minimum 150 hours in total

• Have basis skills of using Canva

• Interested in digital marketing or health education

• Proficient in English or Cantonese (speaking and listening)

Application

11:59pm, 3 September 2025

• Complete the application form at HKU Moodle (Part 1) AND
• Upload the following documents to the respective project folder at HKU Moodle (Part 2) (Please combine all documents into one Word/PDF file)
  1. A personal statement (of not more than 200 words) explaining why you would like to join this EL project
  2. Your updated CV

• Shortlisted students are required to prepare for a short interview telling Be Priceless their understanding of the organisation, their learning expectations and strengths, and the offer will be subject to the interview performance.

Notes

1. Excellence, inclusivity, respect, accountability, integrity, compassion and teamwork are core to the Be Priceless values. Students are expected to uphold these values and rigorous code of conduct of Be Priceless – regarding child protection, data security and professional behavioural standards. Be Priceless has an empowering learning, well-being and safe organisation environment where all team members (including students, volunteers and staff) are all expected to nurture.
2. Students will receive a service letter upon successful completion of the internship.
3. Learn more about the testimonials of our previous interns and youth interns. Voice from Interns: https://www.bepriceless.org/testimonials  

Enquiries

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