1 Cross-Border Service-Learning Summer Institute The Role of the Youth Development Program in the Community – The Warehouse Teenage Club Ltd. A Showcase

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Cross-Border Service-Learning Summer Institute

The Role of the Youth Development Program in the Community –

The Warehouse Teenage Club Ltd.

A Showcase

6th July, 2011 by Ivan C H TAM

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Cross-Border Service-Learning Summer Institute

by Ivan C H TamRSW, Chartered MCIPD


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The Warehouse Teenage Club

蒲窩青少年中心

A showcase in

“The role of the Youth Development Program in the Community”


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WHY (A means to an end)

Provides a Member’s Second Home with YOUTH CULTURE, enables teenagers create their unlimited

SPACE, and be a responsible citizen.


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WHY (A means to an end)

S: Self-esteemP: ParticipationA: AlternativesC: CreativitiesE: Education


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CHARACTERISTICS• Not subvented by the Govt.• Located in a 2nd class Heritage Building• Permissive• Free Dimension• Start with Members’ SPACE• Arts & Culture• Service Platform for People Networking• Free Boundary (going beyond HK)


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WHAT AREAS BEING DEVELOPPED

• Moral (Civic Education, National Education)• Spiritual (Positive Attitude, be a responsible

people to individual, home & the Country)• Physical (Sports & Experiential Learning)• Social (Social Interaction, people affects

people)• Aesthetic (Arts & Culture)


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WHO INVOLVED

• Service Clients: Members • Service Workers: Facilitators, instructors,

trainers, professionals, Corporations• Service Helpers: Mentors (Friends of the

Warehouse)• Stake Holders: Funders, members & their

significant others, Board of Directors, social institutions & Govt. officials


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WHAT MEANS

• Arts & culture• Social interactions (social dynamics;

people influence people)• With a growth process (process

oriented, not task oriented)• Reaching out to the community


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TRAINING CONTENTS

• Knowledge

• Skills &

• Attitudes


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RESOURCES NEEDED

• Funding• Hardware: premise & facilities• Software: professionals, systems, community

support & synergies

• Positive attitudes & warm human relations


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ROLES• SPACE Provider• Care Giver• Enabler• Facilitator• Helper• Mentor


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Corporate Governance – Responsible to the Community

• Legal compliance• Open & clear policies & programme contents• Fair & just management• Accountable attitudes & practices



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The Warehouse Teenage Club

蒲窩青少年中心since 1992

(A Showcase)6th July, 2011 by Ivan C H TAM

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The Warehouse is a member of

Wofoo Social Enterprises

with a vision of

“Harmony brings family prosperity, cohesion makes a nation wealthy”

「人和家富　民和國富」


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Warehouse Teenage Club is

A charitable organization dedicated to youth services

Serving youth aged between 13-25 and their significant others


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Mission

Member’s Second Home with YOUTH CULTURE, enables teenagers create their unlimited SPACE

S: Self-esteem P: Participation A: Alternative C: Creativity E: Education


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Offers

programme/activities a stage for performance a permissiveness space


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Uniqueness of its Site and Environment


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characteristics

1.Uniqueness of its Site and Environment

Its building is a Protected Cultural Item

Govt. recognized class 2 historical building, previously, it is police station

A crossover of historical hardware and latest facilities

With community facilities

With camp & hostel facilities


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Uniqueness of its Site and

Environment: Café


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Environment: Dance Room


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Environment: Band Room


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Environment: Skate Ramp & Experiential Learning


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Uniqueness of its Site and Environment: Recreation Room


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Uniqueness of its Site and Environment: BBQ Site


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Services

2. Arts & Cultural Programmes Music & Band Dancing (Hip Hop &

Breaking) Graffiti Drama Sports Social & Leadership Conservation & Heritage Experiential Learning Facilities & Hostel rental


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Graffiti


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Graffiti


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Drama


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Dancing


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Band Shows


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Conservation and Heritage


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Social Services etc.


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Extending of SPACE

WLN, Wofoo Leadership Network


Wofoo Leadership Network Series – Serving-Learning Stars of Lingnan

(An evolution of service from Centre based into College Based, with unique service targets – tertiary students)

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Suggested Reading List:


• 怪獸家長，屈穎妍著，天行者出版， 2010 年 11 月初版• 港爸港媽、丁寶臣著，明窗出版社、 2011 年 1 月初版• 港孩，黃明樂著，明窗出版社、 2011 年 1 月第九版• 港童失控，張艾玲著，生活書房， 2010 年 9 月

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• 教養可以這麼浪漫，李偉文著，野人文化股份有限公司， 2008 年 6 月二版 15 刷

• 東大爸爸，這樣教養孩子，陰山英男著，王岑文譯，日月文化出版社股份有限公司， 2011 年 3 月

• Gysbers, N.C., & Henderson, P. (2006). Developing & managing your school guidance and counseling program. 4th edition. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association

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• Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (1990). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. New York: Harper and Row. ISBN 0-06-092034-2

• 朱子治家格言朱子治家格言• Wofoo Leadership Network, LUHKWLN, LUHK

http://kaching.sw.hku.hk/family%20life/%E6%9C%B1%E5%AD%90%E6%B2%BB%E5%AE%B6%E6%A0%BC%E8%A8%80.htm



http://www.ln.edu.hk/osl/download/wofoo/index.php

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Suggested WEB Sites:


教育局網頁 :http://www.edb.gov.hk/index.aspx?nodeID=3116&langno=2中文大學全人發展獎勵計劃：http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/chinese/documents/college/whole-person-development.pdf

http://www.edb.gov.hk/index.aspx?nodeID=3116&langno=2

http://www.edb.gov.hk/index.aspx?nodeID=3116&langno=2

http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/chinese/documents/college/whole-person-development.pdf

http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/chinese/documents/college/whole-person-development.pdf

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Suggested WEB Sites:


城市理工大學學生全人發展模式：http://www.cityu.edu.hk/sds/wpd/香港專上教育學院：http://www.vtc.edu.hk/swpd/obj.html和富社會企業：http://wse.hk/index.htm

http://www.cityu.edu.hk/sds/wpd/

http://www.vtc.edu.hk/swpd/obj.html

http://wse.hk/index.htm

http://wse.hk/index.htm

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The Role of the Youth Development Program in the Community –

The Warehouse Teenage Club Ltd.

Q & A6th July, 2011 by Ivan C H TAM

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