5 Hang Ming Street

Ma On Shan, New Territories

Hong Kong
Tel: +852 3556 3556
Fax: +852 3556 3446
www.renaissance.edu.hk!

Walk%for%Change%2015%
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2!March!2015!
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Dear!Parents/Guardians,!
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On!Friday!27!March,!every!student!from!Year!1!to!Year!13,!along!with!every!teacher!at!Renaissance!
College,! will! be! taking! part! in! our! annual! Walk! For! Change.! We! do! this! to! raise! both! funds! and!
awareness!for!various!projects!and!causes!around!Asia!that!we!as!a!community!support.!
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A!number!of!our!staff!and!students!have!travelled!to!Cambodia,!Malaysia,!China,!Indonesia,!India!
and! Laos! to! provide! direct! support! in! terms! of! building! and! repairing! vital! facilities.! In! addition,!
our!community!has!also!been!raising!money!to!assist!schools,!medical!clinics!and!farms,!in!these!
countries.!
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Our!goal!for!the!2015!Walk!For!Change,!is!to!raise!HK$350,000!(which!is!equivalent!to!HK$167!
per!student)!to!sustain!our!work!with!these!projects,!as!well!as!expanding!the!range!of!our!support!
to!those!in!need.!For!more!information!about!these!projects!and!where!the!money!we!raise!is!spent,!
please!see!the!attached!SP@RC!report.!!Our!students!will!make!donations!to!their!advisors!from!16!
March!2015!to!23!March!2015.!!Payment!can!be!made!in!cash!or!by!cheque!(please!make!cheques!
payable!to!Renaissance!College!and!write!SP@RC!on!the!reverse!side!of!the!cheque.)!!
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With!your!contribution!to!our!Walk!For!Change,!you!will!make!a!difference.!Any!level!of!support!is!
much!appreciated.!!!
Yours!faithfully,!

!
Stewart!Redden!
Vice\Principal,!Secondary!(on!behalf!of!the!RCHK!Community)!

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5 Hang Ming Street, Ma On Shan

New Territories, Hong Kong
Tel : (852) 3556 3556
Fax : (852) 3556 3446
www.renaissance.edu.hk

2/3/15&
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Re:$Walk$for$Change$(27/3/15)$
Dear&Primary&Parents,&
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We&are&excited&in&anticipation&of&our&Walk&for&Change&on&Friday&27th&March,&and&the&
opportunity&for&our&students&and&our&parents&to&be&involved&together.&&With&regard&
to&some&primary&specific&logistical&information,&please&the&points&below:&
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Each& student& should& wear& his& or& her& P.E.& uniform& to& school& (loose,&
comfortable&clothing&and&appropriate&footwear&for&walking).&
Students&must&wear&a&hat&while&walking.&
Sunscreen&should&be&worn&during&the&walk.&
Students& should& bring& a& reusable& water& bottle& full& of& water.& There& will& be& a&
water&refilling&station&available&on&each&route.&
Routes&will&vary&according&to&the&year&level&your&child&is&in.&
Families&are&welcome&to&join&us&in&the&walk.&
Chartwells&lunches&will&be&provided&as&usual&during&lunchtime&(from&12:10pm&
P&1:00pm).&
Hotdogs&will&also&be&available&during&lunchtime,&but&must$be$preordered$via&
the&form&that&will&go&home&today.&&
The&schedule&for&the&morning&is&included&on&the&next&page.&
Students&will&receive&a&hardcopy&of&the&donation&form.&
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We&look&forward&to&welcoming&many&of&you&to&school&on&Friday&27th&March&as&we&
Walk&for&Change&together.&
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Kind&regards,&
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Jamie&Schmitz&
Head&of&Primary&
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Primary Walk for Change Schedule 2015-Starting Order

Time
0830 - 0910
0910 - 0950
0950 - 1010
1010 - 1030
1030 - 1040
1040 - 1210
1210 - 1300

Primary School Y 5 6
Action
Music Assembly in PAC
Return to class
Break
Class
Move to Basketball Court
Start Walk for Change (Order: Y6, Y5 by class)
Lunch / RAPT Sausage Sizzle (pre-order)

Time
0830 - 0910
0910 - 0950
0950 - 1010
1010 - 1050
1050 - 1100
1100 - 1210
1210 - 1300

Primary School Y 1 - 2
Action
Music Assembly in PAC
Return to class
Break
Class
Move to Basketball Court
Start Walk for Change (Order: Y2, Y1, by class)
Lunch / RAPT Sausage Sizzle (pre-order)

Time
0830 - 0910
0910 - 0950
0950 - 1010
1010 - 1100
1100 - 1110
1110 - 1210
1210 - 1300

Primary School Y 3 - 4
Action
Music Assembly in PAC
Return to class
Break
Class
Move to Basketball Court
Start Walk for Change (Order: Y4, Y3, by class)
Lunch / RAPT Sausage Sizzle (pre-order)

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Service Projects at
Renaissance College
SP@RC
To Seek
Walk for Change

To Strive
To Serve

Information on the service projects that we support

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Renaissance College is committed to raising

HK$350 000 annually to support all our
service projects. We would like to provide as
much support as we can.
We need your support
Renaissance College
students proudly
standing in front of the
water tower that we paid
for and they installed

Renaissance is fully committed to helping

those in need. Firstly, as an IB World
school we subscribe to the IBs mission
statement and to their standards and
practices and so we are obliged to engage
in helping those less fortunate than
ourselves. Service is also an integral part
of Renaissance Colleges mission

projects with a commitment that is

sustained and meaningful. Many of the
projects that we support are other schools
where students do not have many of the
basic resources that we take for granted.
In some cases it can be as basic as
providing an education where none is
provided.

statement and is summed up in the

shortened version that says, To seek, to
strive, to serve.

In regard to our service projects our

students in both secondary and primary
visit our service projects. During these

In many ways Renaissance College

surpasses the expectations placed upon it
by the IB and engages in many service
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visits the students help with basic

maintenance through to providing lessons
for the students.

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Al-Ahmady Playgroup

Service in Sabah

Donation HK$ 100 000

Donation HK$ 7 000

The donation was spent on teacher

The donation was spent on purchasing a

salaries, facilities and resources.

water tank and installing it.

Without Renaissance Colleges

donation the playgroup would cease to
operate.

Working alongside their Bilit village

homestay members, RCHK students
worked to construct a water tower for a
local family. Families in the Bilit village

Dina Astita lives in Calang, Aceh. She is

a secondary school English teacher, is
married and has an 8-year-old boy. On
26 December 2004 she lost her 3 other
sons in the tsunami that devastated
that area. She was determined to create
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something in their memory. She

managed to set up links with
Renaissance College and then opened
Al- Ahmady Playgroup in 2009 with
support from SP@RC. The playgroup
now provides early years education for
22 students and employs 4 teachers.

use rainwater collection tanks as a

sustainable and principal way to bring
running water into their homes. Starting
with an empty piece of land, students dug
holes, built support structures, mixed
cement by hand, and completed the
project with the rainwater collection tank
on top of the tower. From swinging
hammers to mixing cement by hand,
students each experienced something new
while strengthening their bond with
community members. Terima Kasih
(thank you) for your support!

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previously had no books at all. Students were

also able to deliver basic stationery items and
were rewarded with happy smiles from the
kids.

Through RCHKs Partnership with

Community Learning International (CLI),
SP@RC donated HKD$80,000 to support
Community Learning Centres. CLIs Learning
Centres, provide opportunities for rural kids to
encounter, explore and learn in areas they
couldn't otherwise. Through the Learning
Centres, RCHK students can have direct
impact and involvement with local Laos

Community Learning International, Laos

Donation = HK$ 80 000

RCHK students loved Laos with its incredible

scenery, rich culture and luscious cuisine. The
smiles on the children's faces and the

Our fourth Year 12 CAS Trip to Luang Prabang in November 2013 was a

friendships formed made the trip an

fabulous and worthwhile experience. Students visited schools and a

opportunity of a lifetime.

Community Learning Centre during their stay. They were exposed to real life
poverty and the happiest of children. Laos Proved a stark contrast to Hong
Kong where students enjoyed being able to meet, teach and play with primary
students in schools. It was very gratifying to deliver Book Bags to schools that

Children and provide activities and support.

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a library boat visiting outlying villages and

liaising with the local librarian. While in these
places we interacted with local students
through games, songs, stories and play. In
doing so we gained a better understanding of a
community very different from our own and
how we can continue to support them with
their learning.

Along with a generous donation from the

RCHK SP@RC fund and money raised from a
Primary Laos Flag Day we were able to
support the local community by buying

Primary Action in Laos

Donation HK$ 30 000

stationery, reading materials and toys to meet

the needs of the communities we visited.
Additionally we were able to provide CLI with
a cash donation, which will be used to support

After our inaugural trip in June last year, it became apparent that the Laos

the NGO (Non-governmental Organisation).

experience, in conjunction with CLI (Community Learning International)

could be a viable Year 6 camp option.
Luang Prabang has a wonderful night market
showcasing local talents and passion for art
We were delighted to be able to take along eight families (student/parent) to

and crafts. We were able to purchase a range

spend four days helping the local community in and around Luang Prabang.

of products, which we aim to sell during the

This included time in Nan working at a Community Learning Centre, onboard

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A sustained commitment
The service projects at Renaissance
College provide a valuable
experience for our students to
understand the fortunate position
they find themselves in, living and
going to school in Hong Kong.
However, the most important factor
is that we continue to support the
projects we have committed to, and
that our students continue a
sustained engagement with the
people they visited on their CAS
week.

Side by Side Organic Farm, Bali

Donation HK$10 000
This year the CAS Bali group were lucky enough to be a part of the making of the new kitchen and bathroom at the Side By Side Farm in
Dausa, East Bali. They spent three days working hard carrying dirt, sifting sand and preparing the site for tiling the rooms. In addition,
they also worked, danced with and taught local kids around the village which they found very rewarding! The donations made by RCHK
make a huge difference to the lives of hundreds of people in and around Dausa village. Pamela from Side by Side Organic Farm told us
that, Instead of women now residing in the same 'house' as a pig, we now have women who own small businesses of raising and
growing pigs and living in simple decent houses that we built. Without you, there is no us. (report from 2013 visit)
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United World Schools

(UWS): Ratanakiri
Donation HK$ 24 000
The money raised has been used
to build and maintain schools in
this impoverished area of
Cambodia.
Renaissance College specifically
supports the school in a village
called Padol. This year our
students visited the village school
and provided lessons for the
students, and experienced the life
of the villagers in this rural area,
which is far removed from their
lives in Hong Kong.
UWS is a charity that provides an
education to some of the world's
poorest and most disadvantaged
children. They aim to develop
sustainable education in remote
areas of Southeast Asia, most
significantly in Cambodia.
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With funding and support of UWS, the local communities are able to
build and then maintain a local school, run by a Cambodian trained
teacher. Not only does this provide the children with their first chance
to receive an education, but a wide range of long term-benefits have
emerged in the villages as well, from increased job opportunities to a
drop in the rate of child trafficking.

Indochina Starfish

Karmi Farm, India

CTTP Cambodia

Donation HK$ 25 000

Donation HK$ 25 000

Donation HK$ 39 000

ISF is an international charity that provides

The money was donated to the

The money donated goes to providing

education and sports opportunities for some

clinic at the farm. Renaissance

teacher training programmes and

of the poorest and most disadvantaged

College students this year travelled

maintaining the facilities at the

children in the world, as well as taking care of

to Darjeeling and helped out at the

teacher-training centre. Without this

their wellbeing and basic needs. RCHK staff

farm and the clinic.

funding many schools would be

and students have enjoyed the opportunity of

without teachers. The CTTP also

volunteering at ISF in Phnom Penh, during

The clinic survives on donations,

provides basic accommodation for the

CAS Week and working with these children.

and this is vital so that they can

trainee teachers.

ISF has 2 campuses that educate 225

offer medical care to those who

students in Stung Meanchey, and are

can't afford it. There is no hospital

expanding and hoping to support over 700

in the area so they also provide free

students by 2016.

transport for those who can't afford

it to the nearest hospital, which is
several hours away.

The IB programmes encourage

students across the world to
become active, compassionate and
lifelong learners who understand
that other people, with their
differences, can also be right.

Wolong, Sichuan
Donation HK$10 000
Wolong, in the province of Sichuan, is approximately 1,600km southwest of Chinas national capital, Beijing. Wolong Nature Reserve
has been protected since 1963 and is a UNESCO Man & Biosphere protected area.
The RCHK Wolong Trip involves a range of activities. The service activities students have participated in before include: building
construction project such as green house and bee box for local villagers, farming work, cooking service as well as photo taking project.
Students also do some hiking in the national reserve area and participate in the local cultural activities. Our donation went towards an
environmental conservation project and research on natural environment. In the future, we will cooperate with the local community
and focus mainly on the community service for the local villagers in order to improve their livelihood.
2012 was the first time we offered the trip. Last year students visited the green house, which had been built by the former students.
Students also donated the bee box they made for the villagers. We hope that the community service will be sustainable and each year
students will go back and see the contributions of previous RCHK students. The Wolong Trip provides students with a fantastic
opportunity not only to understand the cultural and natural environment, but also to assist a community in Mainland China. We hope
the project will continue and benefit the local community in improving their lives. At the same time, students will understand more
about the ethnic cultures and traditional values.

RCHK strives to build a

culture that promotes
peace and democracy,
values diversity and
works towards a
sustainable future for all.
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Please make cheques payable to

Renaissance College and write
SP@RC on the back of the
cheque.

Cash donations are accepted

and should be handed into Ms.
Wong in the 4th floor secondary
office

Your donations will make a

difference. Thank you.

Service Projects at Renaissance College (SP@RC)

Renaissance College
5 Hang Ming Street
Ma On Shan
New Territories
Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 3556 3556

www.renaissance.edu.hk