To enhance students' language proficiency, language programmes in both Chinese and English were organized every term. Interactive approaches are adopted to facilitate active learning of the languages and cultures in an authentic setting. The College also fosters students to appreciate arts and cultivate positive attitude. Drama, music and cultural events are some of the platforms to enrich students' aesthetic development.
Upcoming College Language Programme in year 2022-23 include:
Term 1
Term 2
Literary Walk
莫思一步停-中文學習的世界
Chinese Painting Workshops
Chinese Calligraphy Class
Chinese Culture Table
English through Makeup
English through Music and Songs Appreciation
English through Wine and Cheese Appreciation
English through Nature and Bird Watching
Landscape Painting Workshop
Thanks to the generous donation from Hop Wai Tong, the College has established “Hop Wai Art and Cultural Programme” with the aim to enhance the understanding of different art forms of College students and staff members through different activities such as workshops, seminars, exhibitions and demonstrations.
The College also promotes the aesthetic atmosphere on campus through organizing various arts & cultural activities such as drama performances, violin recitals and cultural evenings, as well as encouraging students to initiate their own activities.
Music
College has Music Society, which is formed by a group of passionate students with the aim to promote music. They organized music night to provide platform for music lovers to gather and perform. In addition to performance, they are arranged various activities including DIY Cajon workshop. Students can also borrow various musical instruments and equipment such as keyboard, electric guitar, bass, drum, amplifier, etc from College for practice and performance.
Drama
The Drama Society seeks to initiate different drama production. They entered CUHK Drama Competition for the first time in 2016 and won "Merit for Actor". Their participation in 2018 also won them the "Excellent Set Design Award".
In 2021, they had their first Annual Performance staged at Tai Po Black Box Theatre, there were three performances, each with a full house of more than 60 audience members.
Cultural Events
A wide variety of cultural events are organized each year to nurture students' interests in new things and ability to appreciate different culture. For example, students can have a taste of Spanish, French and German culture through cooking class, language activity, movie night, etc.
In order to broaden students’ horizon and bring in new perspectives, the College invited alumni who are currently studying or working overseas to share their path and stories. It is hoped that students could get some inspiration from our alumni.