Month: August 2023

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Donation Pledge – 205th anniversary Gala Dinner

Dear fellow members,

While we still recall five years ago, we all gathered to celebrate the Bicentenary of Ying Wa College, November 2023 will be another opportunity to gather to celebrate our alma mater’s 205th anniversary.  A quick recap of details of the 205th anniversary Gala Dinner is shown below:

Date : 26th November 2023, Sunday at 7:00pm

Venue : The Convention Hall, Level 1, HK Convention Centre, 1 Harbour Road , Wanchai.

Donation Pledge

Ying Wa old boys have a strong tradition of being grateful to their teachers and supporting the younger brothers. We have invited many teachers (most in retirement) and some junior students to attend the dinner.  The overall dinner costs for the teachers and guests of the Gala Dinner is forecast to be  HK$100,000. In this connection, we urge you to make a donation towards this cause in either your personal capacity or your company capacity by filling out the Donation Form in Appendix A.  Personal donors will be acknowledged in the event brochure and the 205th Special Edition of the School Magazine, while company donors will be eligible to publish advertisement(s) in the event brochure and the 205th Special Edition of the School Magazine. The details are shown below:

 

 

Personal

Company

Donation

$1,000

$5,000

$8,000

Entitled Page(s) for Advertisement in Event Brochure

(A5 size)

N/A

1

2

Arrangement for Event Brochure

(A5 size)

Name of donors will be published on a list

Full-page advertisement with company trademark/logo published

Two consecutive full-page advertisement with company trademark/logo published

Arrangement for 205th Special Edition of the School Magazine

(Size to be confirmed)

Name of donors will be published on a list

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

Remarks:  Company donor who wishes to publish advertisement in the event brochure shall submit their draft to 205GalaDinner@ywcoba.com. in A4 size pdf format by 30 September 2023.

 If you do wish to make a donation, please contact our committee or email to 205GalaDinner@ywcoba.com.

We look forward to seeing you all at the memorable event on 26 November 2023.

Best Regards,

Gareth Ng
Chairman

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YWCOBA ICT Forum: STEAM Education @ Ying Wa

STEAM education nowadays is fundamental and vital at school in order to equip students for the tech-and-innovation driven future. We are honored to have the principals of Ying Wa College (Mr. Dion CHEN) and Ying Wa Primary School (Dr. CHAN May Kuen Sylvia, MH) respectively to share their views and experience on STEAM education at the YWCOBA ICT Forum. It definitely will be a fruitful event for you to kickstart the new school year this summer and nurture your sons for the future. Join us and don’t miss the chance to meet the principals in person!!

Apart from market practitioners Mr. Jack WU (1991) Business Director of DTSL Group and Mr. Jonathan NG (1989) Assessment Development Manager of Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority, relevant teaching staff Mr. Albert WONG (1984 YWC graduate and IT Manager of YWC) and Mr. KWAN Yuet Hung (Vice Principal of YWPS) are invited to exchange insights from interactions with students, parents, teachers and school administrators in the STEAM ecosystem.

If you are interested to explore the STEAM education facilities at both Ying Wa College (YWC) and Ying Wa Primary School (YWPS), you are most welcome to come earlier for a tour of the retired MTR trains, YWPS STEAM Lab, YWC InnoLab, InnoHub and Flight Sim, etc. at the school campus (see attached). Starting at around 6:00 p.m, the STEAM facilities tour will be guided by Mr. Albert WONG as well as Mr. KWAN Yuet Hung.

《 YWCOBA ICT Forum 》

Topic: STEAM Education @ Ying Wa
Date: 28 August 2023 (Monday)
Time: 6:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m
Place: InnoLab, 6/F, Ying Wa College, 1 Ying Wa Street, Kowloon.

Fee: Free of charge for YWCOBA members
(Welcome to join YWCOBA membership now at https://ywcoba.com/membership/)

Participants are encouraged to join the after event dine-out gathering at a nearby Chinese restaurant to network with the guest speakers and alumni though it’s optional and at the participants’ own expenses. Details will be provided in due course.

Register ASAP with the Google Form here ( http://bit.ly/3pSMQef ) to reserve your seat if you want to participate in this special event. Seats are limited and priority will be allocated to YWCOBA members on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Should you have any questions regarding the above event, please feel free to contact YWCOBA ICT Interest Group convener – Mr. Carus LU (1990) via email info@ywcoba.com.

Thanks a lot for your support to Ying Wa!! We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming OBA activities!!

Yours sincerely,

Gareth NG
Chairman
Ying Wa College Old Boys‘ Association