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Teach4HK
Fostering university students into teachers for grassroots pupils
ABOUT
Year Established: 2015
Beneficiaries: Grassroots children
http://tfhk.org | |
Teach For Hong Kong | |
Cultivating Future Leaders in the Education Sector |
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SOCIAL ISSUES
- Only 1 out of 10 students below the poverty line are admitted to universities
- Grassroots pupils often lack skills in core subject and also exposures to extra-curricular activities
SOCIAL INNOVATION
- Inviting outstanding students from different academic disciplines into the education sector
- Offering a one-year's "give and take" mentorship programme, so that they contribute the society by teaching at schools, at the same time they are mentored by business leaders to prepare for a career after Fellowship
EXCEPTED SOCIAL IMPACT
![]() | 2,000 hours to be taught to grassroots children by our fellows |
![]() | 7,305 pupils in 6 partner schools to receive life-changing education from the fellows |
![]() | Pupils under the poverty line to be given better chances to attend university, by being taught core subject skills and by participating in extra-curricular activities |
BUSINESS MODEL
Teach4HK gains revenue from charging fees from participated schools
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PROGRAMME CONTENT
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Summer training for Teach4HK fellows
Various trainings are provided to our fellows. They include teaching plan development, teaching skills, leadership, career development and social entrepreneurship and its development.
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Teaching placement at grassroots schools
Teach4HK fellows teach as permitted teachers in diversified projects including Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA), life-and-career education and in-class teaching.
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Alumni’s Network and Career Programmes
They include information about teachers’ career, vocational trainings, employer partnerships and an alumni’s network.