Bulletin No. 2, 2012

New Colleges, New Lessons 31 C.W. Chu College incorporated the spirit of giving and social harmony into its O-camp by devoting one full day to community outreach so students could observe the needs of different strata of society. A visit to Tin Shui Wai offered students a chance to know more about the plight of families on comprehensive social security assistance, and an unprecedented glimpse into the poor side of this modern city. Those who helped with weeding at a farm in New Territories North learnt about organic farming and how land development has impacted the lives of the inhabitants through a chat with the farmers. For those who visited the minority community, they began to grasp what discrimination really means. After their excursions, the students came back to campus to discuss their experience and report to their teachers, and were asked to make proposals for community development. It was the hope of the College to instil proper values in its students through first-hand experience and introspection. These one - of-a-kind orientation activities reminded the freshmen of their responsibility to society on their first day of school, and helped to set the right tone for their university education.