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BOC Life partners with St. James’ Settlement and Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged to promote STEAM education while nurturing innovation and technology talents
BOC Life partners with St. James’ Settlement and Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged to promote STEAM education while nurturing innovation and technology talents 2023-06-21
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21 Jun 2023
BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited (BOC Life) joint hands with St. James’ Settlement in staging the 2022-2023 “New Generation Financial and Technology Designers’ Programme” (the Programme) Competition cum Graduation Ceremony today, with the winners of the year selected by the judges at the event.
The Programme aims to promote STEAM education[1] in Hong Kong - students are empowered through coding learning to unleash their creativity and potential in science and research. More to this, the Programme also strives to build students’ awareness and habits of caring the environment from an early stage, the elements of environmental protection were incorporated in the program curriculum. Since its inception in 2021, the Programme has benefited a total of close to 310 underprivileged students from 11 primary schools.
Vivienne Chiu, BOC Life’s Chief Brand and Communications Officer, said: “BOC Life actively practices corporate citizenship through cross-industry collaboration to create diverse social value and multiple wins. Education is a key part of BOC Life’s philanthropic agenda.” Ms. Chiu added, “We are very pleased to partner with St. James’ Settlement in fostering STEAM education while sowing the seeds of innovation and technology for the students. Through coding education, the Programme will help nurture students to become future talents in the field of innovation and technology. We are also grateful for the tremendous support from the Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged under the Social Welfare Department, that benefits more participating students in the Programme.”
The Programme offers two courses respectively for junior and senior primary students. Primary two and three students were enrolled on programming and environmentally friendly robotic workshops where they learned different coding techniques and practiced upcycling through making robots from recycled materials - the ocean-themed motors inspired school children to think about the harmfulness resulted by ocean debris. Primary four to six students took part in AI and wealth management programming workshops. Basic understanding of FinTech knowledge and its application was taught on top of the coding skills, with which students develop mobile phone apps tailored to support the underprivileged. In addition, students will also learn environmental protection concept through the second-hand items exchange app developed.
“Our heartfelt thanks for the supports from BOC Life and Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged of Social Welfare Department to the Programme. The Programme provides opportunities for the students to learn knowledge and application of STEAM. The Competition cum Graduation Ceremony today enables the students to learn from each other and, more importantly, to show their enormous creativity and their care to the community and environment. We hope that the Programme can inspire the students to innovate continuously and make use of what they had learnt,” said Wendy Cheung, Assistant Chief Executive Officer of St. James’ Settlement.
The winning pieces of this year not only demonstrates the students’ boundless creativity, but also exhibit their talent for upcycling from transforming everyday materials. The entries employ various materials such as beverage cartons, micro:bit components, servos, LED lights, and rainbow electric cables. The applications successfully interweave the idea of technology and care for the environment in their daily lives.
Photo 1: The Programme exhibits the fruitful outcome achieved through the cross-sector partnership among the Government, business and non-profit sectors. Mr. Wilson Tang, Chief Executive of BOC Life (second right), Ms. Vivienne Chiu, Chief Brand and Communications Officer of BOC Life (first right), Ms. Poon Hau Yuk, Senior Social Work Officer of Social Welfare Department (second left) and Ms. Wendy Cheung, Assistant Chief Executive Officer, St. James’ Settlement (first left) attend the Competition cum Graduation Ceremony of “BOC Life New Generation Financial and Technology Designers’ Programme”.
Photo 2: Mr. Wilson Tang, Chief Executive of BOC Life (back row, third left), Ms. Vivienne Chiu, Chief Brand and Communications Officer of BOC Life(back row, third right), Ms. Wendy Cheung, Assistant Chief Executive Officer, St. James’ Settlement (back row, first left) and Ms. Poon Hau Yuk, Senior Social Work Officer of Social Welfare Department (back row, second left), together with student representatives from the participating schools attend the Competition cum Graduation Ceremony of “BOC Life New Generation Financial and Technology Designers’ Programme”.
Photo 3: The gold medal of the programming and environmental-friendly robotic workshop goes to Chan Sze Pui of TWGHs Hok Shan School.
Photo 4: The gold medal for AI and wealth management programming workshop goes to Zhang Sze Miu of The Methodist Church Hong Kong Asbury Methodist Primary School.
About ‘BOC Life New Generation Financial and Technology Designers’ Programme
The ‘BOC Life New Generation Financial and Technology Designers’ Programme was jointly launched by BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited and St. James’ Settlement in 2021. The two-year programme provides a variety of workshops covering the concepts of coding, finance technology and recycling, equipping students with practical knowledge. Themed around coding, the Programme offers two courses respectively for junior and senior primary students, with each course consisting of 16 workshops. Primary two and three students will be enrolled on coding and environmentally friendly robotic workshops to promote positive values of coding and upcycling. Primary four to six students will partake in AI and wealth management coding workshops, which include elements of social care on top of coding skills, enabling them to understand the needs of the underprivileged and the disadvantaged. In addition to the workshops, students will be provided with the opportunities to take part in site visits to explore key venues of local technological development and participate in competitions to enrich their experience.
About BOC Life
BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited (‘BOC Life’) was founded in Hong Kong and has served the local market for decades. We have grown to be one of the top life insurance companies in Hong Kong, with a commitment to offering comprehensive services in life insurance, wealth management and retirement protection. BOC Life is owned by BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited and Bank of China Group Insurance Company Limited. In addition to the channels of tied agency, brokerage and eChannel, BOC Life distributes its acclaimed life insurance products in Hong Kong via the professional relationship managers at various branches of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited and Chiyu Banking Corporation Limited. We strive to provide our customers with tailored insurance and financial planning services that meet their personal needs and targets.
BOC Life's solid financial strength has been affirmed by international rating agencies, including the financial strength ratings of “A” by Standard & Poor's and “A1” by Moody’s Investors Service.
About St. James’ Settlement
Founded by the Rt. Rev. Bishop R.O. Hall of the Anglican Church in 1949, St. James’ Settlement began as a club for boys and girls in a temple in Stone Nullah Lane, Wanchai. It was then developed into a six-storey building on Kennedy Road in 1963 to provide diversified services, including children and youth services, elderly services and rehabilitation services. In 1987, the headquarters was opened in Stone Nullah Lane so that the scope of services could be further extended. Our first centre outside Wanchai (named Central and Western District Elderly Community Centre) was established in 1990. Since then, different service centres have been developed and most of them are located along the north coast of Hong Kong Island, from The Belcher’s in Western to Hing Wah Estate in Chai Wan. In recent years, in view of the society’s ever-changing needs, we have opened service centres in Kowloon and the New Territories. To date, our 85 service points are in operation across Hong Kong, serving more than 2.5 million person-times, and our target beneficiaries include children, teenagers, families, the elderly and people with disabilities.
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21 Jun 2023
BOC Life partners with
St. James’ Settlement and Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged
to promote STEAM education while
nurturing innovation and technology talents
St. James’ Settlement and Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged
to promote STEAM education while
nurturing innovation and technology talents
BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited (BOC Life) joint hands with St. James’ Settlement in staging the 2022-2023 “New Generation Financial and Technology Designers’ Programme” (the Programme) Competition cum Graduation Ceremony today, with the winners of the year selected by the judges at the event.
The Programme aims to promote STEAM education[1] in Hong Kong - students are empowered through coding learning to unleash their creativity and potential in science and research. More to this, the Programme also strives to build students’ awareness and habits of caring the environment from an early stage, the elements of environmental protection were incorporated in the program curriculum. Since its inception in 2021, the Programme has benefited a total of close to 310 underprivileged students from 11 primary schools.
Vivienne Chiu, BOC Life’s Chief Brand and Communications Officer, said: “BOC Life actively practices corporate citizenship through cross-industry collaboration to create diverse social value and multiple wins. Education is a key part of BOC Life’s philanthropic agenda.” Ms. Chiu added, “We are very pleased to partner with St. James’ Settlement in fostering STEAM education while sowing the seeds of innovation and technology for the students. Through coding education, the Programme will help nurture students to become future talents in the field of innovation and technology. We are also grateful for the tremendous support from the Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged under the Social Welfare Department, that benefits more participating students in the Programme.”
The Programme offers two courses respectively for junior and senior primary students. Primary two and three students were enrolled on programming and environmentally friendly robotic workshops where they learned different coding techniques and practiced upcycling through making robots from recycled materials - the ocean-themed motors inspired school children to think about the harmfulness resulted by ocean debris. Primary four to six students took part in AI and wealth management programming workshops. Basic understanding of FinTech knowledge and its application was taught on top of the coding skills, with which students develop mobile phone apps tailored to support the underprivileged. In addition, students will also learn environmental protection concept through the second-hand items exchange app developed.
“Our heartfelt thanks for the supports from BOC Life and Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged of Social Welfare Department to the Programme. The Programme provides opportunities for the students to learn knowledge and application of STEAM. The Competition cum Graduation Ceremony today enables the students to learn from each other and, more importantly, to show their enormous creativity and their care to the community and environment. We hope that the Programme can inspire the students to innovate continuously and make use of what they had learnt,” said Wendy Cheung, Assistant Chief Executive Officer of St. James’ Settlement.
The winning pieces of this year not only demonstrates the students’ boundless creativity, but also exhibit their talent for upcycling from transforming everyday materials. The entries employ various materials such as beverage cartons, micro:bit components, servos, LED lights, and rainbow electric cables. The applications successfully interweave the idea of technology and care for the environment in their daily lives.
Photo 1: The Programme exhibits the fruitful outcome achieved through the cross-sector partnership among the Government, business and non-profit sectors. Mr. Wilson Tang, Chief Executive of BOC Life (second right), Ms. Vivienne Chiu, Chief Brand and Communications Officer of BOC Life (first right), Ms. Poon Hau Yuk, Senior Social Work Officer of Social Welfare Department (second left) and Ms. Wendy Cheung, Assistant Chief Executive Officer, St. James’ Settlement (first left) attend the Competition cum Graduation Ceremony of “BOC Life New Generation Financial and Technology Designers’ Programme”.
Photo 2: Mr. Wilson Tang, Chief Executive of BOC Life (back row, third left), Ms. Vivienne Chiu, Chief Brand and Communications Officer of BOC Life(back row, third right), Ms. Wendy Cheung, Assistant Chief Executive Officer, St. James’ Settlement (back row, first left) and Ms. Poon Hau Yuk, Senior Social Work Officer of Social Welfare Department (back row, second left), together with student representatives from the participating schools attend the Competition cum Graduation Ceremony of “BOC Life New Generation Financial and Technology Designers’ Programme”.
Photo 3: The gold medal of the programming and environmental-friendly robotic workshop goes to Chan Sze Pui of TWGHs Hok Shan School.
Photo 4: The gold medal for AI and wealth management programming workshop goes to Zhang Sze Miu of The Methodist Church Hong Kong Asbury Methodist Primary School.
About ‘BOC Life New Generation Financial and Technology Designers’ Programme
The ‘BOC Life New Generation Financial and Technology Designers’ Programme was jointly launched by BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited and St. James’ Settlement in 2021. The two-year programme provides a variety of workshops covering the concepts of coding, finance technology and recycling, equipping students with practical knowledge. Themed around coding, the Programme offers two courses respectively for junior and senior primary students, with each course consisting of 16 workshops. Primary two and three students will be enrolled on coding and environmentally friendly robotic workshops to promote positive values of coding and upcycling. Primary four to six students will partake in AI and wealth management coding workshops, which include elements of social care on top of coding skills, enabling them to understand the needs of the underprivileged and the disadvantaged. In addition to the workshops, students will be provided with the opportunities to take part in site visits to explore key venues of local technological development and participate in competitions to enrich their experience.
About BOC Life
BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited (‘BOC Life’) was founded in Hong Kong and has served the local market for decades. We have grown to be one of the top life insurance companies in Hong Kong, with a commitment to offering comprehensive services in life insurance, wealth management and retirement protection. BOC Life is owned by BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited and Bank of China Group Insurance Company Limited. In addition to the channels of tied agency, brokerage and eChannel, BOC Life distributes its acclaimed life insurance products in Hong Kong via the professional relationship managers at various branches of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited and Chiyu Banking Corporation Limited. We strive to provide our customers with tailored insurance and financial planning services that meet their personal needs and targets.
BOC Life's solid financial strength has been affirmed by international rating agencies, including the financial strength ratings of “A” by Standard & Poor's and “A1” by Moody’s Investors Service.
About St. James’ Settlement
Founded by the Rt. Rev. Bishop R.O. Hall of the Anglican Church in 1949, St. James’ Settlement began as a club for boys and girls in a temple in Stone Nullah Lane, Wanchai. It was then developed into a six-storey building on Kennedy Road in 1963 to provide diversified services, including children and youth services, elderly services and rehabilitation services. In 1987, the headquarters was opened in Stone Nullah Lane so that the scope of services could be further extended. Our first centre outside Wanchai (named Central and Western District Elderly Community Centre) was established in 1990. Since then, different service centres have been developed and most of them are located along the north coast of Hong Kong Island, from The Belcher’s in Western to Hing Wah Estate in Chai Wan. In recent years, in view of the society’s ever-changing needs, we have opened service centres in Kowloon and the New Territories. To date, our 85 service points are in operation across Hong Kong, serving more than 2.5 million person-times, and our target beneficiaries include children, teenagers, families, the elderly and people with disabilities.
Media enquiry
| BOC Life – Ms. Rina Kwan Phone: 3556 9887 Email: [email protected] |
St. James’ Settlement – Ms. Sara Lit Phone: 2596 2715 / 6295 9397 Email: [email protected] |
[1] STEAM education refers to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.
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