Another year has flown past again at VSA and it was filled with lots of support for Masarang HK by the school community and our Eco-warrior Clubs.
Our annual school wide RAD Day inspired by Tell Someone Who Cares was a great success again. We raised over HK $15,000 to help support the young orangutans in the new Jerora Forest School.
At the Secondary Swimming Gala Day, the Masarang Club raised awareness and funds for the club. The students’ sold coconut water and healthy snacks for the athletes and spectators. The students also collected money for the year-long Change for Change campaign.
At our PTA Family Fun Day event the Eco-warrior club sold palm sugar and traditional Dayak weavings. In addition, students created posters to raise awareness to the school community about Masarang HK’s amazing work and the destruction brought upon the rainforest by palm oil production. The secondary stall also sold homemade palm sugar bobo tea and biscuits.
During the ESF Green week, Year 5 Eco-warriors went and gave an educational presentation about palm oil. It was a great experience for both the presenters and the audience.
The 3rd Annual Earth Day Biodiversity Walk‘n’Talk took place in late April. We were so lucky to again have Masarang hk committee member and ecologist, Sharne McMillian, lead the walk to educate students and parents about the importance of conserving biodiversity in Hong Kong.
The secondary club held a raffle of two silver pendants, donated by a parent, and the winners were Michael Yang (Y6) and Annabella Deayton (Y5).
Over the Easter Holiday four teachers took a trip to Borneo to see all the great work Masarang and the Sintang Orangutan Centre are doing for the animals and the local community. Teachers visited the new forest school, ran lessons at local primary schools, and put on a professional development session for local teachers. They also took donations collected by some secondary school students at VSA.
We look forward to our continued support of Masarang HK in the coming school year.
Have a lovely summer everyone!
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