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Mr. Danie Strydom
Founder of HK Forest Kindergarten
Human Library + Workshop: Forest Kindergarten
Danie Strydom grew up on a farm in South Africa, with plenty of space to run around, trees to climb and adventures to be had. At school Danie was just labeled naughty and stupid, diagnosed with dyslexia, school was not a fun experience for Danie. Danie has been involved in education for the last 25 years and have traveled and taught in more than 50 different countries of the world. Danie came to Hong Kong 14 years ago and worked in a number of churches, kindergartens, playgroups and learning centers in Hong Kong.
Danie started the HK Forest Kindergarten in Hong Kong in January 2015. Since February he has taken more than 100 families to the Forest to PLAY. At the moment we have a Tuesday and Saturday class. The children get to play, run around, explore, climb, fall and get wet all in a day's work! The activities are child led, and because of that is different every week. Regardless of the weather, rain or shine - the kids get to play outside. The amazing thing is that we have no learning difficulties or behavioral problems, and no "sign" of ADHD, all we have is a lot of happy and tired kids at the end of the day!
Currently Danie is completing his MBA, and hope to open a true Forest Kindergarten in Hong Kong.
Mr. Wong Chung Kit
Founder and Chairman of La Violet Education and La Violet Charity Foundation
Human Library + Workshop: You can be a lyricist too!
- Lyricist, with more than 100 published cantopops, including 〈出走〉、〈錯過了〉、〈愛得起〉
- 2013 Youth Leader
- Person in charge of「今生不做機械人夢想計劃」
- Author of 2 Chinese books:《今生不做機械人》and 《畀返個仔我》
- 10 years banking experience<
Ms. Esther Chu
Founder, Go Kids
Human Library + Workshop: Go Kids: My children don't go to kindergarten
Esther has worked with St. Stephen's Society for over 20 years in Hong Kong, pioneering their service with children and young people and helping drug abusers and families. She and her husband, Chan Cheuk Ho, also established a residential youth programme called "Gogetters". A family of four with two little sons, they noticed that the Hong Kong education system stunted creativity, so they joined with like-minded parents to educate their own children. She established "Go Kids", in which parents and their children explore learning together in a creative and informal environment for free.
Ms. Pia Wong
Executive Director, Bring Me a Book Hong Kong
Human Library + Workshop: Storytelling & Selecting the Best ENGLISH Books to read with kids
Since joining Bring Me A Book Hong Kong in 2009, Pia has been driven by a deep desire to make a positive impact on society and to spread the joy of reading and love of learning amongst children in Hong Kong. She places strong emphasis on the value of collaboration amongst similar-minded NGO’s and community based agencies in Hong Kong.
In 2012, Pia received a certificate from the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program in “Strategic Perspectives in Non Profit Management”. She is a graduate of University College London and Hong Kong University with 15 years of experience in strategic planning and communications. Pia spent five years in Shanghai leading the Corporate Practice of Weber Shandwick Worldwide and retuned to Hong Kong to join Synovate as Regional Marketing Manager. Pia is an active member of the Hong Kong Philosophy Café and has two son who she loves to read to – every night!
Ms. Joyce Choi (Choi EE)
Bring Me a Book (Hong Kong)
Human Library + Workshop: Storytelling & Selecting the Best CHINESE Books to read with kids
Choi EE is an enthusiastic promoter of parent-child reading in Hong Kong. She has over 10 years experience in conducting trainings for parents in local kindergartens, primary schools and community centres to spread the love of reading amongst parents and children. She runs reading clubs in the community and hosts parent-child talks and workshops about reading. She trains social workers and teachers on how to read stories and provides regular trainings to the elderly, adults and children.
Ms. Angie Lin
Trainer, Bring Me A Book Hong Kong
Human Library + Workshop: DIY Make Your Own Books
Angie holds a M.Ed. in TESOL from University of British Columbia, Canada, an M.A. in Communications from Purdue University, U.S.A. and a B.A. in English from Nanjing University, China. She has worked as a college English teacher, corporate trainer, consultant, English and Mandarin tutor, and playgroup instructor. A strong believer of the importance of reading to young children, Angie is keen to spread the joy of reading to more. Since she joined Bring Me A Book, she has been active and well received to read stories in schools, community centers, organizations, and events like International Readers Festival.
Mr Chris Ng
Co-founder, Floating Classroom
Human Library + Floating Classroom
After completing degrees in Mathematics and Meteorology in the UK, Chris started his experiential education career in Outward Bound Hong Kong. Then he served in the Life Front-Line Sailing Ministry, a sail training organization in Christian values. As skipper of the training vessel "Spitali", he combines hands-on experience on board with academic knowledge, by teaching the students to apply academic theories in the real world. "Project Voyager" is the first project designed around boat making and sailing. It was launched in conjunction with a local secondary school in October, 2014.
Ms Rita Ching
Deputy Executive Director, The Women's Foundation
Founder & Principal, Above and Beyond Education (a social enterprise)
Human Library + Workshop: Children, how would you like to be brought up - Positive Parenting
Ms. Ching founded Above and Beyond, an education centre in Sham Shui Po that instructs on positive education to support primary and secondary school students, their parents and teaching and education professionals. Her students, colleagues and community at large all benefit tremendously from her passion and expertise in promoting Positive Education.She holds a Masters in Social Policy from the University of York and a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management and Training at the University of Leicester, both based in the UK. She continued her professional development and overseas training in Positive Education at the Geelong Grammar School in Australia and Social Emotional Learning at the University of California Berkeley in the US.
Ms Ching has extensive experience working for the Employees Retraining Board. She was also seconded to work at the Education Bureau, where she successfully launched a promotional series for the new culture of education and produced the well known promotion video “Learning is not scoring”.
She has also served as an External Advisor of the Higher Diploma of Public Policy and Administration Course and an External Advisor and Examination Reviewer of Yi Jin Diploma for the School of Continuing Education at Hong Kong Baptist University. Ms Ching is also an organizing member of the ‘Family-Friendly Employers Award Scheme' and a member of the Advisory Group for the ‘Financial Education Programmes for Grassroots' of the Investor Education Centre, a subsidiary of the Securities & Futures Commission. She has been awarded “Hong Kong Outstanding Women Volunteer” of Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association.
Magician Siu Kin
Human Library + Workshop: Abracadabra
Siu Kin is a policeman and a magician. He volunteers to lead a magician troupe with a hope to raise the awareness of the public towards people who are mentally and physically challenged, and bring happiness to everyone with magic.
What can you learn through magic? Interact with a real magician, experience it yourself.
Mr. Rory Shum
Human Library + Workshop: Robot No More: Dream come true stories
Rory lost his left arm in a traffic accident 10 years ago. After 7 years of low self-esteem, he gathered himself and became a triathlon champion. He has started learning violin , hoping to find self-confidence through music. He wants to use this own story to empower people with different abilities to believe in themselves.
Mr. Syrus Kwan
Human Library + workshop: Robot No More: Dream come true stories
Imminently emigrating overseas, Syrus has created a series of drawings about 'home' which show his love of Hong Kong. He also works with different organisations to release products that would help spread the message of love. Syrus is targeting to open a themed cafe, and is currently working at a restaurant to gain experience needed to make this dream come true.
Mr. Yu Cao
Co-founder of P1arenting
Human Library + Workshop: P1arenting: Family Play Everyday!
He worked in philanthropic venture capital and assisted the incubation of several social enterprises. He is passionate in education issues and co-founded a charity, “HeartFire Education Service”, to alleviate education inequality.
Mr. Alan Lam
Go!Fence
Human Library + Workshop: P1arenting x Go!Fence
Alan has been working in corporate training for years. He imported child-friendly fencing equipment from Italy to offer unique and safe fencing experience for families.
Mr. Linus Leung
Founder, Oulamii Sooj African Drum and Dance Academy
Human Library + workshop: P1arenting: Family Play Everyday!
Linus has been working in art education business for almost 10 years, and has collaborated with more than 400 organizations and schools. He also led his fellows participating in some Hong Kong large events.
Mr. Dominic Tong
CEO and Founder of BOM City
Human Library + workshop: P1arenting: Family Play Everyday!
Dominic is the CEO and Founder of BOM City, which is an education and entertainment company to provide children play and parenting activities. He has been working in Education and Commercial Sectors for more than 20 years. His expertise is on outsourcing, nurturing B2B cooperation, project management and networking.