mentorship program 2015-16: Dreams come true
The annual Wah Yan College, Hong Kong (WYCHK) / Marymount Secondary School (MSS) Interview Workshop was successfully acomplished on 30 April 2016 at WYCHK.
The event was kicked-off by our honarable guest speakers, WYCHK Principal Dr Y.L. So, MSS Principal Mrs Julie Ma, MSSAA IPC Karen Ho and WYPSA Vice Chairman Dr. Thomas Tsang, followed by our group photo crowded by over 30 mentors and 50 students from both schools.
Before the actual interview started, we invited Mr Stephen Lo and Miss Annabel Chan, each alumni of the two schools, to conduct an interview skills presentation to all students. The mentors and mentees were then ushered to their respective classrooms, where mentors led self-introduction, one-one-one interview workshop and group discussion mimicking actual university interview and provided invaluably critical comments throughout the process. Different from last year, we added a second round of group discussion section with swapped mentors in order to widen the mentees exposure to mentors in other groups. The function was then ended with sharing section from both mentors and mentees after close to five hours of fruitful activities.
We want to show our greatest gratitude to all guests, mentors, teachers, helpers, etc . Your contributions brought significant benefits to our fellow students. We hope and believe the function will continue to support mentees not only on interview skills, but also for linkage among mentors and mentees.
The event was kicked-off by our honarable guest speakers, WYCHK Principal Dr Y.L. So, MSS Principal Mrs Julie Ma, MSSAA IPC Karen Ho and WYPSA Vice Chairman Dr. Thomas Tsang, followed by our group photo crowded by over 30 mentors and 50 students from both schools.
Before the actual interview started, we invited Mr Stephen Lo and Miss Annabel Chan, each alumni of the two schools, to conduct an interview skills presentation to all students. The mentors and mentees were then ushered to their respective classrooms, where mentors led self-introduction, one-one-one interview workshop and group discussion mimicking actual university interview and provided invaluably critical comments throughout the process. Different from last year, we added a second round of group discussion section with swapped mentors in order to widen the mentees exposure to mentors in other groups. The function was then ended with sharing section from both mentors and mentees after close to five hours of fruitful activities.
We want to show our greatest gratitude to all guests, mentors, teachers, helpers, etc . Your contributions brought significant benefits to our fellow students. We hope and believe the function will continue to support mentees not only on interview skills, but also for linkage among mentors and mentees.
mentorship program 2014-15 & career fair
The annual Student Interview Workshop, co-organized by WYPSA and Marymount Secondary School Alumnae Association (MSSAA), successfully took place on May 9, 2015 (Saturday). More than 150 form-5 students and alumni from both schools gathered on the Wah Yan campus for this interactive and fruitful workshop. The workshop began with inspiring opening speeches given by the principals from both schools, Mrs. Julie Ma (MSS) and Dr. Ying-lun So (WY). Coordinators from both alumni clubs then delivered a series of presentation and group demonstration to equip students with the essential skills and knowledge of succeeding in admission interviews. During the breakout session in the second half of the event, mentors were able to directly interact with the students and provided personal advice in a small-group atmosphere. The workshop ended with a constructive feedback session given by the mentors, and also an encouraging closing remark by Anna Lisa Lee, the representative from MSSAA.
This year we also hosted a successful and large scale Career Fair event. Being different from previous year’s events which were held on weekends, this year’s program was hosted on a Friday and we were pleased to have the entire Form 5 students participated in our event.
We conducted a thorough survey from all Form 5 Students in regards to their preference for various professional industries; and subsequently we selected the most popular 13 industries for our Career Fair. Apart from the relatively popular industries such as Banking/Finance, Accounting, Legal and Medical, we also invited old boys from industries such as Aviation, Entertainment, Architecture, Marketing/Advertising, Physiotherapy, Information Technology, Social Work, Civil Engineering and Entrepreneurship to join our event. We aimed to provide diversity across different industries so they could gain better understanding in different sectors.
We are very grateful for all the generous support from the participated alumni and teachers, whose contribution was crucial to the success of the event. WYPSA will continue such meaningful joint effort and keep exploring ways to benefit the young Wahyanites.
This year we also hosted a successful and large scale Career Fair event. Being different from previous year’s events which were held on weekends, this year’s program was hosted on a Friday and we were pleased to have the entire Form 5 students participated in our event.
We conducted a thorough survey from all Form 5 Students in regards to their preference for various professional industries; and subsequently we selected the most popular 13 industries for our Career Fair. Apart from the relatively popular industries such as Banking/Finance, Accounting, Legal and Medical, we also invited old boys from industries such as Aviation, Entertainment, Architecture, Marketing/Advertising, Physiotherapy, Information Technology, Social Work, Civil Engineering and Entrepreneurship to join our event. We aimed to provide diversity across different industries so they could gain better understanding in different sectors.
We are very grateful for all the generous support from the participated alumni and teachers, whose contribution was crucial to the success of the event. WYPSA will continue such meaningful joint effort and keep exploring ways to benefit the young Wahyanites.