You or your representatives are cordially invited to cover the kick-off ceremony of “Take it Simple‧『揀』約生活” next Tuesday (10 October), when more than 300 staff and students will join hands to turn about 500 waste glass bottles into a large-scale logo of The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) to promote a green and simple lifestyle on campus.

Organised by the Wofoo Whole Person Development Centre of EdUHK’s Student Affairs Office, the three-week campaign, titled “Take it Simple”, is tailored to raise awareness of green and simple living through three different stages – learning, experiencing and envisioning – with a wide-array of activities.

The eventful programme will begin with various learning activities to enhance students’ knowledge of green living. Collaborating with 2Gather, the campaign will include glass painting workshops,  documentary screenings, vegetarian lifestyle talks and more. The activities will allow students to explore and reflect on their daily lives from multiple perspectives.

In the second stage, students will be encouraged to use their knowledge and review their options for green living through hands-on activities, such as participating in landfill field trips, turning glass bottles into percussion instruments, repurposing mooncake boxes as ukuleles, leading chamber-escape games, collecting glass bottles from Lan Kwai Fong, and so on. By taking part in these activities, the students will take on the role of green living advocates in the community.

Following the process of learning and experience, there will be a 24-hour brainstorming conference, titled Climathon, which is also the third stage of the campaign. The conference will provide the students with a public platform to envision a future of green living through exchanging their ideas on environmentally friendly solutions with international participants. 

Officiating at the “Take it Simple” Kick-off Ceremony will be Vice President (Administration) Ms Sarah Wong Man-yee, Vice President (Academic) Professor John Lee Chi-kin and 2Gather General Secretary Mr Timothy Lau. There will also be glass workshops on the same day. Other details are as follows:

EdUHK “Take it Simple‧『揀』約生活” Kick-off Ceremony

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