Life Event ExemplarOpportunities in Crisis

Courage in the face of

adversity can come from

synergy of the family

Key Stage 4

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Union is StrengthExperience Sharing

Team activities you have joined

in which you realise

the importance of “Union is Strength”

Union is strength

What are the values and attitudes that the weak or the supporting ones have demonstrated in these scenarios?

•fearlessness, courage, willingness to contribute and sacrifice, care for others, selflessness, mutual respect and support, etc.

Union is strength

What opportunities may a crisis bring to those who unite against the “enemy/enemies”?

•discovering more resources than they know before; •reflecting on the ways they see the world and react; •revising the preventive measures;•enhanced problem-solving skills, cooperation, self-understanding and mutual understanding;•strengthened relationships, resilience and trust•forgiveness and optimism, etc.

Scenario DiscussionEach group member plays a role in the scenario and have group discussion on the following:

1.How will each of them feel? What are needed or needed to be done to ease up?

2.What has gone wrong? Is that something they can change or adapt?

3.What are the opportunities?

4.What can he or she do as a son or daughter? How? Do they need anyone to help or cooperate?

Then act your views and suggestions out.

Scenario 1Yin is a S.4 student and leads a

happy life with his mum Linda and 46-year-old dad Eoin. Yin has been over-protected by his parents and is a typical “Hong Kong Child”.

In an accident, Eoin broke his legs and could not work as a supervisor of construction works any more, which has been his job for years.

Scenario 1Being a housewife for long, Linda

could not hide her dismay, though she did not collapse immediately.

Yin was too worried that he became very quiet. His best friend, Lun, soon realised that something went wrong …

Scenario 2Ming and Carl live in a single

family. Their mom works all day and they are brought up by their grandfather.

Their grandfather’s health has been getting poorer in recent years. He cannot take care of them and they have to take up the housework.

Scenario 2 Ming has just promoted to S.6 and is

facing a lot of pressure in exams. Carl finds his studies in S.4 get harder too. Because of her dad’s health, mom’s work has been affected and her boss complained about it.

This year their grandfather has died and the family has fallen into a more difficult situation. Ming is absent from school often and his results get a lot poorer …

Scenario 3 Sue’s parents divorced when she was

in S.1. They had been quarrelling all the time and thus Sue didn’t feel upset. Instead she thought she could live a quieter life with her mom. Now her mom has a boyfriend and is planning to get married some time later. Sue accepts these changes readily and is looking forward to having a happy family again.

Scenario 3Sue has been promoted to S.4 this

year. Her best friend, Kai, is in her class and she can study her favourite subjects. Everything seems great. One day, her stepfather-to-be got drunk and abused her …

Opportunities in Crisis

Opportunities in Crisis

Think it Over

• What goal(s) do you hope your family members can join hands to achieve?

• How can you make it happen with your family?