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Code-to-Care

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What is Code-to-Care?

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Code-to-Care is an innovative program that seamlessly merges a STEAM curriculum, encompassing Computational Thinking, Mobile app development, Design Thinking, and creative use of media technology, with a community mentoring initiative. Its primary objective is to empower students by fostering emotional management, enhancing their social and emotional well-being, and facilitating community integration.

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The Framework

Adopt a Positive Education framework with a special focus on "Social-Emotional Learning"

The course is based on "Problem-Based Learning" and "Self-Directed Learning"

Especially suitable for students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) to participate

Setup

Target

Secondary students (F1- F3)

 

Content

3 set of curriculum integrated with a Mentoring program

ICT Coding Class

Design Thinking & Problem Solutions

Technologies application with media emphasis

Mentoring Program

(Mentors can be university students,

professionals, and/or retirees)

Deployment Mode

  • Full-year Form (F1, F2, or F3), or

  • As ECA interests classes
     

Expected results of the course

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For students

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  • More enthusiastic, collaborative, creative and improved problem-solving ability

  • Have better social skills, emotional management skills and mental health

  • Be more open to differences, build peer relationships and care more about community and increase feelings of connection

  • Promote interaction and integration between students with special educational needs and other students

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For teachers

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  • We provide interesting and engaging STEAM courses to a variety of students

  • We help to make students become more motivated in learning and self-managed,

  • We help to make classroom management better/easier

  • We engaged students to be more motivated in learning and better in self-management

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Provide schools with

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  • Increased social capital, expanded volunteer network

  • Get more exposure in STEAM competitions

  • A more inclusive positive educational environment

More in-depth explanation of Code-to-Care

Code-to-Care aims to address critical societal issues

  • The dire need for comprehensive mental health support and holistic well-being among young adolescents.

  • Secondary schools’ students are grappling with various social-emotional challenges, an issue of increasing concern.

  • Particular prominent among the growing population of Special Education Needs (SEN) students who face resource limitations, misconceptions, and exclusion within both educational institutions and the wider community.

  • The program adopts the Social Emotional Learning model, which promotes the development of students' soft skills, resilience, and mental well-being.

  • The program focuses on enhancing interpersonal and relational proficiencies, fostering emotional management, and cultivating a sense of inclusion and connection with the community,

  • Code-to-Care endeavors to empower students on multiple fronts.

Our approach

Results

  • A program which allows students to collaborate with mentors who provide guidance, support, and valuable feedback.

  • Mentors play a pivotal role in assisting students in identifying community needs and developing impactful projects that address specific issues faced by individuals within the community.

  • Students work alongside their mentors to create meaningful solutions that positively impact the lives of those around them.

3 Courses Connected by a Holistic Development Program

What sets us apart is that we also offer a life development and mentorship program that runs concurrently with the three courses. All our mentors receive specialized and relevant training on how to engage with and support SEN youth.

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The mentorship program we offer is one-on-one mentor to student. We also want to emphasize the flexibility of the program and the services we will provide you. All lessons and components can be offered as ECA suited to the particular schedule of your institution.

Mentoring
Approach

We believe social collaboration enhances STEM education by promoting real-world application, diverse perspectives, communication skills, engagement, innovation, and critical thinking. Our coding program includes a mentoring scheme that connects students with experienced mentors who provide real-world context, individualized feedback, and social and collaborative skill development.

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Our mentoring scheme uses PERMA and SEL to enhance the following:

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Cognitive + Social + Emotional + Values + Perspectives + Non-cognitive Skills

Cognitive

Creativity, problem-solving skills,

self-learning skills

Social

Social awareness, conflict resolution, cooperative behaviour

Emotional

Emotional awareness, emotional regulation and management, resilience

Values

Ethical and civic values, generosity, caring for other and community

Perspectives

Optimism, gratitude, openness, inclusiveness

Non-cognitive Skills

Confidence,  growth mindset; motivation, grit

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STEM with Community Mentoring

Positive Emotion

Mentors foster positive emotions by creating a supportive environment where students feel valued and encouraged.

Engagement

Social awareness, conflict resolution, cooperative behaviour

Positive Relationships

Emotional awareness, emotional regulation and management, resilience

Meaning

Ethical and civic values, generosity, caring for other and community

Accomplishment

Optimism, gratitude, openness, inclusiveness

Positive Education

Social and Emotional Learning

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Our approach to holistic STEM education aims to be comprehensive and contextualized. So we include the person within the environment including the classroom, school, home and community:
 

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Evaluation

We take program evaluation seriously and collaborate with researchers from The University of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Our evaluation process includes quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews to provide a comprehensive view of program impact. 

 

Surveys use standardized scales to assess changes in students' thoughts, well-being, attitudes, and behaviors. Interviews with students, teachers, and mentors are semi-structured, adding depth to our understanding. Through rigorous evaluation, we continuously enhance our programs for meaningful impact.

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Services that we provide

  1. Coordination of Code-to-Care program at your school / organisation

  2. We prepare both the curriculum and the material for the mentoring program

  3. We assist with mentor requirement

  4. We provide training to teachers, students, and mentors

  5. Match supporting sponsors with respective schools / organisations

Contact us if

You want to implement a Coding and /or mentoring program but don’t have the resources to do it

You want to implement a Coding and /or mentoring program but don’t know how / where to start

If you want a free trial

Please contact us:

WhatsApp: 9047 0395

Phone no.: 3598 3680

Email: youCodia@ygn.org.hk

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