Netherlands

A group of four students along with a teacher from our school departed from Hong Kong on October 2nd for the Netherlands to participate in the International Educational Games Competition held by the European Conference on Games Based Learning (ECGBL). They embarked on a journey to explore various places in the Netherlands, engage in sightseeing and cultural exchanges. After nine fruitful days, they safely returned to Hong Kong on October 10th.

Our students, Deng Cheuk Man, Hou Man Wai, Hui Wan To from class 5A, and Lam Ho Yin from class 5B, emerged as champions in the student category of the ECGBL International Educational Games Competition with their self-designed board game. Their remarkable achievement was met with applause from the judges, and they also received valuable advice from fellow participants, academics, and judges.

During the remainder of their trip, the students ventured to different locations in the Netherlands to broaden their horizons. They enjoyed a campus tour at Amsterdam University College, explored local libraries, bookstores, and board game shops, experienced the unique cycling culture of the Netherlands, visited the historic “Anne Frank House” where the author of “The Diary of a Young Girl” hid from the German army, applied scientific principles they had learned in the classroom at the NEMO Science Museum, and had the privilege of visiting the renowned Van Gogh Museum.

The trip to the Netherlands not only bolstered the students’ self-confidence but also expanded their horizons. It was truly an unforgettable experience for them, going beyond what they had learned from books.