Welcome back to School!
Welcome back and wish you all had a wonderful summer break! Also, we would like to welcome all Year 10 parents and students, especially to all new students this year. This Vision Newsletter comes out weekly via email to Year 10 - 13 students and parents in Term 1, and in terms 2 and 3 it comes out every two weeks. The Higher Education (HE) Department is based in STW Campus Room A209. Should you have any questions related to Higher Education & Careers, please feel free to contact us at careers@online.island.edu.hk or email Ms Helen Fung. We are always here to help. :-)
What's on at Island School...
[New] Resources from Island School
The below are the useful resources from Island School. Please bookmark the links and check the updates from the websites. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram and Facebook!
Island School Websites:
HE Connection:
HE Counsellor List (2021-2022):
Mr Roger Wilkinson: 12E, IBCP (roger.wilkinson@online.island.edu.hk)
Mr Orteg Dakaj: 12D, 12N, 13F, 13R, 13W (orteg.dakaj@online.island.edu.hk)
Mr Chris Whitehead: 12F, 12R, 12W, 13D, 13E, 13N (chris.whitehead@online.island.edu.hk)
We will update the counsellor list for Year 11 later.
[New] ESF Connect
We strongly advise all Year 13 students sign up on the ESF Connect Platform. Not only are the registrations for the Bridge events there, it is a also a great networking site for all ESF Alumni.
Connect - Find and reminisce with fellow graduates, see what they have been up to and stay in touch. Give back - Introduce, employ and offer to act as a mentor to our graduating students. Expand - Leverage your professional network to get introduced to people you should know. Re-connect with old classmates - ESF Connect allows you to both re-connect with old classmates as well as enabling you to utilise the trusted English Schools Foundation environment to expand your professional network. Your English Schools Foundation Community - By fully integrating with social networks, and cultivating a culture of helping and giving back, you will be amazed how vibrant your English Schools Foundation community is!
[New] Asian Charity Services' First Teens Give Program 2021- Job Shadowing in NGOs cum fund raising video making competition
Congratulations to 11W Adrian WONG! This summer earmarked a huge milestone in the community services journey of Adrian WONG! After a week of job shadowing, it is thrilled to announce that Adrian's team won the Champion of the video making competition of the first
Teens Give program 2021 launched by Asian Charity Services (ACS). The most encouraging reward is to get $100k prize to fund ChickenSoup Foundation.
Adrian, being an enthusiastic young person, has been selected to join ACS's First Teens Give program from 24 July to 5 August 2021. It is a highly engaging program which teaches teens the business of philanthropy and helps them understand their role in this world and the impacts they can make. Through engaging them in a week of invaluable job shadowing in ACS's list of NGOs, the ten teens teams ended the program with making a marketing videos to promote their NGOs.
Adrian's team, with 3 energetic youngsters, is led by a caring voluntary mentor to participate in a week of unforgettable and fruitful job shadowing experience in the ChickenSoup Foundation. The foundation intensively engaged them in various aspects of their work to let them understand how and what they are doing to empower those families in crisis with love and other assistance.
Adrian's team winning video is now broadcasting in the Billboard at Causeway Bay MTR Exit F1 from 16-29 August 2021. They sincerely hope that their video can touch people’s hearts and let more people know about the philosophy of the ChickenSoup Foundation and how important their impacts, either through volunteering work or donations, can make the needed families a huge difference in life. Afterall, we are one family! SOUL GOOD, ChickenSoup! For more details please visit ChickenSoup Foundation and ACS
[Article and photos provided by Adrian Wong 11W]
What's on in Hong Kong...
[New] Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Online Admissions Talk
While school begins, we are all stepping into a new admissions cycle and the season of preparing students for university studies. We are excited to share with you about our upcoming HKUST Online Admissions Talk for International Qualifications / Holders of International Qualifications on September 25 (Sat) from 7 PM to 8 PM.
You are mostly welcome to join the session. Everyone will get first-hand updates on admissions, programs and scholarship schemes for 2022 intake (NEW!!), learn about exciting opportunities at HKUST and university life from student sharing, and to ask us anything on real-time Q&A session.
Please register through this link by September 12 (Sun). Registrants will receive confirmation email and the Zoom link in due course.
What's on in other countries...
[New] US - John Hopkins University Application Tips Series
What we look for in a student's application
Here at Hopkins, we are looking to create a class of students who have different interests and perspectives because we believe that diversity of thought encourages original research ideas and meaningful collaboration within the Hopkins community.
That's why we review the full context of a student’s application—from their academic potential to how they engage in communities and the causes that matter to them.
Check out the video to learn more about how you can craft your applications with our review process in mind. You may also check out more tips from our admissions committee on our College Planning Toolkit.
[New] JP - Keio University GIGA Programme
At long last, the second leg of the open campus events will finally begin today!
Date and time: 10am - 5pm (JST) / 9am - 4pm (HKT) on Tuesday, August 24
How to participate: Advance reservations are not required.
Some highlights you don't want to miss
Current Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) students will be conducting a LIVE tour, right on campus! As well as current students, faculty members, and alumni, who are each active in various fields, will be holding round-table talks in both English and Japanese. They will be looking through your questions in real-time on YouTube live chat, so hope you join the fun!
We will also be hosting a variety of contents including, explanations on "What is it like to study at SFC?" and its admissions process, mock lectures, and much more.
Definitely a must check!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at sfc-opencampus@sfc.keio.ac.jp.
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