Booster Updates

We were off to another venue for Booster training today. This was a government-subsidized secondary school in Tuen Mun – New Territories. This one-day workshop was meant to be a booster session for trained LC facilitators. However, there were also other participants who had zero knowledge of LC, apart from the different level of school experience. There were beginning teachers of less than 3 years as well as more senior teachers and Education Bureau Officers. There was some apprehension in the beginning as we saw uncertainties on the faces of some participants.

Thanks to Najeeb and Thomas for their quick thinking, they made last minute changes to their slides and presentation to cater to the needs of the participants. Najeeb started off powerfully with the Reflective Package session and led the participants into meaningful dialogue throughout the session. Thomas, on the other hand conducted the entire booster session on Insightful observation in Cantonese. The hard work of Najeeb and Thomas paid off. Their presentations were well-received and there were good feedback from school participants and EB Officers.

It was wonderful to see that as we moved on throughout the day, participants became more and more focused and confident in their learning and sharing. Amazingly, the beginning teachers were volunteering to present their learning to the big group.

For lunch, we were taken by the school’s Vice-Principal and officers from EB for tim-sum. This restaurant, being in a more urban area, was simpler and less glamorous than the one yesterday. Yet, the food was not below standard and more valuable was the conversation we had with the EB officers where we got to understand more of teacher preparation and teacher development in HK.