Rosedale Global High School Winter Camp in Hong Kong—in collaboration with the University of Hong Kong

Empowering Future Global Leaders:

Highlights of Rosedale Global High School’s Winter Camp in Hong Kong

Rosedale Global High School partnered with the University of Hong Kong (HKU) for a dynamic Winter Camp titled “Global Leadership: Design Thinking and Social Innovation.” This transformative program provided students the unique opportunity to explore global leadership, design thinking, and social innovation, while fostering intercultural exchange and academic enrichment.

During the week-long camp, students engaged in 15 hours of academic lectures led by the University of Hong Kong professors. The sessions, conducted in English, delved into topics such as design thinking methodologies and social innovation principles. Through interactive discussions and activities, students honed their analytical and creative skills.

A highlight of the program was a 20-minute presentation where students identified organizations exemplifying social innovation and presented case studies to staff and professors at the University of Hong Kong, showcasing their ability to apply theoretical concepts to real-world scenarios.

Beyond academics, students explored the region of Hong Kong and its post-secondary landscape, visiting five leading universities. Workshops and campus tours provided insights into various disciplines and career paths, igniting aspirations for international education.

Complementing academic pursuits were socio-cultural activities, including city tours and iconic experiences such as riding the Ding Ding (Hong Kong Tramways) and boat tours.

The Winter Camp underscored the necessity of global academic experiences in both shaping informed global citizens, and preparing for a clear transition from high school to higher education. It equipped participants with the tools and mindset needed to thrive in an interconnected world, empowering them to drive positive change.

As students return home, they carry with them newfound knowledge, skills, and a deeper appreciation of diversity. The Winter Camp exemplified the transformative potential of international collaboration and experiential learning, while preparing them to make meaningful contributions to their communities through problem solving, and empowering their growth to become the next generation of global leaders.

Travel Diary｜What is it like to study at the University of Hong Kong?

The Hong Kong Winter Camp of the 2024 Global Leadership Program, jointly organized by HKU and Rosedale Global High School, has come to a successful conclusion. What are the highlights of this program? What did the students gain? Let’s take a look:

DAY 1: Course + HKU Campus Visit

After the opening ceremony in the morning, Dr. Vivian Chu, Deputy Director of the Master of Social Sciences Program at HKU, presented the first course on global leadership.

Students received a welcome luncheon hosted by HKU and were guided by HKU Student Ambassadors on a campus tour; in the evening, they jointly explored the city of Hong Kong.

DAY 2: Course + Team Building Activities

Three hours of engaging discussion occurred in the morning with a lecture on how to play a leadership role in a world where knowledge economy, globalization, and regional dynamics are constantly changing. Today’s presenter is Dr. Michael Luk, Honorary Associate Professor at HKU.

In the afternoon, the students were excited about the team activity—Dialogue in the Dark. Trying out various activities in the dark space of the Experience Center, they were able to build trust, “see” more, and discover differences in the world.

DAY 3: Course + Dream University Campus Visits

The theme of the third course was Design Thinking and Innovation, with Joe Chui, Global Head of Customer Relationship Management Solutions from MCM Worldwide. He led the students through a lively and practical class, allowing them to experience first-hand how enterprises can solve practical problems through design thinking.

The afternoon was led by Rosedale Global High School teachers, and students visited two of their dream universities—The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Students exchanged questions and answers with teachers from the Admissions Offices of each university, and visited the PolyU AIR Lab filled with science and technology, the main library in CUHK as well as other campus landmarks.

DAY 4: Unleashed Creativity + Dream University Campus Visits

The theme of today’s lecture continues to be design thinking and innovation. Students learned to apply what their foundation education in these themes, engaged to explore-conceptualize-output, and started practical exercises in small groups to apply key methodologies for solving practical problems.

In the afternoon, we continued campus visit to these two destinations: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and City University of Hong Kong (CityU). Rosedale Global High School students have now successfully visited Hong Kong’s top five universities!

DAY 5: Closing Ceremony

In the last day of the program, Joseph Chan, Associate Professor of Practice and Associate Director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, HKU SPACE, combined global leadership with design thinking, and brought a wonderful course summary to the students.
In the afternoon, students delivered group presentations in formal attire, demonstrated their capability to turn knowledge into practice, shared what their learnings over the five-day course, and received certificates of completion at the closing ceremony.

In the afternoon, students delivered group presentations in formal attire, demonstrated their capability to turn knowledge into practice, shared what their learnings over the five-day course, and received certificates of completion at the closing ceremony.

To celebrate the completion of the program, students visited Disneyland together with Rosedale Global High School alumni in Hong Kong. Highlighted by a fireworks show, the experience of Winter Camp concluded for 2024.

A partnership between PAREF Southcrest School and Rosedale International Education reinforces a commitment to transformative education, diversity and global citizenship, with the Ontario Secondary School Diploma at the core.

Rosedale International Education and PAREF Southcrest School have signed a partnership to offer the Rosedale Global High School Program to PAREF Southcrest students in the Philippines. PAREF Southcrest School is our first Rosedale Global High School partner school in the Philippines, and we are proud to work with them alongside PAREF (Parents for Education Foundation) Education Group. PAREF Southcrest School is one of sixteen schools within the PAREF Education Group, a non-profit aimed at providing holistic education by combining high academic standards and character formation and has graduated more than 8,000 students in its four-decade-long history.

“This partnership reflects our ongoing commitment to connecting learners with real-world application and innovation in a forward-thinking, rigorous, and collaborative education environment. We’re proud to support PAREF Southcrest School with our differentiated learning solution that offers choice in how students learn, develop competencies, and demonstrate their achievements, and look forward to seeing these students realize their full potential,” says Michelle Cui, Founder and CEO of Rosedale International Education.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Cebu, Philippines, in late 2022 with the program beginning in September 2023 and the first cohort eligible for graduation in June 2024. Upon successful completion at this Rosedale Global High School partner school, students will be granted a dual diploma, including a Philippines High School Diploma and Canadian Ontario Secondary School Diploma, allowing graduates the flexibility to apply to higher education institutions around the world. Together, we will expand access to world-renowned Canadian education that empowers students through asset-based learning to design their future and reach their full potential.

Rosedale International Education operates Rosedale Global High School, and all Rosedale Global High School students across our 17-country partner school network attend the annual Global Student Success Forum, which connects them to more than 35 Global Top 100 Universities at our Elite University Student Recruitment Fair, providing opportunities to meet one-to-one with university admissions and recruitment staff, attend student workshops and Q&A sessions, and become well-prepared for the transition from high school to higher education.

“Given the drive of PAREF Southcrest to offer our students a world-class education, and become global citizens, we are honored to be the first school in the Philippines to partner with Rosedale Global High School and offer the Ontario Secondary School Diploma. Giving our students the option to have an international diploma like the OSSD, which is recognized by the top universities in the world gives them the chance to have better future career opportunities in any part of the globe, to broaden their perspectives and world views, to create linkages and interact with different cultures, and have a massive international alumni network. This partnership shows a lot of promise in making young people all over the world work together as a catalyst for change and for making the world better,” says Emylou C. Visaya, Executive Director, PAREF Southcrest School.

Daniel Moran, Chairman of PAREF Education Group says “Academic excellence is a key pillar in the PAREF mission. I would like to congratulate PAREF Southcrest leadership for this wonderful initiative of offering a Canadian international curriculum in the Philippines which can benefit our students and facilitate their academic success. This partnership of PAREF with Rosedale Global High School in offering a dual PAREF-OSSD diploma will help improve our academic standards by making them truly world-class, and provide opportunities for our PAREF students and faculty. Exposing PAREF to the global network of OSSD will be very motivational and bring confidence to our students and teachers. We hope to contribute to this international-global tie-up with the OSSD network and we look forward to a very successful partnership with Rosedale Global High School.”

Rosedale International Education delivers school learning solutions in K-12 transformative global education. With a robust infrastructure with an advanced digital learning platform, world-renowned curriculum and differentiated instructional resources, and comprehensive academic integrity and quality assurance services, all international partner schools are equipped to offer a modern and global high school program that implements a systematic Transformative Approach to Learning that supports key areas of learning for the twenty-first century: Transformative competency development; real-world application and innovation; global citizenship education; differentiated instruction and diverse evaluation; and the creation of a personalized learning path. Our well-structured education solutions interconnect with the support our international partner schools require to implement transformative, global education.

Learn more about our educational approach and explore our School Profile, which includes data on the global leading universities who offered admission to Rosedale Global High School students in 2022.