Code to Care
From Isolation to Inclusion for Special Education Needs (SEN) Youth
What is Code-to-Care?
Code-to-Care is an innovative program that seamlessly merges a STEAM curriculum, encompassing Computational Thinking, Mobile app development, Design Thinking, and creative use of media technology, with a community mentoring initiative. Its primary objective is to empower students by fostering emotional management, enhancing their social and emotional well-being, and facilitating community integration.
The Framework
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1. Social Emotional Learning
Adopt a Positive Education framework with a special focus on "Social-Emotional Learning"
2. Self-Directed Learning
The course is based on "Problem-Based Learning" and "Self-Directed Learning"
3. SEN
Especially suitable for students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) to participate
Expected results of the course
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For Students
- More enthusiastic, collaborative, creative and improved problem-solving ability.
- Have better social skills, emotional management skills and mental health.
- Be more open to differences, build peer relationships and care more about community and increase feelings of connection.
- Promote interaction and integration between students with special educational needs and other students.
For teachers
- We provide interesting and engaging STEAM courses to a variety of students.
- We help to make students become more motivated in learning and self-managed.
- We help to make classroom management better/easier.
- We engaged students to be more motivated in learning and better in self-management.
Provide schools with
- Increased social capital, expanded volunteer network.
- Get more exposure in STEAM competitions.
- A more inclusive positive educational environment.
Our Impact
Partner Schools
Up to 2024, 66 schools in Hong Kong are either using our youCodia platform or have been served by our youCodia programme.
Code-to-Care aims to address critical societal issues
- The dire need for comprehensive mental health support and holistic well-being among young adolescents.
- Secondary schools’ students are grappling with various social-emotional challenges, an issue of increasing concern.
- Particular prominent among the growing population of Special Education Needs (SEN) students who face resource limitations, misconceptions, and exclusion within both educational institutions and the wider community.
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Our Approach
- The program adopts the Social Emotional Learning model, which promotes the development of students' soft skills, resilience, and mental well-being.
- The program focuses on enhancing interpersonal and relational proficiencies, fostering emotional management, and cultivating a sense of inclusion and connection with the community.
- Code-to-Care endeavours to empower students on multiple fronts.
Results
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Collaborate
A program which allows students to collaborate with mentors who provide guidance, support, and valuable feedback.
Impactful projects
Mentors play a pivotal role in assisting students in identifying community needs and developing impactful projects that address specific issues faced by individuals within the community.
Meaningful solutions
Students work alongside their mentors to create meaningful solutions that positively impact the lives of those around them.
3 Courses Connected by a Holistic Development Program
What sets us apart is that we also offer a life development and mentorship program that runs concurrently with the three courses. All our mentors receive specialized and relevant training on how to engage with and support SEN youth.
Our Mentoring Approach
The mentorship program we offer involves a mentor working with two to three students.
We also highlight the flexibility of the program and the services we provide. All lessons and components can be tailored as extracurricular activities to accommodate the specific schedule of your institution.
We believe social collaboration enhances STEM education by promoting real-world application, diverse perspectives, communication skills, engagement, innovation, and critical thinking.
Our coding program includes a mentoring scheme that connects students with experienced mentors who provide real-world context, individualized feedback, and social and collaborative skill development.
Our mentoring scheme uses PERMA and SEL to enhance the following:
To create a holistic approach to STEM education, we combine Positive Education and the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) model. Positive Education, based on the PERMA framework, develops cognitive, social, emotional, values, and perspective-based skills, fostering a positive mindset, meaningful relationships, emotional awareness, ethical values, diverse perspectives, and holistic skill development, enhancing their overall well-being and success in STEM disciplines.
Social interaction is a catalyst for personal growth. The SEL model is consistent with the PERMA framework, yet focuses more on social emotional development through interpersonal interactions. It has been shown to be appropriate for students with Special Education Needs (SEN). SEL cultivates self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.
Cognitive
Creativity, problem-solving skills, self-learning skills
Social
Social awareness, conflict resolution, cooperative behaviour
Emotional
Emotional awareness, emotional regulation and management, resilience
Values
Ethical and civic values, generosity, caring for other and community
Perspectives
Optimism, gratitude, openness, inclusiveness
Non-cognitive Skills
Confidence, growth mindset; motivation, grit
Positive Education
Perma Theory of Wellbeing
Positive
Emotion
Mentors foster positive emotions by creating a supportive environment where students feel valued and encouraged.
Engagement
Social awareness, conflict resolution, cooperative behaviour
Positive
Relationships
Emotional awareness, emotional regulation and management, resilience
Meaning
Ethical and civic values, generosity, caring for other and community
Accomplishment
Optimism, gratitude, openness, inclusiveness
Social and Emotional Learning
Our approach to holistic STEM education aims to be comprehensive and contextualized. So we include the person within the environment including the classroom, school, home and community:
Self-Awareness
Recognizing one's emotions and values as well as one's strengths and challenges.
ResponsibleDecision-Making
Making ethical, constructive choices about personal and social behavior.
Relationship Skills
Forming positive relationships, working in teams, dealing effectively with conflict.
SocialAwareness
Showing understanding and empathy for others.
Self-Management
Managing emotions and behaviors to achieve one's goals.
Services that we provide
Coordination of Code-to-Care program at your school / organisation.
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We assist with mentor requirement.
We provide training to teachers, students, and mentors.
Match supporting sponsors with respective schools / organisations.
