KGV Alliance II
At the KGV Alliance event on 2 October, we shared a very powerful story of collaboration, innovation and partnership. Our new KGV Alliance is a community partnership, powered by student ideas to create positive change. Our goal is to connect our students and school to the community in new, authentic and sustainable ways.
This story was about 12 KGV senior students participating in an internship with a local start-up business, Meeopp. What happened was quite amazing as our students:
- Collaborated with the entrepreneurs and experienced different aspects of the business
- Were placed is an exciting entrepreneurial environment
- Were encouraged to come up with their own ideas for innovation
- Engaged in real work challenges and learning opportunities
- Were coached and mentored through the experience
The outcome was incredible. Through the collaboration, Meeopp and our students created a new online education product to accelerate Chinese Language acquisition at IB Diploma level. The school is now working with Meeopp and our students to further develop, test and iterate the product which is ready soon for commercial release.
At the KGV Alliance event, Meeopp Co-Founder Kathleen Ting shared this powerful story of collaboration. It illustrated the exciting possibilities that exist as we connect people in our community in new and exciting ways. It also brought alive our school purpose to ‘be your own remarkable…’ and to create a ‘school for one’. Only a school embedded in the fabric of community, can create rich and real learning experiences for our students. The power in this story lies in the two way learning process. Not only did our students learn all about the world of start-ups, but they also helped create and shape new ideas in real time and in the world of business. Remarkable stuff!
We were also excited to have Hong Kong based global speaker Rob Lilwall at this KGV Alliance event. Rob’s message about embracing challenge, overcoming fear, and having a collaborative mind-set resonated strongly with the audience.
The audience left inspired by the quality of our students and the power of their dreams. The presence of a large audience sent a powerful message that we value our students and their big ideas.
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