Global Leadership (High Flyers) Sample Summer Programme for TWGHs Lo Kon Ting Memorial College, September 2013 General Objectives 1. Global Issue Learning (GL): To increase students’ global issue awareness through experiential workshops and cross-‐cultural activities. 2. Intercultural Thinking (IT): To develop cross-‐cultural understanding and sensitivity as well as confidence in using English through interaction with foreign guests. 3. Skills Training (ST): To introduce team working, communication and critical thinking skills with genuine applications through task-‐based training sessions. 4. Personal Development (PD): To help students reviewing and setting future goals for personal development using small group coaching, experience sharing sessions, university tours and experiential visualization. Focus Areas Focus Area A
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ttitude kills nowledge Day Elements Team spirit, inclusiveness, leadership, 3 sensitivity, responsibility, learning attitude, curiosity, career outlook, personal excellence Team building, team leading, team communication, intercultural communication, 1 teaching Cantonese and culture, critical thinking, presenting and speaking 2 World facts, global issues, poverty, cultural issues, university and career choices Related Objectives Intercultural Thinking Personal Development Skills Training Personal Development Global Issue Learning Intercultural Thinking Theme “Global Perspective for Excellence” The theme is used to connect and consolidate content of every day and every session and serves as strong conceptualization and summary of the programme for direct communication with students to reach the 4 programme objectives. Inter Cultural Education Limited 1204, 12/F, Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises, Houtex Industrial Building, 16 Hung To Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong www.icehongkong.com [email protected] t: +852 2384 1990 F: +852 2384 2821 Highlights -‐ Learn about international and cultural sports (such as Rugby or Cricket) by expat coaches during Cultural Experience Challenge (day 1). -‐ Explore the mix of Brazilian and African heritage while discovering the art form of Capoeira, singing, dancing and "fighting" with our Australian master during Cultural Experience Challenge (day 1). -‐ Dive into South Asian culture by getting Henna tattoos, a traditional way of skin decoration in India and Pakistan during Cultural Experience Challenge (day 1). -‐ Find out the true meaning of "Asia's World City" by exchanging language and culture with minorities and non-‐Chinese from many parts of the world during Global Local HK (day 2)! -‐ Experience life in extreme poverty in one of ICE's fun but also intense signature workshops during Poverty Simulation (day 2). -‐ Learn about studying in Oxford, in the USA, and in HKUST from students or graduates and get advice about academic as well as personal excellence and set your goals in one of ICE's unique emotional workshops during Career and Future (day 3). In short, experience the life of a Global Citizen, and make the connection between having global perspectives and striving for personal excellence. Become a truly global person -‐ for the sake of the world and for the sake of your own skills, your career, your goals and your life! Join us in our passion for the world! Inter Cultural Education Limited 1204, 12/F, Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises, Houtex Industrial Building, 16 Hung To Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong www.icehongkong.com [email protected] t: +852 2384 1990 F: +852 2384 2821 Learning Day-‐by-‐day principles: Methods and elements: • Experiential Learning with team activities and simulations • Small-‐group interaction with internationals • Booklet tasks • University tour • Cultural lunches • Homework and reflective writing • Creative output Day Opening Preparagon workshop Debrief Experiengal Workshop Simplified Agenda Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Theme Focus Area Global Skills Perspective Knowledge Excellence Attitude GL: Objectives IT: GL: ST: IT: PD: Location ST: PD: LKTMC GL: IT: ST: TST/GoodLab PD: HKUST 1. Opening & Get Ready 1. Global Local HK 2. Cultural Experience Challenge 2. Poverty Simulation 3. Intercultural Communication 3. Social Innovation 4. Creative Wrap-‐up Time is 09:00-‐17:00 Gather: LKTMC Dismiss: LKTMC Time is 09:00-‐17:00 Gather: TST MTR Dismiss: Cheung Sha Wan MTR Time is 09:00-‐17:00 Gather: Hang Hau MTR Dismiss: Ngau Tau Kok MTR Content (main blocks) Other info Colour code: Logistics-‐related Preparation Experiential 1. Amazing Race at UST 2. UST student sharing 3. Career and Future Debrief and consolidation Note: the above agenda is only a very simplified version. Every day contains individual debrief and consolidation blocks according to the above experiential learning principles. Inter Cultural Education Limited 1204, 12/F, Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises, Houtex Industrial Building, 16 Hung To Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong www.icehongkong.com [email protected] t: +852 2384 1990 F: +852 2384 2821 Session Block Details Day 1 1 1 2 2 Block Contents Block Objectives Opening & Get Ready Ice Breakers Programme Opening Expectation-‐Setting Warm up, get to know, introduce programme, set environment and expectations Cultural Experience Challenge Teamwork training Team Leadership tasks Fun cultural experiences (sports, Capoeira, Henna Hand Painting, etc.) Introduce and practice team work and leadership in fun cultural contexts Intercultural Communication Communication Advice Communication Practice Teaching Preparation Day Debrief and Closing Global Local HK Day Opening Explore HK's racial diversity Student teaching Cultural exchange Curiosity as inspiration Poverty Simulation Introduction Simulation (Poverty) Simulation Debrief Day Debrief and Closing Introduce intercultural settings, give advice and practice dialogue, wrap up the day Teach Chinese language and culture, receive cultural lessons from internationals, learn through curiosity, get prepared for poverty issues (simulation) Make students feel and experience poverty and make them think about solutions, wrap up day 2 Social Innovation How to make the world better Showing examples Shed more light into the field of social innovation, charities, social enterprises 3 Amazing Race at UST Gathering and briefing Task-‐based race Race Debrief Discover HKUST and think about uni life UST Student Sharing Stories and Q&A Think about university life, get to know UST students more and their life 3 Career and Future ICE Experience Sharing Goal-‐setting exercise Goal-‐setting simulation Simulation Debrief Get inspiration about career, visualize future, set goals 3 Creative Wrap-‐up Creative Task (Badges) Programme Closing Consolidate learning, have fun, close the programme 2 Overa
ll Obj. Context First contact, prepare for everything GL Get warm in teams, think about leadership, experience cultures already Prepare for teaching and more advanced interaction with internationals ST IT, ST Interact and get prepared for world issues like poverty GL, IT, ST Refer to preparation, challenge global thinking GL, IT Show social innovation as exciting way to GL apply creativity, intelligence and leadership Connection to excellence, future, GL, ST and interculturalism Connection to excellence and future IT, PD Connect to excellence and everything they learned, personalize it Wrap up everything, consolidate theme PD PD Inter Cultural Education Limited 1204, 12/F, Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises, Houtex Industrial Building, 16 Hung To Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong www.icehongkong.com [email protected] t: +852 2384 1990 F: +852 2384 2821 Logistical Remarks •
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The programme will take place on 7 September, 14 September and 21 September 2013 Each day the programme starts at 09:00 and ends at 17:00 at the respective venue Transportation during programme hours will be covered by ICE Lunch is not covered by ICE, students need to prepare money or bring their own lunch Pricing (several options) •
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We could run the programme with a minimum of 15 students, however we would need to charge HK$ 1,470 per student (HK$ 490 per day). We can also offer to run it with a minimum of 20 students and HK$ 1,290 per student (HK$ 430 per day). We could offer it with reduced international activities (without some of the sports, Henna, Capoeira, etc.) for HK$ 990 per student, min. of 20 students (HK$ 330 per day). Reminders •
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Wear suitable clothes for indoor activities that require frequent physical movement and sitting on floors (i.e. no skirts or school uniform, no delicate or revealing clothing, for girls this means T-‐shirts instead of lose tops) Bring drinking water, especially for day 2 and 3 Bring pens (coloured pens on day 3) If possible, bring a camera or a smartphone Bring enough money or charge your Octopus Card to return home after each day Trainers One main trainer will always be present, supported by several international group facilitators and local university students or graduates for tours and career sharing. Main Trainer profiles: Till Kraemer (Chief Operations Officer) Born in Germany, Till graduated from Oxford University with a Masters degree in Mathematics and Computer Science. He has since gathered international working and training experience in the UK, Germany, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia and Taiwan, ranging from management of corporates and non-‐profit-‐organizations to cultural and leadership training. As promoter of global citizenship and cultural understanding, he has travelled to more than 20 countries and worked in numerous international teams. He spent 6 months working with state schools in Taiwan to foster cultural diversity education before joining ICE. Inter Cultural Education Limited 1204, 12/F, Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises, Houtex Industrial Building, 16 Hung To Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong www.icehongkong.com [email protected] t: +852 2384 1990 F: +852 2384 2821