Li Po Chun United World College English Camp

47 Forms 2 to 5 students participated in a whole-day camp at the LPC campus on Feb 2, 2008. Mr Anthony Tong Kai Hong, BBS, our former principal who has just retired, now the Chairman of the School Board of the College, officiated at the Opening Ceremony and exchanged souvenirs with a teacher advisor of the camp, Mr Magan Savant. Three Careers teachers accompanying the students found the camp most rewarding as an activity to solve cultural conflicts through English, the common language our students have with the international students from the College.

Here are the explanations of the activities and some photos:

Details of the games
Labeling Game:
Each participant will be given a label that they cannot see, for example “terrorist.”? The group must then treat that person as they are labeled.? Participants learn to recognize the invisible labels that people are given that can either help or hinder them everyday.

XY Game:

The participants will undertake a series of transactions in groups. These might be thought of as simulations of the transactions that might go on between Governments, organisations, departments, family units or individuals. In a series of eight transactions between different groups, the objective will be to do the best that you can to develop a high level of benefit from the transactions.

Discussion - Princess Story:

The participants will go through a story about a princess who dies and the many people involved in her death.? They are then asked who is responsible for the death, however there is no straightforward answer.? Participants learn to recognize that our view of justice is skewed by our cultural values, and see the complexity of any justice system.

Bafa Bafa Game:

Participants are broken up into two different “cultures.”? Each group is immersed in their new culture, learning the language, customs, and rules.? Certain participants are then chosen to try and integrate themselves into the other foreign culture.? Participants recognize the difficulty of understanding between two completely different cultures and the cultural bias we all have.