RAPT Events

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Our Coffee Morning discussed Chinese language and learning at RCHK! It was open to all Primary and Secondary parents.

RAPT invited all their volunteers to attend their appreciation lunch on 14 June 2018, 1pm – 3pm in SPC102.

RAPT Family Fun Day was held on Tuesday 1 May, 2018 (Public Holiday). It entailed an excursion to 2 outlying islands in Mirs Bay: Tung Ping Chau and Tap Mun. Everyone had a great time!

RCHK’s annual Joyful Fruit Day was celebrated on 19 April 2018. This year, the theme was “Fruit-Nutritious & Cool!”

Our Coffee Morning discussion was led by the Further Education team, who spoke about how to go about the university search, application and decision-making process. Parents with students in any year level were welcome to attend.

Presentation slides are available here.

During this coffee morning, participants were invited to learn more about how RCHK integrates Chinese learning into the school curriculum. Workshops were set up for the audience to engage and gain a better understanding of the topic.

Please see here for the featured presentations.

Our RAPT Coffee Morning was to thank all those who helped make the College Fair such a success!

On Wednesday 15th November, RAPT held a mix-and-mingle event, with Positive Education with guest speaker Dr. Helen Street, Education Consultant and Applied Psychologist in the new Specialist Centre (SPC102).

RAPT held their regular Coffee Morning, to discuss how much screen time is too much.

It was presented by Katrina Rozga (MA, Psychology).

RAPT held a Coffee Morning on the subject of ‘Student Transition’, including discussions on Step Up Week (with Tracy Wnek, Year 6 Coordinator), what to expect in secondary school (with Geoff Wheeler, Vice-Principal of Secondary, and Lucy Draper, Head of Year for Year 7) and introduction to Further Education (with Gigi Lam, Further Education Counsellor).

Kim Anderson is a mother, public speaker and educational advocate. She shared her and her daughter’s learning journey, “What Is Possible”, and the well-being project that they’ve been working on.

This was a great opportunity to thank all of the volunteers, parents, teachers, staff and students for their contributions to the College Fair.

Guest speaker Jen Dentry joined RAPT to discuss the importance and impact of volunteer work.

RAPT hosted a special coffee morning on how to help your child transition to Year 7. Even though this was a topic that is targeted towards current Year 6 parents, all parents who wished to learn more about how things work in secondary school were welcome.

RAPT was delighted to have Ms. Virginia Spielmann, Director of SPOT, come to share her expertise in ways to support gross motor development at home.

Child and youth psychologist Dr. John Shanahan came to present on how you can help your children develop resiliency and assertiveness skills.

RAPT was very happy to be able to invite counsellor Ms. Kathryn Sly to give a talk on difficulties that children can face during camp. Parents also had the chance to meet the RCHK Wellbeing Team.

The annual Volunteers Appreciation Lunch is thrown by RAPT to thank all of the volunteers who help out with RAPT events.

Each year when the return to school rolls around, RAPT throws a Welcome Back BBQ for staff members. Great food, great company!

The RCHK College Fair is a major event in both the college and the local Ma On Shan communities. Organised by RAPT, this colourful event is the preeminent fundraiser for Renaissance College. Not only does the fair bring families together for a day of fun-filled activities, money spent on the fair day benefit RCHK students through new facilities, equipment and learning supplies. Find out more about the College Fair here!

Decorations for the 10th anniversary College Fair in 2016.

“Students’ Revenge”, a game where students throw water balloons at teachers, at the College Fair in 2015.

Performances at the 2014 College Fair.

RAPT members at the first-ever College Fair in 2007.

Every year, RAPT invites the RCHK support staff, Blue Team and Chartwells to a thank you lunch, to thank them for their hard work and support during the College Fair.

Uniforms seem to be an endless cycle of buying and kids growing out of them, and RAPT would like to help with this cycle to promote sustainability.
RAPT holds Secondhand Uniform Sales several times a year (including during the annual College Fair). All the proceeds are donated to LIRC to purchase resources for the library.

RAPT Jam is a new activity held by the association. It aims to bring parents who have strong interests and expertise in various aspects. Through interesting workshops, we bring together parents/guardians as housewives, working moms and dads to share jewellery, floral arrangement, arts and crafts as well as cooking festive of foods etc.

DIY Jewellery Workshop May 19, 2017 & June 22, 2017
Take a look at our very first ever DIY Jewellery workshop led by our parent, Phoebe Ngai, who enjoys working with various gemstones and crystal in her spare time and would love to share her interest with our members on some bracelets and earrings making.

Service Fair is an annual event in August for secondary students to understand more about the CAS programme provided by the school and other NGOs. The College Fair Preparatory Committee has a counter for secondary students to sign up as volunteers to help support the annual fundraising event in school.

RAPT sponsors the refreshments for the two primary back-to-school nights in August and secondary back-to-school night in September. RAPT’s representatives and volunteers talk to the parents, answer questions and recruit new parent volunteers.

The ACAMIS Bake Sale was held by RAPT members to raise money for RCHK Sports.