7 Welcome to the Victoria Shanghai Academy CAS

歡迎參加 7年級研學團說明會 Welcome to the Victoria Shanghai Academy CAS Week Trips Fair Y 7 27 September 2018

研學的意義 Why trips? In line with the IB mission statement, CAS Week Trips are designed to help “develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. ” VSA is a committed partner in this quest for students in our care

研學目標 Objectives ● To broaden students’ horizons by developing an understanding of a culture other than their own ● To develop a sense of responsibility to the community and convey the fulfillment of giving service to others through Community & Service and CAS ● To provide opportunities for students to develop their learning in a real world context ● To challenge students and enable them to achieve their personal best

什麼是學習 What is learning? Learning is the capacity to consciously modify understandings and beliefs in the presence of knowledge and experience over time. Richard Elmore

報名時間 Registration Sign-up Stage Year Band Year 7 -11 Sign-up Start Time Sign-up Closing 28 Sept 7: 00 pm 2 Oct 9: 00 am A link to the sign up page will be available on the Announcements page of the Portal and Homeroom Bulletin on Friday 28 September. This link will not be active until 4. 00 pm. Sign up can only be done using STUDENTS email login.

要點 Registration points to note ● Registration MUST be completed using student accounts otherwise registration will not be successful ● Select the trips carefully. It will not be possible to change once the trip is selected unless there are exceptional circumstances. ● Students sign up for 4 choices by preference i. e. 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd and 4 th choice in order of preference.

攜友同行 Signing-up with a FRIEND ● Students may choose ONE friend who they wish to sign up with for a same-age group trip, in our case, a Y 7 student ● The correct name and Student ID of the friend must be given, and both friends must sign up for EXACTLY THE SAME TRIPS, and in the SAME ORDER of preference. Failure to submit identical applications will result in the applications being accepted as solo registrations. ● Registration is no longer on a first come, first served basis, however the submission time will be considered in any tie-break decision. ● If registering with a friend, the submission time of the second submission will be the time considered

如何報名 How to register The registration system has been successfully tested on the following Internet browsers – ● Firefox ● Safari ● Chrome The system does not support Internet Explorer. Please use another browser

I understand that in order to be placed on the trip with my partner, our choices are required to be the same and all information entered into the system are correct.

I understand that I might not be assigned my first choice and may be placed in one of my other choices. As a result, I have selected all of my choices carefully.

報名確認 Registration confirmation You will only be able to register for trips in your year level!! While we endeavour to enable students to have their 1 st choice this is not always possible. An acknowledgement of Y 7 -11 trips, with the final trip cost, will be emailed out by 26 th October 2018.

價格預估 Cost Estimation ● We have created a cost estimation range for all trips as usual. ● We have gone to the highest upper range based on top level costs. ● We are hoping that there could be some reduction once bookings are confirmed. ● There are many variables that affect the final cost e. g numbers

如何支付 How to pay Y 7 -11 parents are required to make payment online between 5 th November and 16 th November 2018. Please note that late payments will not be accepted. Year 7 -11 students who have not paid by 16 th November 2018 will be withdrawn to remain in the Hong Kong programme. You need to have your passport or China card, medical information and phone contacts ready. A confirmation of your child’s trip will be sent out after the payment is received in full.

報名信息 Information Go to the Secondary Announcements page to Quick Links then to CAS Trips Week for future trip information. There will also be a link on the Homeroom Bulletin.

開眼之旅 Eye-opening China trips 行萬裡路，讀萬卷書 xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juǎn shū Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom) 眼界 yǎn jiè scope 開眼 Kāi yǎn eye-opening 眼光 yǎn guāng gaze/insight/foresight/vision/way of looking at things

學習目標 Y 7 China Trips Goals An informed understanding of China gained through: Experiencing Chinese “histories/cultures/beauties” first hand Meaningful interactions with Chinese people in Putonghua Service programs in China

五個赴中國大陸研學項目 Five Y 7 Educational Trips 歷史，文化與自然 History, culture and nature 本地和國際學校服務商 Local & international 城市和�村 Urban and rural 遠近結合 Near and far 服務 Service 好玩 Fun All in all, these trips are educational

服務提供商 Trip providers

中華五都之旅 Trip destinations 桂林山水甲天下 scenic capital 民族大觀園 ethnic capital 中國經濟龍頭-魔都 economic capital 十三朝古都 civilizational capital 帝都-首都 political capital

桂林山水甲天下 Yangshuo Trip Highlights High speed trains Outdoor: rafting, hiking, biking, rock climbing, camping, and orienteering Services: village construction project, school renovation and environmental sustainability projects cultural immersion: cooking, minority interaction, Taiji

民族大觀園 Yunan Trip highlights Rich ethnicity in Dali and Lijiang Cultural experience: cheese making, knitting, Chinese medicine, poetry writing, pottery, tea-picking, Tie-dye, local food-making, dance, embroidery, Dongba character Service project: build a trash pit Outdoor: hiking

中國經濟龍頭 Shanghai Trip Highlights Shanghai Hi Tech: airplane factory and big data center Old Shanghai and new shanghai: Yuyuan and Lujiazui Urbanization/globalization: Xintian Di School exchange: school for migrant worker children/local public school Art: tea tasting and presentation/Kunqu opera Foodie: Shanghai and Hangzhou style couzines A study on Wechat/Alipay: power and limits of tech

十三朝古都西安 Xi’an Trip Highlights History of cultural exchanges: Muslim quarters Art: farmer painting, paper cutting, shadow puppet show Huashan Hiking and cable car riding Local cuisine: Dumpling Banquet, hot pot, hand-stretched noodles, dine in average households Terra cotta warriors and mini warrior making Biking along ancient City Walls Service at Huiling Center and farm work School exchange

首都北京 Beijing Trip Highlights Hiking on the Great Wall less travelled Tianchi Canyon Living a local village life near the Great Wall Fun activities in China’s landmark venues Local food making Service in school for migrant worker children

展臺位置 Where are the Y 7 trip booths? Student Activity Center Staff Lounge Xi’an Beijing Yangshuo, Guangxi Yunan Auditorium Shanghai