Media

The Jockey Club “Play n Gain” Project will organise a parent-child event called “Day Day Play at Tai Kwun” on November 20, 2021 (Saturday). The project is implemented by the Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education (CAISE) in the Faculty of Education of The University of Hong Kong and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. 

The event has a rich programme, including classic games such as “Rock, Paper, Scissors” and “What time is it Mr Fox”, and other games like “Memory Agent Team”, “Saving the Princess” and “Magic Ball Battle”.

The event aims to three-dimensionally present the “game features” of the Project in a game-based way. It enables participants to understand that the games we play have real learning objectives, do not require props, and can be played anytime, anywhere, with anyone. Parents can modify the games to make them more playful and interactive. They can also communicate and grow with their kids via interactive games.

The event will be led by parents, pre-service teachers, senior citizens, primary students and volunteers who participate in the project. They joined training workshops in the kindergarten/community and learnt how to lead games, and then assisted in organising on-site play activities, and during the pandemic they have even learnt to lead interactive games online. In this event at Tai Kwun, these “Game Ambassadors” will further promote play education to the community and lead on-site interactive games.

Members of the media are welcome to cover this event, so as to know more about play education. Details are as follows:

Date: November 20, 2021 (Saturday)
Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Media Registration Time: 12:45 pm)
Venue: Lower E Hall and Laundry Steps, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong

To learn more about the Jockey Club “Play n Gain Project” and the upcoming play education activities and community workshops, please visit www.jcplayngain.edu.hku.hk and its Facebook page.

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Virginia Cheung of the Jockey Club “Play n Gain Project” (Tel: 3917 5828 / Email: jcplayngain@hku.hk), or Ms Emily Cheung, Senior Manager (Development and Communications), Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong (Tel: 3917 4270 / Email: emchy@hku.hk).