‘Hands on Hong Kong’ are a registered Hong Kong charity serving as a hub for volunteers and NGO partners. Their mission is to mobilize and empower the community to meet pressing social needs in Hong Kong through volunteer services. Hands on Hong Kong are dedicated to providing both high quality volunteer opportunities and high quality volunteers.
Shop ‘til you drop’ for a good cause! A weekend of shopping to benefit local charity Hands On Hong Kong.
The 'Fashion 4 Good' pop-up sale will open its doors for a special two-day sale of pre-loved designer clothing donated by top international and local designers, as well as fabulous women about town. The sale will include a mix of high-end and mid-range designer duds – all at affordable price points! All proceeds from the sale of pre-loved clothing goes directly to Hands On Hong Kong – a charity whose aim is to meet pressing social needs in Hong Kong through volunteer services.
Your Task:
Plan, organise, deliver and reflect upon the 'Fashion 4 Good' event. Utilise your individual strengths and make the most of expertise developed within your career-related BTEC subjects. Evidence your participation throughout and refer to this in your reflection presentation.
Criteria for Reflection Presentation:
How do companies appeal to customers to purchase their products?
- Consider the strategies that you will use; psychological pricing, visual merchandising, advertising etc
What constitutes being organized?
- Group project collaboration, working with multiple teams (internal / external), students / professionals.
What does sequencing have to do with being organized?
- Timelines, use of calendars, working documents, organisational planning and the importance of prioritising.
How do decisions made in the present affect future opportunities?
- Research career-related HE opportunities, what additional skills / qualities are preferred for acceptance onto courses. How can you develop these skills within this project?
Is procrastination a bad word?
Discuss the impact of individual vs group, fight vs flight and the importance of teamwork.
What organizational skills are most highly valued in the workplace?
- Transferable skills already developed that will benefit this project vs skills required (needs analysis) that need to be developed in this project. The intention here is to utilise strengths and improve previously identified areas of development.
How does evaluation help us determine right from wrong?
- Be constructively critical (of yourself and others). Not only identifying right & wrong but how the evaluation process informs your knowledge of this.
How is imagination needed in the workplace?
- As a transferable skill how can the ability to be 'innovative' be used in your BTEC career?
In which areas of work could prediction be used?
- In particular with regards to forecasting, budgeting. How can expectations inform future planning?
What is common sense and how could it be used?
- What is the difference between common sense and critical thinking? Is common sense a skill or a quality? Can it be developed?
How are we always adapting?
- Is the ability to adapt equal to the ability to predict?
Integrated links with career-related studies:
BTEC Art: organise catwalk, models, make-up etc
BTEC Media: film the event, possible live stream, promo video before event
BTEC Business: establish links with previous / new sponsors, promotional campaign, stakeholder approval
BTEC Sport: support the above teams where possible
ALL: command terms of compare, contrast, evaluate, analyse, synthesise
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 13 / 12 / 18
Shop ‘til you drop’ for a good cause! A weekend of shopping to benefit local charity Hands On Hong Kong.
The 'Fashion 4 Good' pop-up sale will open its doors for a special two-day sale of pre-loved designer clothing donated by top international and local designers, as well as fabulous women about town. The sale will include a mix of high-end and mid-range designer duds – all at affordable price points! All proceeds from the sale of pre-loved clothing goes directly to Hands On Hong Kong – a charity whose aim is to meet pressing social needs in Hong Kong through volunteer services.
Your Task:
Plan, organise, deliver and reflect upon the 'Fashion 4 Good' event. Utilise your individual strengths and make the most of expertise developed within your career-related BTEC subjects. Evidence your participation throughout and refer to this in your reflection presentation.
Criteria for Reflection Presentation:
How do companies appeal to customers to purchase their products?
- Consider the strategies that you will use; psychological pricing, visual merchandising, advertising etc
What constitutes being organized?
- Group project collaboration, working with multiple teams (internal / external), students / professionals.
What does sequencing have to do with being organized?
- Timelines, use of calendars, working documents, organisational planning and the importance of prioritising.
How do decisions made in the present affect future opportunities?
- Research career-related HE opportunities, what additional skills / qualities are preferred for acceptance onto courses. How can you develop these skills within this project?
Is procrastination a bad word?
Discuss the impact of individual vs group, fight vs flight and the importance of teamwork.
What organizational skills are most highly valued in the workplace?
- Transferable skills already developed that will benefit this project vs skills required (needs analysis) that need to be developed in this project. The intention here is to utilise strengths and improve previously identified areas of development.
How does evaluation help us determine right from wrong?
- Be constructively critical (of yourself and others). Not only identifying right & wrong but how the evaluation process informs your knowledge of this.
How is imagination needed in the workplace?
- As a transferable skill how can the ability to be 'innovative' be used in your BTEC career?
In which areas of work could prediction be used?
- In particular with regards to forecasting, budgeting. How can expectations inform future planning?
What is common sense and how could it be used?
- What is the difference between common sense and critical thinking? Is common sense a skill or a quality? Can it be developed?
How are we always adapting?
- Is the ability to adapt equal to the ability to predict?
Integrated links with career-related studies:
BTEC Art: organise catwalk, models, make-up etc
BTEC Media: film the event, possible live stream, promo video before event
BTEC Business: establish links with previous / new sponsors, promotional campaign, stakeholder approval
BTEC Sport: support the above teams where possible
ALL: command terms of compare, contrast, evaluate, analyse, synthesise
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 13 / 12 / 18
Assessment Rubric
Below is the rubric that your project will be assessed against, you should use this to inform your planning. Evidence will be given back to you via Google Classroom.
Below is the rubric that your project will be assessed against, you should use this to inform your planning. Evidence will be given back to you via Google Classroom.
Grading /20
A = 17+
B = 13 - 16
C = 9 - 13
D = 5 - 8
A = 17+
B = 13 - 16
C = 9 - 13
D = 5 - 8
