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It is nice to put the books aside for a while during the Summer Holidays. We can all benefit from breaking our routines once in a while. But that does not mean we have to stop growing and exploring. Students can gain a lot from their summer holidays if they spend their time wisely. Here are some tips on planning summer activities that are productive, yet not too exhausting for your children.
- Involve your children in setting goals and planning an activity timetable
If your children have a say in how their time is planned, they are much more likely to enjoy what they are doing. Ask them what they would like to do, or send them searching for information about different activities. Goals could include catching up with school work, or exploring different paths for their future.
- Encourage your children to cultivate new interests
Learning a foreign language, for example, or composing a piece of music, or maybe improving their artistic skills by sketching urban scenes. These are just a few ideas that could enable your children to experience something new and unlock their potential in fresh areas.
- Encourage your children to hang out with friends
Attending summer courses, watching movies or visiting museums are all good things to do with friends in the summer. They can boost your children’s creativity by exposing them to new ideas, and encouraging them to improve their communication skills.
- Organise summer courses wisely
Summer courses with heavy workloads should be avoided. The summer is a time to ease the pressure, and allow new ideas to flourish. Even with a good plan, you should take into consideration whether there will be ample time for meals between classes and travelling to different locations. Plans that look good on paper, may be too stressful in reality.
HKU SPACE Summer School offers 60 inspiring summer courses. Selected themes include:
Language Series: German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and DSE-oriented courses
Creativity and Fun Series: architecture, molecular science, aviation, Chinese medicine, 3D printing, virtual reality (VR) and popular music
Becoming a Professional Series: tree doctor (arborist), architecture, aircraft pilot, pharmacist, fashion designer, stylist, financial analyst, and psychologist.
Study Tour: 9-day study tour to Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Enrolment starts now. Teenagers aged 15 or above are welcome.
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