During the 4-day summer camp, students will be guided by architects, artists and the curator of PMQ Taste Library.
Learn in a playful way through the cross-disciplinary creative experiences of architecture, art and food. Foster the ability of independent thinking without losing empathy, explore during the process, express views without losing focus on teamwork, and combine these experiences into the creative works in the end.
- 1st day (4 hours): Brainstorm and run group discussions through role plays, different games and creative exercises about imagination. Learn to express oneself, appreciate classmates’ creativity, and develop “My Village” together.
- 2nd day (2 hours): Learn how to observe, document and think with empathy through a field trip in Sheung Wan and/or Central, onsite observation and exploring the differences between the real urban space and the imaginary neighbourhood.
- 3rd day (2 hours): Create with different food ingredients as materials, stimulate students’ imaginations through five senses, work together and reflect the food culture of the imaginary village.
- 4th day (3 – 4 hours): Develop creativity through integrating the experiences from the first three days. Share the creative process, results and experiences with classmates and mentors.
Apart from the 4-day summer camp, participants are required to join the exhibition (to be held in Dec 2018 – Jan 2019, exact date to be confirmed). Details will soon be announced.
Mentors’ introductions:
- Architect and Professor Kevin Siu - Kevin Siu is the co-founder of AaaM Architects and the Adjunct Assistant Professor for the Department of Architecture of the Chi Hai College of Higher Education in Hong Kong. With extensive experience in design education and professional practice in architecture field, Kevin Siu co-founded AaaM, abbrieviating architecture as a medium, to populate architecture and creative thinking to the general public through column writings, curations and exhibitions, and a wide range of project realisations. He is also a father of two.
- Artist and teaching artist for children’s art Zoe Liu - Zoe Liu was born and raised in Hong Kong and currently resides in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Zoe graduated with a BFA from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She currently worked as a teaching artist at Honolulu Museum of Art School, projects include Young Artist program and Outreach Art and Science Integration program. She investigates existential questions, social contradictions, and education issues through her works. In particular issues about silencing and forced-feeding education style. Her works showcased in the United States, Hong Kong, Singapore and other places.
- Curator of PMQ Taste Library Andy Lai - Andy Lai, a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Institute, Andy has a strong background in F&B from his past working experience. Currently, he is one of the curators of PMQ Taste Library. As a keen advocate of "you are what you eat”, he believes everyone should constantly seek a better understanding of everything about food. His vision is to use food as the medium to bring happiness and satisfaction to everyone.
Programme Date:
- Summer Camp: 16/7 – 26/8/2018 (Each class lasts for 4 days, please refer to the Summer Camp Schedule for details)
- Exhibition: Dec 2018 – Jan 2019 (exact date to be confirmed)
- Venue: PMQ (35 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong) and the neighbourhood
- Class size: 20 – 25 students / each class
- Target: Local primary school students being promoted to P5 – P6
- Language: Cantonese (assisted with English where necessary)
- Fee: Free (An amount of HKD$300 shall be paid as deposit, the full deposit shall be refunded upon completion of the programme
Application:
Interested participants are required to complete the online enrolment and the deposit payment. Seats are limited and will be arranged in the first-come-first-served basis.
Kids Summer Camps 2018 in Hong Kong
Image Credit: PMQ
Age
10–11
Links
Address
Hong Kong35 Aberdeen St Central, Hong Kong
How to get there?
Just 5-10 minutes walk from Central-Mid-Levels Escalator or Sheung Wan MTR station