Hong Kong charity and firm add arts, sustainability twist to STEM education for underprivileged children
- Electric model car-making session is held jointly by Segantii Capital Management and NGO as part of charity campaign Operation Santa Claus
- Young students such as 11-year-old Wong Hau-tung relish chance to explore their creativity through hands-on workshops
Brimming with excitement, a group of young children in festive headwear in Hong Kong are in high spirits as they design and make electric model cars at a workshop with an arts, science and sustainability twist.
“It exceeds my expectations. I thought I would learn some theories here, but today I actually have the chance to assemble an electric model car myself,” said Wong Hau-tung, an 11-year-old Primary Six student attending the STEAM session. “I think it’ll help develop my creativity”.
STEAM is the STEM educational model – an approach that integrates science, technology, engineering and mathematics – but with the arts incorporated.
The workshop was hosted on December 9 at the Central office of Hong Kong-based institutional asset management firm Segantii Capital Management for 10 students from the CCC Chuen Yuen Second Primary School.
The school is one of the beneficiaries of a STEM education project run by Hong Kong Children In Need Foundation, a charity aiming to help disadvantaged youngsters realise their full potential and gain access to higher-quality learning.
