Understanding Geography Through Pearl Farming
- HK Pearl Cultivator
- 3月10日
- 讀畢需時 3 分鐘
From AI to Geography
In September 2025, I was invited as a guest speaker at an AI tool launch event, sharing insights on pearl farming, marine restoration, and sustainable development. I already knew that the principal of United Christian College would be attending the event. Of course, as part of business development, getting to know the principal is a standard practice. However, I have another purpose. I wanted to introduce myself to the principal in advance as a future volunteer of the school .
At the time, in order to nurture the next generation, the school intended to collaborate with an international organization on an activity related to faith and life education. I had been with that organization for eighteen years and had also participated in group leadership and outreach children's ministry. Therefore, considering the activity and the seemingly divine arrangement, I felt it would be a real shame not to introduce myself to the principal.
Principal Lau of United Christian College, with his beard longer than mine and burly build, coupled with his kind and approachable smile, once again shattered my traditional impression of a school principal.
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Then, a teacher approached me in hopes to collaborate with us. The project is about geography and will take a whole day.
"Are you sure you're not mistaken?" I thought. For me, the content wasn't the problem, but the collaboration with the school had always been a half-day tour. Although I found it strange and made verifications, I wouldn't say no to the client's request, as long as my capacity allowed.
On March 3, 2026, the Lantern Festival, about 30 teachers and students came to the Taipo base.
As usual, the morning followed the standard procedure. Students learned about the history of Hong Kong's pearl industry, the origins of pearls, the ecological environment, marine restoration, and sustainable development. Each student, of course, took a Hong Kong pearl home as proof of their participation. The actual geography lesson began with a large map of Hong Kong. Students worked in groups to label according to our requests. These included:
Places suitable for pearl and oyster farming
Seawater and freshwater areas
Hong Kong's jewelry business district
etc.
I was glad that I could use all the research that I have done before! As much as I would like to share, however, time was limited because everyone was starving.
After lunch, we had only two hours left. We presented five geography-related questions to the five groups of students. We gave them only 45 minutes to prepare (division of labor, data collection, analysis, creation, and practice) and 5 minutes for each group to present. They could use artificial intelligence to assist them, but the charts and presentations could only be created by hand.
Honestly, the students' abilities were beyond our imagination!
We initially thought everyone was just feeling irritable after a big meal, but the students' attitude was surprisingly positive! We teachers and students learned something new too!
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