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The Summer Camp has been successfully held (August 19-20). We had excellent students from more than ten secondary schools joining our extracurricular learning activities. It was an enjoyable and memorable experience for the students.

Date: 19-20 August 2023 (Saturday to Sunday) Venue and time: Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village (10:00 am to 6:00 pm, 19 August 2023) Hong Kong Observatory (9:00 am to 12:30 pm, 20 August 2023) Language: Cantonese Cost: HK$600 per team (3 students and 1 teacher) Deadline: 17/7/2023(Monday) Application Details        Application form

Date: 19-20 August 2023 (Saturday to Sunday) Venue: Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village Guest speaker: ex-Director of HKO, Mr CHENG Cho-ming Language: Cantonese Cost: HK$1,400 per team (3 students and 1 teacher) Deadline: 10/7/2023(Monday) Application Details        Application form

Date: 19-20 August 2023 (Saturday to Sunday) Venue: Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village Guest speaker: ex-Director of HKO, Mr CHENG Cho-ming Language: Cantonese Cost: HK$1,400 per team (3 students and 1 teacher) Deadline: 28/6/2023 Application Details

Content: Latest update on climate change information Scientific knowledge of urban heat island effect Co-WIN data application for citizen science Street-level 3D model construction Location: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Laboratory, Room 1013, 10th Floor, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong Enquiry: cowin@hku.hk Part 1: Train the Trainers Target: Teachers of secondary schools Date: Saturday, 3rd June, 2023 Time: 9AM - 12PM Application：Google Form Part 2: Student Workshop Target: Form 3-5 secondary school Date: Saturday, 27th May, 2023 Time: 9AM - 12PM Application: Google Form

We are delighted to see so many students attending the workshop last Saturday. We had more than 45 students coming from 10 schools joining the event. The class covered topics related to global warming, local climate impacts, and urban heat island. In this workshop, we intentionally reserved more time for students to work on their 3D models. Unfortunately, there were still some students who were able to finish. Nevertheless, the event was a success. I would like to acknowledge the support from Ho Koon Nature Education Cum Astronomical Centre and the HKU Knowledge exchange fund.

The last Saturday event (May 13) was successfully conducted. We had more than 26 teachers from 25 schools joined. At the event, we covered lectures related to IPCC AR6 updates, STEM education and urban heat islands. Fruitful discussion about how to move Hong Kong geography STEM education forward was also conducted. Many productive comments were raised by the teachers. Regarding the hands-on 3D map production, we apologise that we didn't have time to cover the entire 3D production process. Nevertheless, we aware that some teachers have successfully created their school map at home after the workshop. How wonderful! Thank you for participating the event. We would like to acknowledge the supports from Ho Koon Nature Education Cum Astronomical Centre and HKU knowledge exchange fund.

For 3D modelling section, these software should be installed before the workshops: Microsoft Windows 10 or above Google Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome/ 3D Viewer: Microsoft store or https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/3d-viewer/9nblggh42ths 3D Builder: Microsoft store or https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/3d-builder/9wzdncrfj3t6 Blender: https://www.blender.org/ (Blender addon: https://github.com/eliemichel/MapsModelsImporter/releases/download/v0.6.2/MapsModelsImporter-v0.6.2.zip) RenderDoc: https://renderdoc.org/

Content: Latest update on climate change information Scientific knowledge of urban heat island effect Co-WIN data application for citizen science Street-level 3D model construction Location: Ho Koon Nature Education cum Astronomical Centre (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen), 101 Route Twisk, Tsuen Wan, New Territories Enquiry: cowin@hku.hk Part 1: Train the Trainers Target: Teachers of secondary schools Date: Saturday, 13th May, 2023 (Changed from 5th May because of DSE geography examination) Time: 9AM - 12PM Application：Google Form Part 2: Student Workshop Target: Form 3-5 secondary school Date: Saturday, 20th May, 2023 Time: 9AM - 12PM Application: Google Form