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Sharing by Head Counsellors 2021-22

4A Li Wai Yan 5C Pang Ka Ying Blooming in grace

It is definitely my pleasure and honor to be able to It is my honour to work as one of the Head
serve as one of the Head Counsellors. Being a Head Counsellors. As Head Counsellors, we try to build
Counsellor is very different from being a coordinator. In connections with the S1 students. Our aims are to
this academic year, I have faced lots of challenges on help them develop a sense of belonging to the school
my job, especially when a lot of face-to-face activities and provide suggestions to help them deal with
had to be switched online due to COVID-19. the issues they have. While counsellors need to be
patient and have good communication skills, a Head
One major challenge I faced was the online S1 Counsellor serves as a leader guiding counsellors to
counselling programme. Our S1 schoolmates were fulfil their duties.
really shy at the beginning of the programme. My
partner Pang Ka Ying and I had to wreck our brains As other students, we also had our problems.
to guide our counsellors to help S1 students get I remember once we had to organise a reunion
more involved, especially in group discussions. It was gathering for the S1 students. We did not just need to
definitely not easy. But it was also this challenge that decide where and when the event would take place.
taught me how to be a better leader. Most of all, we had to think about ‘how’. Through
numerous meetings within the counselling team,
Recalling the days when I first joined the counselling we finally had a better understanding of the major
team in S2, I had to lead the S1 schoolmates in group difficulties troubling the S1 students and came up with
chatting sessions – it was kind of a hard thing for me activities that could address their needs accordingly.
as I was only a year older than them. It was quite
frustrating when there was only awkwardness and Working in the Counselling Team is really a treasurable
silence during the conversations. Luckily, with the experience. Not only have I improved my analytical
help of other more experienced counsellors, I slowly skills but I also enhanced the problem-solving abilities.
grasped the skills of leading a conversation. At the
end of the year, some S1 schoolmates came to thank During the pandemic, we were unable to meet each
us for helping them adapt to the new school life. They other face-to-face. All programmes needed to be
said they were glad that we were there. These were conducted online. It was really a challenging task
the most beautiful words ever said to me in my school for us as we lacked such experience. Before every
years. These made me keep on carrying out the job programme, we communicated online days and nights
of counsellor until now and the feedback from the S1 to ensure the details of the event went according to 校 刊 念 十 五 周 紀 年
students became my motivation for doing well in this plan. It was really hard for us to prepare games online
position. which originally should be conducted face-to-face. But
through our persistent hard work, the programmes
Along the journey of being a counsellor, the things finally went smoothly as expected.
I’ve gained and learned were vast and they would
definitely last a lifetime. Here, I would also like to thank That was not the work of our Committee members
the teachers and schoolmates that have supported only. Without the continued support of our teachers 50 th Anniversary
me along the way. It will always be an unforgettable and schoolmates, we would never be able to achieve
experience of my secondary school life. this big. Thank you, teachers and schoolmates.

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