Holiday Programme

The Holiday Programme is jointly organized by New Zealand Chinese Youth Trust (NZCYT) and Joy College. The programme is five days a week during the school holidays every year.

The programme is for children aged 5-13. This is not an ordinary holiday childcare service or a single interest learning class. Activities include traditional Chinese cultural experience, Chinese language immersion teaching and practice, various practical safety, environmental protection related knowledge and skills learning, etc. After the five-day camp in a week, the trainees will improve their knowledge and skills in many aspects.

Another focus of this programme is to provide opportunity to train young leaders. Children over the age of 13 can sign up to become Youth Volunteer, and we have a special supporting training plan. This volunteer service can count toward your child’s community service hours.

Our holiday program for young volunteer training aims to enhance personal skills through hands-on experience, including leadership, teamwork, safety control, childcare and guidance, crisis management, event design and management, venue planning and setup, equipment use and management, and more. Participants also learn Chinese and experience various aspects of traditional Chinese culture in an immersive setting. These soft skills are beneficial for the future learning, work, and life of young people.

To improve the overall quality of the camp operation and to help each young volunteer better understand their purpose and performance in the training, we have designed a special assessment system for young volunteers. The assessment scores will consider feedback from training mentors, camp instructors, and fellow young volunteers.

With this objective and quantitative assessment, we hope to see the strengths and areas for improvement of each young volunteer more clearly, providing direction for future service and training. This also aims to create a reference database for NZCYT, which can be used for providing recommendations and background checks to support these young people in the future.

紐西蘭華人青少年基金會（NZCYT）與喜樂書院合辦的假期華語育樂營廣受歡迎。我們在每年的春秋兩季的學校假期舉辦為期一周五天的營會。

華語育樂營招收5-13歲的孩子，这不是普通的假期托兒服務或單一的興趣學習班。活動包括華人傳統文化體驗、華語情景沉浸式教学和练习、各項實用的安全、環保相關的知識和技能學習等等。學員在一周五天的營會結束後，會有多方面的知識和技能的提升。

這個營會的另一個重點，就是我們NZCYT作為培訓青年小領袖的絕佳機會。13歲以上的孩子，可以報名成為Youth Volunteer，我們有一個專門的配套培訓計畫。這個義工服務可以記入孩子的社區服務時數。

我們的假日活動青年義工培訓計劃，是通過場景實踐，學習提升個人各項技能，包括領導才能、團隊合作、安全掌控、少兒保育和帶領，危機處理、活動設計和管理、場地規劃與布置、器材使用與管理等等，並且在沉浸式場景下學習中文和接觸體驗各種傳統中華文化。這些軟技能對青少年們將來的學習工作生活都大有裨益。
為提升整個營隊的運作品質及讓每位青年義工更能了解自己在義工培訓中的目的和表現，我們特別規劃了青年義工的考核評量系統。考核評分將綜合培訓導師、育樂營老師的意見，參考共事的青年義工們反饋給出。
希望藉此客觀標準的量化的考核，能夠更直觀地看到各位青年義工的長處和有待進步的方面，為將來的服務和培訓提供方向，也為NZCYT建立可供参考的資料檔案，將來能在提供推薦函和背景調查等方面繼續支持這些年輕人。