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HKIS Pages is the digital home for school publications like DragonTales, the Annual Report of Giving, special graduation features and more.
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For some context, Global Online Academy (GOA) is a nonprofit organization that offers courses covering various topics for students to enroll in. These courses occur on an online platform and are accessible to students of member schools. HKIS is one such school offering its students the opportunity to enroll in these courses during the summer break or the academic year.
Ziyad: The project prompt was to look at a group in your community that suffers. From paying attention to the news and reading SCMP daily, I learned about the different issues Hong Kong domestic helpers face. You know, They were mistreated quite a bit during Covid. Reading that, it was the first thing that came to my mind. I also have a domestic helper, and from reading the news, those two experiences combined and inspired my project.
A: What was your biggest takeaway from making this project? Did you learn anything about the conditions of migrant workers in Hong Kong that you didn't know about before?
Z: One of my biggest takeaways was the importance of community to many domestic workers; for example, when you walk outside IFC, you'll see a lot of helpers dancing, or in Central, by the sea sometime, you'll see them sitting and eating together. That sense of community is vital. During Covid, one of the struggles that domestic helpers faced was that they couldn't meet each other as much, in addition to all the discrimination they faced. I think that is something that we have to be aware of as a society and encourage our domestic helpers to meet with their friends as much as possible, just like we would meet with our friends. And that's something I had seen before, but I wasn't aware of how important it was until I did my project.
Z: It taught me that there's a somewhat-unknown difference between spirituality and religion. Something I've come to appreciate about HKIS is how spirituality is stressed in our education. I realized the importance of understanding your own beliefs about whether there is a higher power–do you have a sense of control in your life? Does some other power or philosophy have some control over your life? Or both? Understanding that can help us live a healthier life is something I learned even through talking to Rusdiana, my helper. She is a practicing Muslim, but she also mentioned some of her friends who are not practicing any religion. Still, they have a strong sense of what they believe in, which helps them live a much better and happier life and be more assured in their capabilities.
A: Do you have a gratitude practice of your own? What does it look like for you?
Z: I have a gratitude jar at home, and every day I write a note with three things I am grateful for and find that it's pretty vital for me. I'm taking many challenging classes, and I have lots of extracurriculars, so it's good to sometimes sit back and reflect on some things in your life that you are happy about. And these things can be very specific, like if I went on a walk one day, then I'd be pleased about that. It can also be things that I'm grateful for every day that I may not necessarily think about, such as having the opportunity to go to HKIS or playing a certain sport, so I encourage gratitude jars; they're my favorite.
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HKIS Shines on the International Stage: Arthur Zhang's ('24) Silver Medal Journey
Arthur Zhang ‘24 recently competed in the 34th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. It was the first time HKIS took part in this competition.
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Young People Can Prevent a Global Crisis
How young can you start making a difference? One group of Grade 3-5 students committed their Thursday afternoons to make a difference to the environment.
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James Handrich Fund 2021
With funding from the HKIS James Handrich Fund, three high school students sought to serve different communities in creative ways.
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A Green Frontier at HKIS
A green frontier at HKIS has emerged in the last year. Discover the reasons and ways that the school is promoting sustainability.
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How HKIS Creates Future Writers
Explore the creative process of HKIS’ young writers as they talk about their experiences in their Grade 5 writing workshop.
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The Past in the Present
HKIS Students “speak” to Holocaust survivors through Dimensions in Testimony, a virtual reality program brought to HKIS by the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Center.
